Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 6/26

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HOU 0 – DET 8

Houston Astros
Nate Pearson	3.0 IP	1 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	17% CSW
Bryan Abreu	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Jake Meyers	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW

Bryan Abreu is back, and we saw a lot of cutters and a changeup in this one. Only one four-seamer, but the velocity at 96.6 MPH is encouraging. Not 100% back in, but he’s trending the right way, so that’s worth monitoring.

Detroit Tigers
Enmanuel De Jesús	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW

CIN 6 – PIT 4

Cincinnati Reds
Tejay Antone	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW
Brock Burke – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	35% CSW
Pierce Johnson – HLD (5)	0.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Caleb Ferguson – SV (1)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	22% CSW

Caleb Ferguson got the first call for a save chance in the post-Santillan era, and his stuff has been trending up since he came off the IL. Pagan should return next week, but Ferguson should be in the holds mix at least.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Brandan Bidois	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW
Isaac Mattson	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	0 Whiffs	42% CSW
Mason Montgomery – L (3)	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	30% CSW
Dennis Santana	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	57% CSW

Mason Montgomery gave up a two-run homer to Marte on a sinker here, the first real damage done against that new sinker.

WSN 1 – BAL 3

Washington Nationals
Brad Lord	2.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	3 BB	5 K	5 Whiffs	25% CSW
Zak Kent	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW

Baltimore Orioles
Tyler Wells – HLD (11)	0.2 IP	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Grant Wolfram – HLD (9)	1.0 IP	2 K	3 Whiffs	70% CSW
Ryan Helsley – SV (8)	1.0 IP	1 K	3 Whiffs	50% CSW

Ryan Helsley only threw one fastball here over twelve pitches. Can’t leave fastballs middle-middle if you don’t throw them.

TEX 5 – TOR 4

Texas Rangers
Robby Ahlstrom	0.1 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	7% CSW
Jakob Junis	0.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	39% CSW
Jacob Latz – SV (16)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	7% CSW

Jakob Junis has been struggling lately (7.94 ERA, 2.29 WHIP over his past 5.2 IP), but there’s no one else here pushing for setup usage in this bullpen.

Toronto Blue Jays
Spencer Miles	2.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW
Adam Macko	1.0 IP	0 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	26% CSW
Louis Varland	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	10% CSW

Adam Macko is back, giving the Jays another lefty in their bullpen. The stuff’s not bad, but I’m not sure he’ll have a chance to collect many holds.

SEA 3 – CLE 1

Seattle Mariners
José A. Ferrer – HLD (10)	1.0 IP	1 K	1 Whiffs	36% CSW
Gabe Speier – HLD (10)	1.0 IP	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Andrés Muñoz – SV (15)	1.0 IP	2 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW

Andrés Muñoz once again leaned on his fastball here, and we got great results again.

Cleveland Guardians
Tim Herrin – L (3)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	2 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	35% CSW
Daniel Espino	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	22% CSW
Hunter Gaddis	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	62% CSW
Matt Festa	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	33% CSW

Hunter Gaddis got two strikeouts here, both against lefties, too, so that’s promising.

ARI 1 – TBR 6

Arizona Diamondbacks
Juan Burgos	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	25% CSW

Tampa Bay Rays
Cam Booser – HLD (2)	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Kevin Kelly – HLD (17)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	31% CSW
Garrett Cleavinger	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW
Craig Kimbrel	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	18% CSW

Garrett Cleavinger’s velo isn’t great, but the stuff has been up lately as he shies away from his fastball.

PHI 2 – NYM 1

Philadelphia Phillies
Orion Kerkering – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	45% CSW
Jhoan Duran – SV (20)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	24% CSW

Orion Kerkering leaned on his fastball heavy again, and it’s not nearly as good as the sweeper, but (similar to Munoz), hitters are expecting that sweeper from him.

New York Mets
Huascar Brazobán – L (2)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	28% CSW
Cionel Pérez	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW

Huascar Brazobán’s stuff was down here, and it’s not like it’s great to begin with.

NYY 1 – BOS 6

New York Yankees
Ryan Yarbrough	1.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	36% CSW
Yerry De los Santos	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW

Boston Red Sox
Tommy Kahnle	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW
Ryan Watson	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	15% CSW

KCR 1 – CHW 22

Kansas City Royals
Mitch Spence – L (2)	1.1 IP	10 ER	8 H	3 BB	2 K	6 Whiffs	23% CSW
Beck Way	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	43% CSW
Lucas Erceg	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	27% CSW
John Schreiber	1.0 IP	3 ER	5 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Alex Lange	0.1 IP	5 ER	4 H	2 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Daniel Lynch IV	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Tyler Tolbert	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW

I don’t even know how to explain this one, so I’ll let Matt Quatraro do that. In all seriousness, I wouldn’t read too much into any of these stat lines given the game context.

Chicago White Sox
Jordan Hicks	1.0 IP	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	17% CSW
Brandon Eisert	1.0 IP	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Trevor Richards	1.0 IP	0 H	2 K	2 Whiffs	56% CSW

Jordan Hicks is back, and there might be something here as he’s following the same approach we saw prior to the IL placement (more sweepers). Worth keeping an eye on as long as he’s still throwing 100 MPH.

CHC 2 – MIL 6

Chicago Cubs
Ethan Roberts – L (2)	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Jayden Murray	2.0 IP	3 ER	4 H	1 BB	4 K	12 Whiffs	35% CSW

Milwaukee Brewers
Abner Uribe – HLD (11)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 Whiffs	31% CSW
Aaron Ashby	1.0 IP	1 ER	0 H	2 BB	0 Whiffs	13% CSW
Trevor Megill	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 Whiffs	15% CSW

Zero strikeouts from this trio is wild. Just a fluky day for them.

COL 8 – MIN 9

Colorado Rockies
Seth Halvorsen	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Juan Mejia	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	8% CSW
John Brebbia	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW
Antonio Senzatela – BS (4)	1.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW
Jimmy Herget – L (2)	0.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Seth Halvorsen at 100 MPH with a sharp slider here. The stuff looked great here, and I’d love to see him get a chance in another organization (the Yankees trade still feels inevitable).

Minnesota Twins
Kody Funderburk	1.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	6 Whiffs	35% CSW
Eric Orze	0.1 IP	3 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW
Anthony Banda – BS (2)	0.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	18% CSW
Andrew Morris – W (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

There was a time when I got the Eric Orze appeal, but the Twins should move on from trusting him in important spots until we see better results from him.

MIA 4 – STL 0

Miami Marlins
Michael Petersen – HLD (12)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	37% CSW
Calvin Faucher	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW

Michael Petersen continues to impress and now holds a 1.84 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and 38% K rate over this past 14.1 innings.

St. Louis Cardinals
JoJo Romero	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
George Soriano – L (2)	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 Whiffs	15% CSW
Max Rajcic	0.2 IP	2 ER	1 H	2 BB	1 Whiffs	28% CSW
Justin Bruihl	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 Whiffs	50% CSW

This bullpen feels like it’s hanging on by a thread at the moment. They’ll need reinforcements if they want to truly be seen as competitors this fall.

ATH 9 – LAA 3

Athletics
Luis Medina	1.1 IP	1 H	2 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	32% CSW
Hogan Harris	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Elvis Alvarado	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW

Solid outing from Elvis Alvarado, who needed a bounce back after his last one. The stuff is still A+, and the command is better than it’s ever been. I want to believe.

Los Angeles Angels
Brent Suter	2.1 IP	1 ER	4 H	2 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW
José Fermin	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Kirby Yates	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	2 K	4 Whiffs	38% CSW

Kirby Yates continues to see this usage, and he struck out Kurtz and Langeliers here, so something’s working? The fastball has slowly been improving.

LAD 1 – SDP 7

Los Angeles Dodgers
Jack Dreyer	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Brock Stewart	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Edgardo Henriquez	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	31% CSW
Jonathan Hernández	1.0 IP	4 ER	4 H	2 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW

Edgardo Henriquez is still casually averaging 102 MPH. The command is not perfect, but it’s good enough when you have this kind of stuff.

San Diego Padres
Yuki Matsui – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	9% CSW
Jason Adam – HLD (17)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	24% CSW
Adrian Morejon – HLD (14)	1.0 IP	2 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW
Wandy Peralta	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	17% CSW

Not the best outing from Adrian Morejon here, but he was tasked with facing the top of the Dodgers lineup in the eighth inning. Both hits came off groundballs, not hit particularly well.

ATL 3 – SFG 1

Atlanta Braves
Dylan Dodd	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	30% CSW
Hurston Waldrep – HLD (1)	2.0 IP	2 H	4 BB	3 K	6 Whiffs	25% CSW
Dylan Lee – W (4)	1.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Didier Fuentes – HLD (6)	0.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	67% CSW
Raisel Iglesias – SV (16)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	20% CSW

I don’t think having Dylan Lee go two innings is the answer to life without Robert Suarez here. Let’s commit to Didier Fuentes in the 7th or 8th for now, maybe?

San Francisco Giants
Matt Gage	0.2 IP	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Sam Hentges	0.2 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	27% CSW
Adrian Houser	2.1 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	23% CSW

Meh.

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