What’s poppin’, Razzpimples?
Week 11 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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Note: All stats and Player Rater values below are accurate through Sunday’s games.
2026 SVHD Leaders
Player Rater Top RP (5×5 Standard)
Player Rater Top RP (6×6 w/ Holds)
Weekly Notes:
Alex Lange (3 SV, 7:2 K:BB) is the Week 11 poster child. I…truly can’t believe I’m writing about this guy again. You really think you’ve seen it all, and then a guy like Lange has his career resurrected out of nowhere. If you’ve been paying attention to my stuff, I’ve been trying to tell you how bad Lucas Erceg has been. It’s gotten to the point that, well, I’m sitting here talking about Alex friggin Lange again. It still doesn’t feel real. You can see below the metrics don’t paint the purtiest of portraits, but we all know by now that opportunity is at least half the battle when it comes to fantasy. If opportunity is there and results are mostly positive, then that’s fantasy relevant. That’s exactly where Lange fits in right now. Can’t say I trust he’ll keep this pace, given the current scope of the metrics and what history has told us about the guy. For now, though, if you’re hard-pressed for saves or if you’re an Erceg owner, you just simply gotta scoop Lange. Always a wild one, but the K upside was tantalizing at his peak.
Riley O’Brien (3 SV, 4:3 K:BB) was shaky again this week. Also picked up an L. The metrics do still look really nice, though I’d be lyin if I said I ain’t a lil bit concerned.
Raisel Iglesias (3 SV, 3:1 K:BB) didn’t allow a run. The man just simply will not not be a fantasy boon.
Louis Varland (3 SV, 3:0 K:BB) still rules.
Jhoan Duran (3 SV, 7:0 K:BB) also still rules. Even missing a good chunk of time he’s still a top-ranking fantasy asset.
Jacob Latz (2 SV, 5:1 K:BB) keeps pleasantly surprising me. Going back 14 days, only Duran and Iglesias have more SV, and Latz has posted a 1.70 ERA and 0.75 WHIP in that span.
Yoendrys Gomez (1 SV, 5:2 K:BB) is still a pretty widely available option for SVHD, and like I’ve said before, he should probably be owned in every single SVHD league that differentiates between SP/RP.
Pete Fairbanks (1 SV, 1 HLD, 2:3 K:BB) still doesn’t look quite settled in of late. Combined for 59 pitches in his last two outings (only 1.2 IP, yikes).
Justin Sterner (1 SV, 1 HLD, 2:0 K:BB) is doing that thing again where I get excited that now is finally the time. No hits/walks/runs since May 24.
Jakob Junis (1 SV, 1 HLD, 2:0 K:BB) also continues to pleasantly surprise overall, but the SVHD have been very few and far between. Guy had exactly one in all of May…a HLD waaaay back on May 1.
Didier Fuentes (1 SV, 1 HLD, 3:0 K:BB) ain’t the worst option in a deep format. Too fringe for your standard 12-teamer, though.
Anthony Bender (1 SV, 1 HLD, 4:0 K:BB) gets a shoutout here for a 2 SVHD week…but that’s it. I don’t recommend him any way, any how unless it’s NL-only SVHD.
Tanner Scott (1 SV, 1 L, 3:0 K:BB) has given up more hits than I like to see over the past couple weeks. Also a homer in two of his last four outings. Guess it’s encouraging he’s not issuing free passes. And boy howdy does that Statcast still look nice, pard.
Josh Hader (1 SV, 4:1 K:BB) is back! My RCL team leads my league in SV (I’d be embarrassed if it didn’t) and hopefully Hader being back means it’ll stay that way.
Grant Taylor (1 SV, 6:0 K:BB) was nasty yet again. Been filthy all year. Gotta think Dominguez is traded eventually and it’s the Taylor Show after that. Elite metrics-wise everywhere except hard contact against and GB%.
Tyler Rogers (3 HLD, 2:1 K:BB) allowed no hits/runs. His 13 HLD are second only to JoJo Romero (16) and Erik Sabrowski (17).
Michael Petersen (3 HLD, 7:2 K:BB) is someone I’m paying attention to now out of Miami. Had 2 K in each of his last three outings. He’s SP-eliglble, too. If you missed out on Yoendrys, snag this dude.
Dylan Lee (3 HLD, 4:2 K:BB) should be owned everywhere there are holds.
Brad Keller (3 HLD, 1:1 K:BB) has been gobbling holds lately now that the Phillies remember they’re good and can win baseball games. Don’t like his H/9 but can’t complain too much with his ability to keep runs off the board.
Will Klein (2 HLD, 2:2 K:BB) got you holds but busted your ratios at the same time. Deep formats he’s okay. Don’t think he’s worth the while in most leagues.
Tim Herrin (2 HLD, 3:0 K:BB) is in the same boat for me. Holds are coming because that’s what Cleveland RP do, but Herrin is donezo once Sabrowski is back.
Robert Suarez (2 HLD, 3:0 K:BB) tossed 3.1 scoreless.
Kyle Finnegan (2 HLD, 2:1 K:BB) is so borderline for me. Okay for SVHD if your leaguemates pay close attention to relievers. Probably better options available otherwise.
Hunter Gaddis (2 HLD, 2:0 K:BB) only pitched 2 IP but they were scoreless. Had 33 HLD in 2024 and 35 HLD in 2025 but has been overshadowed by injury and a Sabrowski breakout. Since Sabrowski is outta the way for now, Gaddis is mostly cookin again.
Notable bummers for the week:
Antonio Senzatela (2 BSV, 7.94 ERA, 2.06 WHIP) crashed back to earth this week. Productive innings and lots of wins have made him a mainstay on the Player Rater, but I can’t imagine he stays in the spotlight much longer. Maybe I’m wrong, and in the right league he has been a nice extra arm to have around.
Jaden Hill (2 HLD, 1 BSV, 1 L, 39.38 ERA, 5.63 WHIP) does have a lot of holds this year (11), to his credit. And, I mean, I guess a 3.27 ERA isn’t bad at all, and a 1.41 WHIP is…not a dealbreaker. I dunno. You do you on this one.
Kirby Yates (2 L, 9.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP) probably ain’t gonna pan out after all.
Tony Santillan (1 L, 16.88 ERA, 2.50 WHIP) doesn’t seem to have it this year. Nary a drop of red on his Statcast.
Justin Slaten (1 HLD, 1 L, 21.18 ERA, 2.35 WHIP) is sometimes dominant and sometimes so forgettable. So frustrating.
Gregory Soto (1 SV, 1 BSV, 1 L, 38.57 ERA, 5.71) obliterated those ratios this week. Silver lining is only one walk, I guess?
Garrett Cleavinger (1 BSV, 1 L, 9.00 ERA, 1.50 WHIP) ain’t been what I hoped. Ah well.
Clayton Beeter (1 L, 13.85 ERA, 3.08) ain’t really been what I hoped either. Does at least still have the last two traditional Nationals saves (Brad Lord had the last one — 2 IP after appearing in the 8th).
Andres Munoz (1 BSV, 1 L, 10.59 ERA, 1.76 WHIP) has been arguably the most frustrating player in all of fantasy baseball. We waited forever for him to be an elite closer, then he was one, and now he’s…I dunno. Only 10 SV and poo poo ratios. His opportunities have been infrequent, and when he gets them, he doesn’t look like what we’ve grown accustomed to. Like I told someone on Reddit, trust the process. His stuff is still grading extremely well for the most part, and his metrics profile looks like it has in recent years. He’s horrible at consistently hitting the zone and throwing strikes, but hey, whatever works; it’s always worked for him in the past. Maybe he’ll positively regress toward the mean. I reckon I’d be buying if someone in my league were selling. It’s not like velo is down or anything.
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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pickup both?
Dylan Lee / Michael Peterson
4
Kyle Hurt
Jose Ferrer
Orion Kerkering
Lose Hurt for Lee. Leave Petersen.
Keaton Winn seems to be the closer choice of the day in SF. Would you drop Seranthony for him
Nah. It’s been a while since Sir Anthony got a save but I don’t think Winn outpaces him until potentially after the deadline…
Are we thinking that Brash has maybe fallen behind Bazardo in the Mariners’ pecking order? Bummer if so!
Not necessarily that. More just them being careful with him and not using him back-to-back. His numbers are still awesome. But, for fantasy purposes, I think yeah he’s not as useful as Bazardo or Ferrer at this point. Sucks.
My league is DARING me to pick up Lange. Not literally, but it’s weird in this environment where worse RP arms are owned. Sometimes you just have to close your eyes and click, I guess.
Also, maybe you have a pulse on this — the lack of save chances for Palencia is starting to defy probability. Are we… making history? Maybe it just feels like it as someone who thought he was a clever and shrewd pick
Zero Cubs saves over the last two weeks+
Same for Angels and Rockies. Mariners/Orioles/Reds all have just one. It’s strange!
If you’re hurtin, you gotta add Lange and pray, pray, pray.