With two weeks until the trade deadline, it’s moving season for teams vying for the postseason and their front offices looking to justify roster additions. How many teams remain in contention for the last Wild Card spot will determine how robust the reliever market will be. If San Diego sells and Mason Miller enters the market, it will send ripple effects through the relief pitcher ecosystem.
Because teams continue using matchup-based approaches and managed workloads, 198 relievers have already recorded a save this season, well ahead of the pace from the two previous seasons:
When assessing the rankings, understand that they remain fluid as sample sizes grow. They are a mix of in-season results and rest-of-season potential. Rankings should be part of a fantasy player’s toolkit, not the sole source of evaluation. This week may look different. I have continued to use updated SGPs (standard gains points) for the season and the last two weeks, with an eye on rest-of-season potential.
Each category will have an updated leaderboard featuring the leaders for the season and July, based on games played through July 19.
Stock Up for Saves
- Grant Taylor (CHW): He has recorded a save in three of his last four appearances, all scoreless. Next step: reduce the walk rate.
- Edwin Díaz (LAD): Since he’s not active as of this posting, he will not be ranked. However, he logged rehab outings at Single-A on Friday and Sunday, touching 98 miles per hour per reports. His last hurdle will be back-to-back appearances, and he may shift his rehab to Triple-A, putting him on the precipice of fantasy relevance in the coming days. If you have not stashed him, the window is closing rapidly. Long story short, those with Tanner Scott on their roster better have alternate plans.
Ryan Zeferjahn secured his third save on Sunday and has risen in the rankings. But is he the primary option, or is the team running lineup lanes?
Stay tuned.
Saves Leaderboards
Updated RP Rankings for Saves
| 1 | Jhoan Duran |
| 2 | Mason Miller |
| 3 | Cade Smith |
| 4 | Josh Hader |
| 5 | Andrés Muñoz |
| 6 | Trevor Megill |
| 7 | David Bednar |
| 8 | Bryan Baker |
| 9 | Louis Varland |
| 10 | Jacob Latz |
| 11 | Riley O’Brien |
| 12 | Aroldis Chapman |
| 13 | Raisel Iglesias |
| 14 | Tanner Scott |
| 15 | Devin Williams |
| 16 | Grant Taylor |
| 17 | Paul Sewald |
| 18 | Emilio Pagán |
| 19 | Yoendrys Gómez |
| 20 | Tyler Wells |
| 21 | Jacob Webb |
| 22 | Kenley Jansen |
| 23 | Andrew Kittredge |
| 24 | Jordan Romano |
| 25 | Clayton Beeter |
| 26 | Erik Miller |
| 27 | Pete Fairbanks |
| 28 | Alex Lange |
| 29 | Ryan Zeferjahn |
| 30 | Sam Bachman |
| 31 | Mason Montgomery |
| 32 | Gregory Soto |
| 33 | Andrew Morris |
| 34 | Trent Thornton |
| 35 | Luke Weaver |
| 36 | Garrett Whitlock |
| 37 | Carmen Mlodzinski |
| 38 | Abner Uribe |
| 39 | Keider Montero |
| 40 | Aaron Ashby |
| 41 | Kevin Kelly |
| 42 | Michael Petersen |
| 43 | Hogan Harris |
| 44 | Mark Leiter Jr. |
| 45 | Dylan Smith |
| 46 | Didier Fuentes |
| 47 | Adrian Morejon |
| 48 | Juan Morillo |
| 49 | Jakob Junis |
| 50 | Chad Patrick |
| 51 | Brandyn Garcia |
| 52 | Orion Kerkering |
| 53 | Jordan Hicks |
| 54 | Jeff Hoffman |
| 55 | Dylan Lee |
| 56 | Samy Natera Jr. |
| 57 | Sean Newcomb |
| 58 | Paul Blackburn |
| 59 | Brennan Bernardino |
| 60 | Hunter Gaddis |
Stock Up for SOLDS
- Brent Headrick (NYY): In July, he has recorded 15 strikeouts against one walk (40 K-BB%) with a 0.64 WHIP across 9.1 innings.
- Dylan Dodd (ATL): He has two wins and four holds through 7.1 innings in July with a 0.68 WHIP and seven strikeouts (22.2 K-BB%).
- Steven Okert (HOU): With his teammate being demoted (Bryan King), Okert will have a larger leverage role. He’s racked up 12 strikeouts in July with zero walks (46.2 K-BB%) with a win and two holds through 7.2 innings.
SOLDS Leaderboards
Updated RP Rankings for SOLDS
| 1 | Jhoan Duran |
| 2 | Mason Miller |
| 3 | Cade Smith |
| 4 | Josh Hader |
| 5 | David Bednar |
| 6 | Trevor Megill |
| 7 | Luke Weaver |
| 8 | Adrian Morejon |
| 9 | Tanner Scott |
| 10 | Dylan Lee |
| 11 | Bryan Baker |
| 12 | Jacob Latz |
| 13 | Andrés Muñoz |
| 14 | Louis Varland |
| 15 | Garrett Whitlock |
| 16 | Eduard Bazardo |
| 17 | Riley O’Brien |
| 18 | Aroldis Chapman |
| 19 | Michael Petersen |
| 20 | Grant Taylor |
| 21 | Abner Uribe |
| 22 | Raisel Iglesias |
| 23 | Tyler Wells |
| 24 | Hunter Gaddis |
| 25 | Yoendrys Gómez |
| 26 | Kevin Kelly |
| 27 | Devin Williams |
| 28 | Jacob Webb |
| 29 | Alex Vesia |
| 30 | Emilio Pagán |
| 31 | Tyler Rogers |
| 32 | Paul Sewald |
| 33 | Andrew Kittredge |
| 34 | Brandyn Garcia |
| 35 | Andrew Morris |
| 36 | Gabe Speier |
| 37 | Mason Montgomery |
| 38 | Orion Kerkering |
| 39 | Fernando Cruz |
| 40 | Brooks Raley |
| 41 | Steve Okert |
| 42 | Jakob Junis |
| 43 | Kenley Jansen |
| 44 | Didier Fuentes |
| 45 | Tyron Guerrero |
| 46 | Yennier Cano |
| 47 | Brock Burke |
| 48 | Erik Miller |
| 49 | Aaron Ashby |
| 50 | Brent Headrick |
| 51 | Trent Thornton |
| 52 | Juan Morillo |
| 53 | Edgardo Henriquez |
| 54 | Justin Slaten |
| 55 | Taylor Rogers |
| 56 | Jonathan Loáisiga |
| 57 | Jordan Hicks |
| 58 | Tejay Antone |
| 59 | Pete Fairbanks |
| 60 | Clayton Beeter |
| 61 | Ryan Zeferjahn |
| 62 | Jonathan Bowlan |
| 63 | Gregory Soto |
| 64 | Chad Patrick |
| 65 | Daniel Lynch IV |
| 66 | Garrett Cleavinger |
| 67 | Jeff Hoffman |
| 68 | Kevin Ginkel |
| 69 | Dylan Smith |
| 70 | Brennan Bernardino |
| 71 | Hogan Harris |
| 72 | Erik Sabrowski |
| 73 | Sean Newcomb |
| 74 | Dylan Dodd |
| 75 | Sam Bachman |
Stock Up for Holds
- Cam Booser (TB): If he surpasses Garrett Cleavinger in the bullpen hierarchy, he will be ranked on Friday. For now, Booser has racked up 13 strikeouts over his last 8.2 innings with two holds in July.
- Brandyn Garcia (ARI): He has surged in July, posting three holds and eight strikeouts versus one walk across 6.1 innings.
Holds Leaderboards
Updated RP Rankings for Holds
| Rank | Reliever |
| 1 | Dylan Lee |
| 2 | Luke Weaver |
| 3 | Garrett Whitlock |
| 4 | Adrian Morejon |
| 5 | Eduard Bazardo |
| 6 | Hunter Gaddis |
| 7 | Abner Uribe |
| 8 | Michael Petersen |
| 9 | Andrew Morris |
| 10 | Orion Kerkering |
| 11 | Brandyn Garcia |
| 12 | Steven Okert |
| 13 | Tyler Rogers |
| 14 | Mason Montgomery |
| 15 | Kevin Kelly |
| 16 | Gabe Speier |
| 17 | Brooks Raley |
| 18 | Tyron Guerrero |
| 19 | Fernando Cruz |
| 20 | Andrew Kittredge |
| 21 | Brent Headrick |
| 22 | Edgardo Henriquez |
| 23 | Jonathan Loáisiga |
| 24 | Didier Fuentes |
| 25 | Alex Vesia |
| 26 | Brock Burke |
| 27 | Tejay Antone |
| 28 | Jusitn Slaten |
| 29 | Daniel Lynch IV |
| 30 | Aaron Ashby |
| 31 | Jordan Hicks |
| 32 | Jonathan Bowlan |
| 33 | Garrett Cleavinger |
| 34 | Erik Sabrowski |
| 35 | Trent Thornton |
| 36 | Dylan Dodd |
| 37 | Bradegly Rodriguez |
| 38 | Huascar Brazobán |
| 39 | Samy Natera Jr. |
| 40 | Cade Gibson |
Updated RP Rankings for AL-Only Saves
| Rank | Reliever |
| 1 | Cade Smith |
| 2 | Josh Hader |
| 3 | Andrés Muñoz |
| 4 | David Bednar |
| 5 | Bryan Baker |
| 6 | Louis Varland |
| 7 | Jacob Latz |
| 8 | Aroldis Chapman |
| 9 | Grant Taylor |
| 10 | Yoendrys Gómez |
| 11 | Tyler Wells |
| 12 | Kenley Jansen |
| 13 | Andrew Kittredge |
| 14 | Alex Lange |
| 15 | Ryan Zeferjahn |
| 16 | Sam Bachman |
| 17 | Andrew Morris |
| 18 | Garrett Whitlock |
| 19 | Keider Montero |
| 20 | Kevin Kelly |
| 21 | Hogan Harris |
| 22 | Mark Leiter Jr. |
| 23 | Jakob Junis |
| 24 | Jordan Hicks |
| 25 | Jeff Hoffman |
Updated RP Rankings for NL-Only Saves
| Rank | Reliever |
| 1 | Jhoan Duran |
| 2 | Mason Miller |
| 3 | Trevor Megill |
| 4 | Riley O’Brien |
| 5 | Raisel Iglesias |
| 6 | Tanner Scott |
| 7 | Devin Williams |
| 8 | Paul Sewald |
| 9 | Emilio Pagán |
| 10 | Jacob Webb |
| 11 | Jordan Romano |
| 12 | Clayton Beeter |
| 13 | Erik Miller |
| 14 | Pete Fairbanks |
| 15 | Mason Montgomery |
| 16 | Gregory Soto |
| 17 | Trent Thornton |
| 18 | Luke Weaver |
| 19 | Carmen Mlodzinski |
| 20 | Abner Uribe |
| 21 | Aaron Ashby |
| 22 | Michael Petersen |
| 23 | Dylan Smith |
| 24 | Didier Fuentes |
| 25 | Adrian Morejon |
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