Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 8/20/24 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

 

• Only 10 games were scheduled for Monday so many bullpens will earn a rest after the weekend series. There were six saves registered across the 10 games with two closer wins also – Edwin Diaz for the Mets and Josh Hader for the Astros.
• The Kansas City Royals activated high-leverage arm John Schreiber from the injured list and he immediately logged his second save of the season. Schreiber could see the opportunities over the recently acquired Lucas Erceg.

 

SEA 0 – LAD 3

HD: Joe Kelly (13)

SV: Evan Phillips (16)

• After the entire backend of the Dodgers bullpen pitched the day before, it was Evan Phillips who got the nod to face the top of the dangerous Mariners lineup. Phillips struck out Randy Arozarena in between two flyouts for his 16th save of the season, however, it is worth noting that it was his first since July 23. Daniel Hudson has seen more regular save looks over the past month but that doesn’t seem worth much right now as the Dodgers closer situation remains a fantasy headache.

 

CWS 3 – SFG 5

HD: Tyler Rogers (26)

SV: Jordan Hicks (1)

• On his seventh relief appearance since being ousted from the Giants rotation, Jordan Hicks earned his first save of the season. Hicks, whose season started so promisingly, will hope this is a season renaissance despite allowing two baserunners to make it interesting. Tyler Rogers has been sensational over the past month and he registered his 26th hold of 2024. Impressive.

 

MIN 3 – SDP 5

HD: Jason Adam (21), Tanner Scott (6)

SV: Robert Suarez (28)

• An impressive season for Robert Suarez continued with his 28th save of the season. It wasn’t as accomplished as he would have hoped as he allowed a two-out walk and then a run on a Christian Vázquez hit. It is the third time in the last five games he has allowed a run despite earning four saves in the same time. Adam and Scott both pitched perfect frames in setup roles with Adam striking out all three batters he faced.

 

TBR 0 – OAK 3

HD: Grant Holman (2), Tyler Ferguson (4)

SV: Mason Miller (19)

• Showing no signs of impingement from his time on the injured list, A’s majestic young closer Mason Miller continues to dazzle in the spotlight. Miller struck out one and did not allow a hit to earn his 19th save of the campaign. Since returning from the IL, he has gone 7-for-7 in save chances, boasting a lovely 23:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 16 frames. Elite!

 

LAA 3 – KCR 5

HD: Kris Bubic (2)

SV: John Schreiber (2)

• John Schreiber’s last save came against the Angels on May 10 so it was fitting that his second also came against the hapless Anaheim outfit in his first appearance back from the injured list. Schreiber gave up a single to Logan O’Hoppe but then induced a double-play ball to make things less tense. The former Red Sox veteran will look to build on more opportunities in an opportunistic situation in Kansas City.

 

PIT 3 – TEX 4

SV: Kirby Yates (22)

• Bouncing back from a blown save and a loss across two outings over the weekend, Kirby Yates struck out Ji Hwan Bae and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to earn his 22nd save of the campaign. Yates didn’t allow a hit or a walk in what would have been a personal relief. The veteran closer is still locked into the ninth for the underperforming Rangers.

 

The best of the rest…

• Edwin Diaz struck out one and pitched a perfect ninth before benefitting from Francisco Alvarez’s walk-off homer off Seranthony Domínguez in the Mets’ narrow 4-3 win over Baltimore at Citi Field.  José Buttó continued his ascension in a setup role, handling the eighth inning with aplomb.
• A Yainer Diaz homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the Astros a narrow 5-4 walk-off win over the Red Sox with Kenley Jansen taking the loss and Josh Hader earning his sixth win of the year after a clean top of the frame.
• The Reds emptied their bullpen protecting a four-run lead going into the final three frames. Five relievers combined to allow just one run after rookie starter Julian Aguiar only went four frames. The Reds held on to win 6-3 despite closer Alexis Díaz giving up a solo homer in the ninth.
• The Diamondbacks rolled out the high-leverage crew against the Marlins with former closer Paul Sewald giving up two runs on three hits while protecting a five-run lead in the ninth. Sewald gave up a single and two doubles and just about escaped a messy outing.

 

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	23	33	12	29	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
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	14	27	32	56	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	16	17	35	Michael Tonkin	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Edwin Uceta		Colin Poche		Manuel Rodríguez, Garrett Cleavinger, Kevin Kelly	Pete Fairbanks
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	NR	66	63	91	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	John Schreiber		Lucas Erceg		Angel Zerpa, Chris Stratton, Will Smith, James McArthur	Josh Taylor, 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		Tyler Ferguson		Scott Alexander, T.J. McFarland, Dany Jiménez	Austin Adams
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	9	11	70	98	Michael Otanez	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	10	12	7	20	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	71	31	54	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	6	6	37	62	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	27	60	19	38	Domingo Germán	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