Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

St. Louis Cardinals
Gordon Graceffo	1.0 IP	2 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Matt Svanson	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	38% CSW
Ryan Fernandez	1.0 IP	2 H	2 K	6 Whiffs	47% CSW

Ryan Fernandez remains very hittable, but 6 whiffs on 17 pitches is still impressive. They need one of these three righties to step up, and Matt Svanson still feels broken, while Gordan Graceffo just lacks premium stuff (curveball is nice though).

Miami Marlins
Andrew Nardi	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	46% CSW
Anthony Bender	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	44% CSW
Michael Petersen	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	1 Whiffs	62% CSW
Lake Bachar	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Pete Fairbanks – SV (5)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW

This is the type of line Michael Petersen can manage when he’s even remotely locating his stuff. Let’s see this fastball command stick, and then we are talking about an elite-type reliever.

Houston Astros
AJ Blubaugh – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	12% CSW
Steven Okert – HLD (3)	0.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW
Enyel De Los Santos – SV (3)	1.1 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	42% CSW

Better outing from Enyel De Los Santos here, but I’m honestly not too interested. He basically just avoided his fastball here, relying on throwing his slider and changeup for strikes (neither one is that good either).

Cleveland Guardians
Matt Festa	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	39% CSW
Hunter Gaddis	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Erik Sabrowski	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Hunter Gaddis threw five sliders and called it a day here. The stuff still feels pretty blegh, but he’s at least locked into a pretty good situation at the moment.

Cincinnati Reds
Connor Phillips	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	24% CSW
Tony Santillan	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Brock Burke	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

It feels like Connor Phillips has pitched every day this week (he had Tuesday off), but it’s the same story with him. Great stuff, the command is still just not where we need it to be for him to take that next step forward.

Tampa Bay Rays
Kevin Kelly	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW

The Rays desperately needed this start from Martinez tonight, and just needing to use Kevin Kelly should have this bullpen fresh heading into the weekend.

Baltimore Orioles
Yennier Cano	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	9% CSW
Tyler Wells – HLD (5)	1.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Anthony Nunez – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	23% CSW

Congrats to Anthony Nunez on his first career save, and while he couldn’t throw a fastball for a strike here, he was able to land a couple of sweepers in the zone and made this look easy. The command is still a work in progress, but the stuff is undeniable.

Kansas City Royals
Eli Morgan	1.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Alex Lange	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	28% CSW
Mason Black	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW

Nice (and much needed) bounce back outing from Alex Lange here, who still possesses a great slider and changeup, and the command isn’t even terrible, but his fastball are meh.

Toronto Blue Jays
Tommy Nance – L (2)	1.1 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	33% CSW
Braydon Fisher	0.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
Joe Mantiply	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW

Braydon Fisher had been great to start this season, and this is most likely just a blip, as the hits were fairly lucky in this one, too.

Los Angeles Angels
Ryan Zeferjahn – HLD (1)	1.1 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Chase Silseth – BS (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Brent Suter – W (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	42% CSW
Jordan Romano	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	35% CSW

Two hits aside, this was probably the best Jordan Romano has looked in a full inning this season. There was (finally) some semblance of fastball command, and the slider command was passable at least. That said, he may be too hittable when he is in the strike zone, but I’d rather this than him walking hitters. With how Kirby Yates rehab assignment is going, I wonder if maybe Romano winds up getting a longer look at the closer role than we may have expected.

Athletics
Brady Basso – BS (1)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW
Mark Leiter Jr. Jr.	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Justin Sterner	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW
Joel Kuhnel – L (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	4 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	9% CSW

This is the type of outing I was waiting for with Joel Kuhnel, as his stuff is just so hittable, he was due to get Singled Out. This is why we want guys who can miss bats.

Seattle Mariners
Jose A. Ferrer	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	35% CSW
Matt Brash	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	30% CSW
Cooper Criswell – HLD (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Andrés Muñoz – W (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	18% CSW

Andrés Muñoz still seems to be struggling to find a feel for his slider, and I want to believe he will find that feel eventually, but this inconsistency is frustrating at the moment.

Milwaukee Brewers
Chad Patrick – L (1)	4.0 IP	4 ER	6 H	1 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	19% CSW
Carlos Rodríguez	2.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	8 Whiffs	34% CSW

Carlos Rodríguez has a good changeup and not much else going on.

Detroit Tigers
Kyle Finnegan – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	43% CSW
Will Vest – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	23% CSW
Kenley Jansen – SV (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW

The first shaky outing for Kenley Jansen this season, as he had trouble locating his cutter, but we also saw the velo down under 92 MPH with it here. The velocity fluctuates a lot, and I don’t think this is something to ultimately worry about, but this is a reminder that Jansen will have outings like this time to time.

Atlanta Braves
Martín Pérez	3.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	4 K	5 Whiffs	27% CSW
Dylan Lee – W (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW
Tyler Kinley – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	32% CSW
Robert Suarez – SV (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW

0 K’s from Dylan Lee and Robert Suarez is kind of crazy to think about, but the Nationals’ lineup was really aggressive against them here. Suarez only threw 8 pitches, but it’s still surprising that he threw his cutter the most (3 times) here. That pitch could add another level of nastiness from him, and takes some pressure off his changeup (which is OK at best) to be his top secondary.

Washington Nationals
Mitchell Parker	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	43% CSW
Julian Fernández	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW

Mitchell Parker still has a great slider. Is the fastball good enough to keep up?

New York Yankees
Brent Headrick	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	27% CSW

Brent Headrick has been more good than bad this season, but there are still some command inconsistencies, and the stuff will also fluctuate a bit game to game. I don’t see Sabrowski-esque upside, but he can be a quality lefty in this game for a while.

Boston Red Sox
Zack Kelly	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	45% CSW
Eduardo Rivera	3.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	8 Whiffs	37% CSW

Eduardo Rivera made his MLB debut here, and yeah, there’s a lot to like with the 22-year-old lefty. His three-pitch mix could certainly play in the MLB bullpen right now, but how do the Red Sox want to go about developing him, as he was just starting games at AA a week ago.

Minnesota Twins
Kendry Rojas	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	3 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	17% CSW
Eric Orze	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW
Taylor Rogers – L (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Justin Topa	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	6% CSW

Kendry Rojas also made his MLB debut here, and I get the hype (97 MPH from the left side with two solid secondaries), but again, what’s the plan with Rojas long term this season? His command is still very questionable (at best), and are the Twins looking at him as just a bullpen arm now?

New York Mets
Brooks Raley	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	31% CSW
Luke Weaver – W (2)	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	40% CSW

Luke Weaver grinded through the final four outs of this game despite having no command (11/30 pitches in the zone), but I’m sure Mets fans don’t care, as a win is a win. The stuff is still there for Weaver, but the command has been very hit or miss to begin the season. I’m not so sure he is the answer to the closer role if Devin Williams can’t turn things around.

Philadelphia Phillies
Taijuan Walker – L (4)	4.0 IP	4 ER	8 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	25% CSW
Alan Rangel	3.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	5 K	6 Whiffs	32% CSW

I was bummed out when the Phillies optioned Seth Johnson for Alan Rangel, but Rangel’s stuff was also pretty impressive. The changeup and curveball are in plus territory, and despite sitting near 93 MPH with his fastball, he’s getting 20.4″ of iVB on the pitch. Even the slider he mixed in as his fourth pitch wasn’t bad. He’s certainly better than Taijuan Walker at this point.

Chicago Cubs
Ben Brown – W (1)	2.1 IP	3 H	5 K	2 Whiffs	46% CSW
Corbin Martin	1.0 IP	0 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Hoby Milner	1.0 IP	1 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW

I wanted to buy into Ben Brown the reliever, but the stuff and command are just average, maybe above-average at best, and I just don’t know if there is another gear here he can find to get us more excited.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Gregory Soto – W (1)	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	26% CSW
Dennis Santana	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	44% CSW

Gregory Soto teased us in the first two weeks, and now he is sitting at 95 MPH, and that sweeper isn’t as good as it was to open the season as well. He did throw a couple of four-seamers around 98 MPH here, so that’s still in the tank, but this is a different pitcher and someone who could lose his role to Mason Montgomery in the near future if things keep trending the way they have.

Texas Rangers
Tyler Alexander	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Gavin Collyer	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Cole Winn – L (1)	0.1 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	21% CSW
Jalen Beeks	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	56% CSW

Cole Winn has also lost some of his early-season appeal as that fastball just isn’t what we want to see from a high-leverage reliever.

San Diego Padres
Kyle Hart	2.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	19% CSW
David Morgan	1.1 IP	2 ER	4 H	1 BB	3 K	8 Whiffs	32% CSW
Wandy Peralta	1.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	24% CSW

We can blame Coors for this one, but David Morgan is still frustratingly inconsistent. Luckily, the Padres don’t need him to be a lockdown leverage guy for them right now.

Colorado Rockies
Jaden Hill – HLD (4)	1.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	41% CSW
Antonio Senzatela	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	5 Whiffs	28% CSW

Jaden Hill and Antonio Senzatela have ERA’s under 2 right now…but you don’t want to chase either one. Maybe in some crazy deep format, Senzatela’s innings can help you out, but the stuff has not improved that much.

Chicago White Sox
Jordan Hicks	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Bryan Hudson	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	28% CSW
Lucas Sims	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	38% CSW
Sean Newcomb	2.0 IP	1 ER	4 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	18% CSW

After being claimed by multiple teams this offseason, it looks like Bryan Hudson has found a home with the White Sox, and I like what we’ve seen from him for the most part. The velocity has improved this year, and while not elite, he’s 6’8″ with 7.2′ of extension, and we’ll take the 1.5° HAVAA.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Taylor Clarke	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	23% CSW
Ryan Thompson	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	21% CSW
Juan Morillo	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	43% CSW
Paul Sewald	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	31% CSW

Despite a few baserunners allowed, Juan Morillo and Paul Sewald didn’t allow any runs in this one, and who would have thought these two would turn into the dominant back-end duo as they have?

Los Angeles Dodgers
Jack Dreyer – L (1)	1.0 IP	3 ER	3 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Kyle Hurt	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	45% CSW

Nooo, Jack Dreyer what happened here? Two middle-middle fastballs for singles to open the inning, and then PATRICK BAILEY (the worst hitter in baseball, maybe?) goes deep on a hanging slider? Rough outing all the way around here (zero whiffs?) from Dreyer, and hopefully we can just chalk it up to a bad day.

San Francisco Giants
Caleb Kilian – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	23% CSW
Ryan Walker – SV (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW

Back-to-back saves for Ryan Walker over the past two days, so I guess he is the closer again for the Giants (maybe?) It wouldn’t be a surprise if his next outing is in the 6th or 7th innings over the weekend, but I guess he should still be rostered until we find out.

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