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Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 8/4/24 Depth Chart

Breakdowns of key bullpen usage from yesterday's slate of games.

Patrick Fitzgerald
Fantasy 8/4/2024

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

 

  • Today was a busy day for bullpens, as every single game featured a decision, save, or hold from at least one reliever.
  • The Mets sent Reed Garrett on a rehab assignment to Double-A Binghamton. Garrett has had an up-and-down campaign, but he figures to get some high-leverage work when he’s back with the Mets assuming he has a successful rehab assignment.

 

Yesterday’s Performances

NYY 8 – TOR 3

HD: Luke Weaver (17)

SV: Clay Holmes (23)

  • The Yankees teed off on José Berríos in this one, scoring six runs (five earned) on three home runs. Weaver (2.92 ERA) struck out the side in the seventh before the Bronx Bombers scored an insurance run in both the seventh and eighth.
  • Holmes (2.80 ERA) fanned George Springer to end the game after trade deadline acquisition Mark Leiter Jr. loaded the bases with two outs in the 9th.

STL 5 – CHC 4

W: JoJo Romero (5-1)

L: Héctor Neris (8-4)

HD: Drew Smyly (4)

BS: Porter Hodge (2)

SV: Ryan Helsley (34)

  • This contest saw some high-leverage action from both bullpens, as Chicago held a 4-1 lead for most of the game until Hodge surrendered three runs (two earned) in the top of the eighth. Romero (2.38 ERA) fired a scoreless frame in the bottom of the inning, earning the win after Tommy Pham came around to score following a leadoff triple off Neris (3.60 ERA) in the top of the ninth.
  • Helsley (2.64 ERA) locked down his 34th save, reclaiming sole possession of the league lead despite only recording three saves in July.

WAS 6 – MIL 4

SV: Kyle Finnegan (29)

  • Finnegan (3.38 ERA) bounced back from a disastrous last outing (0.1 IP, 5 ER) to notch a four-out save. He entered with runners on second and third and two outs in the top of the eighth, allowing both inherited runners to score. The runs were charged to Joan Adon.

DET 6 – KCR 5 (11)

W: Jason Foley (3-3)

L: James McArthur (4-5)

HD: Lucas Erceg (15)

BS: Hunter Harvey (3), Kris Bubic (1)

  • The bullpens were busy in this one, especially for the Tigers, who threw a bullpen game started off by three perfect innings from Tyler Holton (2.70 ERA).
  • Detroit tied things up in the bottom of the ninth against Harvey (4.53 ERA). Erceg (3.46 ERA) threw another clean frame in this one, and with six straight scoreless performances, he should start seeing some save chances in Kansas City.
  • Foley (3.89 ERA) let the Manfred Man score in both the 10th and 11th, but he didn’t let anyone else across, and the Tigers walked it off on a Wenceel Pérez single off of McArthur (5.32 ERA) in the bottom of the 11th. He has allowed nine earned runs in his last five appearances and figures to continue to cede high-leverage work to Harvey, Bubic, and Erceg.

PIT 4 – ARI 2

W: Kyle Nicolas (2-2)

L: Slade Cecconi (2-7)

HD: Aroldis Chapman (16)

BS: Jalen Beeks (8)

SV: David Bednar (20)

  • This game went into a rain delay halfway through the fourth inning, so both starters were pulled early. Cecconi (6.14 ERA) took the loss in bulk relief while Nicolas (3.11 ERA) threw two scoreless frames to record the win.
  • Chapman (3.67 ERA) struck out the side in a scoreless eighth while Bednar (5.06 ERA) allowed three baserunners in the ninth but was still able to close things out. While the ERA may look bad, it is inflated by a 13.50 mark in April. Bednar has not allowed multiple earned runs in an outing since April 26.
  • Paul Sewald (4.23 ERA) threw a scoreless ninth with one walk and one strikeout as he attempts to get back on track after being removed from the closer role in Arizona.

TEX 7 – BOS 4

W: José Leclerc (5-4)

HD: Andrew Chafin (9), Josh Sborz (8), David Robertson (23)

SV: Kirby Yates (20)

  • The Rangers’ bullpen shouldered a heavy load in this one behind Cody Bradford (3.2 IP), who recently came off the IL. The five relievers seen above yielded only one run in 5.1 IP despite allowing nine baserunners. Yates (1.13 ERA) recorded a four-out save to continue an absolutely stellar campaign. It’s his first save of August after eight (!) saves in July.

MIN 6 – CWS 2

L: Touki Toussaint (0-1)

HD: Griffin Jax (17)

  • Toussaint (3 IP, 2 ER) took the loss in bulk relief behind Garrett Crochet (4 IP, 77 pitches), who continues to make shorter starts. Jax (2.05 ERA) whiffed two in the eighth before Minnesota added three runs off John Brebbia (6.26 ERA) in the bottom of the inning. Jhoan Duran (3.57 ERA) still handled the ninth, retiring the side on six pitches.

BAL 7 – CLE 4

HD: Cionel Pérez (14)

SV: Yennier Cano (5)

  • Cano (2.76 ERA) retired the side in order to record his second save in the last week, indicating that he has taken control of the role from Craig Kimbrel. As we’ve seen earlier this year, the role is Kimbrel’s to reclaim if he can stack a few strong outings, but Cano is the man for now.
  • With the demotion of Keegan Akin and the implosion of Gregory Soto in his Baltimore debut, Pérez (4.36 ERA) remains the top high-leverage lefty in Baltimore despite underwhelming results.

CIN 6 – SFG 4

SV: Alexis Díaz

  • Solo home runs in the seventh, eighth, and ninth weren’t enough to get the Giants back into this one. Díaz (4.35 ERA, 1.45 WHIP) continues to be a steady source of saves while hurting managers pretty much everywhere else.
  • Jordan Hicks (2 IP, 0 ER) continued to work out of the ‘pen for San Francisco and could be a multi-inning weapon.

TBR 6 – HOU 1

HD: Colin Poche (14), Manuel Rodríguez (5), Edwin Uceta (2)

  • Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Rays’ relievers (the three seen above and Pete Fairbanks) combined for 3.1 scoreless IP, allowing one hit and fanning four. Uceta (1.31 ERA, 25/3 K/BB) continued his breakout campaign with a scoreless eighth and could see more high-leverage work with Jason Adam no longer in the mix. The Rays scored two in the top of the ninth to extend their lead to five and take the save opportunity away from Fairbanks.

MIA 4 – ATL 3

W: Declan Cronin (3-3)

L: Pierce Johnson (4-3)

HD: Anthony Bender (11), Andrew Nardi (14)

SV: Calvin Faucher (1)

  • Cronin (53.1 IP, 3.88 ERA) continued a successful campaign as a bulk reliever with two scoreless innings in this one while Johnson (2.95 ERA) allowed a go-ahead double to Jesús Sánchez in the seventh.
  • After blowing the save on Friday, Faucher (3.46 ERA) bounced back to record his second career save and the first for Miami since trading Tanner Scott. Bender (3.56 ERA) and Nardi (4.57 ERA) notched holds for the second consecutive day, solidifying themselves as part of the late-inning corps for the Marlins.

SDP 3 – COL 2

W: Jason Adam (5-2)

L: Peter Lambert (2-5)

HD: Tanner Scott (2)

SV: Robert Suarez (24)

  • Adam (2.39 ERA) vultured a win in his second appearance with his new team after Lambert (5.98 ERA) let up two runs in the seventh. Scott (1.35 ERA) secured the hold despite allowing a solo homer to Jacob Stallings in his Padres debut. Suárez (1.44 ERA) figures to hold onto the closer’s role, though we may see Scott notch a save or two if several lefties are due up in the ninth.

LAD 10 – OAK 0

HD: Michael Kopech (2)

  • This one got out of hand late, as Los Angeles scored two in the eighth and six in the ninth. Kopech (1 IP, 0 H, 1 K) continued to look sharp in LA.
  • Enrique Hernández made his second pitching appearance of the season, throwing a scoreless ninth!

LAA 5 – NYM 4

W: Matt Moore (5-2)

L: Huascar Brazoban (1-3)

HD: Hans Crouse (1)

BS: Brazobán (4), Hunter Strickland (3)

SV: Ben Joyce (1)

  • This was a topsy-turvy affair that saw seven combined runs in the seventh inning. The Halos led 2-0 entering the frame, but a J.D. Martinez grand slam off of Strickland (3.66 ERA) briefly gave the Mets the lead before a Zach Neto three-run shot off Brazobán (0.2 IP, 3 ER) swung things back in LA’s favor.
  • Joyce (1.82 ERA) got four outs to record his first career save in this one. He and Strickland both have one save since the trade deadline, but I would give Joyce the leg up in the competition, especially after Strickland entered in the seventh tonight and allowed a long ball.

SEA 6 – PHI 5 (10)

W: Collin Snider (2-1)

L: Carlos Estévez (1-4)

BS: Jeff Hoffman (4)

  • Philadephia went with a bullpen game in this one, using Kolby Allard (4 IP, 1 ER) as a bulk reliever. For their part, Seattle rolled out six relievers behind Bryce Miller (4.1 IP, 4 ER). The Phillies took a four-run lead into the bottom of the sixth, but the usually excellent Hoffman (1.72 ERA) imploded and allowed Seattle to tie things up. Three scoreless frames followed. Andrés Muñoz (1.22 ERA) handled the ninth for the Mariners, and Estévez (2.15 ERA) did the same for Philadelphia.
  • Snider (1.31 ERA) fanned two in the 10th to strand the Manfred Man before Mitch Haniger drew a walk-off walk against Estévez. Estévez took the loss despite allowing no hits, as he walked two batters (one intentionally) and hit one in the 10th. He still figures to see most of the save chances in Philly given that he pitched the ninth while Hoffman struggled mightily in an earlier frame.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

 

Also, if you’re looking for a detailed list or ranking of RPs, check out Rick Graham’s weekly pieces:

The Hold Up: Ranking the Top 100 Relievers for Holds Every Thursday

Closing Time: Ranking the Top 30 Closers

Top 100 Relievers for Save+Hold Leagues

 

Patrick Fitzgerald

Patrick Fitzgerald is a Staff Writer for Pitcher List's fantasy team. He is an alum of Vassar College, where he pitched on the baseball team and studied economics and political science. Patrick is an avid O's fan and head-to-head fantasy baseball player (roto remains a work in progress).

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