Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 6/10

Boston Red Sox
Ryan Watson	2.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Justin Slaten	0.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	26% CSW
Greg Weissert	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	0 Whiffs	67% CSW

Justin Slaten’s four-seamer was a problem for him yesterday, with the first single coming on a fastball down in the zone (at 97 MPH, though) before he allowed a HR to Mullins on a 1-1 middle-middle fastball at 95 MPH. Just a terrible pitch that was the only major blemish for him yesterday.

Tampa Bay Rays
Cole Sulser	0.1 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	11% CSW
Steven Matz	0.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW
Casey Legumina – HLD (3)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Garrett Cleavinger – SV (2)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	26% CSW

Garrett Cleavinger still doesn’t have his normal fastball velocity, but he’s making things work by throwing more sliders. That’s OK for now, I just would feel more comfortable if he had 97+ MPH available at any time.

New York Yankees
Brent Headrick	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Ryan Yarbrough	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	33% CSW

Brent Headrick has been throwing harder as of late, averaging 95.4 MPH here, and was able to work on his splitter as well. Headrick now has 55 innings out of the bullpen with the Yankees the past two seasons, with impressive numbers (2.45 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 28.5% K), and should see more hold chances moving forward.

Cleveland Guardians
Matt Festa	0.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	7% CSW
Codi Heuer	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	27% CSW
Will Dion	2.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	35% CSW

Matt Festa’s command was nonexistent here, either missing the zone or leaving pitches over the middle of the plate. Consistent command is the next step for Festa.

Washington Nationals
Paxton Schultz	1.0 IP	5 ER	4 H	3 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	30% CSW
Orlando Ribalta	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Gus Varland	0.0 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Mitchell Parker – L (3)	0.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW

Oooof. Fun fact about this outing: teams trailing by at least eight runs in the eighth inning or later had lost 4,291 consecutive games, marking this the worst bullpen meltdown since May 29, 2009 (per Sportradar). We knew this bullpen was going to be historically bad, and it’s a shame they didn’t invest some money in the bullpen this offseason.

San Francisco Giants
Carson Seymour	1.1 IP	4 ER	5 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	28% CSW
Reiver Sanmartin – W (1)	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	32% CSW

We haven’t seen Reiver Sanmartin since 2023, and unfortunately, I don’t think this profile is going to be worth chasing.

Cincinnati Reds
Zach Maxwell – HLD (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Caleb Ferguson – HLD (1)	0.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW
Tony Santillan – BS (4)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Chase Petty – L (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW

Ugh, the Reds bullpen won the battle Tuesday, but the Padres bounced back here. One potential positive is Zach Maxwell having better fastball command here. Not great, but better.

San Diego Padres
Ron Marinaccio	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW
Wandy Peralta – W (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	14% CSW

Seattle Mariners
Domingo González	2.0 IP	4 ER	4 H	2 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	18% CSW

Baltimore Orioles
Grant Wolfram	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Yennier Cano	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	46% CSW

I thought Grant Wolfram might be the left-handed answer in this bullpen, but the stuff was down here, and there was no command.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Alex Vesia – HLD (9)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW
Kyle Hurt – L (1)	0.1 IP	4 ER	3 H	2 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	20% CSW
Jack Dreyer	0.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	12% CSW

This one hurt, for Kyle Hurt. The past month has not been great for him, with a 7.84 ERA (4.77 SIERA), 1.84 WHIP, and a 6.4% K-BB rate over his past 10.1 innings. We’ve seen a drop-off in stuff as well, so I think we can move on from him at this point.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Carmen Mlodzinski	3.2 IP	4 ER	3 H	3 BB	3 K	8 Whiffs	28% CSW
Evan Sisk – W (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Gregory Soto – SV (9)	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW

Gregory Soto allowed a single on a chopper to Rojas before leaving a fastball down over the plate to Ohtani for a two-run home run, which made things interesting. It’s Ohtani, it will happen if you miss locations, but other than that, pitch Soto looked just fine here.

Minnesota Twins
Taylor Rogers – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW
Andrew Morris – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	1 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	26% CSW
Travis Adams – HLD (1)	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	26% CSW
Anthony Banda – HLD (9)	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	27% CSW
Yoendrys Gómez – SV (5)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW

The Twins were able to get the ball to Yoendrys Gómez in the ninth for a save, which was nice to see. Gómez made things interesting with two singles and a walk (also getting a 408-foot fly ball out that’s a home run in almost half the ballparks in baseball) before beating Greene with three straight fastballs to end it. I’m not worried about the stuff with Gómez, it’s just the inconsistent command that can haunt him from time to time. Hopefully, we will at least see some role stability moving forward.

Detroit Tigers
Brenan Hanifee	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Ty Madden	0.2 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW
Drew Sommers	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	18% CSW
Beau Brieske	1.2 IP	0 ER	3 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	21% CSW

There was a time when I was high on Beau Brieske, but this is a different guy. With Skubal, Mize, and Jansen due back this weekend, I’d imagine we see three of the guys who pitched here sent down to AAA, and my pick to stay would be Drew Sommers.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Jonathan Loáisiga	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Drey Jameson	2.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW
Juan Morillo	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	60% CSW

Drey Jameson’s fastball velocity was way down here in the 95 MPH range, and that’s probably not going to cut it as he doesn’t have any great offspeed pitches in that arsenal right now to afford losing his fastball.

Miami Marlins
Lake Bachar	2.0 IP	2 H	1 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
William Kempner – W (1)	2.0 IP	0 H	2 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	31% CSW
Cade Gibson	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	27% CSW

I think (and actually thought) the Marlins should give Lake Bachar a chance to be a traditional starter, but it looks like he’ll continue being a long reliever.

Philadelphia Phillies
Jonathan Bowlan	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Chase Shugart	0.1 IP	3 ER	1 H	3 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	19% CSW
Brad Keller – HLD (13)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW
José Alvarado – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	47% CSW
Jhoan Duran – SV (17)	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW

Jhoan Duran bounced back here as expected, and he didn’t even throw one fastball as he just went splitter/sweeper to get through this one. Just a reminder of how deep his arsenal really is.

Toronto Blue Jays
Mason Fluharty	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Tommy Nance	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	19% CSW
Jeff Hoffman	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Braydon Fisher	0.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	15% CSW
Spencer Miles	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	35% CSW
Tyler Rogers	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW

The Blue Jays used almost their entire bullpen here, and perhaps the best performance came from Spencer Miles. He’s back in the bullpen now after getting some spot starts, and I could see his stuff playing up in these shorter bursts. He has two good breakers and could follow a similar path to Nance and Fisher as a breaker first reliever. He just needs to command his sinker, given how hittable it can be.

St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Svanson	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	31% CSW
JoJo Romero	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW

Another good outing for Matt Svanson, but similar to Miles, the sinker is just super hittable, so the key will come down to him locating it well and not leaving it vulnerable.

New York Mets
David Peterson	3.2 IP	6 ER	7 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Cionel Pérez	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	56% CSW
Jonathan Pintaro	3.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	22% CSW

Jonathan Pintaro has an interesting cutter, I’m just not sure what else he has to go with it. The changeup might be OK, but just like with Svanson and Miles, the sinker is not great.

Texas Rangers
Peyton Gray	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	10% CSW
Tyler Alexander	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	27% CSW
Jakob Junis – W (1)	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	48% CSW
Jacob Latz – SV (10)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Jacob Latz allowed a single on the first pitch he threw (slider to Caglianone) and then walked Loftin on 8 pitches before bearing down and getting a strikeout and double play to end the game. The fastball command was non-existent, but he was averaging 97 MPH here (hit 98.1 MPH on his strikeout of Collins), which is crazy for him.

Kansas City Royals
Mason Black	1.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	33% CSW
Steven Cruz	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	26% CSW
Matt Strahm – BS (2)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Lucas Erceg – HLD (2)	0.1 IP	1 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW
Daniel Lynch IV – BS (2)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	18% CSW
John Schreiber	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW
Alex Lange – L (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	28% CSW

This is just how things will be with Alex Lange as the closer. He’ll close things out more often than not despite making things interesting, but extra-inning outings with the ghost runner are another story.

Atlanta Braves
Didier Fuentes	1.0 IP	1 H	0 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW
Dylan Lee	0.1 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	100% CSW
James Karinchak	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	37% CSW

It has been a while since we last saw James Karinchak (2023), and he still definitely has that quality curve/fastball combo, but what is the command/walk rate going to look like? Not that this bullpen needs another late-inning weapon, but if Karinchak can show any semblance of command with this mix…

Chicago White Sox
Sean Newcomb – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW
Seranthony Domínguez – HLD (2)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW
Bryan Hudson – SV (3)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW

Another Seranthony Domínguez eighth-inning appearance here is interesting, even without Grant Taylor pitching in this one. Bryan Hudson was called upon to close things out, and his fastball velocity was up a MPH as a result. There may be a three (four with Newcomb?) headed late-inning committee, but I’d still bet on Taylor getting the most save chances of the bunch moving forward.

Chicago Cubs
Phil Maton – HLD (4)	0.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	42% CSW
Caleb Thielbar – HLD (3)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	40% CSW
Jacob Webb – BS (3)	1.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	17% CSW
Daniel Palencia – L (1)	0.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW

It’s Coors, so I wouldn’t take any of these two seriously. Webb and Palencia’s stuff/command were down, while Thielbar looked great, so again, don’t read too much into Coors outings.

Colorado Rockies
Brennan Bernardino	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW
Juan Mejia	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Jeff Criswell	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	36% CSW
Antonio Senzatela – W (6)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Antonio Senzatela has allowed at least one baserunner in his past 12 appearances, with a 3.54 ERA (4.43 SIERA), 1.33 WHIP, and 16.5% K rate over that span (20.1 IP). If he were getting every save for the Rockies, you can live with those numbers in deeper formats, but this just isn’t worth it.

Milwaukee Brewers
Chad Patrick – L (3)	0.0 IP	3 ER	3 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Aaron Ashby	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	30% CSW
Trevor Megill	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	35% CSW

Good to see Trevor Megill healthy here and throwing harder than he has all season (OK, that Vegas radar gun may be juiced). He survived Vegas and now gets to go back to Milwaukee, where the ballpark plays (a lot) more normally.

Athletics
Luis Medina	2.0 IP	2 H	2 K	3 Whiffs	43% CSW
José Suarez	0.2 IP	1 H	0 K	3 Whiffs	25% CSW
Scott Barlow – W (2)	0.2 IP	1 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW
Hogan Harris – HLD (10)	0.2 IP	2 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	24% CSW
Elvis Alvarado – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	50% CSW

Cracked radar gun or not, it’s hard not to be impressed with Elvis Alvarado this series. He was averaging 100 MPH again here, and the slider was nasty. The fastball command has been much better, so hopefully that’s here to stay (the results at AAA suggest it may be). There’s no reason to think he can’t run away with the closer role here if the stuff/command gains stick.

Houston Astros
Enyel De Los Santos	1.1 IP	0 H	2 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Bryan King	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	67% CSW
Josh Hader	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Bryan Abreu – L (3)	0.0 IP	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW

Bryan Abreu’s strange season continues, as he failed to get an out here. He allowed a single to Walton on a 94 MPH fastball before allowing a single to Siri on a 98 MPH fastball. Why is this huge velocity gap still a thing?

Los Angeles Angels
Chase Silseth – BS (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	53% CSW
Sam Bachman	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	56% CSW
Ryan Zeferjahn – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW

Sam Bachman had a weird outing here, as his last two pitches were both hits. He allowed a single to Yordan on a fastball he probably wanted out of the zone, while he left a first-pitch slider over the plate to Walker that he doubled down the line on. Yordan was thrown out at home in one of the more bizarre plays you’ll see, but Bachman saved the day by backing up home plate despite there not originally being a play at the plate.
Ryan Zeferjahn had his best outing in a while, with his best fastball and better command than we are used to seeing. Is he getting back into the saves mix here potentially?

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