Bryan Abreu, Yennier Cano, Camilo Doval, Kyle Finnegan, Craig Kimbrel, Trevor Megill, Tyler Rogers and Tayler Saucedo all had three SV+HLDs this past week. Lots of closers and top set up options in this group which is to be expected, but Saucedo is a bit of a wildcard here and someone who just missed out on making the list this week. He’s kind of a poor mans Danny Coulombe as a soft tossing left who has 5+ pitches in his arsenal that he mixes to keep hitters off balance. That said, a 14% K-BB rate and 4.96 PLV isn’t anything to really get excited about.
Notes
- Edwin Díaz, Lucas Erceg, Dedniel Núñez, Colin Poche, and Nate Pearson all join the list this week. Díaz, Erceg and Poche all returned from the IL this past week while Nunez has been dominant in a small sample size and I want to believe in Pearson (8/1 K/BB ratio over 5 IP in June).
- Danny Coulombe, Phil Maton, Jordan Leasure, Emilio Pagán, and Ben Joyce all fell off the list this week. Coulombe and Pagan landed on the IL this week while Maton, Leasure and Joyce have all been disappointing.
- Ryan Helsley is all alone now as the league leader SV+HLDs for the season with 22 total. Same old thing with Helsley, who now has a 2 SV+HLD lead on the rest of the league.
- Quick closer update since Closing Time came out on Tuesday. Andrés Muñoz back is still an issue although he was able to pitch last night although his fastball velo was down 1.2 MPH so that is something to keep an eye on. Not overly concerned yet, but do wonder if an IL stint is inevitable.
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Injured List
| PITCHER | TIER | INJURY. NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Devin Williams | 1-2 | Back. On the 60-day IL now. Likely out until the All-Star break. Playing catch now. |
| Jordan Romano | 2-3 | Elbow. No structural damage, and it sounds like this is similar to to injury that kept him out at the start of the season. |
| A.J. Minter | 4-5 | Hip. Not expected to keep him out too long, should be back in June. Playing catch already. |
| Julian Merryweather | 5-6 | Rib. Out until after the All-Star break but he is throwing. |
| Josh Sborz | 5-6 | Shoulder. Another rotator cuff strain for Sborz, but he’s already progressed to bullpen work. |
| Danny Coulombe | 5-6 | Elbow. Expected to only miss minimum amount of time. |
| Brock Stewart | 5-6 | Shoulder. MRI came back clean. Has begun some light work. June return is on the table. |
| Gregory Santos | 6-7 | Lat. Progressed to light bullpen work could return in May. Added to 60-day IL and hopes to return in July. |
| Chris Martin | 6-7 | Anxiety. Tough to put a timetable on this at the moment but we’re hoping the best for Martin. |
| Joe Kelly | 7-8 | Shoulder. Progress has been slow and his return is not imminent. |
| Giovanny Gallegos | 7-8 | Shoulder. Started his rehab assignment and could be back with the team next week. |
| Brusdar Graterol | 7-8 | Shoulder. Likely out until at least August now, if not longer. |
Once Minter returns, where does he slot in?
Rick, why such a drop for Suarez and Sewald?
Thanks.