Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

Atlanta Braves
Didier Fuentes	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	24% CSW
Dylan Lee – W (2)	1.1 IP	2 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	36% CSW
Robert Suarez – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	18% CSW
Raisel Iglesias	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	38% CSW

Raisel Iglesias velo was up 1 MPH here, and he did a great job locating his fastballs and the one slider her threw. I love where he is at right now, and as long as he is locating his fastball well, we have nothing to worry about.

Miami Marlins
Anthony Bender	1.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW
Andrew Nardi – BS (1)	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	35% CSW
Michael Petersen	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Calvin Faucher – L (3)	0.2 IP	3 ER	2 H	3 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Lake Bachar	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW

All the stuff and talent in this bullpen, and these are the results we get? Should be better days ahead for all of these guys.

Cleveland Guardians
Colin Holderman – W (1)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW
Erik Sabrowski – HLD (17)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	0 Whiffs	27% CSW
Tim Herrin – HLD (3)	0.1 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Hunter Gaddis – HLD (5)	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Cade Smith – SV (15)	1.0 IP	2 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	41% CSW

Here’s how you maximize bullpen value. We got a win, three holds, and a save here, so that should be a good sign for those rostering some of the deeper Guardians relievers.

Detroit Tigers
Tyler Holton – L (3)	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW
Will Vest	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Burch Smith	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	36% CSW

Will Vest made his first appearance here since coming off the IL, and his stuff looked awesome, up 2 MPH across the board, with all three pitches grading well above average. If this sticks over the next week, he’ll be back near the top 20 holds options again.

Baltimore Orioles
Anthony Nunez	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Keegan Akin	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Yennier Cano	1.0 IP	1 ER	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Rico Garcia	0.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW

Rico Garcia had allowed two hits all season coming into this game, and wound up allowing a double to Palacios and a single to DeLuca before even getting an out. The double was off the glove of Cowser in RF, who hit the wall on contact, while the single was a lucky bloop that fell in front of Taveras. It’s hard to call it bad luck when he entered the game with a .028 BABIP.

Tampa Bay Rays
Kevin Kelly – W (3)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	30% CSW
Ian Seymour – HLD (10)	1.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	42% CSW
Casey Legumina – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW
Bryan Baker – SV (13)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW

Bryan Baker looked good here, but he really could use some time off as he’s been pitching more than any reliever lately.

Cincinnati Reds
Pierce Johnson – HLD (4)	1.0 IP	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	35% CSW
Sam Moll – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Tony Santillan – SV (2)	1.0 IP	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW

Tony Santillan was trusted with a save chance here and did not disappoint…now let’s see if it’s sustainable. He threw just one slider here, leaning on his fastball as his slider has been getting destroyed lately. The problem is that his fastball was getting destroyed previously, so I’m not sure this is a long-term solution. If you want to add and Vargas Rule go for it, but I’m still skeptical.

Philadelphia Phillies
Tanner Banks	0.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Jonathan Bowlan	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Chase Shugart	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW

Jonathan Bowlan either needs to shrink his arsenal as a reliever or get stretched out as a starter already. Preferably the latter.

New York Mets
Daniel Duarte	2.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	21% CSW

Daniel Duarte made his first MLB appearance since 2023, and while the slider is kind of interesting, the rest is not.

Washington Nationals
Brad Lord – HLD (4)	3.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	9 Whiffs	42% CSW
Richard Lovelady – SV (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	40% CSW

Richard Lovelady got the call in the ninth over Gus Varland, I’m assuming it’s because Baty and Benge were due up, or maybe it was some revenge game thing, but either way it worked for the Nationals. It’s frustrating for fantasy purposes, though, as Lovelady is not someone you can trust despite the solid sweeper.

Toronto Blue Jays
Adam Macko	0.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	43% CSW
Chase Lee	0.1 IP	0 H	2 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Mason Fluharty	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	44% CSW
Louis Varland	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	67% CSW

Louis Varland pitching the eighth inning here is interesting, but again, it’s something Schneider loves to do, and it almost paid off here as the Blue Jays just fell short with their comeback bid. Eighth inning or ninth, it doesn’t matter as Varland will dominate either.

New York Yankees
Tim Hill – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	35% CSW
Jake Bird – HLD (6)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Brent Headrick – HLD (6)	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	38% CSW
Camilo Doval – SV (1)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	9% CSW

Camilo Doval got his audition to close out games, and while it was extremely shaky, he was ultimately able to hold on, so that’s something. He started things off with a walk and a single before getting the next two batters out, but another hit led to the tying run being on third and the go-ahead run on second before he got Okamoto to ground out to end the game. If Doval were to become the closer here, I’d imagine a lot of games ended similarly.

Boston Red Sox
Zack Kelly	0.2 IP	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Tyler Samaniego – HLD (1)	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Justin Slaten – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	0 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	42% CSW
Garrett Whitlock – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	71% CSW
Jovani Morán	1.0 IP	0 H	3 K	4 Whiffs	41% CSW

The Red Sox tacked on four runs in the ninth, so they were able to turn to Jovani Morán to finish things, but he did kind of look like Aroldis Chapman here. The velo was up in the mid-94 MPH range, and the changeup was as filthy as ever. Let’s find this man a bigger role soon.

Kansas City Royals
Luinder Avila	3.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	27% CSW
John Schreiber	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Nick Mears	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	22% CSW
Eli Morgan	1.0 IP	4 ER	7 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	19% CSW

Blegh

Houston Astros
Steven Okert – HLD (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	3 K	6 Whiffs	47% CSW
Enyel De Los Santos – HLD (2)	0.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Bryan King – HLD (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	23% CSW
Bryan Abreu – SV (3)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW

Bryan Abreu came in to bail out Bryan King and get the final out of this game. Cool to see him get his third save, I guess, but he needed nine pitches to finally retire Buxton here, with 7 of them being fastballs that averaged just 93 MPH. He’s still not right.

Minnesota Twins
Anthony Banda	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW
Travis Adams	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	26% CSW

Milwaukee Brewers
Trevor Megill – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	40% CSW
Aaron Ashby	0.2 IP	2 ER	4 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	35% CSW
Chad Patrick – HLD (2)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Abner Uribe – SV (5)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	36% CSW

Oh cool. After using Trevor Megill to close things out in their last save situation, he gets the 7th inning here. He and Abner Uribe both pitched well here, but Megill has been the better pitcher the past month plus, so it is a little confusing to see this.

Chicago Cubs
Jacob Webb	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Caleb Thielbar	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	14% CSW
Trent Thornton	1.0 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Phil Maton	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	42% CSW

Good to see Caleb Thielbar back in action, and while the velo was down a bit, it’s still encouraging to see him get through the outing unscathed. He should slot into a setup role here as soon as this weekend.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Evan Sisk – BS (2)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	11% CSW
Brandan Bidois	1.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	37% CSW
Gregory Soto	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	54% CSW
Mason Montgomery – L (1)	0.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW

Gregory Soto’s stuff was up in this one, and it showed with that stat line. Promising showing after his previous blown save.
I like Mason Montgomery’s curveball, but he leaned on it a bit too much here, with his first two pitches being curveballs to Wetherholt (he singled on the second one) and then hanging an 0-2 curveball to Herrera for the walk-off home run. Just one fastball in five pitches is weird.

St. Louis Cardinals
Gordon Graceffo	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW
Ryne Stanek – HLD (9)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW
JoJo Romero – HLD (14)	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Riley O’Brien – BS (4)	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	23% CSW
George Soriano – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	42% CSW

This outing for Riley O’Brien may be worse than the stat line suggests, as it does not take into account the two hit by pitches here, as he started the inning with a single, and back-to-back HBP’s. He did get a double play from Ozuna, but then walked Cruz and allowed a single to Horwitz to tie the game before getting Lowe to fly out to the warning track. My concern level is relatively low, especially considering the lack of alternative options, but these types of outings will happen when you lack pure swing and miss ability.

Texas Rangers
Kumar Rocker – W (2)	7.2 IP	0 ER	3 H	3 BB	7 K	19 Whiffs	31% CSW
Jalen Beeks	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Kumar Rocker almost finished this game out, so nothing to see here.

Colorado Rockies
Tanner Gordon	6.1 IP	7 ER	12 H	1 BB	5 K	6 Whiffs	26% CSW
Seth Halvorsen	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Brett Sullivan	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	8% CSW

Seth Halvorsen was throwing 100 MPH the other day, but was down to 97 here.

Athletics
Justin Sterner – W (2)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Jack Perkins – HLD (2)	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Scott Barlow	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW
Hogan Harris	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW
Joel Kuhnel	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	47% CSW

Jack Perkins being relegated to the 5th/6th inning here is not what anyone was hoping to see, and the stuff did not look as good as it had. It unfortunately may be time to move on.

Los Angeles Angels
Jose Fermin	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Ryan Johnson	2.0 IP	5 ER	4 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW
Brent Suter	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW

I’m not sure why Ryan Johnson is still here, as everything is down stuff-wise.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Edgardo Henriquez	1.1 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Alex Vesia	0.2 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Blake Treinen	0.2 IP	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW
Tanner Scott – W (1)	1.1 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	38% CSW
Will Klein – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW

Tanner Scott got the lats out of the seventh and the eighth inning here in a tie game, which could be frustrating if you were hoping for a save, but at least you got a win, and some K’s out of it. It worked out as Will Klein got to face the bottom of the Padres order in the ninth (plus Tatis) to give him an easy save.

San Diego Padres
Jeremiah Estrada – BS (2)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	39% CSW
Bradgley Rodriguez	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	43% CSW
Adrian Morejon	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	6 Whiffs	32% CSW
Mason Miller – L (1)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	9% CSW
Ron Marinaccio	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	60% CSW

So this was a weird Mason Miller line, obviously, as he had just 1 whiff and 1 called strike here on 22 total pitches thrown (both happening within the first three pitches of the outing). The last 18 pitches of this one resulted in either a ball, foul, or ball in play. Miller caused his own problems, though, with a walk and then a throwing error on a pick-off attempt (he had Call picked too) before Page’s sacrifice fly gave the Dodgers the lead.

San Francisco Giants
Keaton Winn – HLD (10)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	14% CSW
Erik Miller – HLD (5)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	3 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	24% CSW
Caleb Kilian – L (2)	1.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	32% CSW
Matt Gage – BS (1)	0.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Caleb Kilian couldn’t quite close things out for the Giants here as he allowed two hits and a baserunner on a catcher interference call before Matt Gage came in and allowed a walkoff HR to Marte. Kilian’s stuff fluctuates from average to good, Erik Miller can’t throw strikes, and Keaton Winn is somewhere in between both, so what’s the answer here for the Giants in the ninth?

Arizona Diamondbacks
Kevin Ginkel	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	47% CSW
Jonathan Loáisiga – W (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW

Kevin Ginkel with three K’s here, and he’s been much better lately, but the stuff is still average. The command has been much better, though, and the velo was up 1 MPH, so there’s some hope.

Chicago White Sox
Tyler Davis	1.2 IP	1 BB	4 K	5 Whiffs	47% CSW
Bryan Hudson – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	45% CSW
Grant Taylor – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	62% CSW

Grant Taylor was pretty darn dominant here, and Seranthony Domínguez was at least hypothetically available. Taylor struck out all three lefties he faced and has not allowed an earned run over the past month while also sporting a 38.6% K rate. If you have space to speculatively add him, the upside could pay off.

Seattle Mariners
José A. Ferrer – HLD (6)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	75% CSW
Luis Castillo – L (5)	2.1 IP	2 ER	1 H	2 BB	4 K	10 Whiffs	30% CSW
Andrés Muñoz – BS (3)	0.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	45% CSW

Andrés Muñoz had an unfortunate outing here, and I partially blame the Mariners for this whole Luis Castillo debacle. Muñoz entered the ninth with two runners on and just one out, Meidroth snuck a groundball by the pulled in first basemen for the first hit allowed, while Benintendi hit a ground ball off Naylors glove (still playing in) on the next pitch. He finished with two strikeouts, but this was some really bad luck, and he does not deserve blame for the blown save.

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