Fantasy Baseball Relief Pitcher Rankings

Every day of the 2026 baseball season, I’ll be looking at today’s slate of games and providing potential relievers to stream for your fantasy baseball teams based on recent bullpen usage.

Transactions (April 01, 2026)

Kansas City Royals placed RHP Carlos Estévez on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 29, 2026. Left foot contusion.
Kansas City Royals recalled RHP Steven Cruz from Omaha Storm Chasers.
Baltimore Orioles sent RHP Andrew Kittredge on a rehab assignment to Norfolk Tides.
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed RHP Grant Holman off waivers from Arizona Diamondbacks.
Washington Nationals traded LHP Jake Eder to Los Angeles Dodgers for cash.

Streams of the Day

Pitcher	Notes
Paul Sewald	vs. ATL, should be available tonight
Lucas Erceg	vs. MIN, should be available today
Cole Sands	@ KC, favorite for a save chance for the Twins
Keaton Winn	vs. NYM, Walker should get a save chance, but Winn is lurking
Matt Strahm	vs. MIN, Erceg pitched last night
John Schreiber	vs. MIN, Erceg pitched last night
Taylor Rogers	@ KC, not a guarantee Sands gets the next save chance
Ryan Thompson	vs. ATL, maybe the team gives Sewald an extra day off?

Team Offense Rankings

PLV Projections Team Offense Ranking (3/25 Update)

Top	Solid	Average	Weak	Poor
@ATH	ATH	ARI	@CIN	CHW
CHC	ATL	BOS	@COL	CIN
LAD	BAL	KCR	MIN	CLE
NYM	@BOS	MIA	PIT	COL
NYY	DET	MIL	@SEA	LAA
PHI	HOU	SFG	STL	@STL
TOR	SDP	TEX	@TEX	TBR
	SEA			WSH

Remember, these offensive rankings are based on each offense’s Process+ so far this year and how we project their lineups moving forward. It means you’re going to see a little different offensive rankings than you may see elsewhere, and there will always be some surprises. This is based on skills, not purely results! If you have questions about these offense rankings, reach out to Kyle Bland (@blandalytics).

Bullpen Depth Charts

Baltimore Orioles	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Ryan Helsley	Tyler Wells	Dietrich Enns (L)	Yennier Cano	Rico Garcia	Grant Wolfram (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1
Tue 3/31				9 (L)		23
Mon 3/30		26	34		21
Sun 3/29	20 (SV)	27 (HLD)		9 (HLD)	8 (W)	19
Sat 3/28			33	8
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Boston Red Sox	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Aroldis Chapman (L)	Garrett Whitlock	Justin Slaten	Greg Weissert	Jovani Morán (L)	Danny Coulombe (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1		37		16		16
Tue 3/31					26
Mon 3/30
Sun 3/29				15 (BS, L)	25
Sat 3/28	9	6	11 (L)	27		14
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

New York Yankees	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	David Bednar	Camilo Doval	Fernando Cruz	Tim Hill (L)	Jake Bird	Brent Headrick (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	40 (SV)	19	12
Tue 3/31				7		10
Mon 3/30		2	11		14	16
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	20 (SV)			11 (HLD)	18 (W)	14
Fri 3/27	19 (SV)	12 (HLD)	10 (HLD)	12 (HLD)

OFF Today

Tampa Bay Rays	Closer Status: COMMITTEE
Player	Griffin Jax	Garrett Cleavinger (L)	Bryan Baker	Kevin Kelly	Cole Sulser	Ian Seymour (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	20 (L)					32
Tue 3/31					31
Mon 3/30	15	16 (W)		5 (SV)		8 (HLD)
Sun 3/29		23 (HLD)	10	10 (HLD)
Sat 3/28	9 (BS, L)		13		41
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Toronto Blue Jays	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Jeff Hoffman	Tyler Rogers	Louis Varland	Mason Fluharty (L)	Braydon Fisher	Tommy Nance
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	16	18 (HLD)		9		16 (BS)
Tue 3/31	15			15 (HLD)	23 (HLD)
Mon 3/30		10	30 (L)
Sun 3/29	10 (SV)			5 (HLD)	22 (HLD)	9 (HLD)
Sat 3/28		7	14	9	4	11
Fri 3/27	22 (BS)	13 (HLD)	16 (HLD)

OFF Today

Chicago White Sox	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Seranthony Domínguez	Jordan Leasure	Grant Taylor	Sean Newcomb	Jordan Hicks	Chris Murphy (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1		12				39
Tue 3/31
Mon 3/30				51	13 (SV)
Sun 3/29	19 (BS, L)	26	24		3	17
Sat 3/28	13		26			15
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Cleveland Guardians	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Cade Smith	Erik Sabrowski (L)	Shawn Armstrong	Matt Festa	Tim Herrin (L)	Connor Brogdon
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	19	3 (HLD)	19
Tue 3/31				29
Mon 3/30	29	20 (HLD)	12
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	28 (BS)	20 (HLD)	19 (HLD)	14	19	17 (SV)
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Detroit Tigers	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Kenley Jansen	Kyle Finnegan	Will Vest	Tyler Holton (L)	Drew Anderson	Brant Hurter (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1		20
Tue 3/31	8 (BS)		27 (HLD, L)		16
Mon 3/30		5		19		26
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28			4			12
Fri 3/27	11 (SV)	20 (HLD)

OFF Today

Kansas City Royals	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Lucas Erceg	Matt Strahm (L)	John Schreiber	Nick Mears	Daniel Lynch IV	Steven Cruz
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	7 (SV)			18	37	7
Tue 3/31
Mon 3/30			15 (SV)	8 (HLD)	9 (HLD)
Sun 3/29	12 (SV)	4 (HLD)	23
Sat 3/28	12 (HLD)	13 (HLD)
Fri 3/27

Erceg was needed to finish yesterday’s game, but he should be available today.

Minnesota Twins	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Cole Sands	Taylor Rogers (L)	Justin Topa	Kody Funderburk (L)	Anthony Banda (L)	Eric Orze
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1					12
Tue 3/31
Mon 3/30		14	10	26
Sun 3/29					3
Sat 3/28	16 (SV)		12 (HLD)	13 (HLD)	15 (W)	21 (HLD)
Fri 3/27

Should have most of these guys available today.

Athletics	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Mark Leiter Jr. Jr.	Scott Barlow	Hogan Harris (L)	Justin Sterner	Elvis Alvarado	Michael Kelly
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1			19		20
Tue 3/31	13 (SV)	10 (HLD)	23 (HLD)	28 (HLD)
Mon 3/30	8			11	16	15
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	17	14 (BS)	19 (HLD)		26 (HLD)	15 (BS)
Fri 3/27		15	17	15 (L)

OFF Today

Houston Astros	Closer Status: INTERIM
Player	Bryan Abreu	Bryan King (L)	Steven Okert (L)	AJ Blubaugh	Ryan Weiss	Kai-Wei Teng
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	16 (SV)	12 (HLD)		14 (HLD)		14
Tue 3/31
Mon 3/30					33
Sun 3/29	14 (HLD)	18 (SV)	15	23 (W)
Sat 3/28	26	17				39 (W)
Fri 3/27			20		22

OFF Today

Los Angeles Angels	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Jordan Romano	Drew Pomeranz (L)	Sam Bachman	Ryan Zeferjahn	Brent Suter (L)	Chase Silseth
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1				21	44
Tue 3/31	12 (SV)	20 (HLD)				14 (HLD)
Mon 3/30
Sun 3/29		17 (L)	34			14
Sat 3/28					24
Fri 3/27	13		27 (HLD)	23 (W)		10

OFF Today

Seattle Mariners	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Andrés Muñoz	Matt Brash	Jose A. Ferrer (L)	Gabe Speier (L)	Eduard Bazardo	Casey Legumina
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1			13
Tue 3/31						18
Mon 3/30		17 (W)	15 (HLD)	16	6 (BS)
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	20 (L)			3	24	23
Fri 3/27	17	17			17

OFF Today

Texas Rangers	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Robert Garcia (L)	Chris Martin	Tyler Alexander (L)	Jakob Junis	Cole Winn	Jalen Beeks (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1			25
Tue 3/31	15	19		15
Mon 3/30			10 (SV)	8 (HLD)		13 (HLD)
Sun 3/29	14	3
Sat 3/28	18 (HLD)	12 (BS)	21 (SV)	23 (HLD)		7 (HLD)
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Atlanta Braves	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Raisel Iglesias	Robert Suarez	Dylan Lee (L)	Tyler Kinley	Aaron Bummer (L)	Joel Payamps
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	17	6	15
Tue 3/31						14
Mon 3/30	8	18 (HLD)			13 (HLD)
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28			18		12	15
Fri 3/27		17	9	13

Everyone should be available tonight for the Braves.

Miami Marlins	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Pete Fairbanks	Calvin Faucher	Anthony Bender	Andrew Nardi (L)	Tyler Phillips	Lake Bachar
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1
Tue 3/31	15	17	27 (W)	14
Mon 3/30						42
Sun 3/29					22
Sat 3/28	9 (SV)	12 (W)
Fri 3/27	12 (SV)		12 (HLD)	11 (HLD)

OFF Today

New York Mets	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Devin Williams	Luke Weaver	Brooks Raley (L)	Luis García Jr.	Huascar Brazobán	Tobias Myers
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	18	11	12		13 (BS)	20 (L)
Tue 3/31
Mon 3/30	12 (SV)		17 (HLD)			14 (HLD)
Sun 3/29		22			14
Sat 3/28	19	16	11	19	4
Fri 3/27

Everyone should be available tonight for the Mets.

Philadelphia Phillies	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Jhoan Duran	José Alvarado (L)	Brad Keller	Jonathan Bowlan	Tanner Banks (L)	Tim Mayza (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	6 (W)	8	22	17
Tue 3/31	20 (SV)		15 (HLD)		37 (HLD)
Mon 3/30		29		26		23
Sun 3/29			16
Sat 3/28	22 (L)	18			10	32
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Washington Nationals	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Clayton Beeter	Cionel Pérez (L)	Gus Varland	PJ Poulin (L)	Cole Henry	Andre Granillo
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	16 (HLD)	21 (HLD)		15 (HLD)	15 (BS, L)	11
Tue 3/31				9
Mon 3/30					18
Sun 3/29	6 (SV)	11	9 (HLD)	14 (HLD)
Sat 3/28					11	18
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Chicago Cubs	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Daniel Palencia	Phil Maton	Hunter Harvey	Caleb Thielbar (L)	Hoby Milner (L)	Jacob Webb
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	9		20	13
Tue 3/31		28 (L)			3
Mon 3/30
Sun 3/29	16	23	10		17
Sat 3/28		9		16		16
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Cincinnati Reds	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Emilio Pagán	Tony Santillan	Graham Ashcraft	Pierce Johnson	Connor Phillips	Brock Burke (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	33	11	21		13
Tue 3/31				20		20
Mon 3/30			18 (HLD)		20 (SV)
Sun 3/29	12 (SV)	27 (HLD)		13 (HLD)		27 (W)
Sat 3/28	22 (BS)	25 (HLD)	19 (HLD)	7 (HLD)	23 (W)
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Milwaukee Brewers	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Trevor Megill	Abner Uribe	Angel Zerpa (L)	Aaron Ashby (L)	Jared Koenig (L)	Grant Anderson
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1				9 (W)		15
Tue 3/31		22 (HLD)	14		16 (HLD)	19 (HLD)
Mon 3/30	20 (L)		10	24
Sun 3/29	15 (SV)				13	31
Sat 3/28		14	17	33 (W)
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Pittsburgh Pirates	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Dennis Santana	Gregory Soto (L)	Isaac Mattson	Mason Montgomery (L)	Justin Lawrence	Yohan Ramírez
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1		13	22 (HLD)	15 (HLD)	12 (HLD)
Tue 3/31	17 (HLD)	17				10 (W)
Mon 3/30			15		16
Sun 3/29	13 (W)		13	20		22
Sat 3/28	18	27			23
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

St. Louis Cardinals	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Ryne Stanek	Riley O’Brien	JoJo Romero (L)	Matt Svanson	Justin Bruihl (L)	George Soriano
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	16	16	16		12
Tue 3/31	22 (HLD)	11 (SV)	13 (HLD)
Mon 3/30				36		21
Sun 3/29					29	12
Sat 3/28	27 (BS)	9 (HLD)	17 (HLD)	20
Fri 3/27

OFF Today

Arizona Diamondbacks	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Paul Sewald	Jonathan Loáisiga	Ryan Thompson	Taylor Clarke	Kevin Ginkel	Juan Morillo
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1		16 (SV)		18 (HLD)		11 (HLD)
Tue 3/31	13 (SV)
Mon 3/30	12 (SV)		13	16 (HLD)	13	5 (HLD)
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	5	18 (HLD)				22 (BS, L)
Fri 3/27		14	7		21 (L)

Sewald should be back tonight if needed.

Colorado Rockies	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Victor Vodnik	Juan Mejia	Zach Agnos	Jimmy Herget	Brennan Bernadino (L)	Jaden Hill
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	17			16 (SV)
Tue 3/31		38 (L)	45			16
Mon 3/30						1
Sun 3/29	11 (BS, L)			8
Sat 3/28			30			23 (L)
Fri 3/27		22		20

OFF Today

Los Angeles Dodgers	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Edwin Díaz	Tanner Scott (L)	Alex Vesia (L)	Will Klein	Jack Dreyer (L)	Edgardo Henriquez
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1		9		35
Tue 3/31	33		14 (HLD)		15 (HLD)
Mon 3/30		16
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	10 (SV)		12	15 (W)
Fri 3/27	17 (SV)	6	16		26	13 (W)

OFF Today

San Diego Padres	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Mason Miller	Jeremiah Estrada	Adrian Morejon (L)	Bradgley Rodriguez	David Morgan	Wandy Peralta (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1	19 (SV)	13 (HLD)	32 (HLD)
Tue 3/31		18		17	13
Mon 3/30					20	14
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	18 (SV)
Fri 3/27		27 (BS, L)	23 (BS)		12	17

OFF Today

San Francisco Giants	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Ryan Walker	Erik Miller (L)	Keaton Winn	Matt Gage (L)	Caleb Kilian	José Buttó
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Wed 4/1					15	28
Tue 3/31						18
Mon 3/30	22 (SV)		13 (HLD)	15 (HLD)
Sun 3/29
Sat 3/28	15	20	9	8
Fri 3/27	12	10		14		17

Should have their main high-leverage group available tonight.

Green = High Leverage Outing (SV, HLD, W)
Yellow = Could have the day off
Red = More than likely off today

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Relievers from yesterday’s games, check out the RP Roundup

Also, if you’re looking for the detailed list or ranking of Relievers, check out my weekly RP Ranks

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