Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 8/13/24 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!

 

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Transactions and Schedule

 

• The high-flying Twins welcomed back handy reliever Steven Okert from the bereavement list. Randy Dobnak headed back to Triple-A in the corresponding move.
• Atlanta once again lost A.J. Minter to the injured list with a hip issue. Lefty Dylan Lee has been recalled in a like-for-like swap.

 

CHC 8 – CLE 9

W: Nick Sandlin (7-0)

L: Julian Merryweather (1-1)

HD: Peter Strzelecki (1)

SV: Emmanuel Clase (36)

• A perfect ninth inning from closer Emmanuel Clase ensured the Guardians came away with a narrow win after the Cubs showed some fight late in the game. However, protecting a one-run lead, Clase was superb, striking out two and not allowing a baserunner. He now boasts a ridiculous 0.65 ERA and 0.65 WHIP through 55.1 innings. Veteran Nick Sandlin is enjoying the benefits of the setup role behind Clase, he now moves to 7-0 on the year with 52 strikeouts in just 42.1 innings.

 

LAD 5 – MIL 2

HD: Alex Vesia (9), Michael Kopech (4)

SV: Daniel Hudson (9)

• Another impressive night for Daniel Hudson, who earned his ninth save of the season and has now handled the last two save opportunities for the Dodgers. With Michael Kopech establishing himself as a setup man with aplomb, Hudson looks most likely to run with the hot hand. Not sure I’d be calling on him in the playoffs, however.

 

TOR 4 – LAA 2

HD: Génesis Cabrera (7), Zach Pop (10)

SV: Chad Green (12)

• Called on to protect a three-run lead in the ninth inning, closer Chad Green immediately surrendered a long ball to Jo Adell to make it a little more interesting. He settled down nicely, however, and retired the next three hitters with ease to earn his 12th save of the year. Green has now tied for the lead in saves in the month of August with five.

 

COL 4 – ARI 5

HD: Ryan Thompson (22)

SV: Justin Martinez (3)

• Another hold for premier SV+H league favorite Ryan Thompson was sure to put a smile on many fantasy managers to start the week. Thompson has been a fantasy gem in 2024 and I for one am happy to have him. Justin Martinez once again handled the save opportunity and has now extended his scoreless streak to seven outings by notching his third save in his past four appearances. He’s the man for the Diamondbacks right now.

 

PIT 1 – SDP 2

W: Jeremiah Estrada (4-2)

HD: Tanner Scott (4)

SV: Robert Suarez (26)

• Despite allowing two singles and coughing up a run, Robert Suarez escaped with his 26th save of the season. The Padres closer has enjoyed cleaner outings but he won’t mind too much as the Padres keep pace.

 

ATL 1 – SFG 0 (F/10)

W: Raisel Iglesias (2-1)

L: Taylor Rogers (1-4)

• A cheeky vulture of a win for Raisel Iglesias to please his fantasy overlords. After pitching a clean ninth frame, he came back out for the bottom of the 10th and made light work of the Giants to shut them out.

 

The best of the rest

• Jakob Junis shut out the Cardinals after Andrew Abbott’s excellent six and two-thirds innings in the Reds’ 6-1 win. Junis struck out three across the remaining 2.1 frames and did not allow a baserunner
• Two perfect frames from Kaleb Ort saw the Astros home in a comfortable 6-1 win over the Rays. The Astros allowed just four hits and one free pass in a dominant pitching showing – Framber Valdez was sensational.
• Tied 3-3 going into extra innings, the Rangers managed to score the zombie runner in the top of the inning but a Rob Refsnyder single off rookie Walter Pennington with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the inning walked it off for the Red Sox.
• Griffin Jax picked up his 19th hold of the season after coming out of the bullpen first in the seventh inning in relief of starter Pablo López. Jax was chosen to protect a three-run lead with the top of the Royals order up. The Twins ran out 8-3 winners.
• The hapless White Sox jumped on Enyel De Los Santos late to tag him for seven earned runs on eight hits. Most of the damage came in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Yankees already trailing 5-2. Protecting the bullpen became the order of the day.

 

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	36	11	24	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	Liam Hendriks, Justin Slaten, Brennan Bernardino
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	37	37	60	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	14	18	17	31	Michael Tonkin	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Pete Fairbanks		Colin Poche		Manuel Rodríguez, Garrett Cleavinger, Kevin Kelly
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	12	17	55	83	Drew Rasmussen	Colby White, Jacob Lopez
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Blue Jays	Chad Green		Erik Swanson		Zach Pop, Brendon Little, Génesis Cabrera	Jordan Romano
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	20	48	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	29	Pedro Avila	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Tyler Holton		Alex Faedo, Will Vest, Beau Brieske
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	29	93	47	70	Joey Wentz	Alex Lange
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	Hunter Harvey (IL)		Lucas Erceg		Angel Zerpa, Chris Stratton, James McArthur	Josh Taylor, John Schreiber, Hunter Harvey
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	25	54	20	56	Kris Bubic
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Twins	Jhoan Duran		Griffin Jax		Caleb Thielbar, Jorge Alcala, Trevor Richards	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	13	Cole Sands	Ronny Henriquez
AL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Astros	Josh Hader		Bryan Abreu		Tayler Scott, Caleb Ferguson, Ryan Pressly	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	4	3	14	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	42	95	NR	Mike Baumann	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	Dany Jiménez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	3	3	59	87	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	19	Trent Thornton	Carlos Vargas, Ty Adcock
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rangers	Kirby Yates		David Robertson		José Leclerc, Andrew Chafin, Walter Pennington	Josh Sborz
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	6	7	23	44	Dane Dunning	Marc Church, Emiliano Teodo
NL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Braves	Raisel Iglesias		Joe Jiménez		Pierce Johnson, Luke Jackson, Dylan Lee	A.J. Minter
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	5	6	10	23	Jesse Chavez	Daysbel Hernández
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	75	33	55	Kent Emmanuel	Luarbert Arias,  Anthony Maldonado
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Edwin Díaz		Phil Maton		Adam Ottavino, Ryne Stanek, Reed Garrett	Brooks Raley, Drew Smith, Dedniel Núñez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	9	10	42	65	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	35	4	15	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
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	17	39	69	98	Jordan Weems
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, Emilio Pagán	Ian Gibaut
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	23	77	43	66	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	54	Bryse Wilson	Harold Chirino, Abner Uribe
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	David Bednar		Aroldis Chapman		Jalen Beeks, Kyle Nicolas, Dennis Santana	Ryan Borucki, Colin Holderman
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	18	40	34	56	Jake Woodford	Ryder Ryan, Hunter Stratton
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	Justin Martinez		Ryan Thompson		Paul Sewald, Kevin Ginkel, A.J. Puk	Kyle Nelson, Bryce Jarvis
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	27	74	8	21	Dylan Floro
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	78	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, 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	Michael Grove
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Padres	Robert Suarez		Tanner Scott		Adrian Morejon, Jeremiah Estrada, Jason Adam	Wandy Peralta
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	7	8	1	5	Bryan Hoeing
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Giants	Ryan Walker		Tyler Rogers		Taylor Rogers, Erik Miller, Jordan Hicks	Tyler Matzek
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	NR	28	56	84	Randy Rodríguez	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