Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 9/24/24 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

 

• The Cubs placed reliever Jorge López on the injured list with a groin strain, activating Gavin Hollowell to take his place in the middle innings.
• There were just four games on Monday so there will be plenty of rested bullpens going into new series today.

 

SFG 6 – ARI 3

HD: Camilo Doval (4), Spencer Bivens (2)

SV: Ryan Walker (10)

• After recording 22 holds in an impressive campaign, Ryan Walker took over the closer role in August and he’s already recorded 10 saves in that time. This was his second save of the weekend and he pitched a perfect frame without registering a strike out. His healthy 1.94 ERA and 0.84 WHIP are great but his elite 99:17 K:BB rate is the real drawing card.

 

SEA 6 – HOU 1

• The Astros bullpen let down starter Hunter Greene who pitched six brilliant frames – Bryan King and Seth Martinez both gave up two runs with the ball game still close in the last two innings. Bryce Miller was phenomenal over seven innings with Troy Taylor giving up a homer to Jason Heyward to make things interesting before the Mariners added on late.

 

BOS 4 – TOR 1

HD: Greg Weissert (6), Zach Penrod (1), Luis Guerrero (2)

• The Red Sox lost Kenley Jansen to the injured list but the bullpen came through giving up just one run in four frames of work off the back of Tanner Houck’s five scoreless innings. Only veteran Chris Martin gave up a run protecting a four run lead in the ninth. The Blue Jays had to find innings from the pen after veteran Chris Bassitt was forced out of the game in the fifth inning. Five relievers combined to allow just one run.

 

CHC 2 – PHI 6

HD: Matt Strahm (17)

• The Phillies wasted no time employing their premier relievers to secure the division title with this win over the Cubs. Aaron Nola got through six innings despite allowing seven hits giving up just two runs. Matt Strahm, Jeff Hoffman, and closer Carlos Estevez all pitched clean frames in a dominant performance.

 

Bullpen Depth Charts

AL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Orioles	Seranthony Domínguez		Yennier Cano		Cionel Pérez, Jacob Webb, Danny Coulombe	Félix Bautista
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	14	36	16	20	Keegan Akin
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Red Sox	Chris Martin		Justin Slaten		Lucas Sims, Luis Garcia, Greg Weissert	Liam Hendriks, Kenley Jansen
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	NR	56	32	54	Josh Winckowski	Zack Kelly
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Yankees	Luke Weaver		Clay Holmes		Tommy Kahnle, Mark Leiter Jr., Ian Hamilton	Jake Cousins
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	22	31	21	43	Clayton Beeter	Will Warren, Cody Morris
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rays	Edwin Uceta		Manuel Rodríguez		Garrett Cleavinger, Kevin Kelly, Colin Poche	Pete Fairbanks
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	18	15	24	46	Drew Rasmussen	Colby White
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Blue Jays	Chad Green		Génesis Cabrera		Zach Pop, Brendon Little, Erik Swanson	Jordan Romano
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	20	76	98	NR	Ryan Yarbrough	T.J. Brock, Connor Cooke
AL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
White Sox	Fraser Ellard		Justin Anderson		Jared Shuster, Enyel De Los Santos, Prelander Berroa	Steven Wilson, Dominic Leone
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	30	NR	NR	NR	Michael Soroka	Eric Adler, Jordan Leasure
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Guardians	Emmanuel Clase		Cade Smith		Hunter Gaddis, Tim Herrin, Nick Sandlin	James Karinchak, Sam Hentges
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	1	1	4	14	Eric Sabrowski	Franco Aleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Tigers	Jason Foley		Tyler Holton		Will Vest, Beau Brieske, Brenan Hanifee	Alex Faedo
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	23	63	15	30	Kenta Maeda	Alex Lange
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Royals	Lucas Erceg		Kris Bubic		Sam Long, John Schreiber, Angel Zerpa	Hunter Harvey, James McArthur, Chris Stratton
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	13	35	35	57	Daniel Lynch IV
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Twins	Jhoan Duran		Griffin Jax		Caleb Thielbar, Cole Sands, Michael Tonkin	Justin Topa, Brock Stewart
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	7	7	3	13	Cole Irvin
AL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Astros	Josh Hader		Bryan Abreu		Héctor Neris, Ryan Pressly, Kaleb Ort	Kendall Graveman, Bennett Sousa, Tayler Scott
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	4	4	6	17	Seth Martinez	Forrest Whitley, Dylan Coleman
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Angels	José Quijada		Hunter Strickland		Brock Burke, Roansy Contreras, Guillo Zuñiga	Robert Stephenson, José Cisnero, Ben Joyce, Matt Moore
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	24	93	88	NR	Carson Fulmer	Kelvin Caceres
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Athletics	Mason Miller		Tyler Ferguson		T.J. McFarland, Grant Holman, Scott Alexander	Austin Adams
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	16	20	50	77	Michel Otanez	Royber Salinas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mariners	Andrés Muñoz		Collin Snider		Tayler Saucedo, Austin Voth, Troy Taylor	Matt Brash, Gregory Santos, Yimi García
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	8	8	39	62	Trent Thornton	Carlos Vargas
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rangers	Kirby Yates		David Robertson		José Leclerc, Andrew Chafin, Walter Pennington	Josh Sborz, Jose Urena
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	6	6	19	40	Jack Leiter	Marc Church, Emiliano Teodo
NL EAST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Braves	Raisel Iglesias		Joe Jiménez		Pierce Johnson, Dylan Lee, Aaron Bummer	A.J. Minter
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	5	5	8	21	Jesse Chavez
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Marlins	Jesus Tinoco		Anthony Bender		Declan Cronin, Mike Baumann, Luke Bachar	Andrew Nardi, Calvin Faucher
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	26	64	85	NR	Xzavion Curry	Luarbert Arias, Anthony Maldonado
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Mets	Edwin Díaz		Phil Maton		Adam Ottavino, Reed Garrett, Danny Young	Brooks Raley, Drew Smith, Dedniel Núñez
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	3	3	33	55	José Buttó	Bryce Montes de Oca
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Phillies	Carlos Estévez		Jeff Hoffman		Orion Kerkering, Matt Strahm, José Alvarado
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	15	42	7	19	Tanner Banks	Griff McGarry
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Nationals	Kyle Finnegan		Derek Law		Robert Garcia, Jose A. Ferrer, Eduardo Salazar
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	27	75	95	NR	Jacob Barnes
NL CENTRAL
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Cubs	Porter Hodge		Nate Pearson		Drew Smyly, Tyson Miller, Gavin Hollowell	Adbert Alzolay, Luke Little, Julian Merryweather, Jorge López
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	19	25	38	60	Keegan Thompson
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Reds	Alexis Díaz		Tony Santillan		Justin Wilson, Emilio Pagán, Fernando Cruz	Ian Gibaut
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	28	74	37	59	Brent Suter	Zach Maxwell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Brewers	Devin Williams		Trevor Megill		Jared Koenig, Joel Payamps, Hoby Milner	J.B. Bukauskas, Enoli Paredes, Nick Mears, Bryse Wilson
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	2	2	9	22	Aaron Ashby	Harold Chirino, Abner Uribe, Elvis Peguero, Craig Yoho, Bryan Hudson
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Pirates	Aroldis Chapman		David Bednar		Dennis Santana, Colin Holderman, Carmen Mlodzinski	Hunter Stratton, Ben Heller
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	25	23	56	83	Jalen Beeks	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	10	10	29	51	Matthew Liberatore
NL WEST
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Diamondbacks	Justin Martinez		A.J. Puk		Ryan Thompson, Kevin Ginkel, Joe Mantiply	Kyle Nelson, Bryce Jarvis, Paul Sewald
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Shaky	21	37	1	11	Yilber Diaz
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Rockies	Seth Halvorsen		Victor Vodnik		Justin Lawrence, Angel Chivilli, Luis Peralta	Daniel Bard, Tyler Kinley
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	NR	NR	NR	NR	Jake Bird	Gavin Hollowell
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Dodgers	Michael Kopech		Evan Phillips		Alex Vesia, Blake Treinen, Daniel Hudson	Anthony Banda
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Committee	17	18	10	24	Ben Casparius
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Padres	Robert Suarez		Tanner Scott		Adrian Morejon, Jeremiah Estrada, Jason Adam
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	12	34	2	12	Bryan Hoeing
Team	Primary Closer		Next in Line		Holds Leagues Options	Injured List
Giants	Ryan Walker		Camilo Doval		Taylor Rogers, Erik Miller, Tyler Rogers	Randy Rodríguez, Jordan Hicks
Closer Status	SV Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Hold Rank	SV+HLD Rank	Bulk RP (wins)	Minor Leagues
Steady	9	9	43	67	Sean Hjelle	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