Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 8/11/24 Depth Chart

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Notes

 

Transactions and Schedule

 

• There were 16 games on Saturday with all 30 teams in action and the Yankees and Rangers facing off in a doubleheader.
• New York Mets setup man Reed Garrett was reinstated from the 15-day IL while Alex Young was optioned to Triple-A.
• Emilio Pagán was reinstated from the 60-day IL and joined the Cincinnati Reds active roster.
• The Los Angeles Angels recalled Jack Kochanowicz and put José Marte on the 15-day IL.
• Carlos Hernández rejoined the Kansas City Royals after they placed Hunter Harvey on the 15-day IL.
• Seattle called up Troy Taylor to join the bullpen and optioned Eduard Bazardo to Tacoma.
• Ron Marinaccio rejoined the Yankees as the 27th man on the roster for Saturday’s doubleheader, while Grant Anderson was called up to join the Rangers for the day.

 

OAK 1 – TOR 0

W: Osvaldo Bido (3-3)

L: Yariel Rodríguez (1-5)

HD: Scott Alexander (7), Tyler Ferguson (3)

SV: Mason Miller (16)

• Bido allowed just two hits over the first six innings to keep the Blue Jays off the board before turning it over to the Athletics’ bullpen.
• Scott Alexander and Tyler Ferguson each tossed a perfect inning in the seventh and eighth, respectively.
• Miller earned his 16th save of the season, striking out the side in his return from the IL, his first action since July 22.

 

SFG 3 – DET 1

W: Logan Webb (10-8)

L: Brant Hurter (0-1)

HD: Tyler Rogers (25)

SV: Ryan Walker (1)

• It figures that just one day after the San Francisco Giants outrighted Camilo Doval to Triple-A Sacramento they would be faced with a save situation.
• Logan Webb cruised through seven innings allowing just one run on four hits before he handed a 3-1 lead over to the bullpen.
• Tyler Rogers breezed through a perfect eighth inning and Ryan Walker came into the ninth with a two-run lead. Walker allowed one hit and a walk but rang up a pair of strikeouts to close it out and earn his first save of the season.

 

SDP 9 – MIA 8 (10 inn.)

W: Robert Suarez (7-1)

L: John McMillon (0-1)

BS: Anthony Bender (4), Adrian Morejon (2)

SV: Tanner Scott (19)

• San Diego jumped out to a 3-0 lead before giving up seven consecutive runs to the Marlins to trail 7-3.
• The Padres regained the lead with two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth, touching up both Declan Cronin and Anthony Bender.
• Adrian Morejon allowed the tying run in the bottom of the eighth as the Marlins knotted it 8-8. Calvin Faucher and Robert Suarez each pitched a scoreless half of the ninth to force the game to extras.
• In the 10th, the Padres drove in the bonus runner from second base, scoring an unearned run on John McMillon. Tanner Scott mowed through the Marlins in the bottom of the inning, allowing only a bunt single, to earn the save and preserve the win.

 

MIL 1 – CIN 0 

W: Joel Payamps (2-5)

L: Tony Santillan (0-1)

SV: Devin Williams (1)

• Tobias Myers and Nick Martinez engaged in a pitcher’s duel for the first seven innings, allowing a combined four hits while ringing up a combined 16 strikeouts.
• Joel Payamps relieved Myers in the eighth inning and recorded a pair of outs to become the pitcher of record for the Brewers.
• Tony Santillan allowed a Rhys Hoskins home run in the bottom of the eighth to give Milwaukee a 1-0 lead.
• Devin Williams struck out the side in the ninth to earn his first save of the season, ringing up Elly De La Cruz, Tyler Stephenson, and TJ Friedl to end the game.
• Though Williams threw just 18 pitches, Brewers manager Pat Murphy has stated that he won’t throw Williams on consecutive days.

 

The best of the rest…

 

• Josh Hader, Emmanuel Clase, Héctor Neris, and Raisel Iglesias each earned saves in their typical closer roles. Lucas Erceg bailed the Royals out of a ninth-inning jam to earn his first save with the team while Seranthony Domínguez notched his first save as a Baltimore Oriole. Yennier Cano pitched in the seventh inning.
• The Nationals edged the Angels 5-4 in 10 innings on Saturday afternoon. Nats Closer Kyle Finnegan threw 29 pitches to close out Friday night’s walk-off win so instead the Nationals turned to Derek Law for the ninth and 10th innings. Law allowed just one hit, a ninth-inning double, setting up his team for a walk-off win in the bottom of the 10th, the Nats’ second-consecutive walk-off victory over the Angels.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

 

AL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Orioles	Craig Kimbrel		Yennier Cano		Cionel Pérez, Seranthony Domínguez, Gregory Soto	Félix Bautista, Danny Coulombe, Jacob Webb
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	15	34	11	26	Keegan Akin
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Red Sox	Kenley Jansen		Chris Martin		Lucas Sims, Zack Kelly, Luis Garcia, Brennan Bernardino	Bryan Mata, Liam Hendriks, , Justin Slaten
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	33	36	NR	Josh Winckowski
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Yankees	Clay Holmes		Luke Weaver		Tommy Kahnle, Mark Leiter Jr., Jake Cousins	Scott Effross, Nick Burdi, Ian Hamilton
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	12	20	17	41	Michael Tonkin	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Pete Fairbanks		Colin Poche		Edwin Uceta, Manuel Rodríguez, Garrett Cleavinger
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	14	23	55	80	Tyler Alexander	Colby White, Jacob Lopez
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Blue Jays	Chad Green		Génesis Cabrera		Erik Swanson, Zach Pop, Brendon Little	Jordan Romano
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	20	62	NR	NR	Ryan Yarbrough	T.J. Brock, Connor Cooke
AL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
White Sox	John Brebbia		Steven Wilson		Justin Anderson, Jared Shuster, Fraser Ellard, Dominic Leone	Jordan Leasure, Michael Soroka
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	30	99	NR	NR	Chad Kuhl	Eric Adler
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Guardians	Emmanuel Clase		Cade Smith		Hunter Gaddis, Tim Herrin, Scott Barlow	James Karinchak, Sam Hentges
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	1	1	15	28	Pedro Avila	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Tyler Holton		Alex Faedo, Shelby Miller, Will Vest
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	29	69	47	81	Joey Wentz	Alex Lange
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	Lucas Erceg		James McArthur		Angel Zerpa, Chris Stratton,	Josh Taylor, John Schreiber, Hunter Harvey
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	NR	34	45	68	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	Justin Topa, Brock Stewart
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	10	11	2	12	Cole Sands	Ronny Henriquez
AL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Astros	Josh Hader		Ryan Pressly		Bryan Abreu, Tayler Scott, Caleb Ferguson	Kendall Graveman, Penn Murfee, Bennett Sousa
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	4	3	22	35	Shawn Dubin	Forrest Whitley, Dylan Coleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Angels	Ben Joyce		Hans Crouse		Matt Moore, Hunter Strickland, Roansy Contreras	Robert Stephenson, José Cisnero
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	21	53	95	NR	Davis Daniel	Kelvin Caceres
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Athletics	Mason Miller		Austin Adams		Tyler Ferguson, Scott Alexander, T.J. McFarland, Michel Otanez	Dany Jiménez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	3	NR	59	94	Kyle Muller	Royber Salinas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mariners	Andrés Muñoz		Yimi García		Tayler Saucedo, Austin Voth, Collin Snider	Matt Brash, Gregory Santos
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	8	9	6	15	Trent Thornton	Carlos Vargas, Ty Adcock
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rangers	Kirby Yates		David Robertson		José Leclerc, Josh Sborz, Andrew Chafin
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	6	6	23	37	José Ureña	Marc Church, Emiliano Teodo
NL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Braves	Raisel Iglesias		Joe Jiménez		Pierce Johnson, A.J. Minter, Aaron Bummer
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	5	5	10	25	Jesse Chavez	Daysbel Hernández, Dylan Lee
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Marlins	Calvin Faucher		Andrew Nardi		Anthony Bender, Declan Cronin, George Soriano
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	28	86	33	57	Austin Kitchen	Luarbert Arias,  Anthony Maldonado
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Edwin Díaz		Phil Maton		Adam Ottavino, Ryne Stanek, Huascar Brazobán	Brooks Raley, Drew Smith, Reed Garrett, Dedniel Núñez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	9	10	42	70	José Buttó	Bryce Montes de Oca, Ty Adcock
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Phillies	Carlos Estévez		Jeff Hoffman		Orion Kerkering, José Alvarado, Matt Strahm
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	19	24	4	13	Tanner Banks	Griff McGarry
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Nationals	Kyle Finnegan		Robert Garcia		Derek Law, Jacob Barnes, Jose A. Ferrer	Jordan Weems
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	17	39	70	85	Tanner Rainey
NL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cubs	Héctor Neris		Porter Hodge		Tyson Miller, Julian Merryweather, Jorge López	Adbert Alzolay, Luke Little
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	22	89	48	72	Drew Smyly
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Reds	Alexis Díaz		Fernando Cruz		Sam Moll, Justin Wilson, Buck Farmer	Ian Gibaut
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	23	76	43	42	Jakob Junis	Zach Maxwell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Brewers	Devin Williams		Nick Mears		Elvis Peguero, Jared Koenig, Joel Payamps	J.B. Bukauskas, Enoli Paredes, Bryan Hudson, Trevor Megill
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	2	2	32	55	Bryse Wilson	Harold Chirino, Abner Uribe
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	David Bednar		Aroldis Chapman		Jalen Beeks, Colin Holderman, Hunter Stratton	Ryan Borucki
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	18	22	34	63	Jake Woodford	Ryder Ryan
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cardinals	Ryan Helsley		Andrew Kittredge		Ryan Fernandez, John King, JoJo Romero	Keynan Middleton
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	11	7	26	46	Matthew Liberatore
NL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Diamondbacks	Ryan Thompson		A.J. Puk		Paul Sewald, Justin Martinez, Kevin Ginkel	Kyle Nelson, Bryce Jarvis
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	27	68	8	19	Slade Cecconi
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rockies	Victor Vodnik		Tyler Kinley		Justin Lawrence, Angel Chivilli, Peter Lambert	Daniel Bard
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	24	NR	NR	NR	Anthony Molina	Gavin Hollowell, Jaden Hill, Jake Bird
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Dodgers	Daniel Hudson		Evan Phillips		Anthony Banda, Alex Vesia, Michael Kopech	Ryan Brasier, Michael Grove, Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	26	38	5	16	Brent Honeywell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Padres	Robert Suarez		Tanner Scott		Adrian Morejon, Jeremiah Estrada, Jason Adam	Luis Patiño, Wandy Peralta
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	7	8	1	4	Bryan Hoeing
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Giants	Ryan Walker		Tyler Rogers		Taylor Rogers, Erik Miller	Tyler Matzek
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	13	21	14	30	Jordan Hicks	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