Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 6/11

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STL 4 – NYM 5

St. Louis Cardinals
Justin Bruihl	0.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW
George Soriano	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	50% CSW
JoJo Romero – L (2)	1.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	39% CSW
Gordon Graceffo	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW

JoJo Romero left a sweeper up to Soto here, and that may have been his only mistake, but it was a costly one. He’s been getting hit around a bit the past month (4.22 ERA, 1.41 WHIP), but he’s still missing bats at a high rate (32% CSW), and the underlying numbers mostly suggest things will turn around.

New York Mets
A.J. Minter	1.1 IP	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	21% CSW
Brooks Raley – W (2)	1.0 IP	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW
Luke Weaver – HLD (8)	1.0 IP	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Devin Williams – SV (9)	1.0 IP	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	44% CSW

This was the vision when the Mets built this bullpen, having these four guys finish games, and they did so here, allowing just one baserunner over 4.1 innings. Devin Williams looked great, but how bout the fact Luke Weaver hasn’t allowed a run since May started? He’s throwing harder than he ever has (96.6 MPH here), although something to keep an eye on is his cutter (and changeup), which hasn’t been as good since he started throwing harder.

MIN 0 – DET 11

Minnesota Twins
Cody Laweryson	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	28% CSW
Alex Jackson	1.0 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	13% CSW

Alex Jackson averaged a cool 52.6 MPH on the 15 “pitches” he threw here.

Detroit Tigers
Tyler Holton	1.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	36% CSW
Beau Brieske	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW

Tyler Holton with seven whiffs here, I think that’s more matchup-based than anything Holton was doing differently.

ARI 0 – MIA 2

Arizona Diamondbacks
Brandyn Garcia	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	47% CSW
Paul Sewald	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW

Brandyn Garcia’s velocity was down, and the command was sketchy, but hey, we’ll take these results, especially after his last outing. He had been getting hold chances lately, but with Puk returning soon, that could change.

Miami Marlins
Michael Petersen – HLD (9)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW
Anthony Bender – HLD (7)	1.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	42% CSW
Calvin Faucher – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	54% CSW
Pete Fairbanks – SV (8)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	46% CSW

Great outing from Pete Fairbanks, but the slider not being a weapon for him anymore worries me still. The cutter was good here at least, and he commanded his four-seamer well, but I want more from the slider.

TEX 4 – KCR 2

Texas Rangers
Robby Ahlstrom	1.1 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Cole Winn – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Jacob Latz – W (2)	2.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	3 K	2 Whiffs	60% CSW

Jacob Latz needed just 15 pitches (14 of which were strikes) to get six outs against the middle of the Royals lineup. He’s been dominant since mid-April (1.77 ERA, 0.64 WHIP, 33% K rate over past 20 IP), with just one outlier outing (5/13 vs. ARI) bringing down those numbers. That also happens to be when he started averaging 95+ MPH with his fastball. He should be an All-Star this summer.

Kansas City Royals
Beck Way	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	4 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW

Beck Way does have an intriguing cutter/sweeper combo and can get his fastball up to 98 MPH. The command has been better at AAA this season, but he does tend to get hit hard.

CHC 9 – COL 3

Chicago Cubs
Hoby Milner	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Phil Maton – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW
Ryan Rolison	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	29% CSW
Tyler Ferguson	1.1 IP	1 ER	3 H	3 K	4 Whiffs	31% CSW

Ryan Rolison was throwing a MPH harder here, making his fastball more palatable. If he can stay in the 95+ MPH range with his breakers, he may have a chance to keep those ratios where they currently stand. The Cubs bullpen has not been great for fantasy purposes, but I’d imagine Rolison will eventually get a hold this year.

Colorado Rockies
Blas Castano	2.2 IP	2 ER	5 H	0 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	35% CSW
Sammy Peralta	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	38% CSW

LAD 8 – PIT 6

Los Angeles Dodgers
Will Klein	1.0 IP	0 ER	3 H	1 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW
Alex Vesia – HLD (10)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	75% CSW
Jack Dreyer – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	45% CSW
Edgardo Henriquez	0.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	7% CSW
Tanner Scott – SV (7)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	44% CSW

Edgardo Henriquez had his first hiccup in a while here, as he gave up a triple on his cutter, and back-to-back bloop doubles on a curveball and 0-0 sinker. With his fastball and slider, I’m just not sure we need that cutter and curveball? I think the cutter is fine now and then to combat lefties (even here, it wasn’t a terrible pitch), and he has reduced its usage, so that’s trending in the right direction, but that curveball probably isn’t needed at all. His true breakout still feels imminent.
Those who were worried about Tanner Scott’s recent outings, hopefully this helps quell any concerns.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Yohan Ramírez	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Evan Sisk	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	16% CSW
Brandan Bidois	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	34% CSW
Dennis Santana	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	6% CSW

Evan Sisk had allowed just one earned run since the start of May, but doubled that total here as he allowed a walk to Call, a ground ball double down the left field line to Rushing, before lefty killer Espinal singled off him.

SEA 5 – BAL 7

Seattle Mariners
Alex Hoppe	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	25% CSW
Nick Davila	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	17% CSW

Alex Hoppe had no fastball command here, but the stuff is still up at least. This bullpen is one more injury away from needing him in high-leverage spots.

Baltimore Orioles
Tyler Wells – W (1)	3.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	4 K	9 Whiffs	38% CSW
Rico Garcia – HLD (9)	0.2 IP	2 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Grant Wolfram – HLD (7)	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Andrew Kittredge – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW

Andrew Kittredge got the ninth here (and the top of the order) and was throwing harder as a result (#SaveChanceEnergy), although it did not result in any whiffs. With Helsley returning soon (next week?), maybe the Orioles were trying to get Rico Garcia acclimated to the 8th inning again?

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