Leagues that use SOLDS (saves plus holds) allow fantasy players a little more leeway while building a roster. One can target the best relievers on teams with high win totals, not necessarily targeting “closers“, which creates unique values, especially for relievers with strong K-BB percentages and strong ratios. Fusing blended projections from Fangraphs with my own SOLDS projections, here’s a top 60 for the upcoming draft weekend. For those interested, the projections can be viewed on this SPREADSHEET.
SOLDS Top 60 Relievers
- Emmanuel Clase, Cleveland Guardians
- Camilo Doval, San Francisco Giants
- Edwin Díaz, New York Mets
- Andrés Muñoz, Seattle Mariners
- Raisel Iglesias, Atlanta Braves
- Josh Hader, Houston Astros
- Pete Fairbanks, Tampa Bay Rays
- Evan Phillips, Los Angeles Dodgers
- David Bednar, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Ryan Helsley, St. Louis Cardinals
- Craig Kimbrel, Baltimore Orioles
- Paul Sewald, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jordan Romano, Toronto Blue Jays
- Alexis Díaz, Cincinnati Reds
- Clay Holmes, New York Yankees
- Tanner Scott, Miami Marlins
- Jhoan Durán, Minnesota Twins
- Adbert Alzolay, Chicago Cubs
- Robert Suarez, San Diego Padres
- Kenley Jansen, Boston Red Sox
- Carlos Estévez, Los Angeles Angels
- Hunter Harvey, Washington Nationals
- Devin Williams, Milwaukee Brewers
- Mason Miller, Oakland Athletics
- José Alvarado, Philadelphia Phillies
- José Leclerc, Texas Rangers
- Alex Lange, Detroit Tigers
- Aroldis Chapman, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Kyle Finnegan, Washington Nationals
- Michael Kopech, Chicago White Sox
- A.J. Minter, Atlanta Braves
- Ryan Pressly, Houston Astros
- Jason Adam, Tampa Bay Rays
- Robert Stephenson, Los Angeles Angels
- Will Smith, Kansas City Royals
- Yuki Matsui, San Diego Padres
- Griffin Jax, Minnesota Twins
- Bryan Abreu, Houston Astros
- Yennier Cano, Baltimore Orioles
- Joel Payamps, Milwaukee Brewers
- Seranthony Domínguez, Philadelphia Phillies
- Josh Sborz, Texas Rangers
- Chris Martin, Boston Red Sox
- Kevin Ginkel, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Scott Barlow, Cleveland Guardians
- Tyler Kinley, Colorado Rockies
- Giovanny Gallegos, St. Louis Cardinals
- Julian Merryweather, Chicago Cubs
- Yimi García, Toronto Blue Jays
- Abner Uribe, Milwaukee Brewers
- James McArthur, Kansas City Royals
- Pierce Johnson, Atlanta Braves
- Ian Hamilton, New York Yankees
- Shelby Miller, Detroit Tigers
- Jason Foley, Detroit Tigers
- Jeff Hoffman, Philadelphia Phillies
- Justin Lawrence, Colorado Rockies
- Hector Neris, Chicago Cubs
- Taylor Rogers, San Francisco Giants
- Trevor Megill, Milwaukee Brewers
Looking back, here are the SOLDS leaders in 2023
Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/lpxoS/27/
For a look at team results by league, here are the high-leverage results in the American League
Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/DkjKo/22/
And, the team results for the National League in 2023
Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/mMTVE/19/
Best of luck in your upcoming drafts, it’s the best time of the year.
Stay safe and be well.
Statistical Credits
- Fangraphs.com
- Baseball-Reference.com
