Your 2025 Tout Wars Champions AL only: Andy Andres Andy Andres NL only: Tristan H. Cockcroft Tristan H. Cockcroft Mixed Auction: Bret Sayre Bret Sayre Mixed Draft: Seth Trachtman Seth Trachtman H2H: Ariel Cohen Ariel Cohen D&H: Chris Clegg Chris Clegg IP/Solds: Greg Jewett Greg Jewett

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Cade Smith and Mason Miller are your AL and NL Relievers of the Month for September!

With the 2025 regular season in the rearview mirror, tips help offset costs. If we have helped out, please return the favor. If you would like to leave a tip, please use this link for PayPal: paypal.com/ncp/payment/59… Venmo can be sent to (Greg Jewett) Thanks for a great 2025.

For those prepping for next year, this post goes through the RPs with the biggest gains in K-BB% and SwStr%, comparing the 2H results vs. their 1H of the season, with capsules on eight relievers: closermonkey.com/test/2025/10/0…

I was fortunate enough to win my Tout Wars league, which featured OBP/IP/SOLDS in a 15-team format. My recap on what went right and wrong during my first year in the league, plus some SOLDS strategy thoughts. Enjoy: closermonkey.com/test/2025/10/0…

Jeff Hoffman #WANTITALL worked a scoreless ninth and recorded a strikeout, closing out a lopsided win. He threw 17 pitches (64.7% strike rate) with two whiffs (11.8 SwStr%) and hit a batter. Whiffs are from Baseball-Reference. As Statcast shows, his velocity remains down:

Roki Sasaki #Dodgers recorded his first career save, finishing a comeback win over the Phillies. He threw 11 pitches (81.8% strike rate) without a whiff, giving up a hit and striking out one.

Will Vest #BUILTFOROCTOBER recorded his first win this postseason, firing two clean frames and striking out two. He threw 19 pitches (78.9% strike rate) with two whiffs (10.5 SwStr%) across the ninth and tenth innings in Seattle.

This game has had 23 101+ mph pitches. That's more than were thrown in the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 or 2024 postseasons.

Dave Roberts said Roki Sasaki is “definitely the primary option” in save situations moving forward He reiterated part of why he didn’t go to Sasaki initially last night was that they’re still being mindful of his workload, esp with (they hope) several weeks still to go

BIG out from Brad Keller. 👏

#Dodgers Dave Roberts said Tanner Scott was not at the stadium tonight for personal reasons. Might explain why he used Kershaw when he did and sent him back out for a second inning after a shaky first one

Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, Ranger Suárez of the Philadelphia Phillies is the only MLB reliever to allow a homer on the first pitch he threw but still toss 5.0+ innings and earn the win (regular season or postseason).

Tanner Scott had a lower body abscess procedure, Dave Roberts said. It was unexpected — he started showing signs during the workout day. Roberts didn’t rule out Scott’s availability for the World Series, should they advance that far.

Notes on Rosi Sasaki's breakout as a reliever, plus 2026 thoughts for seven teams. The grind never ends: closermonkey.com/test/2025/10/1…

Your starting-pitching matchup in Game 5 between the Cubs and Brewers: Drew Pomeranz vs. Trevor Megill. Leverage reliever vs. leverage reliever in a series that has seen 21 runs scored in the first inning. It’s going to be a festival of bullpenning to see who faces the Dodgers.

La liga dominicana de béisbol LIDOM rechazo hoy la inscripción de los lanzadores Emmanuel Clase y Luis Ortiz en el roster de EOBASEBALLCLUB para la temporada invernal que arranca el miércoles. Clase y Ortiz son investigados por MLB por asuntos relacionados a apuestas

Edgardo Henriquez and Will Klein added. Alex Vesia and Ben Casparius are off. Tanner Scott not added

RELIEVER CHRIS BASSITT FACT: He was a closer in college. 1.42 ERA and 7 Saves for the University of Akron in 2011. White Sox drafted him in the 16th round that summer.