Fantasy bullpen report featuring Andrew Kittredge, Luke Jackson, Trevor Megill and more

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Team Leverage Pathway Closer (Primary) Stopper/HLR Stealth/Ancillary Option

Mostly Linear

Félix Bautista

Andrew Kittredge

Gregory Soto

Primary Save Share

Aroldis Chapman

Justin Slaten

Greg Weissert

In Flux

Cam Booser

Jordan Leasure

Jordan Leasure

Mostly Linear

Emmanuel Clase

Cade Smith

Hunter Gaddis

Primary Save Share

Will Vest

Tommy Kahnle

Tyler Holton

Mostly Linear

Josh Hader

Bryan Abreu

Bryan King

Mostly Linear

Carlos Estévez

Lucas Erceg

Daniel Lynch IV

Mostly Linear

Kenley Jansen

Héctor Neris

Ryan Zeferjahn

Mostly Linear

Jhoan Durán

Griffin Jax

Louis Varland

Mostly Linear

Luke Weaver

Devin Williams

Jonathan Loáisiga

Mostly Linear

Andrés Muñoz

Carlos Vargas

Matt Brash

Mostly Linear

Pete Fairbanks

Edwin Uceta

Mason Montgomery

Mostly Linear

Luke Jackson

Robert Garcia

Shawn Armstrong

Mostly Linear

Mason Miller

Tyler Ferguson

Grant Holman

Mostly Linear

Jeff Hoffman

Yimi García

Chad Green

Relievers on the rise

Andrew Kittredge (BAL): Newly activated from the injured list, he worked a clean seventh inning and might emerge as the eighth-inning reliever for the Orioles. His arrival may be well-timed given the recent struggles by Yennier Cano and the closer (more below).

Justin Slaten (BOS): He started the season strong, went through rough patches and has returned to dominant form. He’s been scoreless in his past six appearances, recording five strikeouts against zero walks (22.7 K-BB percentage) over 7.2 clean innings.

Closer concerns

Félix Bautista (BAL): The good news is that he had his first consecutive-day appearance on Wednesday. However, it resulted in Bautista’s first blown save, and he has allowed at least a run in four straight contests. Since May 9, he has allowed two home runs among his five hits, five earned runs and five walks, while striking out three. Of more significant concern, he’s only thrown 50% of his pitches for strikes in this limited sample. For the season, he has a 43.8 first-strike percentage, down almost 15% compared to 2023, and his 9.4 K-BB% and 1.43 WHIP are hurting his fantasy managers.

Luke Jackson (TEX): Jackson recorded his last save on April 25. In the seven games since, he’s allowed runs in three, including a walk-off home run against the Yankees on May 21. Across these four innings, he has five strikeouts versus five walks with a 2.75 WHIP and two home runs among his six hits allowed. He’s throwing fewer strikes, allowing hard contact and inducing fewer whiffs, which remains a dangerous combination for a closer:

His replacement may not be on the active roster, but don’t be surprised if Kumar Rocker or Jon Gray receive save chances at some point in June.

National League leverage pathways

Team Leverage Pathway Closer (Primary) Stopper/HLR Stealth/Ancillary Option

In Flux

Justin Martinez

Shelby Miller

Kevin Ginkel

Mostly Linear

Raisel Iglesias

Daysbel Hernández

Dylan Lee

In Flux

Daniel Palencia

Brad Keller

Drew Pomeranz

Mostly Linear

Emilio Pagán

Tony Santillan

Graham Ashcraft

Match-up Based

Zach Agnos

Seth Halvorsen

Jake Bird

Primary Save Share

Tanner Scott

Ben Casparius

Alex Vesia

In Flux

Anthony Bender

Calvin Faucher

Jesús Tinoco

Mostly Linear

Trevor Megill

Abner Uribe

Nick Mears

Mostly Linear

Edwin Díaz

Ryne Stanek

Huascar Brazobán

Primary Save Share

Jordan Romano

Orion Kerkering

Matt Strahm

Match-up Based

David Bednar

Dennis Santana

Tanner Rainey

Mostly Linear

Ryan Helsley

Phil Maton

Kyle Leahy

Mostly Linear

Robert Suarez

Jason Adam

Jeremiah Estrada

Primary Save Share

Ryan Walker

Camilo Doval

Tyler Rogers

Mostly Linear

Kyle Finnegan

Jose A. Ferrer

Jorge López

Relievers on the rise

Abner Uribe (MIL): He owns a 13-game streak without allowing a run, recording 21 strikeouts against five walks (32.7 K-BB percentage) with a 1.083 WHIP. In this sample, he owns a 15.4 swinging strike percentage, is attacking hitters with a 67.2% strike rate, and has produced a 67.4 contact percentage, resulting in a 1.81 SIERA. If this represents a new level of his talent, more save chances could happen before the All-Star break.

Huascar Brazobán (NYM): He’s allowed one unearned run in his past 10 games, spanning 13.2 innings. In this timeframe, he has recorded 15 strikeouts against four walks (22 K-BB percentage), with a 0.584 WHIP. His change-up and cutter are producing swinging strike percentages over 17 for the season.

Closer concern

Trevor Megill (MIL): Megill has posted a 1.24 WHIP with 17 strikeouts over 15.1 innings. When viewing his underlying data at Fangraphs, there are no discernible differences in his contact rates allowed or swinging strike percentage. However, when one notes that his 2.35 ERA has a 3.77 SIERA and a 5.73 xERA, there may be reasons for concern. Since xERA accounts for the quality of contact, noting his good contact rate allowed at 30 percent this year, compared to 15 percent poor contact, combined with his 13.8 K-BB percentage, should cause some concern. His four-seam fastball currently has a .348 xBA and a .462 expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA). His contact struggles will persist if he falls behind in counts and is forced to throw pitches in the strike zone.

Updated Tiered Rankings for Saves and SOLDS

2025 leaderboards

2025 saves leaders through May 21

SOLDS leaders through May 21

2025 holds leaders through May 21

Past 14 days leaderboards

Saves leaders through May 21 (past 14 days)

SOLDS leaders through May 21 (past 14 days)

Save stashes

  • Abner Uribe (MIL)
  • Luis Mey (CIN)
  • Grant Taylor (CHW)

Ancillary Save Options

  • Yimi García (TOR)
  • Jason Adam (SD)
  • Lucas Erceg (KC)
  • Andrew Kittredge (BAL)
  • Cole Sands (MIN)

Ratio Relievers

*Multi-inning or bridge relievers who can vulture wins and help protect ratios.

  • Huascar Brazobán (NYM)
  • Yariel Rodríguez (TOR)
  • Randy Rodríguez (SF)
  • Brant Hurter (DET)
  • Kyle Leahy (STL)
  • Grant Holman (ATH)

Statistical Credits (through games played on May 21): Fangraphs.com, Baseball-Reference.com, BaseballSavant.com and BrooksBaseball.net

Check out my work at Reliever Recon and Closer Monkey for daily updates.

(Photo of Luke Jackson: Ron Jenkins / Getty Images)

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