Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

Los Angeles Angels
Chase Silseth	1.0 IP	0 H	2 BB	1 Whiffs	18% CSW
Drew Pomeranz	1.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 Whiffs	14% CSW
Jose Fermin	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 Whiffs	12% CSW

No strikeouts from the bullpen guys with three walks and a hit allowed?

Cleveland Guardians
Hunter Gaddis – W (1)	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	5 Whiffs	33% CSW
Tim Herrin – HLD (2)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Erik Sabrowski – HLD (15)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	3 K	8 Whiffs	39% CSW
Franco Aleman – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	17% CSW
Cade Smith – SV (12)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	33% CSW

It’s cool to see the trust in Franco Aleman and the stuff is as good as we thought, but the command is also as bad as we thought. Hunter Gaddis has looked better in his past two outings, but maybe they want to see him in this fireman role?

New York Yankees
Fernando Cruz	1.1 IP	0 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	45% CSW
Jake Bird	0.1 IP	2 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW
Tim Hill – HLD (7)	0.2 IP	0 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
David Bednar	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW

Tim Hill stealing a hold right here is why he’s on the radar in holds leagues. He’s really the left-handed Tyler Rogers.

Baltimore Orioles
Josh Walker	2.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	37% CSW
Yennier Cano	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Andrew Kittredge	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Tyler Wells	1.0 IP	1 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	26% CSW

Good to see Andrew Kittredge fire off a clean inning here (the stuff still doesn’t look right, though), and also good to see Tyler Wells back in action with a new approach. Wells threw his cutter more than any other pitch here (8 times), getting three whiffs and a called strike with it.

Washington Nationals
Brad Lord – W (2)	2.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	28% CSW
Paxton Schultz	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Zak Kent	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	30% CSW

The Reds lineup made these Nationals relievers look better than they are, but I will say Zak Kent’s stuff was way up in this one. It didn’t result in a clean inning, but the stuff did look much better for him.

Cincinnati Reds
Sam Moll	0.1 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	15% CSW
Luis Mey	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	5 K	10 Whiffs	50% CSW
Connor Phillips	1.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	25% CSW
Tony Santillan	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Pierce Johnson	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW

Connor Phillips continues to walk people, Tony Santillan continues to allow home runs, and Pierce Johnson continues to look unimpressive…but we really should be talking about Luis Mey. The second pitch of his outing here, he left a first pitch sinker middle-middle to Lile, an obvious mistake that Lile took advantage of. After that, he struck out five of the next six hitters he faced, leaning more on the slider than he has in the past. In fact, his slider usage is now up almost 20% this season, and if he sticks around this 50/50 pitch split, while also staying around the zone, he could be a real problem for hitters.

Colorado Rockies
Seth Halvorsen	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Victor Vodnik	0.2 IP	1 ER	3 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Jaden Hill	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	50% CSW
Jimmy Herget	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	23% CSW

Everyone here is frustrating per usual, and this tweet about sums up the Rockies bullpen.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Gregory Soto – SV (4)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW

Gregory Soto got two outs before allowing back-to-back doubles, but it wound up not hurting him here. The fastball velocity ranges for him as he was in the 96 MPH range here. As long as he’s throwing strikes, it shouldn’t make a huge difference.

Philadelphia Phillies
José Alvarado – HLD (6)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	50% CSW
Jhoan Duran – SV (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW

Jhoan Duran made things interesting as he allowed a hit and a walk before striking out Rafaela and getting Mayer to ground out to end the game. The velo was down here, and the stuff overall wasn’t as great as it typically is, but there’s probably nothing to worry about.

Boston Red Sox
Brayan Bello	6.1 IP	1 ER	4 H	1 BB	5 K	12 Whiffs	31% CSW
Tyler Samaniego	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Zack Kelly	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	27% CSW

I want to get excited about Tyler Samaniego, and it was nice to see the velo on his fastballs up here, but the hard stuff is still hard to trust without exceptional command.

Tampa Bay Rays
Casey Legumina	1.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	34% CSW
Cole Sulser	0.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	15% CSW
Kevin Kelly – BS (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	28% CSW
Ian Seymour – W (2)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	55% CSW
Garrett Cleavinger – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

If you want an example of how dumb reliever-specific stats are, how does it make sense that Kevin Kelly gets the blown save here and not Cole Sulser? Kelly came in and got an easy groundball that Caminero booted at third, and gets stuck with a blown save.
Garrett Cleavinger’s velocity was back down around 96 MPH, unfortunately, but at least that’s still better than where he was earlier in the season.

Toronto Blue Jays
Tommy Nance	1.2 IP	1 ER	0 H	2 BB	3 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW
Jeff Hoffman	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	37% CSW
Tyler Rogers	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	31% CSW
Louis Varland	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	19% CSW
Braydon Fisher – L (1)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	17% CSW

Jeff Hoffman tried to sneak a middle in fastball by Vilade here on a 3-1 count, and Vilade hammered it down the LF line for a home run. The only mistake Hoffman made (the DeLuca “double” was dumb), yet it could set him back in his pursuit of getting back into the closer mix.

Detroit Tigers
Tyler Holton	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	47% CSW
Burch Smith	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	2 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	29% CSW
Enmanuel De Jesús	1.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	43% CSW
Ricky Vanasco	1.0 IP	1 ER	4 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Jake Rogers	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW

Burch Smith had been looking kind of interesting, but the last couple of outings have not been great. Still have some hope for that four-seam/curveball combo.

New York Mets
Brooks Raley	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	28% CSW
Austin Warren	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW

Austin Warren’s stuff has been grading out consistently in the A- to A range this season, which is a nice surprise. Can the command be good enough for this to be worth chasing, though?

Chicago Cubs
Ryan Rolison	1.2 IP	2 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
Jacob Webb	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	46% CSW
Trent Thornton	1.0 IP	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW

Jacob Webb has been a steady rock in this bullpen the past month as the Cubs have lost numerous relievers to injury. Webb holds a sub-3 ERA, 22.2% K-BB, and 17.5% SwStr rate over his past 12.2 innings.

Atlanta Braves
Didier Fuentes – W (2)	3.0 IP	1 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	33% CSW
Dylan Lee – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Raisel Iglesias – SV (7)	1.0 IP	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	46% CSW

Didier Fuentes just dominating with his four-seamer here was fun to watch. He started the outing off with a slider and splitter before going 29/34 fastballs the rest of the way. I know there are still high hopes for him as a starter, but he can be a legitimate bullpen weapon with his three-pitch mix and the increased velocity in shorter stints.

Kansas City Royals
Luinder Avila	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	26% CSW
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	54% CSW
Matt Strahm – L (1)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW

Daniel Lynch IV keeps dominating, and it’s been fun seeing his fastball get better with each outing. The slider here did the most damage (baffling Murakami, Montgomery, and Meidroth) despite not being that great of a pitch. It’s working, though.

Chicago White Sox
Tyler Schweitzer – HLD (1)	0.1 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	24% CSW
Grant Taylor – BS (1)	1.2 IP	0 ER	3 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	21% CSW
Seranthony Domínguez – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	20% CSW
Bryan Hudson – SV (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	29% CSW

The velo is still down for Grant Taylor, and I probably should have dropped him further down the hold rankings this week.
Seranthony Domínguez got the 8th inning here to face the 8-9-1 hitters in the Royals lineup in a tie game. That’s certainly an interesting development, and it led to Bryan Hudson getting his second save of the season as he got the 2-3-4 hitters in that Royals lineup in the ninth inning. I don’t think this is any sort of changing of the guard, but maybe we do see more of a save split with Hudson and Domínguez moving forward?

Miami Marlins
Josh Ekness	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	3 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Lake Bachar	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	43% CSW

Great stuff for Josh Ekness, and terrible command should not be a surprise. But my big takeaway here is, what does Lake Bachar need to do to earn some high-leverage opportunities?

San Diego Padres
Matt Waldron – L (2)	2.2 IP	6 ER	8 H	2 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	25% CSW
Wandy Peralta	2.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	24% CSW
Yuki Matsui	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	40% CSW

OK Yuki Matsui. The stuff isn’t exactly electric, but the command has been great for him. We’ll take it.

Milwaukee Brewers
Shane Drohan – HLD (2)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Chad Patrick – HLD (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Trevor Megill – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	44% CSW
Abner Uribe – SV (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	28% CSW

Trevor Megill allowed two hits and a run here (the “double” bounced of Mitchells glove)…BUT it was nice to see not only his velocity back around 98 MPH, but he also had pretty good command in this one as well. I think this is a positive step in the right direction, more than a setback with the run allowed.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Ryan Thompson	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Brandon Pfaadt	3.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	5 K	8 Whiffs	36% CSW

Brandon Pfaadt looked good here, and he’ll probably get a chance to start again whenever the Diamondbacks lose a starter to injury.

Texas Rangers
Gavin Collyer	0.0 IP	3 ER	1 H	3 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	15% CSW
Jacob Latz – SV (5)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW

Another save for Jacob Latz…but the velo was still below 94.4 MPH and no strikeouts again. Even with the stuff and command down, he still made this outing easy.

Seattle Mariners
Alex Hoppe	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
Domingo González	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW

Domingo González made his debut here, and there’s kind of an interesting slider here, but the fastballs are meh (the sidearm angle may help it play up).

Houston Astros
Jayden Murray	3.0 IP	2 ER	4 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	12% CSW
AJ Blubaugh	2.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	3 BB	1 K	7 Whiffs	26% CSW

Hmm, so on the one hand, this line from AJ Blubaugh looks rough…but the velocity was back up 2 MPH, so that gets me excited a little bit. Will that velocity stick this time (it didn’t after the first week)?

St. Louis Cardinals
Ryne Stanek – HLD (7)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
JoJo Romero – HLD (13)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	40% CSW
George Soriano – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW
Riley O’Brien – SV (12)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	15% CSW

Riley O’Brien got his 12th save here, but the velocity was down nearly 1.5 MPH on his sinker and 2.5 MPH. on his slider. Not a cause for concern yet, but something to monitor with O’Brien as he was not nearly as dominant here as he has been.

Athletics
Joel Kuhnel	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Brooks Kriske	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW
Scott Barlow	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW
Mark Leiter Jr. Jr.	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW

Scott Barlow continues to be one of the most consistent arms in this A’s bullpen despite a fastball under 90 MPH. I just have a hard time buying in on him in holds leagues with his home ballpark.

San Francisco Giants
Matt Gage – HLD (5)	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	17% CSW
Joel Peguero	0.2 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Sam Hentges	1.0 IP	1 H	2 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	31% CSW
Caleb Kilian – SV (2)	1.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	24% CSW

Joel Peguero’s fastball velocity was down 2.5 MPH in this one, which hopefully is not a cause for concern, but he did just come off the IL in the past week.
Caleb Kilian continues to see closer usage and picked up his second save of the season here. However, I don’t love the direction the stuff has been trending lately, and the locations are still messy. That being said, he doesn’t have any competition here outside of Keaton Winn and potentially Erik Miller when he returns.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Blake Treinen	0.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Edgardo Henriquez	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW
Jack Dreyer	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	39% CSW

Jack Dreyer has quietly put together a phenomenal start to the season, but the lack of holds (just 3) has him under the radar for now. It’s just tough to trust anyone in this bullpen for consistent hold opportunities, not because they are bad; this is just how Roberts operates this bullpen, as no one has a set role outside of maybe the closer?

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