Will Vest has allowed six runs (five earned) over his past two outings, both resulting in losses, so I wouldn’t expect him to see the team’s next save chance, especially with Kyle Finnegan back in the bullpen. The team also got Paul Sewald back recently but he hasn’t look great either so don’t expect him to be in the mix for saves here. All hands should be on deck for the Tigers as they have two huge series coming up. The first starts today with the Guardians, who they are playing for the AL Central, and then the Red Sox, who they could be playing for the final wild card spot.
Notes
- Carlos Estévez may wind up leading the league in saves yet this is his first time in my top 10. He’s been the leagues luckiest reliever this season and there just hasn’t been that negative regression that was due to come (I guess it will happen next year?). Amongst closers this season, Estevez ranks dead last in xFIP (4.97), SIERA (4.50), K rate (19.6%), SwStr rate (8.2%), and CSW rate (24.2%). His ERA indicators (xFIP and SIERA) as well as his CSW% rank in the bottom 10 amongst ALL qualified relievers. But he gets six games against the Angels and Athletics so it’s a pretty tame final week of the season for Estevez.
- Dennis Santana has rattled off seven straight scoreless outings this month, allowing just one hit and one walk over that span as he looks dialed in right now. With the Reds and Braves left on the schedule, Santana should have a decent chance at one more save or two to end the year.
- Abner Uribe may not get every save chance with Trevor Megill out as the team has been using Uribe and Jared Koenig based on match ups in the ninth. The Brewers have five games left against potential playoff teams and with Uribe not guaranteed the ninth, there’s no guarantee he gets another save opportunity.
- After hyping up Jose A. Ferrer, he’s gone out and allowed five earned runs over his past three outings, although the team did ask him to work two innings (first inning went well) his last time out which I’m not sure is in his best interests. Recent struggles aside, I still like Ferrer and the Nationals have five games remaining against the Braves and White Sox, so there’s still a chance he can add one or two more saves to close out the year.
- Hogan Harris looks like the favorite to close out games for the Athletics with Sean Newcomb out but they still don’t have a set closer so it’s probably best to just stay away from this situation.
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroldis ChapmanT1 | BOS | - |
| 2 | Edwin Díaz | LAD | - |
| 3 | Jhoan Duran | PHI | - |
| 4 | Andrés Muñoz | SEA | - |
| 5 | David Bednar | NYY | - |
| 6 | Cade Smith | NYY | +2 |
| 7 | Bryan Abreu | HOU | -1 |
| 8 | Pete Fairbanks | MIA | +1 |
| 9 | Carlos Estévez | KC | +5 |
| 10 | Robert SuarezT2 | ATL | -3 |
| 11 | Raisel Iglesias | ATL | -1 |
| 12 | Shawn Armstrong | CLE | +1 |
| 13 | Dennis Santana | PIT | +6 |
| 14 | Emilio Pagán | CIN | +1 |
| 15 | Jeff Hoffman | TOR | +2 |
| 16 | Ryan Walker | SF | +2 |
| 17 | Abner Uribe | MIL | -6 |
| 18 | Jose A. Ferrer | SEA | -6 |
| 19 | Kenley Jansen | DET | +2 |
| 20 | Tanner ScottT3 | LAD | -4 |
| 21 | Brad Keller | PHI | +1 |
| 22 | Kyle Finnegan | DET | +UR |
| 23 | Andrew Kittredge | BAL | - |
| 24 | JoJo Romero | STL | - |
| 25 | Jordan Leasure | CWS | - |
| 26 | Keegan Akin | BAL | +3 |
| 27 | Victor Vodnik | COL | +3 |
| 28 | Ronny Henriquez | MIA | -1 |
| 29 | Calvin Faucher | MIA | +4 |
| 30 | Hogan Harris | +UR | |
| 31 | Cole Sands | MIN | -3 |
| 32 | Grant Taylor | CWS | +UR |
| 33 | Will Vest | DET | -13 |
| 34 | Andrew Saalfrank | ARI | -2 |
| 35 | Riley O’Brien | STL | +3 |
| 36 | Alex VesiaT4 | LAD | +UR |
| 37 | Mason Miller | SD | -6 |
| 38 | Devin Williams | NYM | -4 |
| 39 | Tony Santillan | CIN | -2 |
| 40 | Seranthony Domínguez | CWS | -4 |
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