Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 4/13/24 Depth Chart

Welcome back to the latest edition of our Reliever Ranks series! This will bring you up-to-date bullpen depth charts every morning for the day’s games and makes for an excellent tool for those looking to stream saves or wins. This series runs seven days a week, so check in every morning to get your daily bullpen fix!

 

Notes

 

Transaction and Schedule Notes

 

• Saturday’s slate featured a pair of doubleheaders as the Guardians and Yankees played two and the Twins swept a pair from the Tigers for a total of 17 games on the day.
• The Yankees recalled Ron Marinaccio from Triple-A, a solid bullpen arm from last year, and added Cody Poteet as the 27th man for their doubleheader. If Marinaccio pitches well, he might stick again this season. Marinaccio went 4-5 with a pair of saves in 45 appearances in 2023.
• The Angels sent free agent acquisition Robert Stephenson out for his first minor league rehab assignment, so they may be getting bullpen reinforcements in the near future.
• The Orioles acquired Yohan Ramírez from the Mets and immediately activated him, sending Jonathan Heasley (who had just gotten shelled by the Brewers) to the minors in a corresponding move.

 

NYY 3 – CLE 2 (Game 1)

HD: Caleb Ferguson (3), Ian Hamilton (4)

SV: Clay Holmes (6)

• Clarke Schmidt went five strong innings but gave up two runs and the lead in the sixth before he turned it over to the bullpen. Ferguson, Hamilton, and Holmes combined for four scoreless innings of relief.
• Nick Sandlin gave up a go-ahead two-run home run but the Guardians kept it close as Eli Morgan, Tim Herrin, and Peter Strzelecki combined for 3.1 scoreless innings of relief as well.

 

MIN 11 – DET 5 (Game 1)

HD: Tyler Holton

• Joe Ryan went six strong innings, including 12 strikeouts but left with his team trailing, 3-2. Steven Okert pitched a scoreless seventh and Griffin Jax was used in the eighth while Brock Stewart pitched the ninth. Jorge Alcala earned the win in extra innings as the Twins pulled away.
• Shelby Miller allowed his first earned run of the season as the Twins tied the game on a Ryan Jeffers solo shot in the eighth inning. Alex Lange took the tough-luck loss as Zack McKinstry made a costly error that led to five unearned runs. McKinstry then was forced to the mound (as punishment?) and gave up a three-run shot to Matt Wallner to seal the game.

 

KC 11 – NYM 7

• The Royals jumped out to another massive early-game lead to prevent any of their relievers from earning holds. Nick Anderson worked a scoreless seventh while John Schreiber cleaned up a mess created by Matt Sauer in the eighth and James McArthur protected a four-run lead with a scoreless ninth.
• Sean Manaea got rocked for eight earned runs as the Mets fell again. Tyler Jay tossed two scoreless innings of relief, the highlight of the Mets’ pitching on Saturday.

 

CIN 5 – CWS 0

• Nick Lodolo is back and looked darn good as he rung up 10 strikeouts over 5.2 shutout innings. Fernando Cruz and Brent Suter protected the shutout with a combined 3.1 scoreless innings of relief.
• Garrett Crochet allowed five earned runs through the first 4.2 innings but Deivi García, Dominic Leone, Jordan Leasure, and Michael Kopech silenced the Reds’ bats the rest of the way.

 

TOR 5 – COL 3

HD: Tim Mayza (1), Chad Green (1)

SV:  Yimi García (1)

• After giving Green each of the last two save opportunities and having him convert, the Blue Jays threw Green in the eighth and called upon Yimi García for the ninth. Both pitchers were flawless and Garcia struck out the side in the ninth to earn his first save of the year.
• With Erik Swanson and Jordan Romano both out for rehab assignments, the roles in this bullpen could be in flux soon. Pay attention to how the Blue Jays handle late-inning leads in the coming weeks.

 

MIL 11 – BAL 5

HD: Bryan Hudson (2), JB Bukauskas (2), Hoby Milner (2)

• Dean Kremer and DL Hall both struggled as the two offenses flexed their respective muscles, combining for 13 runs (11 earned) on the two starting pitchers.
• Hudson, Bukauskas, and Milner earned holds and Joel Payamps was ready to earn the save before the Brewers posted three more runs in the eighth inning to wipe the stat away.

 

PHI 4, PIT 3 

• Have a week, Jeff Hoffman! The Phillies’ new ninth-inning man shut down the side in the top of the ninth and earned the win as the Fightin Phils walked it off in the bottom of the frame. That’s two wins and a save in three appearances this week.
• Aroldis Chapman entered in the seventh and gave up two walks and an RBI single to relinquish the lead. Colin Holderman and Hunter Stratton pitched through a scoreless 1.2 innings combined before Jose Hernandez entered for the ninth. Hernandez allowed a leadoff single and a walk putting two on with no outs. He struck out Bryce Harper before being lifted for Roansy Contreras. Nick Castellanos drove Contreras’ first pitch to center for a walk-off RBI single, hanging Hernandez with the loss.

 

HOU 9, TEX 2 

• After a fantastic start to the season, Jose Urena got touched up for five runs as the Astros put on a hit parade in the seventh inning.
• Bryan Abreu earned the win out of the bullpen after pitching a scoreless seventh. Rafael Montero and newly recalled Shawn Dubin silenced the Rangers in the eighth and ninth respectively to close out the contest.

 

WAS 3, OAK 1 

HD: Derek Law (1), Robert Garcia (2), Jordan Weems (3), Hunter Harvey (5)

SV: Kyle Finnegan (5)

• Finnegan just keeps doing his thing and getting saves. The Washington closer worked a scoreless ninth while Harvey rung up a pair of strikeouts in a scoreless eighth.

 

MIN 4 – DET 1 (Game 2)

HD: Kody Funderburk (1)

SV: Cole Sands (1)

• After using Jax and Stewart to help win game one, the Twins turned to Cole Sands for a seven-out save in game two. Sands worked 2.1 perfect innings, including three strikeouts to earn his first save.
• Joey Wentz worked 2.1 scoreless innings for the Tigers to keep this one close after Matt Manning put up another decent start (5.2 IP, 4 ER, 7 K).

 

ARZ 4 – STL 1 

HD: Kyle Nelson (2), Ryan Thompson (3)

SV: Kevin Ginkel (3)

• A quality start from Ryne Nelson pulled the Diamondbacks to a lead while Kyle Nelson, Thompson, and Ginkel shut it down for the Snakes.
• Andre Pallante and Ryan Fernandez each tossed an inning of scoreless relief for the Cardinals.

 

LAD 5 – SDP 2 

HD: Michael Grove (2), Daniel Hudson (4)

SV: Evan Phillips (5)

• Gavin Stone went 6.2 innings before turning it over to the Dodgers’ bullpen. Michael Grove worked out of a seventh-inning jam with a strikeout before Hudson struck out the side in the eighth and Phillips allowed two hits but closed it out in the ninth for a slightly dicey save.
• Adrian Morejon made his season debut with 1.2 innings pitched and just one unearned run while Jhony Brito pitched the eighth to record his second scoreless outing in a row.

 

CHC 4 – SEA 1 

HD: Mark Leiter Jr. (1), Yency Almonte (2), Héctor Neris (2)

SV: Adbert Alzolay (2)

• Shota Imanaga finished two outs short of another quality start, going 5.1 shutout innings before turning it over to the Cubs’ bullpen. Leiter Jr. pitched 1.1 scoreless and has now twirled eight innings without allowing a run this season. Almonte struck out two of the three batters he faced while Neris got the final out in the eighth. Alzolay allowed one hit but pulled through a relatively clean ninth for his second save of the year.
• Emerson Hancock posted a quality start, allowing just two earned runs over six innings pitched, but took the loss. Tyson Miller and Austin Voth each allowed a run in the late innings as the Cubs tacked on insurance.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

 

AL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Orioles	Craig Kimbrel		Yennier Cano		Danny Coulombe, Dillon Tate, Jacob Webb	Félix Bautista, Cionel Pérez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	21	35	14	40	Keegan Akin	Chayce McDermott
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Red Sox	Kenley Jansen		Chris Martin		Josh Winckowski,  Joely Rodríguez, Justin Slaten	Bryan Mata, Liam Hendriks
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	22	36	18	44	Chase Anderson
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Yankees	Clay Holmes		Ian Hamilton		Caleb Ferguson, Victor González, Nick Burdi	Tommy Kahnle, Scott Effross, Jonathan Loáisiga
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	13	26	6	28	Luke Weaver	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Pete Fairbanks		Jason Adam		Colin Poche, Phil Maton, Shawn Armstrong
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	3	3	8	31	Jacob Waguespack, Chris Devenski	Manuel Rodríguez, Colby White
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Blue Jays	Chad Green		Yimi García		Nate Pearson, Tim Mayza, Trevor Richards	Jordan Romano, Erik Swanson
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	NR	72	32	60	Mitch White	T.J. Brock, Connor Cooke
AL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
White Sox	Michael Kopech		Jordan Leasure		Steven Wilson, Tim Hill, Tanner Banks	Prelander Berroa, John Brebbia
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	24	17	58	86	Deivi García	Erik Adler, Alex Speas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Guardians	Emmanuel Clase		Scott Barlow		Nick Sandlin, Eli Morgan, Tim Herrin	Sam Hentges, James Karinchak
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	2	2	11	37	Tyler Beede	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Shelby Miller		Andrew Chafin, Tyler Holton, Alex Lange
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	20	14	29	57	Joey Wentz, Alex Faedo	Tyler Mattison
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	James McArthur		Will Smith		John Schreiber, Nick Anderson, Chris Stratton	Carlos Hernández, Josh Taylor
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	25	21	NR	NR	Jordan Lyles	John McMillon, Will Klein
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Twins	Griffin Jax		Brock Stewart		Jorge Alcala, Steven Okert, Kody Funderburk	Jhoan Duran, Caleb Thielbar, Justin Topa
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	27	15	5	27	Cole Sands, Michael Tonkin	Ronny Henriquez
AL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Astros	Josh Hader		Ryan Pressly		Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, Parker Mushinski	Kendall Graveman, Penn Murfee, Bennett Sousa
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	5	5	2	23	Brandon Bielak	Forrest Whitley, Dylan Coleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Angels	Carlos Estévez		Matt Moore		José Soriano, Luis Garcia, José Cisnero	Robert Stephenson
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	29	98	46	67	José Suarez	Ben Joyce, Kelvin Caceres
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Athletics	Mason Miller		Lucas Erceg		Dany Jiménez, Austin Adams,  Zach Jackson	Sean Newcomb, Scott Alexander
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	18	16	90	NR	Mitch Spence, Kyle Muller	Michel Otanez, Royber Salinas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mariners	Andrés Muñoz		Ryne Stanek		Gabe Speier, Trent Thornton, Tayler Saucedo	Matt Brash, Gregory Santos
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	9	9	56	84	Austin Voth	Carlos Vargas, Ty Adcock
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rangers	José Leclerc		David Robertson		Kirby Yates, Brock Burke, Jake Latz	Jonathan Hernández, Josh Sborz
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	23	50	65	68	José Ureña	Marc Church, Emiliano Teodo
NL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Braves	Raisel Iglesias		A.J. Minter		Joe Jiménez, Pierce Johnson, Aaron Bummer
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	7	7	3	24	Jesse Chavez	Daysbel Hernández, Ray Kerr
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Marlins	Tanner Scott		Andrew Nardi		Anthony Bender, George Soriano, Sixto Sánchez	JT Chargois
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	10	10	22	49	Bryan Hoeing	Luarbert Arias
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Edwin Díaz		Brooks Raley		Drew Smith, Jake Diekman, Adam Ottavino	Sean Reid-Foley
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	1	1	27	55	Reed Garrett	Bryce Montes de Oca
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Phillies	José Alvarado		Jeff Hoffman		Seranthony Domínguez, Gregory Soto, Matt Strahm	Orion Kerkering
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	14	13	10	34	Ricardo Pinto	Michael Mercado, Griff McGarry
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Nationals	Kyle Finnegan		Hunter Harvey		Tanner Rainey, Jordan Weems, Dylan Floro
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	28	92	9	33	Derek Law	Amos Willingham
NL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cubs	Adbert Alzolay		Hector Neris		Mark Leiter Jr., Jose Cuas, Luke Little	Julian Merryweather
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	17	20	28	56	Drew Smyly	Daniel Palencia
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Reds	Alexis Díaz		Emilio Pagán		Lucas Sims, Fernando Cruz, Brent Suter	Ian Gibaut, Sam Moll, Alex Young, Tejay Antone
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	32	63	NR	Carson Speirs	Tony Santillan, Zach Maxwell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Brewers	Abner Uribe		Joel Payamps		Hoby Milner, Elvis Peguero, Bryan Hudson	Devin Williams, Trevor Megill , Taylor Clarke
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	19	18	45	73	Bryse Wilson	J.B. Bukauskas, Harold Chirino
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	David Bednar		Aroldis Chapman		Hunter Stratton, Colin Holderman, Roansy Contreras,	Carmen Mlodzinski, Ryan Borucki
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	12	12	7	30	Josh Fleming, Luis L. Ortiz	Kyle Nicolas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cardinals	Ryan Helsley		Giovanny Gallegos		Andrew Kittredge, JoJo Romero, Andre Pallante	Keynan Middleton
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	4	4	16	42	Matthew Liberatore	Nick Robertson, Ryan Loutos
NL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Diamondbacks	Kevin Ginkel		Miguel Castro		Scott McGough, Ryan Thompson, Kyle Nelson	Paul Sewald
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	26	29	87	NR	Bryce Jarvis, Luis Frías	Justin Martinez, Andrew Saalfrank
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rockies	Justin Lawrence		Tyler Kinley		Jake Bird, Nick Mears, Victor Vodnik	Daniel Bard
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	30	NR	NR	NR	Peter Lambert	Gavin Hollowell, Jaden Hill
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Dodgers	Evan Phillips		Joe Kelly		Alex Vesia, Ryan Brasier, Daniel Hudson	Brusdar Graterol, Blake Treinen
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	6	6	19	45	Ryan Yarbrough, Michael Grove	Ronan Kopp, J.P. Feyereisen
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Padres	Robert Suarez		Yuki Matsui		Wandy Peralta, Enyel De Los Santos, Tom Cosgrove	Luis Patiño
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	15	19	24	52	Pedro Avila	Woo-Suk Go, Jeremiah Estrada
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Giants	Camilo Doval		Taylor Rogers		Tyler Rogers, Erik Miller, Ryan Walker
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	8	8	35	61	Landen Roupp, Kai-Wei Teng	Randy Rodríguez, Reggie Crawford

Green = long/bulk reliever expected to pitch after the starter

Yellow = reliever pitched the previous day or twice in three days

Orange = reliever pitched an excessive amount the previous day, and potentially off

Red = reliever has pitched back-to-back days and likely is off