What’s poppin’, Razzpimples?
Week 8 is in the books. SAGNOF Bullpen Report time!
Don’t forget to keep that there Razzball Bullpen Chart bookmarked. It’s been totally revamped into this awesome, dynamically-updated masterpiece! The calendar view of usage patterns is just pure gold.
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Player Rater Top 25 (5×5 Standard)
Player Rater Top 25 (6×6 w/ Holds)
2026 SVHD Leaders
Weekly RP Leaders (By Razz $)
Weekly SVHD Leaders (By Total SVHD)
Weekly Notes:
Note: All stats and Player Rater values are accurate through Sunday’s games.
Trevor Megill, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 4:0 K:BB. Well folks, this was not the year to draft Trevor Megill and Carlos Estevez as your primary save sources lol. My TGFBI team is about as useful as a turd-flavored popsicle in summer — it’ll cool ya down and you won’t enjoy a second of it. Be that as it may, Megill has actually been purty good in 2026, while that Abner Uribe guy has been less so. Almost two full points difference in FIP between the two (Megill 1.91, Uribe 3.73). You can see in the images below that Uribe is lagging behind a good deal in terms of quality stuff. Only real advantage for Uribe is in the HH% department, but it’s not like Uribe is getting weak grounders or anything. Stuff is still in the air and he’s not missing bats. Give me a guy with Megill’s profile any day. I’ve liked him for a long time now, and I’m not gonna let some unlucky ERA deter me. He really should be the one closing out games for the Brew Crew. Wish I could tell you I knew for a fact he will be the sole closer again soon.
Abner Uribe, 1 L, 1 BSV, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 3:3 K:BB. I know last year was awesome, but it’s starting to look like the outlier. Megill has been steady since 2023. All of my eggs are in the Megill basket when it comes to Milwaukee RP.
Cade Smith, 3 SV, 7:1 K:BB. I really wanted to headline with Smith again this week. Guy has been so so so so so so so good. Rocky start, but he’s back to the guy we’ve seen since he broke into the league. Truly one of the very best in the game. Go check our Last 30 Days pitching stats and filter RP and see who leads the charge. It ain’t Mason Miller.
Riley O’Brien, 2 SV, 2:1 K:BB. Elite K:BB all year. Not gonna be a strikeout machine, but with all those weak ground balls and otherworldly control, the ratios should stay nice and pristine.
Raisel Iglesias, 2 SV, 3:2 K:BB.
Aroldis Chapman, 2 SV, 5:4 K:BB
Jhoan Duran, 2 SV, 5:2 K:BB. Healthy again and cookin’.
Mason Miller, 2 SV, 6:1 K:BB
Bryan Baker, 2 SV, 6:4 K:BB. Still going strong as the new Pete Fairbanks. Hard to believe the Rays have a closer again after their actual closer left and the guy who was supposed to replace him is boo boo now.
Paul Sewald, 1 L, 1 BSV, 2 SV, 2:2 K:BB. I’ve been worried some regression was coming, and we’re starting to see some. Still holding onto the role for now.
Sean Newcomb, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 3:0 K:BB
Matt Gage, 1 W, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 3:1 K:BB. Trifecta alert! Gage is a name to keep tabs on but don’t go rushing to add him right now. Erik Miller is back.
Hogan Harris, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 2:0 K:BB. Jack Perkins might not be cut out for closing after all. Gotta say it, pard: I like Harris best back there right now. Think he’s the play in all formats.
PJ Poulin, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 1:2 K:BB
Bryan King, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 1:4 K:BB
George Soriano, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 1:0 K:BB
Garrett Cleavinger, 1 SV, 1 HLD, 1 BSV, 4:2 K:BB. Rays relievers have been uber busy of late. Cleavinger was one of my favorite pen arms heading into the year, but a slow start and injuries have dampened my mood considerably. There’s absolutely still time for him to straighten things out and churn some SVHD.
Erik Sabrowski, 1 W, 2 HLD, 7:3 K:BB. The league’s holds leader even tossed a dub your way this week.
Kevin Kelly, 2 HLD, 3:0 K:BB
Jose Alvarado, 1 W, 2 HLD, 5:0 K:BB
Dylan Lee, 2 HLD, 3:0 K:BB. Finally! Holds! Lee has 41 K% and 2 BB% over the last 30 days, btw. Gangster.
Jaden Hill, 2 HLD, 3:0 K:BB
Fernando Cruz, 2 HLD, 2:1 K:BB
Adrian Morejon, 2 HLD, 2:1 K:BB. Metrics are still gorgeous and he’s still getting counting stats even with Jason Adam and Jeremiah Estrada around. I’m truly in awe of the caliber of the top four RP those Padres have.
Taylor Clarke, 2 HLD, 0:0 K:BB
Ryne Stanek, 2 HLD, 4:3 K:BB
Luis Medina, 2 HLD, 1:2 K:BB
Notable bummers for the week:
Kyle Finnegan 2 BSV, 3.91 ERA, 1.30 WHIP. There’s the dorky Finny we all know and love. Shame on you if you panic-dropped Kenley Jansen.
Tyler Kinley 1 BSV, 7.50 ERA, 2.08 WHIP. Win-lose situation for me — I’ve always touted Kinley as underrated when he was supposed to be closing for Rockies, but now his struggles should allow Dylan Lee to truly shine as the not-so-hidden-gem I’ve touted for a couple years now.
Seranthony Dominguez 1 SV, 1 BSV, 12.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP
Pete Fairbanks 1 BSV, 1 W, 0.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP. He wasn’t great but he also wasn’t bad at all for not having pitched in ages. Just a bummer to get a save chance and blow it. Bailed out for a win at least.
Lucas Erceg 1 SV, 1 BSV, 3.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP. Plenty of saves to his name this year for sure, I’m just still quite worried about the quality of pitching he’s bringing to the table. Baserunners galore and extremely mid strikeout stuff.
Jacob Latz 1 SV, 1 BSV, 27.00 ERA, 4.00 WHP. Ahhh yes, another recent shoutout turned burnout. Jk, that’s unfair after one bad outing. Overall still been quite good in 2026.
Jack Perkins 1 BSV, 1 L, 10.59 ERA, 2.35 WHIP. Looked like he might run away as Athletics closer. Guy has turned right around and starting running the other way. Really rough past couple of weeks: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5:2 K:BB, 2 BSV, 2 L, 1 HLD.
That’s all for this week! Thanks for reading. Leave me a comment below so I feel all warm and fuzzy.
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Are we seeing some signs that Bryan Abreu has rehabilitated himself – at least in the eyes of his manager? Came into – and dealt with – a pretty high-leverage situation over the weekend.
Hey JKJ — my favourite Tuesday afternoon read!
SVHD points league, where I am overweight in RP’s — Baker, Soto, Adam, & Cleavinger. Like we say, points are points.
Two questions:
1 – If I have to drop an RP to stream to try to win my week, who is the drop? Cleavinger has been slow but you I see more SVHD’s in the future.
2 – Morejon, Estrada, and Megill are all available on the WW in this league. Are any of them a significant enough upgrade over who I’m currently rostering?
Thanks!
You could drop Cleavinger if you had to. Ehhhh, Soto has b2b stinkers. If he still struggles this week I’d swap him for either of those three…maybe Morejon. He seems the most locked in right now.
Thanks JKJ! I was thinking along the same lines, but it’s always good to have my biases confirmed.
I might also be able to trade Soto to someone who only looks at total points this season and not recent performance.
If you have to own a possible CO closer, is it Senzatela?
Most of Senza’s outings have been 2+ IP bulky outings. I don’t know how many actual SV will be coming from him. Mejia might be the best bet for now tbh.