Bullpen Report: June 16, 2015

• A quick recap from last night: Greg Holland entered a non-save situation up six runs but ended up handing Wade Davis a save opp after allowing five baserunners and three earned without recording an out. Jeurys Familia has been quite good this year but he blew his second of the year. Similarly, Brett Cecil couldn’t hold onto the lead in the same game, blowing his second save chance as well. Cecil, unlike Familia, has not been particularly great this year and also hasn’t been handed many save opportunities, even with Toronto’s recent winning ways. A.J. Ramos (9), Jason Grilli (17), Shawn Tolleson (9) and Luke Gregerson (16) all recorded saves. Kevin Siegrist received and nailed down his second save of the year as Trevor Rosnethal was unavailable due to “tightness”.

• For the second game in a row Kevin Siegrist received a save opportunity and for the second game in a row he recorded a save. The tightness in Rosenthal was “a little sore after Saturday” but a DL trip is not likely at the moment for Rosenthal. We will take Matheny’s word and Rosenthal is said to be progressing but any injury to a pitcher is worthy of concern and I would pick up Siegrist in even shallow leagues. At worst you waste a roster spot vulturing for a save, but if Rosenthal’s arm doesn’t improve you could be picking up a high quality closer.

• In spite of Brett Cecil’s blown save last night, Blue Jays manager seems content on keeping him in the ninth. Roberto Osuna is the better pitcher and is still useful on a fantasy team but he will continue to just see holds in Toronto for now. While Cecil hasn’t received opportunities it will be important for him to do well in the ones he does receive. This situation isn’t necessarily fluid at the moment but I’m moving them to yellow.

• Craig Kimbrel‘s slightly disappointing year continued as he received the loss today against the A’s. The A’s attempted three steals in the inning but it was Billy Burns‘ steal after a walk that got him in scoring position for Eric Sogard’s go ahead single. Kimbrel certainly didn’t get knocked around but his 3.81 ERA isn’t what fantasy owners signed up for. Still, I’d expect Kimbrel to be a top five closer in the second half, whether it’s on a rebuilding Padres team or somewhere else.

• Quick Hits: Luke Gregerson recorded his 17th save on the year while his fellow bullpen mate Will Harris got his third win on the season. Those of you who picked up Harris have been rewarded with a 0.87 ERA and three wins, not too shabby. Harris is having an excellent season but his .113 BABIP and 100% LOB% is likely to regress in the second half. Tyler Clippard threw a scoreless inning for his tenth save on the year. Bobby Parnell was called on for a five-out save, his first since 2013. There isn’t much competition in the back of the Mets pen and I’m fairly confident putting Parnell back on the grid. Mark Melancon (21) and Aroldis Chapman (14) nailed down saves, with Aroldis striking out three batters around one hit. A few rough outings in non-save situations with Koji Uehara and Drew Storen throwing duds, it hurts your ERA but they’re safe.

Closer Grid:

	Closer	First	Second	DL/Minors
Arizona	Brad Ziegler	Addison Reed	Daniel Hudson	Enrique Burgos
Atlanta	Jason Grilli	Jim Johnson	David Aardsma
Baltimore	Zach Britton	Darren O’Day	Tommy Hunter
Boston	Koji Uehara	Junichi Tazawa	Alexi Ogando
CHI (NL)	Pedro Strop	Hecton Rondon	Jason Motte	Rafael Soriano
CHI (AL)	David Robertson	Jacob Petricka	Zach Duke
Cincy	Aroldis Chapman	Tony Cingrani	J.J. Hoover	Sean Marshall
Cleveland	Cody Allen	Bryan Shaw	Zach McAllister
Colorado	John Axford	Brooks Brown	Boone Logan	Adam Ottavino
Detroit	Joakim Soria	Joba Chamberlain	Al Albuerquerque	Joe Nathan
Houston	Luke Gregerson	Chad Qualls	Pat Neshek
KC	Greg Holland	Wade Davis	Kelvin Herrera
LAA	Huston Street	Joe Smith	Fernando Salas
LAD	Kenley Jansen	Yimi Garcia	Chris Hatcher	Pedro Baez
Miami	A.J. Ramos	Carter Capps	Steve Cishek
Milwaukee	Francisco Rodriguez	Jeremy Jeffress	Will Smith
Minnesota	Glen Perkins	Blaine Boyer	Casey Fien
NY (NL)	Jeurys Familia	Bobby Parnell	Carlos Torres	Jenrry Mejia
NY (AL)	Dellin Betances	Justin Wilson	Chasen Shreve	Andrew Miller
Oakland	Tyler Clippard	Evan Scribner	Dan Otero	Sean Doolittle
Philly	Jonathan Papelbon	Ken Giles	Luis Garcia
Pittsburgh	Mark Melancon	Tony Watson	Arquimedes Caminero
St. Louis	Trevor Rosenthal	Kevin Siegrist	Seth Maness	Jordan Walden
SD	Craig Kimbrel	Joaquin Benoit	Brandon Maurer
SF	Santiago Casilla	Sergio Romo	Hunter Strickland
Seattle	Carson Smith	Fernando Rodney	Mark Lowe
TB	Jake McGee	Kevin Jepsen	Brad Boxberger
Texas	Shawn Tolleson	Tanner Scheppers	Keone Kela	Neftali Feliz
Toronto	Brett Cecil	Roberto Osuna	Steve Delabar	Miguel Castro
Wash.	Drew Storen	Casey Janssen	Matt Thornton	Aaron Barrett

[Green light, yellow light, red light: the colors represent the volatility of the bullpen order.]