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Tyler Alexander Earns Second Save in Closer's Absence
Texas Rangers relief pitcher Tyler Alexander recorded his second save of the season during Monday's win over the Baltimore Orioles. Alexander retired all three batters he faced in a scoreless ninth inning, including two via the strikeout. He has allowed zero earned runs over three innings of work this year with two saves, one hit, zero walks, and three strikeouts. Alexander doesn't have elite velocity — his fastball is averaging 89.9 mph — but he makes up for it with an impressive slider that grades out at 114 Stuff+, according to FanGraphs' models. Robert Garcia is the Rangers' closer, but the Rangers seem to have plenty of trust in Alexander handling high-leverage save situations when Garcia is unavailable. If he keeps it up, he could generate some streaming appeal in fantasy baseball.
Source: RotoBaller
Source: RotoBaller
