Bullpen Report: April 9, 2023

The 2023 version of the Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.

We will always include a link to the full Closer Depth Chart at the bottom of the Bullpen Report each day. It’s also accessible from the RosterResource drop-down menu and from any RosterResource page. Please let us know what you think.

1. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
2. Injury News
3. Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
4. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
5. Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.

The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save).

Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.

Notable Workloads

•Clay Holmes, NYY: 14 pitches on Saturday. | Roster Resource

Saturday’s outing gave Holmes his second save on the season and while he only needed 14 pitches, he did throw 16 on Wednesday. My guess would be that he is able to go again in a save situation on Sunday, but if not, Wandy Peralta is likely the next man up. Michael King is most likely in need of rest after throwing 32 pitches across two innings on Saturday night in Baltimore.

•Jhoan Duran, MIN: 3 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

After throwing 19 pitches on Friday, Duran only needed to get one out in the top of the ninth to secure his second save on the year. That’s because Jovani Moran brought the game a little too close for comfort in the first part of the inning. Duran came into the game with the tying run at the plate and struck him out. If Duran is unavailable to go a third day in a row, Griffin Jax may be the next man up as Jorge López is also on “High Usage Alert” after throwing back-to-back days. Emilio Pagán also has closing experience and could be an option.

•Paul Sewald, SEA: 19 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

Co-closer Andrés Muñoz should be available on Sunday against the Guardians.

•Kyle Finnegan, WSN: 18 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

Finnegan had a rough outing on Tuesday and fantasy managers should note that he appeared in the eighth inning on Saturday while Carl Edwards Jr. came into the ninth for the save opportunity. Finnegan is listed as “Not Very Stable” by our designation. Going into Sunday’s game all of Finnegan, Edwards Jr., and Hunter Harvey are listed on “High Usage Alert”. Harvey is the least taxed as far as pitch count goes, but it’s possible we see a middle-reliever late in the game. Erasmo Ramírez, Mason Thompson, and Anthony Banda should all be available.

•Alexis Díaz, CIN: 32 pitches on Saturday. | Roster Resource

Díaz was excellent in his first two appearances of the season giving up no walks or hits, recording three strikeouts, and facing only six batters in total. Saturday night was looking like more of the same when he recorded three consecutive strikeouts in the eighth inning, two of them on swinging strikes. But, when he came back out for the ninth, he gave up a walk, two singles, and a run and was taken out of the game. Ian Gibaut fared no better and was tagged with a blown save as the Phillies walked it off. Look to see Derek Law or Reiver Sanmartin if Díaz needs rest on Sunday.

•Josh Hader, SDP: 29 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

Luis García (16 pitches Saturday, back-to-back days) and Steven Wilson (22 pitches Saturday) both are on “High Usage Alert” and will likely be unavailable on Sunday. That leaves “Reliever on the Rise” Brent Honeywell Jr. and Tim Hill as likely options late in the game.

•Camilo Doval, SFG: 14 pitches on Saturday, back-to-back days. | Roster Resource

Taylor Rogers, Tyler Rogers, and John Brebbia should all be available on Sunday should Doval need rest.

Injury News

•None

Outlier Saves

•Aroldis Chapman, KCR | Roster Resource

It seems really strange to place Chapman in the “Outlier Saves” section and it probably doesn’t belong here. But, I do wonder if many fantasy managers had him written off as a saves candidate going into the season. So far, he is listed as the setup man in Kansas City but has been marked with the “Reliever on the Rise” tag in our Closer Depth Chart. Chapman has recorded one walk, one hit and eight strikeouts in four innings pitched so far this year. While Scott Barlow is still the closer for the Royals, fantasy managers might want to consider adding Chapman, especially in leagues that record holds.

Committee Clarity

•None

Losing a Grip

•None