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Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 7/10

A Review of Key Bullpen and Reliever Usage from Yesterday's Games

Rick Graham

RP Roundup 7 Hours Ago

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

PHI 2 – DET 10

Philadelphia Phillies
Tim Mayza – L (3)	1.0 IP	4 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	28% CSW
Max Lazar	1.0 IP	3 ER	3 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW
Garrett Stubbs	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Tim Mayza’s velocity was down here, and the results showed it. Hopefully, there’s nothing serious going on here, as Mayza has been the team’s best left-handed reliever.

Detroit Tigers
Jacob Waguespack	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW
Drew Sommers	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW
Beau Brieske	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	20% CSW

Still waiting for some signs of life from Beau Brieske, this isn’t really it, though. The fastball looks OK, it’s the off-speed stuff that is

NYY 5 – WSN 3

New York Yankees
Fernando Cruz – HLD (15)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Tim Hill – BS (2)	0.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	43% CSW
Jake Bird	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	29% CSW
David Bednar – W (3)	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	19% CSW

On the one hand, you got two innings without any baserunners and a win from David Bednar. But there was no save and ZERO swing and miss from him despite throwing 27 pitches. Take the win and ratio help and hope for some K’s next time out.

Washington Nationals
Zack Littell	4.0 IP	1 ER	5 H	0 BB	5 K	8 Whiffs	23% CSW
Tom Cosgrove – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	33% CSW
Clayton Beeter – HLD (5)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
Matt Krook – L (1)	0.1 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	18% CSW
Justin Lawrence	0.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW

Clayton Beeter looked great against the one batter he faced, but anytime you can get Matt Krook a save chance in the ninth inning, you just have to do it.

KCR 3 – BAL 5

Kansas City Royals
Steven Cruz	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	38% CSW
Daniel Lynch IV	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	45% CSW
Matt Strahm – L (2)	1.0 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	41% CSW

Steven Cruz — Four-Seamer up 1.3 MPH (99.5 vs. 98.2 season avg); Four-Seamer usage 85% (+26 pts vs. 58% usual)

Baltimore Orioles
Rico Garcia – W (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Andrew Kittredge – SV (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW

Tyler Wells was off today, so we saw another Andrew Kittredge save chance. If the Orioles are open to moving pieces from their bullpen, Kittredge is probably one of the top candidates to go, but the same could be said about Wells, who has just one year of arbitration left. That could give Rico Garcia some save chances in the final two months, although they could move on from him, similar to how they traded Bryan Baker last season.

CHC 0 – CIN 4

Chicago Cubs
Trent Thornton	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Jake Woodford	2.0 IP	3 ER	5 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	26% CSW

Trent Thornton has been seeing some high-leverage usage, but he’s not worth chasing anywhere (2.8% K-BB rate).

Cincinnati Reds
Brock Burke	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	42% CSW
Emilio Pagán	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	3 Whiffs	40% CSW

Well, that’s certainly the best Emilio Pagán has looked this season, especially from a fastball standpoint. The questions now are: can he sustain this, and where is he pitching in August if the team decides to sell?

SEA 2 – TBR 7

Seattle Mariners
Eduard Bazardo	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	54% CSW
José A. Ferrer	0.1 IP	3 ER	4 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	10% CSW
Nick Davila	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	22% CSW
Cole Wilcox	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW

José A. Ferrer gave up a home run to Caminero here on a pitch that had no right leaving the yard (98 MPH fastball up and out of the zone), but otherwise was just singled out.

Tampa Bay Rays
Cole Sulser – HLD (9)	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	44% CSW
Garrett Cleavinger – HLD (16)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	47% CSW
Kevin Kelly	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

We may not see the same velocity from Garrett Cleavinger as he had last season, but he’s still finding ways to make things work, and both fastballs still grade out well in the 95-96 MPH range given their movement profiles.

CLE 3 – MIA 2

Cleveland Guardians
Erik Sabrowski – HLD (20)	0.1 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Colin Holderman – HLD (8)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Hunter Gaddis – HLD (17)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Cade Smith – SV (28)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW

I’m trying to stay patient with Erik Sabrowski because the stuff still looks great, and we saw how dominant he can be when right. He made a mistake on a fastball down and in to Jimenez here for a home run, but other than that, looked better than he has. The command just needs to improve.

Miami Marlins
Ryan Gusto	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	43% CSW

Ryan Gusto has an intriguing starter’s profile and throws eight pitches, but he’s not likely to make a difference in holds leagues this season.

BOS 6 – NYM 2

Boston Red Sox
Tyron Guerrero – HLD (9)	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	5% CSW
Garrett Whitlock – HLD (16)	1.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	7% CSW
Greg Weissert	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW

No strikeouts from the bullpen here, but I can’t blame them given the fact that they didn’t arrive at the field until two hours before opening pitch.

New York Mets
A.J. Minter	1.0 IP	2 ER	4 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	19% CSW
Kodai Senga	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	44% CSW
Cionel Pérez	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	3 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	24% CSW
Xzavion Curry	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW

A.J. Minter grooved a cutter into Seigler’s barrel here for a two-run home run and later gave up a double to Yoshida, two hitters he should be able to handle. The stuff still looks fine, so let’s just chalk it up to a bad night.

ATH 1 – CHW 14

Athletics
Aaron Civale – L (7)	2.1 IP	4 ER	6 H	1 BB	4 K	3 Whiffs	31% CSW
Elvis Alvarado	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	45% CSW
Justin Sterner	0.0 IP	5 ER	3 H	2 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW
Mason Barnett	1.0 IP	3 ER	3 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	12% CSW
Carlos Cortes	1.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW

The A’s are clearly trying to make Elvis Alvarado their stopper/fireman guy, but the issue is that the rest of the bullpen is a problem as well, and there’s no clear-cut closer here.

Chicago White Sox
Tyler Davis	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	23% CSW

Tyler Davis has a promising pitch mix, and honestly, at this point, I’d prefer him over Seranthony Domínguez. He just needs to improve his command.

HOU 3 – TEX 7

Houston Astros
Steven Okert	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	46% CSW
Bryan King – L (2)	1.0 IP	4 ER	4 H	1 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	16% CSW

Bryan King’s fastball velocity had been up recently, but it was down a MPH here, and well, you see the result. Hopefully, this was just a one-off event, and nothing is underlying.

Texas Rangers
Chris Martin – BS (2)	0.2 IP	2 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW
Cole Winn – W (5)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	3 Whiffs	41% CSW
Tyler Alexander	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	43% CSW

I’m not sure what the Rangers are expecting from Chris Martin at this point, but I don’t think he should be pitching with the lead.

LAA 4 – MIN 3

Los Angeles Angels
Samy Natera Jr. – HLD (2)	1.2 IP	0 ER	2 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	24% CSW
Sam Bachman – HLD (13)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	43% CSW
Kirby Yates – SV (3)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW

That’s back-to-back great outings from Sam Bachman, but Kirby Yates continues to get the ninth. Yates converted here but did give up a double and did not strike anyone out.

Minnesota Twins
Andrew Morris	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	28% CSW
Travis Adams	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	17% CSW

Andrew Morris continues to impress, although I have my doubts about his success long term (best case feels like he’s Hunter Gaddis 2.0). Travis Adams may not be far behind him either.

ATL 1 – STL 2

Atlanta Braves
Victor Mederos	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	7 Whiffs	39% CSW
Didier Fuentes – BS (1)	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	24% CSW
Tyler Kinley	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	41% CSW
Danny Young – L (1)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	43% CSW

Victor Mederos gives the Braves yet another intriguing relief option, with his changeup being elite and his cutter being plus as well…oh, and he sits at 99 MPH with his four-seamer. Good find by the Braves here after the Angels DFA’d him in March.

St. Louis Cardinals
George Soriano	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	19% CSW
Justin Bruihl	1.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW
Ryne Stanek	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	10% CSW
JoJo Romero – W (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	40% CSW
Riley O’Brien – SV (23)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	50% CSW

This was a pretty dominant outing from an embattled bullpen, finished off by Riley O’Brien, who did not have his best stuff (down 1 MPH). Baldwin just missed tying the game with a home run (would have been a HR in 12/30 parks), and I’m pretty sure this is not the first time I’ve said this about an O’Brien save.

TOR 5 – SDP 3

Toronto Blue Jays
Mason Fluharty – W (4)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Chad Dallas – HLD (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW
Jeff Hoffman – HLD (10)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	23% CSW
Tyler Rogers – HLD (19)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	38% CSW
Louis Varland – SV (19)	1.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	27% CSW

Louis Varland got two outs before getting Singled Out as the lineup turned over to the top. I don’t think there’s anything to be worried about, but he has been getting hit around a bit more recently.

San Diego Padres
Jhony Brito	2.2 IP	2 ER	3 H	1 BB	2 K	7 Whiffs	26% CSW
Wandy Peralta	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	13% CSW
Ron Marinaccio	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Meh.

ARI 9 – LAD 3

Arizona Diamondbacks
Brandyn Garcia	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Jonathan Loáisiga	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Drey Jameson	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW

Brandyn Garcia has developed into one of the best left-handed relievers in baseball, as the sweeper has been phenomenal, but the sinker had a little extra juice here, sitting at 98.3 MPH. He should be on your radar if he isn’t already.

Los Angeles Dodgers
Will Klein – L (4)	1.2 IP	1 ER	0 H	2 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	23% CSW
Brock Stewart	1.0 IP	2 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	21% CSW
Edgardo Henriquez	1.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	38% CSW
Jack Dreyer	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	50% CSW
Evan Phillips	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	32% CSW
Alex Vesia	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	2 Whiffs	37% CSW

Will Klein’s fastball was down nearly 1.5 MPH, which is concerning, and he also could not command any of his secondaries.

COL 4 – SFG 3

Colorado Rockies
Brennan Bernardino	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	24% CSW
Jimmy Herget	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	31% CSW
Antonio Senzatela – W (9)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	33% CSW
Jordan Romano – HLD (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	3 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	14% CSW
Juan Mejia – SV (4)	0.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	0% CSW

Jordan Romano’s fastball was down 1 MPH, and just a reminder that you don’t want to chase this.

San Francisco Giants
Dylan Smith	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	13% CSW
Keaton Winn	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	10% CSW
Sam Hentges	1.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	5 Whiffs	29% CSW
Caleb Kilian – L (5)	0.0 IP	3 ER	3 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Erik Miller	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	32% CSW

Caleb Kilian allowed a ground-ball single, a walk, a bunt single, and a broken-bat single up the middle with the infield in here, so it’s not like he was allowing all this hard contact. That being said, he did not look his best, and with Keaton Winn back and Erik Miller pitching well again, this could shift back to a committee (although Winn didn’t exactly look great in his return).

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Rick Graham

Rick resides in the Boston area and has experience as a player and coach at the collegiate level. He has been covering relievers for Pitcher List since 2017.

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