Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Roundup: 7/25

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KCR 3 – DET 2

Kansas City Royals
Daniel Lynch IV – W (4)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	25% CSW
Alex Lange – SV (10)	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	38% CSW

Much better outing from Alex Lange here than what we had been seeing, and he actually had a lot of success with his sinker here as his primary bat misser. You’re still going to want to proceed with caution.

Detroit Tigers
Kyle Finnegan – BS (7)	0.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 K	1 Whiffs	29% CSW
Tyler Holton	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 K	0 Whiffs	18% CSW
Jacob Waguespack – L (1)	1.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	25% CSW

Kyle Finnegan’s fastball was down nearly a MPH, which he can’t really survive on given that it’s already a middling fastball to begin with. That being said, it was the slider that gave up the home run (bad hanger to Salvy), and realistically that slider isn’t the answer either.

ARI 3 – WSN 5

Arizona Diamondbacks
Gerardo Carrillo	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	2 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	20% CSW
Taylor Clarke	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	11% CSW

Washington Nationals
Eddy Yean – HLD (1)	1.1 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	19% CSW
Clayton Beeter – SV (9)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	22% CSW

Clayton Beeter getting traditional closer usage?! In this economy? The fastball has been looking better (ish) lately, and the slider is still dope. Maybe he can become a real closer for the final two months?

LAA 2 – SFG 9

Los Angeles Angels
Brent Suter	2.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	4 K	6 Whiffs	27% CSW
Kirby Yates	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	14% CSW
Tyler Heineman	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	18% CSW

Brent Suter — Four-Seamer up 1.1 MPH (88.5 vs. 87.4 season avg)

San Francisco Giants
Tristan Beck	2.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	0 K	1 Whiffs	24% CSW
Keaton Winn	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	2 BB	1 K	6 Whiffs	33% CSW

Keaton Winn — Four-Seamer down 0.8 MPH (95.5 vs. 96.3 season avg)

TOR 6 – BOS 0

Boston Red Sox
Alec Gamboa	4.0 IP	1 ER	5 H	1 BB	6 K	8 Whiffs	25% CSW

I prefer Alec Gamboa in shorter spurts, but this was a solid outing for him, and he definitely belongs in an MLB bullpen.

SDP 7 – MIA 2

San Diego Padres
Yuki Matsui – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Matt Waldron	2.0 IP	1 ER	3 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	21% CSW

Nice outing from Yuki Matsui, who continues to have a mini-breakout. This may be the ceiling, though.

Miami Marlins
Dax Fulton	2.0 IP	4 ER	4 H	3 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	20% CSW

NYY 3 – PHI 1

New York Yankees
Angel Chivilli – HLD (1)	0.1 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 Whiffs	17% CSW
Paul Blackburn – HLD (2)	2.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 Whiffs	29% CSW
David Bednar – SV (20)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 Whiffs	25% CSW

Not one strikeout from these relievers over the final ten outs? That’s not terribly surprising with Paul Blackburn getting six of the outs, but I’d expect something from Bednar.

Philadelphia Phillies
Tim Mayza	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	10% CSW
Brian Keller	3.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	21% CSW
Kyle Backhus – L (1)	0.2 IP	1 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	42% CSW
Seth Johnson	0.1 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	0 K	4 Whiffs	36% CSW
José Alvarado	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW
Jonathan Bowlan	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	4 Whiffs	33% CSW
Jhoan Duran	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	3 K	4 Whiffs	42% CSW

Somehow I don’t think Brian Keller is related to Brad Keller (who the Phillies just placed on the 60-day IL this week), and while Brad didn’t look great this season when healthy, Brian is still a step down and not someone worth chasing.

CLE 0 – TBR 3

Cleveland Guardians
Will Dion	2.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	4 K	8 Whiffs	38% CSW

Will Dion’s back, and he’ll give you this outing now and then, followed by an outing with a 2+ WHIP the next. Interesting skill set, just not on the fantasy roster yet.

Tampa Bay Rays
Cole Sulser – HLD (11)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	30% CSW
Garrett Cleavinger – HLD (17)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Bryan Baker – SV (27)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	36% CSW

Bryan Baker’s fastball was still down here, but not as much as it was previously. I’m not terribly concerned that we may be on the precipice of some sort of drop-off.

CHC 11 – PIT 0

Chicago Cubs
Javier Assad – SV (1)	3.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	7 Whiffs	38% CSW

Pittsburgh Pirates
Isaac Mattson	0.1 IP	3 ER	4 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Ron Marinaccio	1.1 IP	2 ER	3 H	1 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	24% CSW
Brandon Eisert	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	28% CSW
Tyler Callihan	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW

Ron Marinaccio is just as effective as Dennis Santana these days, and Isaac Mattson can’t be trusted. The Pirates are just two games out of a Wild Card spot right now, and I’d at least love to see them add a right-handed bullpen piece (not a Senzatela type, I’m thinking more like Luke Weaver, or at least Emilio Pagán).

ATL 2 – BAL 3

Atlanta Braves
Victor Mederos	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	3 K	10 Whiffs	40% CSW
Didier Fuentes – L (1)	1.2 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	3 K	8 Whiffs	28% CSW

The bad news here from Didier Fuentes is that he gave up two hits and the go-ahead run (started by a double by Holliday that should have been caught). The fun news is that Fuentes’ fastball was up 2.5 MPH here as he threw 24 four-seamers averaging 99.6 MPH. That’s very exciting if it sticks (and Victor Mederos’ fastball was up 1.4 MPH as well).

Baltimore Orioles
Grant Wolfram – HLD (12)	0.2 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW
Rico Garcia – BS (4)	1.0 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 K	2 Whiffs	28% CSW
Yennier Cano – W (2)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 K	4 Whiffs	56% CSW

Rico Garcia gave up another home run on a changeup he hung to Albies here, but the fastball was up as well once again, with the four-seamer sitting at 96.4. He’s looking more and more like his April self again, just dealing with some unfortunate home run luck at the same time (he was the luckiest pitcher in baseball in April after all).

ATH 0 – MIN 2

Athletics
José Suarez	0.1 IP	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Hayden Juenger	1.0 IP	0 K	1 Whiffs	14% CSW
Luis Medina	1.0 IP	2 K	3 Whiffs	29% CSW

Luis Medina’s fastball has been up lately and was sitting at 98.7 MPH here, but it has an Empty Velocity problem, and the secondaries aren’t exactly great either. If he wasn’t pitching half of his games in Sacramento, I’d maybe be more interested.

Minnesota Twins
Taylor Rogers – W (6)	2.0 IP	1 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	33% CSW
Tommy Nance – HLD (6)	1.0 IP	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	31% CSW
Andrew Morris – HLD (15)	1.0 IP	0 H	1 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	27% CSW
Yoendrys Gómez – SV (26)	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW

Andrew Morris had some extra juice here as his fastball was up 2.3 MPH (sitting 99.2 MPH here), and he also has a bit of an Empty Velocity issue, but not quite as problematic as Medina’s. The cutter is growing on me as a secondary offering, but Morris still seems likely to struggle to generate whiffs consistently.

HOU 4 – CHW 1

Houston Astros
Bryan Abreu	0.2 IP	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	23% CSW
Bennett Sousa – HLD (3)	0.2 IP	2 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	19% CSW
Josh Hader – SV (12)	0.2 IP	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	30% CSW

Bryan Abreu’s fastball was back being sub 95 MPH here, and everything seemed to be located either middle-middle or way out of the zone, so maybe he isn’t quite back yet.

Chicago White Sox
Trevor Richards	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	8 Whiffs	36% CSW
Tyler Schweitzer	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	20% CSW

COL 5 – MIL 8

Colorado Rockies
Juan Mejia	1.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	16% CSW
Tanner Gordon	2.0 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	4 K	9 Whiffs	51% CSW

Milwaukee Brewers
Chad Patrick	1.0 IP	0 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	33% CSW
Lance McCullers Jr. Jr.	1.2 IP	1 H	4 BB	1 K	5 Whiffs	19% CSW
Trevor Megill – SV (17)	0.1 IP	1 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	38% CSW

Gotta love snagging a one-out save from Trevor Megill after the Brewers opened the ninth inning up six runs. Megill’s fastball looked great, and he didn’t even need the curve here.

LAD 4 – NYM 3

Los Angeles Dodgers
Alex Vesia – HLD (17)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	1 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	25% CSW
Edgardo Henriquez – HLD (7)	0.2 IP	2 ER	0 H	1 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	30% CSW
Tanner Scott – HLD (7)	0.1 IP	0 ER	1 H	1 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	50% CSW
Brock Stewart – SV (1)	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	45% CSW

Certainly some interesting usage here from the Dodgers bullpen with Tanner Scott entering in the eighth with two runners on to get the final out, which he did, but after he allowed a two-run double. He only threw six pitches, so you’d think he’d get the ninth inning as well, but Dave Roberts went ot Brock Stewart, who has looked great his past couple of times out. Things will get even more chaotic once Edwin Díaz returns on Wednesday.

New York Mets
Daniel Duarte	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	2 K	4 Whiffs	23% CSW
Huascar Brazobán	1.0 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	0 K	0 Whiffs	14% CSW

Daniel Duarte has some interesting stuff to work with, but the arsenal may be too big right now, and there’s a lack of consistency.

CIN 0 – STL 7

Cincinnati Reds
Sam Moll	0.2 IP	0 ER	0 H	0 BB	1 K	2 Whiffs	40% CSW
Chase Petty	2.0 IP	0 ER	2 H	0 BB	2 K	3 Whiffs	30% CSW

Chase Petty’s fastball was down here, unfortunately, but he has shown glimpses of having a good fastball out of the bullpen.

St. Louis Cardinals
Gordon Graceffo	2.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	2 BB	4 K	5 Whiffs	26% CSW

Gordon Graceffo has a terrible fastball; there’s no sugarcoating it, but the slider can be really good, so as long as he picks and chooses his fastball, he could be OK, similar to a Tyler Kinley perhaps.

SEA 1 – TEX 7

Seattle Mariners
Cole Wilcox	1.2 IP	1 ER	1 H	1 BB	2 K	5 Whiffs	31% CSW
Nick Davila	1.1 IP	1 ER	2 H	1 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	27% CSW

Only four relievers hold a K-BB rate below 0%, with Nick Davila and Kody Funderburk being the only ones currently on an MLB roster.

Texas Rangers
Robby Ahlstrom	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	1 K	1 Whiffs	31% CSW
Ben Peoples	1.0 IP	0 ER	1 H	0 BB	0 K	2 Whiffs	29% CSW

Robby Ahlstrom has been pitching well as of late, but the sinker was down again here (1.4 MPH to 93.1 MPH), and the slider was even down stuff-wise. There’s opportunity in this bullpen, but I don’t love how the stuff is trending for Ahlstrom.

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