Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 8/16/24 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!

 

Notes

 

Transactions and Schedule

 

• Another Thursday, another light day. 14 teams were in action.
• The Marlins placed Anthony Bender on the 15-day injured list without an injury designation.
• Randy Rodríguez went on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation.

 

DET 2 – SEA 1

W: Shelby Miller (6-7)

L: Andrés Muñoz (2-4)

BS: Andrés Muñoz (4)

HD: Yimi García (13)

SV: Jason Foley (16)

• Shelby Miller earned his sixth win of the season with 1.1 perfect innings of relief. Miller took over from an excellent Kenta Maeda, who managed 5.2 scoreless innings as the bulk reliever in this game (or as the starter operating behind an opener, take your pick). Jason Foley then got the save opportunity and converted it for his 16th of the season.
• Yimi García earned his 13th hold of the season, despite being charged with the tying run of the game. However it was actually Andrés Muñoz who allowed the inherited run to score, and a run of his own to score as well on a two-run HR that eventually led to the loss, Muñoz’ fourth of the season — it was also his fourth blown save of the season.

 

MIL 6 – LAD 4

W: Bryan Hudson (5-1)

L: Daniel Hudson (6-2)

BS: Daniel Hudson (7)

HD: Michael Kopech (5), Alex Vesia (10)

SV:  Devin Williams (3)

• Bryan Hudson earned his fifth win of the season by throwing a scoreless sixth and eighth inning. After Milwaukee took the lead, they turned to Devin Williams
• On the other side of the scale, Daniel Hudson took home his second loss of the season. One Hudson wins, another Hudson loses. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. Michael Kopech and Alex Vesia earned holds ahead of Hudson, with Kopech handling the sixth and Vesia the seventh.

 

OAK 7 – NYM 6

W: Tyler Ferguson (1-1)

L: Reed Garrett (7-4)

BS: Reed Garrett (4)

HD: Scott Alexander (8)

SV: Mason Miller (18)

• Mason Miller went for the two-inning save for Oakland, and kept things nasty as usual, striking out three and only allowing a walk for this 18th of the season. Tyler Ferguson earned his first win of the season with two innings of his own, while Scott Alexander earned a hold in the seventh ahead of Miller.
• Reed Garrett took home his fourth loss of the season, coughing up the lead in the sixth by allowing two runs on three hits and a walk. Those runs were the difference maker, as no more runs were scored by either team in the remaining innings.

 

MIN 2 – TEX 2

W: Jorge Alcala (3-3)

L: Kirby Yates (4-2)

HD: None

SV: Jhoan Duran (17)

• Jorge Alcala earned his third win of the season after the Twins went ahead in the top of the ninth and Jhoan Duran worked his magic and struck out two for his 17th save of the season. Griffin Jax also worked a scoreless seventh ahead of Alcala, but with the game being tied, there was no hold to be found.
• Kirby Yates coughed up the lead and took the loss after allowing one run on two walks and no hits (and some stolen base/wild pitch shenanigans). This raised his ERA to… 1.19. Yates has been having a tremendous season for Texas and there wasn’t anything really here to say otherwise.

 

 

The best of the rest

 

• Gregory Soto and Burch Smith both earned holds before the game got out of save range and Cionel Pérez and Yennier Cano each pitched a scoreless inning without earning a hold.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

AL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Orioles	Seranthony Domínguez		Yennier Cano		Cionel Pérez, Craig Kimbrel , 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	NR	93	47	70	Joey Wentz	Alex Lange
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	Lucas Erceg		James McArthur		Angel Zerpa, Chris Stratton, Will Smith	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		Declan Cronin, George Soriano, Jesus Tinoco	Anthony Bender
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	28	75	33	55	Kent Emanuel	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		Kevin Ginkel		Paul Sewald, Ryan Thompson, 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	17	33	24	45	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	11	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, Randy Rodríguez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	28	56	84	Sean Hjelle	Reggie Crawford, Camilo Doval

 

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