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 05, 2026)

Los Angeles Angels designated LHP Joey Lucchesi for assignment.
Baltimore Orioles placed RHP Yaramil Hiraldo on the 15-day injured list retroactive to April 2, 2026. Right shoulder inflammation.
Texas Rangers placed RHP Carter Baumler on the 15-day injured list. Right intercostal strain.
Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of LHP Joe Mantiply from Buffalo Bisons.
St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of LHP Jared Shuster from Memphis Redbirds.
Chicago Cubs recalled RHP Ethan Roberts from Iowa Cubs.
Kansas City Royals optioned RHP Eli Morgan to Omaha Storm Chasers.
Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of RHP Austin Voth from Buffalo Bisons.
Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Brendon Little to Buffalo Bisons.
Houston Astros recalled RHP Christian Roa from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
Texas Rangers recalled RHP Luis Curvelo from Round Rock Express.
Chicago Cubs recalled LHP Riley Martin from Iowa Cubs.

Bullpen Depth Charts

Baltimore Orioles	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Ryan Helsley	Tyler Wells	Rico Garcia	Grant Wolfram (L)	Dietrich Enns (L)	Anthony Nunez
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5
Sat 4/4	13 (L)		10 (HLD)	21 (HLD)		27 (BS)
Fri 4/3		23	8
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1
Tue 3/31				23		21

Should have all of their key bullpen pieces 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
Sun 4/5				18		2
Sat 4/4	17 (L)		19			8
Fri 4/3	21 (SV)		9 (HLD)	17 (HLD)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1		37		16		16
Tue 3/31					26

Whitlock returns today, and Chapman and Slaten should be available if needed as well.

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
Sun 4/5			16 (HLD)		10 (BS, L)
Sat 4/4	33 (SV)	23 (BS)	5 (HLD)	14		7 (W)
Fri 4/3				2 (HLD)	11 (HLD)	10
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	40 (SV)	19	12
Tue 3/31				7		10

OFF today

Tampa Bay Rays	Closer Status: COMMITTEE
Player	Bryan Baker	Griffin Jax	Kevin Kelly	Hunter Bigge	Cole Sulser	Ian Seymour (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	14 (W)	30	19 (SV)
Sat 4/4					35
Fri 4/3			33 (L)	16
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1		20 (L)				32
Tue 3/31					31

Baker got the ninth yesterday and should be available again today. Jax could be off after throwing 30 pitches over 2 innings yesterday.

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
Sun 4/5
Sat 4/4				20	25	20
Fri 4/3	14 (BS, L)	12	15		21
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	16	18 (HLD)		9		16 (BS)
Tue 3/31	15			15 (HLD)	23 (HLD)

Full bullpen availability here.

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
Sun 4/5		19 (HLD)				15 (SV)
Sat 4/4	24 (SV)		9	16 (HLD)	19 (HLD)	10 (W)
Fri 4/3	22 (W)	17 (BS)	9	8
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1		12				39
Tue 3/31

Taylor will once again open today. I think Seranthony is available for a potential save chance.

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
Sun 4/5	33 (SV)	14	29 (W)	13	17	19 (L)
Sat 4/4
Fri 4/3	22 (SV)		13 (HLD)	4		13 (W)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	19	3 (HLD)	19
Tue 3/31				29

We could potentially see Erik Sabrowski get a save chance today after Smith threw three 30+ pitches last night, and Armstrong got closer to 30.

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
Sun 4/5
Sat 4/4	8		19 (HLD)	19 (HLD)	17	13 (W)
Fri 4/3		16	17	7
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1		20
Tue 3/31	8 (BS)		27 (HLD, L)		16

Jansen and Finnegan are good to go.

Kansas City Royals	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Lucas Erceg	Matt Strahm (L)	John Schreiber	Nick Mears	Alex Lange	Daniel Lynch IV (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	30	29		14
Sat 4/4			19	14 (W)	38	27
Fri 4/3
Thu 4/2		19	27
Wed 4/1	7 (SV)			18	34	37
Tue 3/31

Erceg is probably more questionable today than out after yesterday’s long outing, and the same goes for Strahm. Maybe Schreiber sees a save chance 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	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	21	18	15 (L)	3
Sat 4/4		23			15
Fri 4/3			17	2 (W)	17	37
Thu 4/2	11 (HLD)	4 (HLD)	13	15 (HLD)
Wed 4/1					12
Tue 3/31

Funderburk is probably available since he’s only thrown five pitches in his last two outings. He and Sands could finish the game 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
Sun 4/5	26 (BS)	16	21	22	8 (W)
Sat 4/4			34		29	17
Fri 4/3						32
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1			19		20
Tue 3/31	13 (SV)	10 (HLD)	23 (HLD)	28 (HLD)

OFF today

Houston Astros	Closer Status: INTERIM
Player	Bryan Abreu	Bryan King (L)	AJ Blubaugh	Steven Okert (L)	Ryan Weiss	Kai-Wei Teng
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	16 (L)	23	44	9
Sat 4/4				16		33
Fri 4/3					38
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	16 (SV)	12 (HLD)	14 (HLD)			14
Tue 3/31

Abreu and King should be good to go here; unfortunately for them though, they go from Sacramento to Colorado.

Los Angeles Angels	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Jordan Romano	Drew Pomeranz (L)	Sam Bachman	Chase Silseth	Brent Suter (L)	Ryan Zeferjahn
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5			28 (BS)		39 (BS)	27
Sat 4/4	15 (SV)	4 (HLD)	8 (HLD)	16 (HLD)
Fri 4/3	16	17		5	26 (L)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1					44	21
Tue 3/31	12 (SV)	20 (HLD)		14 (HLD)

Romano and Pomeranz should be back to finish things off tonight if the Angels have a lead.

Seattle Mariners	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Andrés Muñoz	Matt Brash	Gabe Speier (L)	Jose A. Ferrer (L)	Eduard Bazardo	Casey Legumina
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	16	10 (BS)	3 (L)	19		26
Sat 4/4					25
Fri 4/3	16 (W)	12	12 (SV)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1				13
Tue 3/31						18

Muñoz could be more on the questionable side after he was visited by the trainer during yesterday’s game. He stayed in a finshed the inning, but still worth noting.

Texas Rangers	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Robert Garcia (L)	Chris Martin	Cole Winn	Jakob Junis	Tyler Alexander (L)	Jalen Beeks (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	20 (L)	13	14			2
Sat 4/4					13	16
Fri 4/3		23 (L)	17	12
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1					25
Tue 3/31	15	19	14 (W)	15

This bullpen should be available today, who would get the save chance remains to be seen.

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
Sun 4/5	14	14	18	19		1 (L)
Sat 4/4				7
Fri 4/3	16 (SV)	8 (W)	11
Thu 4/2				10
Wed 4/1	17	6	15
Tue 3/31						14

The late-inning trio should be good to go here.

Miami Marlins	Closer Status: INTERIM
Player	Calvin Faucher	Anthony Bender	Andrew Nardi (L)	Tyler Phillips	Michael Petersen	Lake Bachar
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	23 (HLD)	31 (SV)	12
Sat 4/4	16	15 (BS)	21		30 (L)
Fri 4/3				52	20	24
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1
Tue 3/31	17	27 (W)	14

Pete Fairbanks is on Paternity Leave, so this bullpen is open for the next couple of days. Tyler Phillips might be the best bet for a save 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
Sun 4/5	21 (SV)	12 (HLD)			10 (W)
Sat 4/4						30
Fri 4/3			16 (HLD)	14	24
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	18	11	12		13 (BS)	20 (L)
Tue 3/31

OFF today

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
Sun 4/5					8	13
Sat 4/4	8 (SV)	12 (HLD)	13 (HLD)
Fri 4/3						13
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	6 (W)	8	22	17
Tue 3/31	20 (SV)		15 (HLD)		37 (HLD)

Full availability today.

Washington Nationals	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Clayton Beeter	Cionel Pérez (L)	PJ Poulin (L)	Cole Henry	Gus Varland	Ken Waldichuk (L)
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	25 (BS)	20 (L)	34
Sat 4/4				23	19
Fri 4/3					20	36
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	16 (HLD)	21 (HLD)	15 (HLD)	15 (BS, L)
Tue 3/31			9			23

Beeter and Pérez should be available.

Chicago Cubs	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Daniel Palencia	Phil Maton	Hunter Harvey	Caleb Thielbar (L)	Jacob Webb	Hoby Milner (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	13 (SV)			28 (W)	20 (BS, L)	14 (HLD)
Sat 4/4
Fri 4/3			30 (L)		29	10 (BS)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	9		20	13
Tue 3/31		28 (L)				3

Palencia should be available to work back-to-back days if needed.

Cincinnati Reds	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Emilio Pagán	Tony Santillan	Graham Ashcraft	Connor Phillips	Brock Burke (L)	Pierce Johnson
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5				28 (HLD)	14 (SV)	20
Sat 4/4	23 (SV)	11 (HLD)	18 (HLD)
Fri 4/3	13 (SV)	10 (W)	17 (BS)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	33	11	21	13
Tue 3/31					20	20

Should have everyone here.

Milwaukee Brewers	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Trevor Megill	Abner Uribe	Angel Zerpa (L)	Aaron Ashby (L)	Grant Anderson	Jared Koenig (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	12 (SV)	14 (HLD)	23 (HLD)		12 (HLD)
Sat 4/4	22 (SV)	14 (HLD)		41		17
Fri 4/3
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1				9 (W)	15
Tue 3/31		22 (HLD)	14		19 (HLD)	16 (HLD)

No Megill or Uribe probably means Angel Zerpa would get the ninth today.

Pittsburgh Pirates	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Gregory Soto (L)	Dennis Santana	Isaac Mattson	Justin Lawrence	Mason Montgomery (L)	Yohan Ramírez
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5					25
Sat 4/4		13 (W)	17
Fri 4/3	20 (SV)	10 (HLD)			9 (HLD)	19 (HLD)
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	13		22 (HLD)	12 (HLD)	15 (HLD)
Tue 3/31	17	17 (HLD)				10 (W)

Soto and Santana should be available.

St. Louis Cardinals	Closer Status: COMMITTEE
Player	Riley O’Brien	JoJo Romero (L)	Ryne Stanek	Matt Svanson	Justin Bruihl (L)	George Soriano
Role	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Co-Closer	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	13 (SV)	19 (HLD)	23 (HLD)			19 (HLD)
Sat 4/4				30	27
Fri 4/3					15	16
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	16	16	16		12
Tue 3/31	11 (SV)	13 (HLD)	22 (HLD)

The late-inning trio should be available to pitch again if needed.

Arizona Diamondbacks	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Paul Sewald	Juan Morillo	Jonathan Loáisiga	Taylor Clarke	Ryan Thompson	Kevin Ginkel
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5			25 (BS)	17	14 (BS)	13 (HLD)
Sat 4/4	21 (SV)	14 (HLD)	10 (HLD)	12 (HLD)
Fri 4/3	16 (L)	6			2
Thu 4/2						22
Wed 4/1		11 (HLD)	16 (SV)	18 (HLD)
Tue 3/31	13 (SV)

OFF today

Colorado Rockies	Closer Status: UNSTABLE
Player	Victor Vodnik	Juan Mejia	Jimmy Herget	Zach Agnos	Brennan Bernadino (L)	Jaden Hill
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	22 (SV)					10 (HLD)
Sat 4/4	12	14	15			14
Fri 4/3
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	17		16 (SV)
Tue 3/31		38 (L)		45		16

No Vodnik, so Juan Mejia or Jimmy Herget could see a save chance if one presents itself.

Los Angeles Dodgers	Closer Status: STABLE
Player	Edwin Díaz	Tanner Scott (L)	Alex Vesia (L)	Will Klein	Jack Dreyer (L)	Blake Treinen
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5	13 (SV)	15 (HLD)	17		16 (W)
Sat 4/4		14
Fri 4/3					4	11
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1		9		35		17
Tue 3/31	33		14 (HLD)		15 (HLD)

Díaz should be available again if needed.

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
Sun 4/5	12 (SV)	13 (W)		25 (HLD)		10 (BS)
Sat 4/4	11 (SV)	10 (HLD)	29 (BS)
Fri 4/3						20
Thu 4/2
Wed 4/1	19 (SV)	13 (HLD)	32 (HLD)
Tue 3/31		18		17	13

Miller and Estrada likely need the day off, so we could see Adrian Morejon get a save.

San Francisco Giants	Closer Status: CAUTIOUS
Player	Ryan Walker	Erik Miller (L)	Keaton Winn	Matt Gage (L)	Caleb Kilian	Ryan Borucki (L)
Role	Closer	Setup	Setup	Middle Relief	Middle Relief	Middle Relief
Sun 4/5		24 (BS)	8 (HLD, L)
Sat 4/4			23		12	22
Fri 4/3		26			5
Thu 4/2	12
Wed 4/1					15	3
Tue 3/31

Walker hasn’t pitched in a while, so he should be available for a save chance.

Green = Save
Yellow = Hold (Pitcher highlight = could be off)
Blue = Win
Orange = Loss
Red = Blown Save (Pitcher highlight = likely off)
Gray = Pitched (No Decision)

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 Streamers

Relievers to Stream Today (Rostered under 50% in Yahoo)

Rank	Pitcher	Notes
1	Gregory Soto	vs. SD, favorite for saves in PIT
2	Bryan Baker	vs. CHC, keeps getting closer usage
3	Riley O’Brien	@ WAS, keeps seeing the ninth
4	Adrian Morejon	@ PIT, Miller and Estrada off
5	Angel Zerpa	@ BOS, No Megill (or Uribe)
6	Erik Sabrowski	vs. KC, chance Cade and Armstrong off
7	Clayton Beeter	vs. STL, should be closing
8	Cole Sands	vs. DET, likely to get next save here?
9	Cole Winn	vs. SEA, next man up in Texas?
10	Tyler Phillips	vs. CIN, half of bullpen is down

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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