Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

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

TBR 1 – CLE 3

Tampa Bay Rays
Casey Legumina	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	17% CSW
Yoendrys Gómez	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	14% CSW

Good to see Casey Legumina latch on somewhere. Maybe the Rays can work their magic to get the most out of him.

Cleveland Guardians
Erik Sabrowski – HLD (12)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW
Cade Smith – SV (7)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	58% CSW

Cade Smith was so close to pulling off a perfect BSB leaving one fastball down in the zone and one splitter up in the zone. It feels like it’s coming together.

LAA 2 – CHW 3

Los Angeles Angels
Mitch Farris	3.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	2 BB	3 K	14 Whiffs	34% CSW
Chase Silseth	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Sam Bachman – HLD (5)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	21% CSW
Ryan Zeferjahn – BS (1)	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	4 K	6 Whiffs	36% CSW
Drew Pomeranz – L (3)	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

As we argued over whether Chase Silseth or Sam Bachman would close things out for the Angels, it was Ryan Zeferjahn who was given a two-inning save chance instead. He was so close to converting it as well, before he hit Peters on a 0-2 sweeper in the ninth and eventually gave up a two-out triple to Antonacci to tie it. Zeferjahn has the pure stuff to be a closer, but he’s still wildly inconsistent.

Chicago White Sox
Bryan Hudson	1.0 IP	1 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	45% CSW
Tyler Davis	1.0 IP	0 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Seranthony Domínguez – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW

Seranthony Domínguez was daring the Angels lineup to hit his fastball here, and they didn’t, so we’ll take it.

SEA 5 – MIN 3

Seattle Mariners
Eduard Bazardo	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Jose A. Ferrer	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	45% CSW
Matt Brash	0.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K
Gabe Speier	0.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	28% CSW
Cooper Criswell – W (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Andrés Muñoz – SV (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	47% CSW

Matt Brash left with an injury, but it doesn’t seem to be a major concern
Andrés Muñoz was able to dominate with his slider here despite only throwing 3/15 pitches in the zone, and his fastball velo being down almost 2 MPH (it was cold in Minnesota).

Minnesota Twins
Anthony Banda	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	32% CSW
Eric Orze – L (1)	0.1 IP	3 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	21% CSW
Taylor Rogers	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	15% CSW

Nice we got another Eric Orze save chance! But he walked the first batter on four pitches…This is why I have trust issues with splitter heavy relievers. Maybe someday he’ll be the answer, but it’s not right now.

NYY 0 – TEX 3

New York Yankees
Brent Headrick	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Jake Bird	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Tim Hill	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Fernando Cruz	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW

Fernando Cruz is probably the best case scenario for Orze, and even with all the swing and miss, you are always going to be dealing with a high WHIP due to the walk rate. I guess if you pair someone like Cruz with someone like Taylor Clarke, you probably get a pretty good pair of relievers in the aggregate.

Texas Rangers
Jacob Latz – SV (2)	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	41% CSW

I was a little concerned when Jacob Latz entered in the 8th inning here, but figured at least he was in to face the top of the Yankees lineup. But then he stayed in for the ninth to pick up his second consecutive save. Even over the two innings, his stuff was still way up again, and this is definitely something to get excited about. I had a lot of questions about dropping Jeff Hoffman for Latz this week, and after this game, it’s safe to say I would definitely be on board with that move.

BOS 1 – TOR 8

Boston Red Sox
Greg Weissert	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	38% CSW
Jovani Morán	2.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	21% CSW
Garrett Whitlock	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	13% CSW

The good news for Garrett Whitlock was that his fastball velo was up here, much closer to where he was at last season. But he only generated one whiff (questionable check swing), and he also hung a slider that Valenzuela took deep for his second career HR.

Toronto Blue Jays
Braydon Fisher – W (2)	1.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	35% CSW
Tommy Nance	0.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	29% CSW
Joe Mantiply	0.1 IP	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW
Spencer Miles	2.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW

Ugh, the Red Sox lineup even made Spencer Miles look great.

MIA 3 – LAD 2

Miami Marlins
Andrew Nardi – W (2)	1.0 IP	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	50% CSW
John King – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW
Calvin Faucher – SV (1)	1.0 IP	3 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	19% CSW

Calvin Faucher certainly made things interesting after walking the leadoff guy, but eventually got Freddie Freeman to ground into a (unique) double play with the bases loaded to end the game. Probably best to avoid this bullpen until Pete Fairbanks returns.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Alex Vesia	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW
Will Klein – L (2)	2.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	1 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	42% CSW
Kyle Hurt	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW

Will Klein got Singled Out here (I mean seriously, that Sanoja game-winning single?), but otherwise the stuff looked great as usual, as the numbers state. It looks like anyone could be in line to close out games in this bullpen until Edwin Díaz returns, so guys like Klein and maybe even Kyle Hurt could be useful in NL-only formats.

CHC 5 – SDP 4

Chicago Cubs
Corbin Martin	0.0 IP	1 ER	3 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Ben Brown – HLD (2)	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Hoby Milner – SV (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	67% CSW

I feel like it was kind of rude to allow Ben Brown to start the ninth inning, let him get two quick outs, and then pull him for Hoby Milner to get the final out (Sheets was pinch-hitting for Andujar, but then Laureano pinch-hit for the pinch-hitter Sheets). Brown only needed 11 pitches to get five outs, and stuck to his sinker and curveball here (he did leave a curve to Tatis that he just missed hitting out for his first HR of the season).

San Diego Padres
Adrian Morejon – L (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Bradgley Rodriguez	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	23% CSW
Jason Adam	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	28% CSW
Mason Miller	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW

All of these lines are annoying for one reason or another, and we should expect better from this whole group moving forward (having a real LF could have helped the cause here, too).

COL 13 – CIN 2

Colorado Rockies
Brennan Bernardino	1.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	24% CSW
Juan Mejia	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	3 K	5 Whiffs	60% CSW
Jimmy Herget	1.0 IP	2 ER	4 H	3 K	9 Whiffs	38% CSW

Juan Mejia has been looking much better lately, shaking off the post-WBC rust. Still not looking to chase Rockies relievers at the moment.

Cincinnati Reds
Luis Mey	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	4 K	5 Whiffs	28% CSW
Jose Franco	3.0 IP	3 ER	4 H	1 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	25% CSW
Jose Trevino	1.0 IP	5 ER	6 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	10% CSW

Luis Mey is back up with the big league, making his season debut here, and the stuffs never been in question, right? The command was all over the place, especially with the fastball, so until he can fix that, he’s still just pre 2025 Abner Uribe (stuff-wise they are near identical).

STL 5 – PIT 4

St. Louis Cardinals
Ryne Stanek	0.1 IP	2 ER	1 H	2 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
JoJo Romero – HLD (7)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
George Soriano – HLD (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	7 Whiffs	28% CSW
Riley O’Brien – SV (8)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW

How much longer are the Cardinals going to continue to let Ryne Stanek do this? I guess it’s true, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (I was wrong to believe so, and apologize for any Stanek excitement from earlier in the season).
Not the best stuff from Riley O’Brien here, but he survived the outing (thank you, Mr. Church) and now sits alone in third place on the save leaderboard with eight.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Evan Sisk	1.1 IP	1 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Chris Devenski	0.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW
Dennis Santana	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Yohan Ramírez	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW

Interesting to see Dennis Santana in the 8th down a run, with Yohan Ramírez then pitching the ninth with the score remaining the same. Ramírez has better stuff and has been the better pitcher this year, while Santana’s stuff was down again here.

WSN 14 – NYM 2

Washington Nationals
Cionel Pérez	1.0 IP	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Paxton Schultz	1.0 IP	2 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
PJ Poulin	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW

Nothing to see here.

New York Mets
Sean Manaea	2.2 IP	6 ER	7 H	2 BB	4 K	8 Whiffs	29% CSW
Carl Edwards Jr. Jr.	2.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	1 BB	6 K	11 Whiffs	46% CSW

Or here (Edwards Jr. was DFA’d after this).

DET 3 – ATL 4

Detroit Tigers
Kyle Finnegan – HLD (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	24% CSW
Kenley Jansen – L (2)	0.0 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	18% CSW

After a leadoff walk (has no one learned?), Kenley Jansen grooved a cutter middle middle that Olson destroyed for a walk-off HR. Over his past 6 games, Jansen has allowed 7 hits and 4 earned runs (2 HR), with just a 3/3 K-BB ratio. Not great, but I don’t think he’s on the hot seat yet.

Atlanta Braves
Dylan Lee	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	4 K	10 Whiffs	43% CSW
Reynaldo López – W (2)	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW

Dylan Lee is back from the paternity list and dominating per usual. He may be the best left-handed reliever in baseball right now (at least top five).

ARI 6 – MIL 2

Arizona Diamondbacks
Kevin Ginkel – W (1)	1.1 IP	1 H	3 K	4 Whiffs	42% CSW
Juan Morillo – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	4 Whiffs	50% CSW
Taylor Clarke – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Paul Sewald	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	46% CSW

Taylor Clarke has quietly put together a nice year again here in Arizona (I’m not sure why KC gave up on him?), and while the upside is limited, he is going to give you WHIP help as he does not walk anyone. As I mentioned above, he can be a good option in holds leagues if you roster someone like Fernando Cruz or Aaron Ashby.

Milwaukee Brewers
DL Hall	2.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	33% CSW
Brian Fitzpatrick	1.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	21% CSW
Grant Anderson	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW

With Angel Zerpa out for a while, the Brewers need to find another lefty they can trust in this pen. I like what I see from Drohan in a relief role, and DL Hall has flashed in spurts before (not so much recently). Brian Fitzpatrick is a new option, and he was dominating AAA before his call-up, but he looks more like a potential Hall or Ashby replacement than someone who can pitch the 7th or 8th inning up two runs.

KCR 2 – ATH 5

Kansas City Royals
Luinder Avila	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	20% CSW
Alex Lange	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Mason Black	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	10% CSW

These are three names that all have the stuff to pitch at the end of games, but command/consistency just isn’t there. Luinder Avila could potentially stick around in this bullpen, but he’s not as exciting as I’d hoped he would be.

Athletics
Joel Kuhnel	1.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Mark Leiter Jr. Jr. – SV (3)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW

Joel Kuhnel almost got the final six outs here before the laws of BABIP kicked in, although he did manage to get four whiffs here somehow (2 against Witt?). He’s back off the fantasy radar, though, as Jack Perkins appears to be the favorite for saves now.

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