Welcome to the RP Roundup, my daily fantasy baseball article reviewing every reliever performance from the previous day.
BOS 5 – BAL 3
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Kelly – HLD (2) | 0.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 50% CSW |
| Garrett Whitlock – HLD (4) | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 26% CSW |
| Aroldis Chapman – SV (5) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 4 Whiffs | 57% CSW |
- Is the velo where we want it to be for Aroldis Chapman? No. Does it really matter? Probably not.
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Wolfram | 0.0 IP | 2 ER | 3 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 30% CSW |
| Yennier Cano | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
| Anthony Nunez | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 4 Whiffs | 31% CSW |
| Rico Garcia | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 31% CSW |
- Rico Garcia’s velocity is still down from where he was earlier in the season, and while it hasn’t affected him yet, it has me at least a little concerned.
PHI 2 – ATL 6
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Shugart | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
| Tim Mayza | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 24% CSW |
| Nolan Hoffman | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 33% CSW |
- Nolan Hoffman made his debut here, and while he has a funky sidearm delivery, the stuff is severely lacking.
| Atlanta Braves | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 36% CSW |
| Aaron Bummer | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 4 Whiffs | 36% CSW |
| Robert Suarez | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
- Not a save chance, but Robert Suarez made quick work of the Phillies lineup to finish yesterday’s game.
CLE 2 – TOR 4
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
| Colin Holderman | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 4 Whiffs | 42% CSW |
- Colin Holderman is back up, and I don’t think we were ever concerned with his stuff; it’s just a matter of how he commands it. He didn’t have much command here (2/12 pitches in the zone), but it didn’t matter.
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braydon Fisher – W (1) | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 2 K | 1 Whiffs | 26% CSW |
| Tyler Rogers – HLD (6) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 45% CSW |
| Jeff Hoffman – HLD (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
| Louis Varland – SV (3) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 6 Whiffs | 35% CSW |
- Jeff Hoffman looked OK here, nothing to win his job back immediately, but he also was able to keep the game in check. The command wasn’t great, but we’ll take this outing as a win for Hoffman, and hopefully he can build off it.
- A day after throwing 30 pitches, Louis Varland picked up another save, this time looking much better, even after giving up a leadoff single (kind of a lucky check swing from DeLauter). This role is Varland’s to lose at the moment, and he’s talented enough not to lose it.
DET 8 – CIN 3
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brant Hurter – W (3) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 8% CSW |
| Will Vest – HLD (4) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 0 Whiffs | 38% CSW |
| Kyle Finnegan | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 38% CSW |
| Brenan Hanifee | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 33% CSW |
- Ten days ago, Kyle Finnegan had the worst K-BB rate amongst qualified relievers, but since then, he’s struck out 7 and walked no one, bringing his K-BB rate back into the positive range.
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Burke – HLD (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 22% CSW |
| Sam Moll – L (1) | 0.1 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 30% CSW |
| Pierce Johnson | 0.2 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 0 Whiffs | 14% CSW |
| Jose Franco | 2.0 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 2 BB | 2 K | 6 Whiffs | 32% CSW |
- Jose Franco actually has some decent stuff; the command is just not there.
COL 3 – NYM 1
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Mejia – HLD (2) | 1.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 5 Whiffs | 40% CSW |
| Jaden Hill – HLD (6) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 32% CSW |
| Victor Vodnik – SV (4) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 4 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
- Victor Vodnik was throwing some nasty changeups in this one (thanks, Citi Field), but don’t expect any consistency.
| New York Mets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huascar Brazobán | 2.0 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 5 Whiffs | 23% CSW |
| Austin Warren | 2.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 35% CSW |
- The Mets should keep Austin Warren on the MLB roster. I don’t understand how this is even a question.
COL 3 – NYM 0
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Halvorsen – HLD (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
| Zach Agnos – SV (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
- Seth Halvorsen is back up with the Rockies for the time being, and not throwing as hard, but if that means better command, then we’ll take it.
| New York Mets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Edwards Jr. Jr. | 3.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 3 BB | 5 K | 11 Whiffs | 37% CSW |
| Luke Weaver | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 22% CSW |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 0 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
| Devin Williams | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 4 Whiffs | 36% CSW |
- Carl Edwards Jr. Jr. used to be an interesting name in SV+HLD communities, but not so much these days. The stuff has diminished, and the command is still not great.
- This line looks better than how Devin Williams actually pitched yesterday, as teh command and fastball velo are still not where they need to be, but at least the changeup is working again, so that should give us hope.
MIN 2 – TBR 4
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Banda | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 22% CSW |
| Kody Funderburk | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 0 Whiffs | 15% CSW |
| Cole Sands | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
| Justin Topa | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 0 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
- Anthony Banda’s velo remains up, as it has been in the last few outings. It should help him work his way into a better role here.
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin Jax | 2.1 IP | 0 ER | 31 H | 1 BB | 2 K | 7 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
| Cole Sulser – HLD (3) | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 3 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
| Bryan Baker – SV (6) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 38% CSW |
- Griffin Jax may be entering the rotation soon, and that could actually be exciting. Not sure what that means for fantasy purposes, but he can probably be dropped for now as he stretches out in an opener role.
- So with Jax potentially entering the rotation and Edwin Uceta out indefinitely, why isn’t Bryan Baker rostered everywhere yet? There are only four relievers who have more saves than him, and if he gets one more, he’ll only be behind Mason Miller. He’s still only 35% rostered in Yahoo leagues despite this usage and having near-elite stuff.
WSN 2 – CHW 1
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Varland | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 30% CSW |
| Richard Lovelady – W (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 1 BB | 2 K | 3 Whiffs | 36% CSW |
| Paxton Schultz – SV (1) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 3 Whiffs | 41% CSW |
- In the first game post-Clayton Beeter injury, we saw Gus Varland in the 8th, Richard Lovelady in the 9th, and Paxton Schultz in the 10th. Lovelady was saved for Murakami and Montgomery it seems, so I wouldn’t read too much into that. But it shows that Varland won’t see every save chance in Beeter’s absence, as this bullpen is still playing matchups.
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Hudson | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 50% CSW |
| Sean Newcomb | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 10% CSW |
| Seranthony Domínguez – L (3) | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 22% CSW |
- Seranthony Domínguez is really a different pitcher every outing, it feels like. He went heavy sweeper usage here despite facing only lefties, and the one fastball he threw for a strike wound up being a HR by Tena.
NYY 4 – HOU 7
| New York Yankees | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Blackburn | 3.0 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 5 Whiffs | 23% CSW |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 3 Whiffs | 45% CSW |
- Nothing to see here, move along.
| Houston Astros | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan King | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
| Enyel De Los Santos | 1.0 IP | 3 ER | 4 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 3 Whiffs | 21% CSW |
- Not a save chance, although Enyel De Los Santos did turn it into one if the Astros wanted to bring in someone after him yesterday. He’s really hard to trust, even if he is going to get save chances for the next month.
SEA 3 – STL 2
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Speier | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
| Eduard Bazardo – W (1) | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 0 Whiffs | 50% CSW |
| Jose A. Ferrer – SV (1) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 36% CSW |
- Jose A. Ferrer wound up playing closer in this one with Brash and Muñoz both off. He looked good enough here.
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Svanson – BS (1) | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 31% CSW |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 3 K | 1 Whiffs | 32% CSW |
| JoJo Romero – L (1) | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 2 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
- Ryne Stanek kind of had some command here, and look what happened. Can he repeat this a few more times?
ATH 2 – TEX 1
| Athletics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Kuhnel | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 36% CSW |
| Jacob Lopez – HLD (1) | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 16% CSW |
| Justin Sterner – W (1) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 3 Whiffs | 31% CSW |
| Hogan Harris – HLD (6) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 2 Whiffs | 21% CSW |
| Jack Perkins – SV (2) | 2.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 3 K | 3 Whiffs | 23% CSW |
- If I knew Jack Perkins would be closing games for the A’s moving forward, I’d say he’s a near must-add, but it’s been hard to predict how this bullpen will shake out. He certainly has the best stuff in this pen, but will Kotsay stick to one closer, especially one who they like pitching multiple innings?
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Alexander | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 0 Whiffs | 18% CSW |
| Gavin Collyer | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
| Peyton Gray | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 1 K | 4 Whiffs | 24% CSW |
- Gavin Collyer is still interesting, but maybe I got a little too excited after his first couple of outings. The fastball consistency isn’t there quite yet.
SDP 7 – ARI 12
| San Diego Padres | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Morgan | 0.1 IP | 4 ER | 4 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 30% CSW |
| Bradgley Rodriguez – L (1) | 0.2 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 3 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
| Ron Marinaccio | 0.1 IP | 4 ER | 5 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 21% CSW |
| Wandy Peralta | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
- We knew Mexico City was going to be a tough place for pitchers, and the Padres bullpen got to witness that firsthand, as everyone struggled here.
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ginkel | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
| Ryan Thompson – W (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 17% CSW |
| Juan Morillo – HLD (7) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 2 Whiffs | 19% CSW |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 19% CSW |
- Juan Morillo was sitting 100 yesterday and really just needed that fastball to dominate the Padres lineup. He remains one of the better closer handcuffs out there.
MIA 3 – SFG 6
| Miami Marlins | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Faucher – BS (2) | 1.0 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 3 Whiffs | 28% CSW |
| Andrew Nardi – L (1) | 1.0 IP | 3 ER | 2 H | 2 BB | 1 K | 4 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
| Anthony Bender | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 0 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
- All of a sudden, it’s kind of hard to trust most of this Marlins bullpen. Andrew Nardi didn’t have his best stuff or command and hung a slider over the heart of the plate to Schmitt.
| San Francisco Giants | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Miller – SV (2) | 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 0 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
- So much for Ryan Walker being the sole closer here. I think we kind of knew that would be the case, as Erik Miller will see usage against left-handed heavy parts of lineups.
LAA 9 – KCR 11
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bachman – HLD (4) | 1.0 IP | 2 ER | 3 H | 2 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 13% CSW |
| Ryan Zeferjahn – HLD (2) | 1.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
| Brent Suter – HLD (1) | 1.0 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 0 K | 1 Whiffs | 14% CSW |
| Drew Pomeranz – BS (1) | 0.1 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 0 Whiffs | 17% CSW |
| Joey Lucchesi – L (1) | 0.2 IP | 2 ER | 1 H | 1 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 27% CSW |
- In the first game after DFA’ing their closer, the Angels bullpen was not unexpectedly a mess. I don’t think I want anything to do with this situation for the time being, as it’s somewhere in between the A’s (at least they have Perkins?) and Twins.
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Morgan | 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 0 Whiffs | 21% CSW |
| Nick Mears | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 25% CSW |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 3 BB | 2 K | 5 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
| Lucas Erceg – W (2) | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 2 K | 2 Whiffs | 24% CSW |
- I know the weather was weird, but was it really responsible for Lucas Erceg’s velocity being down 3 MPH? I guess we’ll have to wait to find out how he looks in his next outing.
CHC 0 – LAD 6
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoby Milner | 1.0 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 2 Whiffs | 29% CSW |
| Yacksel Ríos | 1.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K | 2 Whiffs | 46% CSW |
- The Cubs are desperate for bullpen arms, which led to Yacksel Ríos getting a look here, and honestly, the stuff looks pretty good. We haven’t seen him since 2023, but his fastball velocity is way up, and he threw a pretty nasty splitter for a whiff and slider for a called strike. I hope they find a way for him to stick around.
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgardo Henriquez | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 2 BB | 1 K | 3 Whiffs | 17% CSW |
| Jack Dreyer | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K | 1 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
| Kyle Hurt | 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K | 0 Whiffs | 20% CSW |
- Kyle Hurt has quietly been great, albeit in a small sample size, but it just goes to show that the Dodgers can lose half of their bullpen arms and they’ll have a great bullpen.
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