Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 6/15

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MIA 0 – PHI 7

Miami Marlins
William Kempner	2.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	30% CSW
Cade Gibson	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW

William Kempner has really good stuff and maybe a deeper arsenal than I had expected. My only concern is the fact that he regularly had 14% walk rates coming up through the minors. The cutter seems to help him find the zone when needed, but the fastball and sweeper zone rates are below 40% right now.

Philadelphia Phillies
Tim Mayza	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	3 Whiffs	35% CSW
Jonathan Bowlan	1.0 IP	1 H	2 K	5 Whiffs	35% CSW
Chase Shugart	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	42% CSW

Jonathan Bowlan gave up a single on a 3-2 fastball he left middle-middle, but he struck out the last two batters he faced. The fastball is just so good.

KCR 3 – WSN 7

Kansas City Royals
Mason Black	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW
Beck Way	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	36% CSW

One of these two may develop into something eventually, but we’re not there yet.

Washington Nationals
Brad Lord – W (5)	3.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	2 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Clayton Beeter	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	44% CSW
Gus Varland	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW

Clayton Beeter’s velocity was over 95 MPH again, but he also threw just 2 of his 18 pitches in the zone here.

NYM 0 – CIN 12

New York Mets
Jonathan Pintaro	3.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	4 K	4 Whiffs	24% CSW
David Peterson	3.0 IP	3 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	24% CSW

Cincinnati Reds
Brock Burke	1.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Caleb Ferguson	0.2 IP	1 H	2 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW
Chase Petty	2.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	30% CSW

Chase Petty was throwing harder here, with his fastball sitting over 98 MPH, and with that velo, he could instantly get some high leverage consideration. There’s a world where Petty becomes a really good fastball/slider late-inning reliever.

SDP 0 – STL 3

San Diego Padres
Lucas Giolito – L (2)	5.0 IP	3 ER	7 H	3 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	20% CSW
Kyle Hart	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Kyle Hart’s back, and he’s throwing much harder, making his fastball much more palatable. He could be a pretty good sinker/sweeper reliever.

COL 4 – CHC 5

Colorado Rockies
Antonio Senzatela	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW
Brennan Bernardino	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	9% CSW
Jaden Hill	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	44% CSW
Victor Vodnik – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	2 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	19% CSW
Juan Mejia – L (6)	0.1 IP	1 ER	0 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	35% CSW
Seth Halvorsen – BS (1)	0.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW

Victor Vodnik is back in the Rockies bullpen, and he still can’t find the zone, so what’s the point?

Chicago Cubs
Phil Maton – BS (1)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	13% CSW
Jacob Webb – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Caleb Thielbar – BS (3)	1.0 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	47% CSW
Daniel Palencia – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	3 K	2 Whiffs	15% CSW

Daniel Palencia may wind up with more wins than saves this season (he’ll get saves eventually), but at least he was able to strike out the side here without his best stuff and command.

MIN 4 – TEX 2

Minnesota Twins
Taylor Rogers – W (3)	0.1 IP	0 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	50% CSW
Andrew Morris – HLD (9)	1.0 IP	0 H	2 K	0 Whiffs	67% CSW
Eric Orze – HLD (7)	1.2 IP	1 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	47% CSW
Yoendrys Gómez – SV (7)	1.1 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW

Yoendrys Gómez with back-to-back saves? Are the Twins finally allowing this to happen? He leaned on his cutter here, which is rare, but he’s been throwing it more lately, and I get it, it’s a good pitch. I feel good about the cutter and sweeper; the fastball is still a bit inconsistent, though.

Texas Rangers
Peyton Gray	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	44% CSW
Joe Ross	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

I forgot Joe Ross was in the Diamondbacks bullpen to start the season. His fastball was up 1.16 MPH here to 96.7, but the stuff still remains below average across the board.

DET 9 – HOU 3

Detroit Tigers
Jacob Waguespack	1.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW
Kyle Finnegan – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Tyler Holton – HLD (6)	1.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	36% CSW
Will Vest	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	8% CSW
Enmanuel De Jesús	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	43% CSW

Will Vest with zero whiffs as he had trouble locating his slider, but it’s a good sign he’s pitching in the eighth, even with the big lead.

Houston Astros
Steven Okert	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	75% CSW
AJ Blubaugh	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	22% CSW
Jayden Murray	2.0 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	34% CSW
Bryan Abreu	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	38% CSW

Bryan Abreu left a slider up to Keith here, which resulted in his third home run of the day, but other than that, Abreu actually looked really good here. He threw 12 fastballs and averaged 96.5 MPH on them, so maybe we are finally getting closer to the real Abreu.

LAA 3 – ARI 4

Los Angeles Angels
Jose Fermin	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	11% CSW

Jose Fermin is back up with the Angels, and it was more of the same with him: great stuff, terrible command.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Jonathan Loáisiga – HLD (5)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	38% CSW
Paul Sewald – SV (18)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	35% CSW

Paul Sewald got got by Walton on a 2-2 fastball up and away, so we’ll just ignore that anomaly as Sewald looked great otherwise. Not that I thought Puk was a true threat to Sewald’s job, but the news that Puk has suffered a setback and needs an MRI should further solidify Sewald’s job security.

PIT 2 – ATH 11

Pittsburgh Pirates
Carmen Mlodzinski	3.0 IP	1 ER	7 H	1 BB	2 K	9 Whiffs	24% CSW
Dennis Santana	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	60% CSW

Dennis Santana looked better here, with his fastball up near 95 MPH and the slider and changeup looking the best they have all season. The command wasn’t great, but I’m intrigued by how good his arsenal looked in general here.

Athletics
Justin Sterner	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW
Mason Barnett	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW

Mason Barnett has put up some great numbers recently, but I don’t buy it. It’s a deep mix, but everything is below-average. IF he can have elite command of this arsenal, that’s a different story, but his career minor-league numbers don’t suggest that. He does command his slider/sweeper well, I’m not sure how much that can carry him, though.

TBR 3 – LAD 4

Tampa Bay Rays
Cam Booser	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW
Steven Matz – L (4)	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	20% CSW

I was expecting more from Steven Matz as a reliever, but it doesn’t look like that will happen.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Kyle Hurt – W (2)	1.0 IP	1 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Will Klein – HLD (9)	0.2 IP	1 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	42% CSW
Alex Vesia – HLD (11)	0.1 IP	0 H	0 K	1 Whiffs	50% CSW
Tanner Scott – SV (8)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	38% CSW

Tanner Scott looked great here. Great stuff, good command, no issues at all. He should have at least another month in the closer role and may be worth holding onto even after Díaz returns.

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