Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 7/9/24 Depth Chart

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• The White Sox optioned veteran Steven Wilson to Triple-A Charlotte Knights and recalled Jordan Leasure, who featured in yesterday’s loss to the Twins and was charged with a blown save after giving up two homers and four earned runs in a disastrous seventh frame with his team leading 5-1. Yikes!
• Atlanta optioned lefty Dylan Lee to Triple-A to make way for Bryce Elder, who started today’s game against the Diamondbacks. It remains to be seen if Elder will stick the the big league team for the foreseeable future.

 

CLE 0 – DET 1

W: Tyler Holton (4-1)

L: Scott Barlow (2-3)

SV: Shelby Miller (1)

• Scott Barlow came into a scoreless game in the bottom of the eighth and allowed two hits and a walk. Some great defense threw a runner out a second and Barlow forced a ground ball but Brayan Rocchio allowed the ball to slip under his glove as the Tigers took a one-run lead. It was enough to charge Barlow with the loss. Shelby Miller was called upon with a couple of left-handers due up and he retired the Guardians in order to earn his first save of the season.

 

MIN 8 – CWS 6 (F/11)

W: Jhoan Duran (5-3)

L: Jared Schuster (1-2)

HD: Jorge Alcala (9)

SV: Kody Funderburk (1)

• Jhoan Duran picked up his second win in as many days as the Twins overcame the White Sox in extra innings. Duran walked one and struck out one as he held the White Sox scoreless in the 10th inning after Michael Kopech had blanked Minnesota in the top of the frame. Brooks Lee drove in a run in the 11th after Byron Buxton had led off the inning with a hit. The Twins added another run on a soft grounder as Jared Shuster took the loss. Kody Funderburk enjoyed his first save of the year thanks to a 1-2-3 bottom of the inning. 12 relievers were used in all in a busy outing after a long weekend of action.

 

ATL 5 – ARI 4 (F/11)

W: Raisel Iglesias (1-1)

L: Justin Martinez (3-1)

HD: Kevin Ginkel (6), Ryan Thompson (14)

SV: Joe Jiménez (2)

• A first win of the season for Atlanta closer Raisel Iglesias, who failed to register a strikeout in two innings of professional pitching. Iglesias worked a tied game in the ninth and came back out for the 10th after making light work of the Diamondbacks. Prior to that, Sean Murphy hit a solo homer off Paul Sewald with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to keep the game alive. It robbed rookie Yilber Diaz of a win in his major league debut. Oh boy! This one hurts for the D-backs. Joe Jiménez benefitted from Iglesias’ good work after being given the save opportunity in the 11th after Marcell Ozuna hit a sac fly in the top of the inning. Somewhat surprisingly, A.J. Minter was not used.

 

COL 0 – CIN 6

HD: Fernando Cruz (18)

• After a meltdown at the weekend where he was charged with a blown save after allowing three runs on two hits and one walk against the Tigers, Fernando Cruz bounced back with a strikeout of Jake Cave and forced two groundballs to earn his 18th hold of the season in the Reds 6-0 shoutout of the hapless Rockies.

 

TEX 9 – LAA 4

HD: David Robertson (19)

• Jose Urena gave up his first hit since June 5th and walked the bases loaded in the seventh as the Rangers disposed of the Angels thanks to a collective bullpen effort after Jon Gray went just five frames. Urena was backed up by a one-out hold from David Robertson, who struck out Kevin Pillar with the bases loaded with the tying run on deck. José Leclerc and Josh Sborz then pitched clean innings to see out the win.

 

STL 6 – WSN 0

HD: Andrew Kittredge (25)

• The “hold monster” Andrew Kittredge secured four outs to notch his 25th hold of the season, just one behind league leader and teammate JoJo Romero. Kittredge struck out one in relief of Miles Mikolas, who picked up his seventh win of the year. Romero handled the last four outs but did not register a fantasy stat.

 

NYM 2 – PIT 8

• Sadly, in one of the worst Major League Baseball debuts in recent memory, young Mets reliever Eric Orze entered into a tied game 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs and nobody on base. He walked Bryan Reynolds before allowing back-t0-back hits to Oneil Cruz and Rowdy Tellez before being pulled for Adrian Houser, who immediately gave up a two-run double to tag him with three earned runs without recording an out. Head up, rookie!

 

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	8	11	11	33	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, Greg Weissert	Bryan Mata, Liam Hendriks, Chris Martin
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	21	29	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	16	22	22	44	Josh Maciejewski	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Pete Fairbanks		Jason Adam		Garrett Cleavinger, Colin Poche, Kevin Kelly
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	9	12	4	18	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	27	73	51	78	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, Jordan Leasure	Dominic Leone
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	23	47	46	72	Michael Soroka	Eric Adler, Steven Wilson
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	52	Pedro Avila	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Alex Faedo		Tyler Holton, Andrew Chafin, Will Vest
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	26	50	87	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	24	49	72	NR	Kris Bubic	John McMillon
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Twins	Jhoan Duran		Griffin Jax		Steven Okert, Caleb Thielbar, Jorge Alcala, Kody Funderburk	Justin Topa, Brock Stewart
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	10	13	1	9	Cole Sands	Ronny Henriquez
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	18	40	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	30	61	90	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	33	58	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
Committee	4	5	31	56	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, Josh Sborz
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	18	25	21	43	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		Pierce Johnson, 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	6	7	12	34	Jesse Chavez	Daysbel Hernández, Dylan Lee
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	13	16	35	60	Huascar Brazoban	Luarbert Arias, George Soriano, Anthony Maldonado
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Edwin Díaz		Reed Garrett		Jake Diekman, Dedniel Núñez, Adam Ottavino	Brooks Raley, Drew Smith
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	3	3	9	31	Adrian Houser	Bryce Montes de Oca, Ty Adcock
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	17	2	10	José Ruiz	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	14	20	6	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	89	92	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
Steady	25	84	7	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, Joel Payamps, Hoby Milner	Devin Williams, J.B. Bukauskas, Enoli Paredes
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	12	4	10	32	Jakob Junis	Harold Chirino, Abner Uribe
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	Aroldis Chapman		Colin Holderman		Kyle Nicolas, Carmen Mlodzinski, Ryder Ryan	Ryan Borucki, Hunter Stratton, David Bednar
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	28	69	26	51	Josh Fleming
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	7	8	24	46	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	19	27	34	59	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, Yohan Ramírez	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	11	14	20	42	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	21	14	36	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	23	43	68	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