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Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 7/25/24 Depth Chart

Breakdowns of key bullpen usage from yesterday's slate of games.

Justin Perri
Fantasy 7/25/2024

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

 

  • All 30 teams were in action on Wednesday, but the second game of the Atlanta-Cincinnati doubleheader was rained out and moved to a makeup date in September.
  • Thursday only has eight games, with the majority of them starting early. Make sure to set those lineups!
  • No notable transactions among relief pitchers.

 

Yesterday’s Performances

 

MIN 5 – PHI 4

W: Jhoan Duran (6)

L: Gregory Soto (4)

BS: Matt Strahm (5)

H: Orion Kerkering (10)

  • Lots to dissect here, the Phillies were winning by two after a nice road outing from Aaron Nola and extended their lead to a three in the top of the seventh.
  • Orion Kerkering was called on to pitch the seventh and it all went downhill from there. He struck out the first batter he saw but then walked the next two and hit Byron Buxton with a pitch to load the bases.
  • Given the command issues, Kerkering was pulled for Matt Strahm who allowed a fielder’s choice and a double to score all three inherited runners, tying the game and blowing the save.
  • Then, with the score still tied in the ninth, Jhoan Duran showed off his stuff, requiring just 10 pitches to retire Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, and Bryce Harper in order.
  • Gregory Soto got the ball in the ninth for the Phils, but he walked the first batter and threw a wild pitch which advanced the runner to second, at which point the Twins capitalized with a sacrifice bunt to move the man to third and then walked it off with a single.

 

MIL 3 –  CHC 2

W: Jakob Junis (3)

L: Héctor Neris (3)

SV: Joel Payamps (5)

BS: Tyson Miller (1)

  • Ah man another bad day for the Cubs bullpen, first Tyson Miller was called upon to relieve Justin Steele, who had allowed two men to reach with just one out in the sixth inning. Miller was unable to keep the lead and allowed back-to-back singles before recording an out, allowing the Brewers to tie the game and blowing the save.
  • Then, in the ninth, Héctor Neris allowed a leadoff single which William Contreras drove in with what would be a game-winning double.
  • Joel Payamps pitched a clean (no base runners) bottom of the frame, notching two strikeouts, to close the door and earn the save for Milwaukee.

 

LAA 2 – SEA 1

W: Hans Crouse (4)

BS, L: Gregory Santos (1, 1)

SV: Carlos Estévez (20)

H: Luis Garcia (11), Collin Snider (2)

  • Luis Castillo left the game with a 1-0 lead, pitching a six-inning gem, which Collin Snider was able to hold on to for the 7th inning.
  • In the eighth, however, Gregory Santos allowed two singles, both of which came around to score, putting the Angels into the lead at 2-1, which would be the final.
  • From there, Luis Garcia and Carlos Estévez closed the door for the final six outs, recording a Hold and Save, respectively. They did so without a strikeout, but the Angels will take the win nonetheless.
  • There are still serious questions about the Seattle bullpen on days where Stanek and Munoz aren’t available.

 

CLE 2 – DET 1 

W: Hunter Gaddis (4)

L: Beau Brieske (1)

SV: Emmanuel Clase (31)

  • Jack Flaherty and Tanner Bibee each allowed a single run to score in their starts, which kept the score knotted up until the bottom of the 8th.
  • Beau Brieske walked two batters and a single from Josh Naylor brought Bo Naylor around to score the winning run.
  • Emmanuel Clase was called upon to close it out and did so while allowing the only baserunner permitted by the Cleveland bullpen all evening in a stunning, shut-down effort from the Guardians.
  • Hunter Gaddis picked up the win for pitching the 8th, with Scott Barlow and Tim Herrin also throwing clean outings. The three of them combined for a perfect three innings of relief between Bibee and Clase.

 

ARI 8 – KCR 6

W: Joe Mantiply (4)

BS, L: James McArthur (4, 5)

H: Sam Long (3), Hunter Harvey (27)

  • The Royals were leading 4-3 entering the top of the ninth, Angel Zerpa, Sam Long and Hunter Harvey had just allowed one combined base runner in relief of Micheal Wacha to hold the game where it was since the fifth. Zerpa was in line for the win…
  • Enter James McArthur, who got the first out, but then allowed a sequence of a single, walk, double, single and a three run home run to allow five runs in all. It’s his fourth blown save of the season and fifth loss. Bringing his ERA to 4.91 and WHIP to 1.41.
  • The Royals responded and scored two runs off Paul Sewald but it was a non save situation and wasn’t enough to rectify the disastrous outing from McArthur. The bullpen remains a big question mark for Kansas City.

 

The Best of the Rest

 

  • No Saves or Holds awarded when you win by five, but the Reds bullpen deserves a shoutout for going perfect against Atlanta. Frankie Montas allowed four runs in four innings of work, but after his departure Cinci shut the door entirely. Sam Moll got the win for finishing the fifth, and Tony Santillian struck out four over two frames to highlight an impressive all-around effort from the bullpen which combined for 4.2 IP, 8K, 0 Hits, 0 Walks.
  • The Marlins bullpen only allowed one hit and two walks to the Orioles after Edward Cabrera’s start, which he left in a 3-3 tie. The Baltimore pen had more difficulty, allowing three runs to lose the game and series to Miami.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

 

Also, if you’re looking for a detailed list or ranking of RPs, check out Rick Graham’s weekly pieces:

The Hold Up: Ranking the Top 100 Relievers for Holds Every Thursday

Closing Time: Ranking the Top 30 Closers

Top 100 Relievers for Save+Hold Leagues

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