Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

Welcome to the RP Roundup, my daily fantasy baseball article reviewing every reliever performance from the previous day.

ATL 7 – WSN 2

Atlanta Braves
Dylan Lee	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	31% CSW
Carlos Carrasco	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW

It’s cool to see Carlos Carrasco still kicking around at age 39, but the stuff has diminished, and he can’t be more than a mop-up guy at this point.

Washington Nationals
Richard Lovelady	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Cionel Pérez – L (3)	0.1 IP	3 ER	1 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	25% CSW
Gus Varland	0.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	31% CSW
Julian Fernández	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	30% CSW

Gus Varland didn’t have his best stuff or command here, leaving pitches over the middle of the plate, and the Braves took advantage of his mistakes.

MIL 4 – DET 5

Milwaukee Brewers
Aaron Ashby	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Grant Anderson	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	75% CSW
Trevor Megill – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Angel Zerpa – BS (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	28% CSW
Abner Uribe – L (1)	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	50% CSW

Trevor Megill’s fastball was down in the 96 MPH range again, and it’s now looking like just an average fastball. The curveballs still great, but an average fastball with his command is not something to get excited about. The results have been better recently, I guess, but that fastball worries me.
Abner Uribe had been looking good in this outing until Torkelson hammered a sinker up in the zone for a walk off HR, but I still think Uribe is the better option to close for the Brewers at the current moment.

Detroit Tigers
Tyler Holton	1.0 IP	2 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	28% CSW
Burch Smith	1.1 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Brant Hurter – W (2)	0.2 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Burch Smith, and to his credit, at age 36, he still has average (maybe better) stuff and could stick in this bullpen for a while.

PHI 7 – CHC 8

Philadelphia Phillies
Chase Shugart	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Orion Kerkering	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Brad Keller	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
José Alvarado	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW
Tanner Banks – L (2)	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	27% CSW

Brad Keller has had a tough time missing bats all season, and not getting even a called strike in this one, while also allowing a HR is somewhat concerning. The stuff has just been about average for him this year, so maybe this is just who he is.

Chicago Cubs
Hoby Milner – HLD (2)	0.2 IP	1 ER	0 H	2 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	12% CSW
Jacob Webb – BS (2)	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	18% CSW
Caleb Thielbar – BS (1)	0.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Riley Martin	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	13% CSW
Javier Assad – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW

Caleb Thielbar allowed a home run and then left the game with a hamstring injury. We are still waiting to hear the severity, but if he goes on the IL, this bullpen is really going to find a way to piece together something for the next two weeks or so. Some combination of Jacob Webb and Riley Martin could factor in, or Ben Brown just closes out the last 2-3 innings of games, maybe.

SDP 10 – COL 8

San Diego Padres
Adrian Morejon	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW
Ron Marinaccio – W (1)	2.0 IP	1 ER	4 H	0 K	3 Whiffs	17% CSW
Mason Miller – SV (9)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	43% CSW

No K’s, and 1 hit allowed for Mason Miller with just 1 whiff? Coors really is undefeated.

Colorado Rockies
Zach Agnos	3.0 IP	2 ER	4 H	1 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	24% CSW
Seth Halvorsen – HLD (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW
Juan Mejia – HLD (1)	1.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	1 BB	3 K	8 Whiffs	27% CSW
Victor Vodnik – L (2)	0.2 IP	5 ER	4 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	32% CSW
Brennan Bernardino	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW

Victor Vodnik had been better at Coors than on the road, leading up to this game at least. He just left a lot of pitches over the middle of the plate, and the Padres took advantage.

CHW 4 – ARI 1

Chicago White Sox
Grant Taylor – W (1)	1.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	35% CSW
Seranthony Domínguez – SV (5)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	42% CSW

Grant Taylor getting normal usage and dominating. We love to see it. The plan for him still feels unclear, but if he continues to enter the 7th inning or later of close games, he’ll rise up the SV+HLD rankings.
This was better from Seranthony Domínguez; the command wasn’t terrible, and the fastball looked good. Can we get some consistency now?

Arizona Diamondbacks
Kevin Ginkel	1.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	28% CSW
Juan Morillo	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	50% CSW
Paul Sewald – L (3)	0.2 IP	3 ER	1 H	2 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW
Jonathan Loáisiga	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Paul Sewald apparently has not been listening to my PSA about not walking the leadoff man. He walked the first two hitters before grooving a 2-2 fastball to Benintendi (the pitch couldn’t have been more middle-middle). Hopefully, this is just one bad outing, and he can shake it off and command his stuff better next time.

LAD 3 – SFG 0

Los Angeles Dodgers
Tanner Scott – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW

Tanner Scott gets the first save chance following Edwin Díaz landing on the IL, and I love seeing Scott so aggressive in the strike zone this year. It may limit his strikeout rate, but it will definitely improve his ratios. Now we wait to see who gets the next save chance, but the assumption has been that Scott would get the bulk of the chances moving forward.

San Francisco Giants
Blade Tidwell	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	40% CSW

Blade Tidwell is like Caleb Kilian, but maybe even more inconsistent. There could be something there, but it’s just likely to be frustrating in the short term.

NYY 4 – BOS 2

New York Yankees
David Bednar – SV (7)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW

The Red Sox lineup is so bad right now, so it’s hard to get a good read on any pitcher who faces them, so we’ll take the save from David Bednar, but also still panic because the velocity is not budging. Going from 97+ MPH to 95.5 MPH can be a pretty big deal.

Boston Red Sox
Danny Coulombe – L (1)	0.2 IP	3 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	39% CSW
Greg Weissert – BS (2)	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	42% CSW
Tyler Samaniego	1.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Ryan Watson	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW

Danny Coulombe had a hard time finding an interested team this offseason, and it’s pretty apparent the stuff has taken a hit to where he’s now an average/slightly below average reliever. I’d rather see Eduardo Rivera in this bullpen full-time at this point or even Tyler Samaniego get a longer look.

MIN 8 – NYM 10

Minnesota Twins
Andrew Morris – L (1)	2.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	4 K	6 Whiffs	35% CSW
Anthony Banda	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW

Andrew Morris throws six pitches, and while his four-seamer and sinker are pretty good, he doesn’t have a standout offspeed offering. The sweeper might be ok,

New York Mets
Tobias Myers	2.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	32% CSW
David Peterson	3.1 IP	1 ER	4 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Craig Kimbrel	0.2 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW
Huascar Brazobán – BS (2)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Devin Williams – W (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	41% CSW

What a weird ninth inning for the Mets here. Devin Williams was supposed to start the inning, but instead Huascar Brazobán took the mound by accident and had to pitch to one batter. Williams then came in, and allowed three hits and a run, which is obviously not what we wanted to see after his last couple of outings. There is some good news, though, as the command was better, but more importantly, his changeup looked like his changeup of old. That has me feeling a little bit better about him moving forward (and the fact that the Mets don’t have an alternative closer option), but he needs to have a good weekend/week and build some positive momentum.

PIT 1 – TEX 6

Pittsburgh Pirates
Evan Sisk	2.0 IP	0 H	2 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	25% CSW
Justin Lawrence	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Yohan Ramírez	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW

Evan Sisk’s mediocre four-seamer was responsible for four whiffs here, which is maybe a testament to how hitters need to respect his sweeper. He’s not someone to target in holds leagues yet, but there are pieces here that could translate soon.

Texas Rangers
Gavin Collyer	0.1 IP	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	13% CSW
Jalen Beeks	1.0 IP	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	62% CSW
Jakob Junis	1.0 IP	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW
Peyton Gray	1.0 IP	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	40% CSW

Peyton Gray made his debut here, and while this line looks great and his minor league numbers look great, I’m not sure there’s anything here to be excited about. The fastball isn’t great, and while the changeup does appear ot be a legit plus pitch, I’m not sure the fastball is good enough to keep him around long term. All of his whiffs came on changeups to Konor Griffin, who’s been struggling mightily at the MLB level.

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