A trio of well-known relievers came off the disabled list this past week, all three of which having significant fantasy value in save+hold leagues. I'll talk about the two proven set-up men in a little bit, but for now I am interested in figuring out whether or not Jeurys Familia will be useful for fantasy owners in September. After a rough first outing, he settled down Tuesday and looked like his typical self, more or less. The bigger news however, is the fact that he won't be used as the teams closer right off the bat. This gives AJ Ramos a small boost for the next few weeks while ultimately leaving Familia in limbo. My best guess here would be that the team will slowly begin working him into higher leverage situations before handing him some save chances later in the month. This could still mean some fantasy value will be there soon in hold leagues, although those expecting saves before the end of the fantasy playoffs will likely be disappointed.
TIER 1: Good Vibrations
None
TIER 2: I’ll Be There For You
1. Anthony Swarzak (Milwaukee Brewers)
2. Archie Bradley (Arizona Diamondbacks)
3. Addison Reed (Boston Red Sox)
What’s going on w Mychal Givens? His FIP/xFIP don’t really suggest much bad luck, moreover he’s just possibly more susceptible as of late. In fact he hasn’t really been lights out since break? I wanna drop him but he ranks so high here ?. Almost rather own a guy like Steve Cishek and protect my already lower tier ratios ?