Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings – 9/26/24 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

 

• All teams were supposed to be in play yesterday, but the weather had some other ideas. There are set to be dangerous hurricane-level storms in the southeast of the country in the next two days, and the Braves and Mets have already had to postpone their game for today, as well as last night’s contest. This sets up a doubleheader on Monday to determine the final outcome of the season and the National League Wild Card seedings before one or maybe both teams have to fly to their opponent’s location for a playoff game on Tuesday.
• Thursday is the final getaway day of the season! We have truly made it to the end. If you are still in your league finals, good luck!
• The Yankees recalled Cody Poteet in replacement of the injured Nestor Cortes, and Poteet pitched 3.1 innings of bulk relief in the loss to the Orioles yesterday, allowing one run.
• We’ll focus on the games that have direct postseason relevance for the main performances today.

 

• The Orioles were up 8-3 after the fourth inning in this one, with Marcus Stroman having given up 10 hits through 10 outs when he was pulled in the fourth, surrendering six runs. Clayton Beeter gave up another two before the frame ended.
• Baltimore had a big lead and used all but their high-leverage arms in the contest to hold it, they even made it 9-3 in the eighth. However, the Yankees scored four runs off Matt Bowman in the bottom of the ninth to cut it to 9-7.
• With one out in the frame, the bases empty, and Seranthony Domínguez having pitched Tuesday; Keegan Akin came in and retired both of the next two Yankees to earn the save. It was his first of the year.

 

LAD 4 – SDP 3

W: Alex Vesia (5-4)

L: Jeremiah Estrada (6-3)

SV: Michael Kopech (15)

HD: Evan Phillips (9), Blake Treinen (15)

• The scoring ended after the sixth inning in this contest, always a positive sign when discussing relief pitchers. The issue was that when Jeremiah Estrada came into the game in the sixth, he allowed back-to-back walks to open the inning and then a single to Shohei Ohtani which would drive in the game-winning run.
• From there the Dodgers bullpen took over, allowing no hits after the departure of starter, Jack Flaherty. Evan Phillips and Blake Treinen each picked up a hold in a 1-2-3 inning, neither requiring more than 10 pitches!
• Then Michael Kopech came in and allowed just a walk en route to his 15th save, he threw 8 of his 14 pitches for strikes.

 

The Best of the Rest…

• Emmanuel Clase got save number 47 on the season in a big win for the Guardians as they moved just a half-game behind the Yankees for the best record in the American League. He did give up a hit-and-walk two, so not great for a WHIP category, but no runs allowed and ultimately got the job done. It has been a season for the record books for Clase.
• Ryan Helsley kept his one-save lead at 48 with a Cardinals three-run of 5-2 over the Rockies. Helsley came in with one out after a Brenton Doyle home run to make it a save scenario and needed just one pitch to get the save. Will he be able to make a push for 50 saves? The odds are against him, but there’s probably still a decent chance with four games to go.
• The Royals got a big win over the Nationals to stay in running for the American League Wild Card. Lucas Erceg picked up save number 13 and has kept opponents scoreless in six of his last seven appearances after a rough patch towards the end of last month.

 

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