Fantasy Baseball Reliever Roundup

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

LAA 7 – DET 1

Los Angeles Angels
Drew Pomeranz – HLD (7)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	56% CSW
Jose Fermin – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW
Sam Bachman	1.0 IP	1 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	38% CSW
Ryan Zeferjahn	1.0 IP	0 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW

Sam Bachman’s command had been better lately, but he abandoned the sinker after a leadoff double here and threw 10 sliders and 8 changeups, with the locations being all over the place.

Detroit Tigers
Drew Sommers	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	40% CSW
Brenan Hanifee	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	50% CSW
Ricky Vanasco	2.0 IP	4 ER	4 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	30% CSW

We saw Drew Sommers first appearance of 2026, as the big lefty only faced one hitter, but the stuff looked solid overall. This team could use a trusty left-handed reliever, as Tyler Holton has fallen off.

MIN 2 – CHW 6

Minnesota Twins
Andrew Morris	1.1 IP	2 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	38% CSW
Travis Adams	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Taylor Rogers	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	43% CSW
Anthony Banda	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Yoendrys Gómez	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Technically not a save chance, but it’s still good to see Yoendrys Gómez in the ninth inning with a four-run lead. Are the Twins finally ready to let someone run with this closer role? Gómez isn’t someone to get overly excited about, but he could have some value if he locks down this role.

Chicago White Sox
Jordan Leasure	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	13% CSW
Tyler Davis	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 K	5 Whiffs	54% CSW
Grant Taylor	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Jordan Leasure’s fastball velocity was down 1.5 MPH here, and he’s still well off the fantasy radar, but at least we saw Grant Taylor’s velocity back to normal here.

ATL 10 – BOS 2

Atlanta Braves
Tyler Kinley	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Reynaldo López	2.0 IP	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	26% CSW
Dylan Dodd	1.0 IP	0 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	22% CSW

Dylan Dodd has only thrown 9.2 innings this year, but he’s looked dominant so far with a 28% K-BB and both Stuff+ (111) and PLV (5.24) back it up. Don’t sleep on him becoming a significant holds league option eventually.

Boston Red Sox
Tyron Guerrero	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Danny Coulombe – L (2)	0.0 IP	3 ER	1 H	2 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW
Greg Weissert	1.0 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	12% CSW
Jovani Morán	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	29% CSW
Ryan Watson	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW

Within this pretty depressing group of relievers, there’s a glimmer of hope in Jovani Morán still. He left a cutter (the only one he threw) up to Harris that he turned on for a HR, but other than that, he looked solid again. The changeup is elite; he just needs to pick and choose his fastball usage/location.

TOR 2 – BAL 1

Toronto Blue Jays
Braydon Fisher	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW
Jeff Hoffman – W (4)	1.0 IP	1 H	2 K	5 Whiffs	33% CSW
Tyler Rogers – HLD (10)	0.2 IP	2 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Louis Varland – SV (8)	1.1 IP	1 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	46% CSW

No strikeouts from Louis Varland is a bummer, but he still pushed through with no runs allowed. Nothing to worry about, though, the stuff looked great, and the Orioles were just super aggressive against him.

Baltimore Orioles
Grant Wolfram	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Anthony Nunez – L (2)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	3 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Cameron Weston	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	24% CSW

Anthony Nunez allowed a leadoff double on a hanging sweeper before losing his command completely. The first walk was an intentional one to Vlad Jr., but he had trouble finding the zone against the lefties here in Varsho and Pinango.

CHC 7 – PIT 2

Chicago Cubs
Hoby Milner – HLD (4)	0.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Caleb Thielbar – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 H	2 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	37% CSW
Trent Thornton	2.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	18% CSW

Caleb Thielbar looked better here, throwing all three of his breakers almost equally, and it’s nice to see him throw the sweeper more, as it may be his best secondary offering. Right now, he only throws it to lefties, though.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Mason Montgomery	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW
Brandan Bidois	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Yohan Ramírez	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW

It’s not even a good changeup, but we saw three more from Mason Montgomery here, and just the willingness to show it is kind of exciting. He even opened his outing with one and threw one 3-1 to Suzuki here that had him way out in front. He probably doesn’t need the pitch, but it can’t hurt if he uses it wisely.

HOU 5 – TEX 1

Houston Astros
Nate Pearson	0.2 IP	1 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	40% CSW
Steven Okert – HLD (6)	0.2 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW
Enyel De Los Santos	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Bryan Abreu	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW

I wish this Bryan Abreu outing were the one that we could finally get excited about, but it wasn’t (see below). Just a case of him facing a bad lineup and getting lucky, as the stuff (velo still way down) and command (3/12 pitches in the zone) were still bad. With Josh Hader not looking like himself in his potential final rehab outings, it could make things interesting here, but the only reliever who truly shows closer stuff right now is Nate Pearson (the command is not trustworthy yet, though).

Texas Rangers
Cal Quantrill	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW

Cal Quantrill is fine as a mop-up reliever, but there’s nothing to get excited about here with a below-average arsenal.

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