While those in saves formats try figuring out who will win camp competitions for the ninth inning, fantasy managers in SOLDS leagues can focus on the best relievers, preferably on winning teams, when building rosters. For example, relievers provide more SOLDS than saves, illustrated in this chart showing trends for the last three years:
There are at least ten relievers with more than 34 saves in each of the last three years and 12 last season. Here are the SOLDS leaders from 2024:
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Top 75 for SOLDS
What separates SOLDS from saves in fantasy is that it rewards the best relievers like Griffin Jax, Bryan Abreu, and Cade Smith, even if they set up for closers on their respective teams. With this in mind, here is our Top 75 for SOLDS ahead of the last weekend of drafts, with our blended projections:
| Rank | Reliever | Saves | Holds | SOLDS | WHIP | K-BB% |
| 1 | Emmanuel Clase | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1.06 | 20.2% |
| 2 | Josh Hader | 35 | 0 | 35 | 1.092 | 24.5% |
| 3 | Mason Miller | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0.999 | 28.3% |
| 4 | Bryan Abreu | 5 | 31 | 36 | 1.165 | 21% |
| 5 | Jhoan Durán | 30 | 3 | 33 | 1.094 | 22.8% |
| 6 | Griffin Jax | 6 | 27 | 33 | 1.094 | 22.1% |
| 7 | Raisel Iglesias | 37 | 0 | 37 | 1.106 | 20.7% |
| 8 | Edwin Díaz | 30 | 2 | 32 | 1.056 | 26.1% |
| 9 | Ryan Helsley | 33 | 0 | 33 | 1.12 | 21.1% |
| 10 | Cade Smith | 5 | 27 | 32 | 1.107 | 22.1% |
| 11 | Andrés Muñoz | 28 | 2 | 30 | 1.102 | 22.9% |
| 12 | Tanner Scott | 25 | 6 | 31 | 1.201 | 18.6% |
| 13 | Ryan Walker | 28 | 2 | 30 | 1.154 | 20.6% |
| 14 | Devin Williams | 30 | 1 | 31 | 1.152 | 21.6% |
| 15 | Jeff Hoffman | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1.099 | 21.6% |
| 16 | Félix Bautista | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1.047 | 26.4% |
| 17 | A.J. Puk | 11 | 18 | 29 | 1.179 | 20.2% |
| 18 | Jason Adam | 13 | 17 | 30 | 1.128 | 19.2% |
| 19 | Jeremiah Estrada | 7 | 22 | 29 | 1.17 | 22% |
| 20 | Luke Weaver | 8 | 23 | 31 | 1.184 | 18.5% |
| 21 | Aroldis Chapman | 12 | 16 | 28 | 1.27 | 21% |
| 22 | Lucas Erceg | 12 | 20 | 32 | 1.273 | 15.9% |
| 23 | Camilo Doval | 5 | 21 | 26 | 1.257 | 17.7% |
| 24 | Blake Treinen | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.160 | 19% |
| 25 | José Alvarado | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1.245 | 17.2% |
| 26 | Justin Martinez | 19 | 4 | 23 | 1.296 | 17% |
| 27 | Yennier Cano | 6 | 24 | 30 | 1.245 | 15.4% |
| 28 | David Bednar | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1.245 | 16.4% |
| 29 | Orion Kerkering | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.121 | 20.6% |
| 30 | Edwin Uceta | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1.214 | 16.7% |
| 31 | Yimi García | 5 | 17 | 22 | 1.15 | 19.1% |
| 32 | Kirby Yates | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1.243 | 17.5% |
| 33 | Jordan Romano | 22 | 2 | 24 | 1.246 | 16.4% |
| 34 | Joel Payamps | 5 | 22 | 27 | 1.206 | 15.9% |
| 35 | Keegan Akin | 5 | 22 | 27 | 1.14 | 20.7% |
| 36 | Tyler Holton | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1.145 | 15.2% |
| 37 | Ryan Pressly | 26 | 2 | 28 | 1.204 | 17.4% |
| 38 | Kevin Ginkel | 6 | 18 | 24 | 1.204 | 18% |
| 39 | Ben Joyce | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1.236 | 17.4% |
| 40 | Carlos Estévez | 22 | 7 | 29 | 1.27 | 15.4% |
| 41 | José Leclerc | 5 | 22 | 27 | 1.262 | 16.7% |
| 42 | Fernando Cruz | 1 | 20 | 21 | 1.194 | 21.3% |
| 43 | Kyle Finnegan | 27 | 2 | 29 | 1.298 | 14% |
| 44 | Porter Hodge | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1.314 | 14% |
| 45 | Tyler Rogers | 2 | 27 | 29 | 1.251 | 11.8% |
| 46 | Chris Martin | 16 | 6 | 22 | 1.119 | 19.7% |
| 47 | Robert Garcia | 6 | 16 | 22 | 1.19 | 19% |
| 48 | Cole Sands | 4 | 17 | 21 | 1.182 | 18.6% |
| 49 | Kenley Jansen | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1.23 | 17.7% |
| 50 | Pete Fairbanks | 19 | 3 | 22 | 1.191 | 18% |
| 51 | Trevor Megill | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1.187 | 20% |
| 52 | Garrett Whitlock | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1.169 | 18.7% |
| 53 | Colin Holderman | 5 | 19 | 24 | 1.292 | 14.4% |
| 54 | Robert Suarez | 17 | 4 | 21 | 1.202 | 16% |
| 55 | Justin Slaten | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1.283 | 17.8% |
| 56 | Alex Vesia | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1.223 | 19.6% |
| 57 | Scott Barlow | 13 | 10 | 23 | 1.31 | 15.7% |
| 58 | Dennis Santana | 4 | 21 | 25 | 1.323 | 13.1% |
| 59 | Chad Green | 5 | 18 | 23 | 1.219 | 15.5% |
| 60 | JoJo Romero | 0 | 19 | 19 | 1.25 | 15.3% |
| 61 | Garrett Cleavinger | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.273 | 16.7% |
| 62 | Mason Montgomery | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1.259 | 14.7% |
| 63 | Hunter Harvey | 2 | 19 | 21 | 1.207 | 17.5% |
| 64 | Alexis Díaz | 18 | 2 | 20 | 1.316 | 13.9% |
| 65 | Reed Garrett | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1.266 | 16.9% |
| 66 | Anthony Bender | 10 | 13 | 23 | 1.261 | 16.1% |
| 67 | Aaron Bummer | 2 | 17 | 19 | 1.254 | 17.4% |
| 68 | Ryan Fernandez | 7 | 18 | 25 | 1.31 | 13.8% |
| 69 | Gregory Santos | 3 | 18 | 21 | 1.193 | 17% |
| 70 | Nate Pearson | 3 | 17 | 20 | 1.252 | 16.8% |
| 71 | A.J. Minter | 2 | 15 | 17 | 1.143 | 19.1% |
| 72 | Hunter Gaddis | 1 | 21 | 22 | 1.223 | 15.2% |
| 73 | Liam Hendriks | 14 | 7 | 21 | 1.221 | 18.5% |
| 74 | Héctor Neris | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1.286 | 17.5% |
| 75 | Beau Brieske | 13 | 8 | 21 | 1.277 | 13.4% |
This should also benefit those who play in leagues that separate saves and holds into two categories. With this in mind, this SPREADSHEET has our blended projections by SGP (Standings Gain Points), which will be slightly different than the rankings above.
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Statistical Credits:
Steamer projections of Steamerprojections.com on Fangraphs
ATC projections courtesy of Ariel Cohen
ZiPS courtesy of Dan Szymborski
OOPSY projections courtesy of Jordan Rosenblum