Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 7/2/24 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

 

Transactions and Schedule

 

• Just three games were played on Monday so there will be plenty of rested bullpens heading into today’s games.
• A notable transaction was Atlanta reactivating high-leverage reliever A.J. Minter from the 15-day injured list. Minter should slot back into the main setup role.

 

 

HOU 3 – TOR 1

HD: Rafael Montero (9), Bryan Abreu (18)

SV: Josh Hader (13)

• Closer Josh Hader gave up a solo homer to Ernie Clement in the ninth inning but managed to get the three outs to earn his 13th save of the season. Hader had already struck out Alejandro Kirk and forced a flyout from Davis Schneider when Clement took him deep to cause a pinge of doubt, however, he answered back forcing a pop-up to close out the game. Bryan Abreu and Rafael Montero both pitched clean frames in support.
• The Blue Jays went into the top of the ninth trailing 1-0 but Zach Pop allowed a leadoff single to Alex Bregman before Yordan Alvarez launched a bomb to make it 3-0. Pop did well to get out of the inning but the damage was done.

 

NYM 9 – WSN 7 (F/10)

W: Jake Diekman (2-2)

L: Hunter Harvey (2-4)

SV: Reed Garrett (4)

• Entering the game in the 10th inning with two runners on base and two outs, Reed Garrett allowed a hit that brought in a run before striking out Luis García Jr. to earn his fourth save of the year. Garrett has taken the mantle during Edwin Diaz’s suspension and after Tyler Jay had got into trouble by allowing three runs after walking two and allowing two hits protecting a six-run lead, he was called upon to mop up the mess. Jake Diekman earned the win after a clean ninth inning.
• Closer Kyle Finnegan pitched a clean ninth inning but Hunter Harvey and Jordan Weems combined for a disastrous five runs on four hits including two homers in a calamitous top of the 10th inning after the teams were tied at 3-3 after nine frames. It cost the Nationals the game.

 

MIL 7 – COL 8 (F/10)

W: Tyler Kinley (4-1)

L: Joel Payamps (1-5)

HD: Anthony Molina (1)

• Call it a renaissance of sorts but Tyler Kinley earned his fourth win of the season after his fifth straight scoreless outing. With Justin Lawrence being charged with another blown save in the eighth inning after allowing two hits and a sacrifice fly allowing the Brewers to take the lead, there is no great fantasy option in Colorado but Kinley might be the best of the bunch. You have to be desperate though.
• The Brewers used five relievers with Bryse Wilson pitching four innings after the use of an opener. Wilson gave up seven runs on five hits and was unimpressive throughout. Closer Trevor Megill pitched a clean ninth, allowing just one hit with the game tied at 7-7. Joel Payamps intentionally walked both Brenton Doyle and Nolan Jones to get to Jake Cave but as should happen in that situation, Cave came through and threw it back in the face with a line drive walk-off win.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

 

AL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Orioles	Craig Kimbrel		Yennier Cano		Jacob Webb, Cionel Pérez, Bryan Baker	Félix Bautista, Danny Coulombe
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	10	11	11	32	Keegan Akin	Chayce McDermott
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Red Sox	Kenley Jansen		Justin Slaten		Brennan Bernardino, Zack Kelly, Chris Martin	Bryan Mata, Liam Hendriks
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	21	31	24	46	Chase Anderson
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Yankees	Clay Holmes		Luke Weaver		Caleb Ferguson, Tommy Kahnle, Michael Tonkin	Scott Effross, Nick Burdi, Ian Hamilton
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	13	13	22	43	Josh Maciejewski	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Pete Fairbanks		Jason Adam		Phil Maton, Garrett Cleavinger, Colin Poche
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	7	8	4	23	Shawn Armstrong	Colby White, Jacob Lopez
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Blue Jays	Chad Green		Nate Pearson		Zach Pop, Trevor Richards, Génesis Cabrera	Jordan Romano, Yimi García
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	28	68	47	74	Bowden Francis	T.J. Brock, Connor Cooke, Erik Swanson
AL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
White Sox	Michael Kopech		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	25	47	60	88	Michael Soroka	Eric Adler, Jordan Leasure
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Guardians	Emmanuel Clase		Scott Barlow		Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis, Sam Hentges	James Karinchak
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	1	1	27	50	Pedro Avila	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Alex Faedo		Tyler Holton, Andrew Chafin, Shelby Miller
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	26	55	96	NR	Joey Wentz	Alex Lange
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	James McArthur		John Schreiber		Angel Zerpa, Nick Anderson, Chris Stratton	Josh Taylor
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	23	44	73	NR	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	9	10	1	14	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	16	37	Seth Martinez	Forrest Whitley, Dylan Coleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Angels	Carlos Estévez		Matt Moore		Hunter Strickland, Luis Garcia, Ben Joyce	Robert Stephenson, Adam Cimber, José Cisnero
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	22	53	66	94	Carson Fulmer	Kelvin Caceres
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Athletics	Mason Miller		Lucas Erceg		Austin Adams, Scott Alexander, T.J. McFarland	Kyle Muller, Dany Jiménez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	5	6	32	57	Osvaldo Bido	Royber Salinas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mariners	Andrés Muñoz		Ryne Stanek		Trent Thornton, Tayler Saucedo, Austin Voth	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	5	30	54	Mike Baumann	Carlos Vargas, Ty Adcock
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rangers	Kirby Yates		David Robertson		José Leclerc, Jake Latz, Jonathan Hernández	Josh Sborz
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	18	22	20	41	Jose Urena	Marc Church, Emiliano Teodo
NL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Braves	Raisel Iglesias		A.J. Minter		Dylan Lee, Pierce Johnson, Aaron Bummer, Joe Jiménez	Tyler Matzek, A.J. Minter
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	20	12	33	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	12	12	35	60	Huascar Brazoban	Luarbert Arias, George Soriano, Anthony Maldonado
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Reed Garrett		Adam Ottavino		Jake Diekman, Dedniel Núñez, Ty Adcock	Brooks Raley, Edwin Díaz, Drew Smith
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	NR	28	46	73	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	20	16	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	19	25	5	24	Tanner Rainey	Amos Willingham
NL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cubs	Héctor Neris		Tyson Miller		Luke Little, Porter Hodge, Jorge López	Julian Merryweather, Adbert Alzolay, Mark Leiter Jr.
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	29	99	98	NR	Drew Smyly
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Reds	Alexis Díaz		Fernando Cruz		Lucas Sims, Sam Moll, Justin Wilson	Ian Gibaut
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	24	83	6	26	Nick Martinez	Tony Santillan, Zach Maxwell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Brewers	Trevor Megill		Bryan Hudson		Elvis Peguero, Enoli Paredes, Joel Payamps	Devin Williams, J.B. Bukauskas
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	11	4	9	29	Jakob Junis	Harold Chirino, Abner Uribe
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	Aroldis Chapman		Colin Holderman		Kyle Nicolas, Josh Fleming, Carmen Mlodzinski	Ryan Borucki, Hunter Stratton, David Bednar
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	27	67	21	42	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, Giovanny Gallegos	Keynan Middleton
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	6	7	26	49	John King
NL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Diamondbacks	Paul Sewald		Kevin Ginkel		Joe Mantiply, Ryan Thompson, Justin Martinez	Kyle Nelson, Miguel Castro
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	14	18	29	53	Bryce Jarvis	Andrew Saalfrank
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rockies	Jalen Beeks		Tyler Kinley		Victor Vodnik, Nick Mears, Justin Lawrence	Daniel Bard
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, Alex Vesia, Anthony Banda	Brusdar Graterol, Ryan Brasier, Joe Kelly, Michael Grove
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	8	9	9	29	Ryan Yarbrough
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	15	19	14	35	Adrian Morejon
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	17	21	41	66	Sean Hjelle	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