Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 6/4/24 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

 

• There were only eight games on a quiet Monday so there will be plenty of rested bullpens today.

 

• There were a couple of low level transactions amongst relievers with the most notable being the Brewers sending swingman Mitch White outright to Triple-A Nashville. Former Dodger White had struggled to a 7.23 ERA through 23 and two third innings with just 13 Ks and a frightening 1.65 WHIP.
• The Orioles also designated Thyago Vieira for assignment and recalled Nick Vespi from Triple-A.

 

 

MIL 1 – PHI 3

HD: Jeff Hoffman (8)

SV: José Alvarado (10)

• At a canter, José Alvarado picked up his 10th save of the season with a clean ninth including a single strikeout of Christian Yelich. It was the Phillies closer first save since May 24 but he made light work of the heart of the Brewers lineup. Jeff Hoffman continued his good form with an eight-pitch eighth inning to earn his eighth hold of the year.

 

NYM 8 – WAS 7

HD: Adrian Houser (1), Drew Smith (4), Adam Ottavino (11)

SV: Jake Diekman (2)

• A disastrous start to the ninth inning saw Adam Ottavino allow two hits and a walk, giving up one earned run before exiting with one out and the bases loaded. Jake Diekman was called upon to extinguish the flames in a save situation. Diekman forced a sacrifice fly from Joey Meneses before striking out Drew Millas for the save. This is about as Mets as it gets right now.

 

STL 4 – HOU 7

W: Rafael Montero (1-1)

L: JoJo Romero (2-1)

HD: Andrew Kittredge (16)

SV: Josh Hader (9)

• Alex Bregman and Yanier Diaz took JoJo Romero deep in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Cardinals reliever was charged with the blown save and the loss. Romero had a stellar May but it all unraveled in this one.
• Despite a less-than-impressive start to the season, Josh Hader has now converted 9-of-10 save opportunities in 2024 and needed just 14 pitches to dispose of the Cardinals in the ninth. The veteran closer now has allowed just one run in his last 11 outings and his strikeouts sit at 45. As the Astros improve, he once again becomes an elite fantasy option for saves.

 

SDP 1 – LAA 2

W: Hunter Strickland (2-1)

L: Adrian Morejon (1-1)

SV: Carlos Estévez (9)

• After Luis Guillorme hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Angels the lead, Carlos Estévez worked a clean ninth inning, striking out Ha-Seong Kim and forcing groundball outs to the next two hitters he faced. It was a tidy frame from the veteran closer, who has not had many opportunities in the last month as his team has spiraled. He is a cheap, undesirable option for saves. Hunter Strickland picked up the win after one and a third scoreless innings.

 

BAL 7 – TOR 2

HD: Yennier Cano (14)

• Premier setup man Yennier Cano notched his 14th hold of the season after throwing one and a third scoreless innings in which he failed to record a strikeout. Cano has three wins and two saves to go along with his hold tally and boasts a 2.67 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 27 innings. He has just 23 strikeouts, the main reason he’ll never be a valued high-leverage reliever.

 

CIN 13 – COL 3

• Two scoreless innings from Brent Suter and one from Justin Wilson backed up a nice quality start from Andrew Abbott as the Reds destroyed a hapless Rockies outfit. Josh Rogers and Angel Chivilli had to pitch multiple innings after starter Ryan Feltner gave up eight runs on 10 hits in four and a third innings.

 

SFG 2 – ARI 4

W: Ryan Thompson (3-2)

L: Randy Rodríguez (1-1)

• Ryan Thompson expertly navigated the last four outs to earn his third win of the year as his ERA improved to 1.08 and his WHIP to 0.96. An unlikely renaissance for the veteran arm but no more than that in fantasy terms. He will continue in a multi-inning role for now.

 

DET 2 – TEX 1

W: Beau Brieske (1-0)

L: José Leclerc (3-4)

• Three scoreless innings for Beau Brieske in relief of Cole Ragans was enough to earn him his first win of the season. Will Vest was warming up in the bullpen but wasn’t used as Brieske quickly garnered two outs in the ninth. An Ezequiel Duran double made things interesting but Leody Taveras couldn’t swing the striking blow.
• José Leclerc came in and got the last out of the sixth inning to preserve a tied game. He then pitched a clean seventh inning and that should have been his work for the night. However, he was trusted to come back out for the eighth inning and gave up a solo home run to Josh Rogers to be charged with the loss, his fourth of the season.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

 

AL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Orioles	Craig Kimbrel		Yennier Cano		Danny Coulombe, Jacob Webb, Cionel Pérez	Félix Bautista
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	15	18	13	36	Keegan Akin	Chayce McDermott
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Red Sox	Kenley Jansen		Chris Martin		Justin Slaten, Greg Weissert, Brennan Bernardino	Bryan Mata, Liam Hendriks
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	23	43	19	46	Chase Anderson
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Yankees	Clay Holmes		Luke Weaver		Caleb Ferguson, Tommy Kahnle, Ian Hamilton	Scott Effross, Nick Burdi
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	9	10	29	54	Michael Tonkin	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Pete Fairbanks		Jason Adam		Phil Maton, Garrett Cleavinger, Kevin Kelly	Colin Poche, Chris Devenski
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	7	7	3	22	Chris Devenski	Colby White, Jacob Lopez
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Blue Jays	Yimi García		Chad Green		Tim Mayza, Nate Pearson, Zach Pop	Bowden Francis, Jordan Romano
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	NA	NA	45	73	Trevor Richards	T.J. Brock, Connor Cooke, Erik Swanson
AL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
White Sox	Michael Kopech		Jordan Leasure		John Brebbia, Jared Shuster, Tanner Banks	Steven Wilson, Dominic Leone
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	22	25	57	82	Michael Soroka	Eric Adler
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Guardians	Emmanuel Clase		Scott Barlow		Nick Sandlin, Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis	James Karinchak
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	1	1	25	49	Pedro Avila	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Andrew Chafin		Tyler Holton, Alex Faedo, Will Vest	Shelby Miller
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	27	51	NR	NR	Joey Wentz	Alex Lange
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	James McArthur		John Schreiber		Angel Zerpa, Chris Stratton, Nick Anderson	Josh Taylor
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	19	42	70	Sam Long	John McMillon
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Twins	Jhoan Duran		Griffin Jax		Steven Okert, Caleb Thielbar, Jorge Alcala	Justin Topa, Brock Stewart
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	8	8	1	12	Cole Sands	Ronny Henriquez, Kody Funderburk
AL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Astros	Josh Hader		Ryan Pressly		Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, Tayler Scott	Kendall Graveman, Penn Murfee, Bennett Sousa
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	2	2	20	42	Seth Martinez	Forrest Whitley, Dylan Coleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Angels	Carlos Estévez		Luis Garcia		Adam Cimber, Hunter Strickland, Matt Moore	Robert Stephenson, José Cisnero
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	26	66	83	NR	José Suarez	Kelvin Caceres
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Athletics	Mason Miller		Austin Adams		T.J. McFarland, Michael Kelly, Scott Alexander	Sean Newcomb, Lucas Erceg, Kyle Muller
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	3	4	49	77	Brady Basso	Michel Otanez, Royber Salinas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mariners	Andrés Muñoz		Ryne Stanek		Trent Thornton, Tayler Saucedo, Mike Baumann	Matt Brash, Gregory Santos, Gabe Speier
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	4	3	54	78	Austin Voth	Carlos Vargas, Ty Adcock
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rangers	Kirby Yates		David Robertson		José Leclerc, Jake Latz, Grant Anderson	Josh Sborz
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	17	30	23	47	Gerson Garabito	Marc Church, Emiliano Teodo
NL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Braves	Raisel Iglesias		Joe Jiménez		Dylan Lee, Pierce Johnson, Aaron Bummer	Tyler Matzek, A.J. Minter
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	14	26	11	34	Jesse Chavez	Daysbel Hernández
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Marlins	Tanner Scott		A.J. Puk		Andrew Nardi, Calvin Faucher, Anthony Bender	JT Chargois
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	21	13	40	68	Burch Smith	Luarbert Arias, George Soriano, Anthony Maldonado
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Reed Garrett		Adam Ottavino		Jake Diekman, Drew Smith, Sean Reid-Foley	Brooks Raley, Edwin Díaz
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	28	28	31	61	Adrian Houser	Bryce Montes de Oca
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Phillies	José Alvarado		Jeff Hoffman		Gregory Soto, Matt Strahm, Orion Kerkering
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	19	14	2	15	José Ruiz	Michael Mercado, Griff McGarry
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Nationals	Kyle Finnegan		Hunter Harvey		Dylan Floro, Derek Law, Robert Garcia
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	24	56	5	20	Tanner Rainey	Amos Willingham
NL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cubs	Héctor Neris		Mark Leiter Jr.		Tyson Miller, Luke Little, Hayden Wesneski	Julian Merryweather, Yency Almonte, Adbert Alzolay
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	29	98	27	52	Kyle Hendricks
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Reds	Alexis Díaz		Fernando Cruz		Lucas Sims, Sam Moll, Justin Wilson	Ian Gibaut, Emilio Pagán
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	25	57	7	29	Nick Martinez	Tony Santillan, Zach Maxwell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Brewers	Trevor Megill		Joel Payamps		Hoby Milner, Elvis Peguero, Bryan Hudson	Devin Williams
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	20	9	52	80	Janson Junk	J.B. Bukauskas, Harold Chirino, Abner Uribe
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	David Bednar		Aroldis Chapman		Hunter Stratton, Colin Holderman, Jose Hernandez	Ryan Borucki
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	11	24	59	87	Luis L. Ortiz	Ryder Ryan
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cardinals	Ryan Helsley		JoJo Romero		Andrew Kittredge, Ryan Fernandez, John King	Keynan Middleton, Giovanny Gallegos
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	5	5	12	35	Kyle Leahy
NL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Diamondbacks	Paul Sewald		Kevin Ginkel		Bryce Jarvis, Joe Mantiply, Ryan Thompson	Kyle Nelson, Miguel Castro
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	13	21	39	67	Logan Allen	Andrew Saalfrank
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rockies	Jalen Beeks		Tyler Kinley		Victor Vodnik, Nick Mears, Matt Carasiti	Daniel Bard, Jake Bird, Justin Lawrence
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	30	NR	NR	NR	Anthony Molina	Gavin Hollowell, Jaden Hill
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Dodgers	Evan Phillips		Daniel Hudson		Blake Treinen, Michael Grove, Alex Vesia	Brusdar Graterol, Ryan Brasier, Joe Kelly
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	6	6	26	50	Ryan Yarbrough	J.P. Feyereisen
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Padres	Robert Suarez		Jeremiah Estrada		Wandy Peralta, Enyel De Los Santos, Yuki Matsui	Luis Patiño
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	12	11	6	17	Jhony Brito
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Giants	Camilo Doval		Tyler Rogers		Ryan Walker, Taylor Rogers, Erik Miller
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	10	23	35	62	Spencer Howard	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