Fantasy Baseball Saves Plus Holds Rankings & Advice (2025)

Each week during the season, I take a look at the reliever landscape to aid with waiver wire and trade decisions. Let’s take a look at what’s changed in the past week as we get closer to the All-Star break.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice

Saves + Holds Leaders

Here are the top 13 relievers in saves plus holds through July 9th:

Player	Team	SV+H
Abner Uribe	MIL	27
Robert Suarez	SDP	26
Josh Hader	HOU	25
Tanner Scott	LAD	25
Carlos Estevez	KCR	25
Bryan Abreu	HOU	22
Jeff Hoffman	TOR	22
Andres Munoz	SEA	21
Jason Adam	SDP	21
Tommy Kahnle	DET	21
Camilo Doval	SFG	21
Emilio Pagan	CIN	21
Trevor Megill	MIL	21

Takeaways

Abner Uribe picked up three saves plus holds in the last seven days. He allowed zero runs on one hit and one walk, while striking out six in four innings. His 33% strikeout rate is in the 94th percentile, and his xERA is in the 92nd percentile. His walk rate is in the 29th percentile, but at 9%, it’s half of what it was last season. Among pitchers with at least 15o batters faced, he ranks third in fewest barrels allowed with only three.
Jeff Hoffman also grabbed three saves plus holds in the past week. He pitched three innings, allowing zero runs and striking out two batters. Since June 1st, Hoffman has a 1.38 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, two wins, nine saves and 15 strikeouts. His struggles in May seem to be behind him.
Andres Munoz grabbed three saves plus holds after only picking up one from May 23rd through June 28th. His three saves came in three perfect innings while striking out four batters against the Royals and Pirates. He has some of the best underlying stats of any pitcher in the league. We just hope he doesn’t go another month with only one save or hold. Matt Brash is someone to monitor. He got a late start to the season as he was recovering from Tommy John surgery, but has been excellent since returning to the bullpen.

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

Rank	Player	Team	Change
1	Josh Hader	HOU	–
2	Robert Suarez	SDP	–
3	Edwin Diaz	NYM	–
4	Andres Munoz	SEA	+1
5	Emmanuel Clase	CLE	-1
6	Abner Uribe	MIL	+5
7	Mason Miller	ATH	–
8	Bryan Abreu	HOU	–
9	Tanner Scott	LAD	-3
10	Jason Adam	SDP	–
11	Devin Williams	NYY	+1
12	Cade Smith	CLE	-3
13	Carlos Estevez	KCR	–
14	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	+1
15	Griffin Jax	MIN	-1
16	Daniel Palencia	CHC	+1
17	Tommy Kahnle	DET	-1
18	Camilo Doval	SFG	–
19	Jhoan Duran	MIN	–
20	Lucas Erceg	KCR	–
21	Jeff Hoffman	TOR	+7
22	Ryan Helsley	STL	+3
23	Emilio Pagan	CIN	+4
24	Felix Bautista	BAL	+5
25	Robert Garcia	TEX	-2
26	Kyle Finnegan	WSH	–
27	Kirby Yates	LAD	-3
28	Luke Weaver	NYY	-6
29	Trevor Megill	MIL	+4
30	Hunter Gaddis	CLE	–
31	Tony Santillan	CIN	–
32	Phil Maton	STL	–
33	Jeremiah Estrada	SDP	+2
34	Bryan King	HOU	+3
35	Chris Martin	TEX	-1
36	Ryan Walker	SFG	+2
37	Alex Vesia	LAD	UN
38	Reed Garrett	NYM	-2
39	Matt Strahm	PHI	–
40	Reid Detmers	LAA	–

Biggest Risers

Trevor Megill (RP – MIL | +4

Trevor Megill has a 2.41 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 21 saves plus holds, two wins and an 11.5 K/9. He struggled to convert saves early in the year, but has been racking them up since the beginning of June. He and Uribe have combined to form one of the better bullpen duos in the league.

Alex Vesia (RP – LAD) | Unranked

Alex Vesia has moved in and out of the top 4o. He has a 2.61 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 12.5 K/9 in 38 innings pitched. He ranks second in the Dodgers’ bullpen in total saves plus holds, and has the best ERA and WHIP. Tanner Scott is the other high-leverage lefty in their bullpen, but has looked shaky of late.

Biggest Fallers

Tanner Scott (RP – LAD) | -3

Tanner Scott is in the top five in total saves plus holds, but has struggled during the Dodgers’ losing streak. He’s given up three runs in two innings in their six-game losing streak, with the latest outing being his sixth blown save. Compared to last year when Scott was at his best, his strikeout rate is the same and his walk rate is 8% better this season. It’s unusual for a pitcher to produce worse outcomes with that improved skillset. However, it may be as simple as he’s throwing the ball in the strike zone too much.

Scott is pitching 4% more in the zone than last year, and giving up 4.5% more contact on those pitches than last year. This has translated to a seven miles per hour increase in average exit velocity, which puts him in the eighth percentile.

Luke Weaver (RP – NYY) | -6

Luke Weaver hasn’t been nearly as good since returning from the injured list. In seven appearances, he’s pitched 5.1 innings, allowing eight hits, two walks and nine runs while striking out eight. Devin Williams has looked much better in the past two months and has secured the closer role.