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Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 7/26/24 Depth Chart

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

Josh Mockensturm
Fantasy 7/26/2024

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

 

  • It was a light, and mostly early, Thursday slate of games with half the league off.
  • Mason Miller was placed on the 15-day injured list with a broken left pinky finger. On the one hand, it is his non-throwing hand, on the other hand he has unbroken fingers the timing is subpar for Oakland with the trade deadline coming up on Tuesday. Apparently, the injury happened when he awkwardly placed his hand down on a training room table (although there were some reports of him being upset about something).
  • Arizona struck first in the trade deadline, acquiring A.J. Puk to bolster their bullpen.

 

Yesterday’s Performances

 

BAL 7 – MIA 6 (10)

W: Yennier Cano (4-2)

BS: Craig Kimbrel (6)

SV: Cionel Pérez (2)

  • With a three-run lead, the O’s turned to Craig Kimbrel and … he blew it. After a quick out, Kimbrel allowed a hit and two walks before an error allowed a run to score. In the end, Kimbrel allowed three runs but only one was earned. This was the second time in three appearances that Kimbrel has allowed three runs, but I don’t see any shakeups happening at the top. Yennier Cano took over for the last out of the ninth and ended up with the win after Baltimore went ahead in the 10th. Cionel Pérez threw a clean, two-strikeout inning for his second save of the season.
  • Miami’s bullpen had themselves a solid night, going four innings of scoreless relief before Calvin Faucher allowed the winning, unearned run to score in the 10th. Declan Cronin was the star of the bunch, going three innings with only one hit allowed. JT Chargois handled the ninth and pitched around three hits to keep the game scoreless.

 

DET 3 – CLE 0

W: Easton Lucas (1-0)

HD: Alex Faedo (8), Jason Foley (6), Andrew Chafin (8)

SV: Shelby Miller (2)

  • It’s been anyone’s guess as to who would get saves for Detroit as of late, let alone if there would be any. Until Thursday, the most recent save came from Tyler Holton, who was the opener in this bullpen game. Easton Lucas and Alex Faedo took two innings apiece for bulk work. As for the team lead, that would be Jason Foley, who pitched in the seventh here and instead earned his sixth hold of the season. Andrew Chafin followed Foley for his eighth hold of the season, which left Shelby Miller for the ninth, and he delivered a scoreless frame for his second save of the season. Apart from hierarchy clarity, it was a very good bullpen game for the Tigers.
  • The team with the best bullpen ERA in baseball … lost a bullpen game. To be fair, the Guardians lost because starter Gavin Williams allowed three runs. Still, it just seems kind of funny. Pedro Avila and Peter Strzelecki pitched out of the pen for Cleveland and threw three scoreless innings together.

 

TEX 2 – CHW 1

HD: Jacob Latz (9), José Leclerc (7)

SV: David Robertson (2)

  • With Kirby Yates having pitched in three of the past four games, the Rangers elected to let David Robertson close this one out with a two-inning save! It only took him 10 pitches in the eighth, so I guess it seemed logical to let him finish the White Sox off. Jacob Latz and José Leclerc combined for a scoreless seventh inning ahead of Robertson.
  • Another game, another scoreless effort from the losing bullpen.  Steven Wilson and Tanner Banks tag-teamed the seventh inning, leaving the eighth for Michael Kopech who needed a little work (and maybe even a little trade exposure).

 

LAD 6 – SFG 4

W: Blake Treinen (5-2)

BS: Blake Treinen (3)

HD: Daniel Hudson (14), Evan Phillips (2), Alex Vesia (7)

SV: Brent Honeywell Jr. (1)

  • Evan Phillips took the seventh inning and threw a perfect inning in his quest to work his way back to the ninth inning. Alex Vesia then took over for the eighth and immediately put the Dodgers in a tight spot by allowing a leadoff double. He nearly pitched his way out of the jam, striking out the next two batters before another double brought the game within one. Blake Treinen came in to try and end the threat but promptly allowed an RBI single to Jorge Soler. Vesia did end with a hold, and Treinen the win. As expected for the save chance it was… Brent Honeywell Jr.? In four games for Los Angeles, Honeywell has yet to allow a run in eight innings.
  • Back-to-back home runs from Nick Ahmed and Shohei Ohtani off of Tyler Rogers were the difference makers in this game. There really is something aesthetically pleasing about a home run hit off a submariner.

 

LAA 5 – OAK 4

HD: Scott Alexander (6), Austin Adams (19), Lucas Erceg (12)

SV: Tyler Ferguson (1)

  • With Mason Miller hitting the IL, it was up to Tyler Ferguson to get the save for Oakland and he delivered with a two-strikeout ninth inning with nary a baserunner. For now, the expectation is the A’s will mix and match. Lucas Erceg, who’s been the primary setup man to Miller this year, stayed in the eighth and faced the heart of the Angels lineup while Austin Adams got his team-leading 19th hold by locking down the seventh.
  • Another another game, another another scoreless effort from the losing bullpen. For the Angels it was Hunter Strickland, Matt Moore, Ben Joyce, and Roansy Contreras who combined to throw 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits, one walk, and striking out three.

 

The Best of the Rest

 

  • Dylan Cease threw a no hitter, giving the Padres bullpen a break.
  • Tampa Bay took Atticus Finch’s advice to heart and left the mockingbird’s alone, while shooting down all the Blue Jays they could manage. Edwin Uceta threw two scoreless and Colin Poche pitched a scoreless ninth in support of another excellent Taj Bradley start. Meanwhile, every pitcher for Toronto allowed at least one run.
  • Raisel Iglesias has yet to log a save since the All-Star break … and that continued on Thursday. Iglesias came on for the ninth in a tie game and delivered a perfect frame with two strikeouts. Alas, the game stayed tied, and Iglesias left without the decision.

 

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

Josh Mockensturm

Josh is an Ohio Born, North Carolina residing Boston Red Sox fan thanks to his mom (and her love of Wade Boggs). If he's not watching or reading about baseball, he's probably watching a movie, reading a book, or making a dumb spreadsheet about Baseball, movies, or books.

One response to “Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 7/26/24 Depth Chart”

  1. Babbo B says:
    July 26, 2024 at 6:01 PM

    Interesting that your link supposedly supporting the “awkwardly” explanation for Mason Miller’s injury actually goes to Kotsay’s confirmation that he was upset.

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