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  • JP Feyereisen moves to the top of Tampa’s committee

    June 1, 2021 Tampa Bay Rays – JP Feyereisen now has five appearances for the Rays: a 6th inning debut, followed by four straight 9th inning save chances, of which he has converted three. (In the fourth, he gave up a run and blew the save, but stayed on and pitched the 10th for the…

  • Paul Fry in line for more save chances in Baltimore

    May 26, 2021 Baltimore Orioles – Cesar Valdez got roughed up on Monday, giving up three runs to blow the save. Valdez’s ERA has grown from 1.23 to 3.93 over his last five outings. Brandon Hyde said on Tuesday that his closer choice will be a “mixed bag,” but it sounds like Paul Fry will…

  • Yimi Garcia picks up his first save and could be in line for more

    April 11, 2021 Miami Marlins – We suggested in our previous Marlins update to keep an eye on Yimi Garcia and sure enough, it was Garcia who got the call in the 9th inning with the Marlins protecting a three-run lead yesterday.  Garcia pitched a perfect inning to pick up his first save of the…

  • Tiered List of Top Relievers for Holds Leagues

    March 12, 2021 The addition of the 3 batter rule made holds a little harder to come by last season and took a lot of value out of one-out specialists. Unsurprisingly, this left the top holds list filled with high leverage setup men stuck behind a high-end closer. There also is some value to be…

  • Top 15 Middle Relievers / Save Sleepers for 2021

    March 10, 2021 Below are our top middle relievers/save sleepers for 2021. Please note that these rankings are based on traditional (saves only) leagues and are therefore weighted toward players with the best chances of getting save opportunities at some point this season. 1. Taylor Rogers – Taylor Rogers led the Twins in saves last…