April 17, 2022
Kansas City Royals — The Royals picked up their first save of the season and it was Josh Staumont who ended up getting the call. Staumont struck out a pair in a perfect 9th inning, but it’s worth noting that Scott Barlow got the 8th inning with the 3-4-5 hitters due up. Barlow has pitched well to start the season and we don’t think this one save is enough to switch up the hierarchy, but it shows that Staumont is still very much in the mix for saves.
Hierarchy remains: *Barlow | Staumont | Garrett.
* = closer-by-committee
San Francisco Giants — Jake McGee pitched a scoreless 9th inning to pick up his first save of the season. Camilo Doval got the night off after pitching in two of the last three games, and three of five. Tyler Rogers picked up the 8th inning hold ahead of McGee. Fantasy owners will be happy to see McGee get on the board with a save but he is still likely behind Doval on nights when both are available.
Updated Hierarchy: *Doval | McGee | Rogers
Colorado Rockies – Daniel Bard pitched a scoreless 9th last night for his 4th save of the season. Neither Alex Colome nor Carlos Estevez has any saves so far and that’s enough to kick the committee tag here. A fun note about the Rockies so far is that all eight of their games have resulted in saves.
Hierarchy remains: Bard | Colome | Estevez.
Oakland A’s — Lou Trivino struck out the side for his second save of the season. Meanwhile, Dany Jimenez struck out the side in the 8th inning of a tie game and ended up with the win just a few days after recording his first save. Domingo Acevedo struggled a bit in the 6th inning and given Jimenez’s success early in the season, it looks like Jimenez is the better handcuff to Trivino right now.
Updated hierarchy: Trivino | Jimenez | Acevedo.
Los Angeles Dodgers — After Mitch White turned a 5 run lead into a save situation, Daniel Hudson came on to record the last two outs and pick up his first save of the season. Craig Kimbrel was unavailable as the Dodgers do want to use him on consecutive games yet.
Hierarchy remains: Kimbrel | Treinen | Hudson.
New York Yankees — Clay Holmes recorded the last four outs in a 5-2 victory to pick up his first career save. The Yankees’ bullpen had been busy recently as Aroldis Chapman and Jonathan Loaisiga had both pitched in three of the last four games and Chad Green had pitched in two of the last three. That left Michael King and Clay Holmes to finish off yesterday’s win.
Hierarchy Remains: Chapman | Loaisiga | Green.
VULTURE SAVE WATCH
Today
1. Kendall Graveman/Aaron Bummer (CHW) – Liam Hendriks has pitched in two straight and four of five.
2. Amir Garrett (KC) – Scott Barlow and Josh Staumont have both pitched in two straight
3. Will Smith/Tyler Matzek (ATL) – Kenley Jansen has pitched in two straight while Will Smith threw 21 pitches yesterday
4. Alex Colome (COL) – Daniel Bard has pitched in two straight
Monday
1. Ryne Stanek (HOU) – If Hector Neris pitches on Sunday, it will be two straight
2. Ian Kennedy/Noe Ramirez (ARI) – If Mark Melancon pitches Sunday, it will be two straight. Same for Ian Kennedy
