Chase Davis | Thu, Apr 16th 2026, 7:10am EDT

Fantasy Baseball Saves Plus Holds Rankings & Advice (2026)

Each week during the fantasy baseball season, I take a look at the relief pitcher landscape to aid with waiver wire and trade decisions. Let’s see what’s changed in the last week.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice

Saves + Holds Leaders

There are 19 pitchers with five or more saves plus holds (SV+H) through April 14:

Player	Team	SV+H
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	7
Lucas Erceg	KCR	6
Paul Sewald	ARI	6
Tony Santillan	CIN	6
Juan Morillo	ARI	6
David Bednar	NYY	5
Ryan Helsley	BAL	5
Hogan Harris	ATH	5
Taylor Clarke	ARI	5
Justin Sterner	ATH	5
Matt Strahm	KCR	5
Mason Miller	SDP	5
Jhoan Duran	PHI	5
Graham Ashcraft	CIN	5
Riley O’Brien	STL	5
Emilio Pagan	CIN	5
Rico Garcia	BAL	5
Alex Vesia	LAD	5
Jakob Junis	TEX	5

Takeaways

Tony Santillan, Mason Miller, Riley O’Brien, Rico Garcia, Alex Vesia and Jakob Junis lead the way with zero earned runs allowed. Santillan stands out as the only one of this group with a WHIP over 0.50 (1.00).
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds each have three pitchers on the leaderboard. This is an example of how SV+H leagues can give fantasy value to multiple relievers, even on middle-of-the-pack teams.
Mason Miller owns a microscopic 0.24 WHIP and has struck out an absurd 74% of batters he’s faced. That is not a typo.

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

Here are my updated top 40 relievers for saves plus holds leagues:

Rank	Player	Team	Change
1	Mason Miller	SDP	–
2	Edwin Diaz	LAD	–
3	Jhoan Duran	PHI	+1
4	Andres Munoz	SEA	-1
5	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	–
6	Cade Smith	CLE	–
7	Abner Uribe	MIL	–
8	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	+2
9	Kenley Jansen	DET	+5
10	Riley O’Brien	STL	+10
11	Lucas Erceg	KCR	+6
12	Daniel Palencia	CHC	–
13	Ryan Helsley	BAL	-2
14	Devin Williams	NYM	-1
15	Jeff Hoffman	TOR	-6
16	Robert Suarez	ATL	+3
17	Emilio Pagan	CIN	+1
18	Matt Strahm	KCR	+8
19	Jason Adam	SDP	UN
20	David Bednar	NYY	-12
21	Bryan Baker	TBR	+3
22	Ryan Walker	SFG	-6
23	Trevor Megill	MIL	-8
24	Paul Sewald	ARI	+7
25	Pete Fairbanks	MIA	-3
26	Jordan Romano	LAA	-3
27	Erik Sabrowski	CLE	+11
28	Bryan King	HOU	-1
29	Juan Morillo	ARI	UN
30	Tanner Scott	LAD	-3
31	Alex Vesia	LAD	+5
32	JoJo Romero	STL	-3
33	Tony Santillan	CIN	+4
34	Luke Weaver	NYM	-9
35	Dennis Santana	PIT	-2
36	Matt Brash	SEA	-2
37	Will Vest	DET	-2
38	Jakob Junis	TEX	+1
39	Shawn Armstrong	CLE	+1
40	Camilo Doval	NYY	-8

Biggest Risers

Jason Adam (RP – SDP) | Undrafted

Jason Adam returned from a ruptured quad injury and picked up right where he left off. He’s already made three appearances, spanning 1.2 innings, while recording one save and one hold. He hasn’t picked up a strikeout yet, but they’ll come soon enough.

Juan Morillo (RP – ARI)| Undrafted

Juan Morillo has been getting tons of work for the Diamondbacks. He’s made nine appearances over eight innings, picking up six holds and recording seven strikeouts, with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He still has room to improve, as his 71st percentile whiff rate has only translated to a 44th percentile strikeout rate.

Biggest Fallers

David Bednar (RP – NYY) | -12

David Bednar has allowed an earned run in four of his seven outings this year. He has given up 11 hits and four walks in just 6.2 innings. He’s struggled early in past seasons before turning it around, so it isn’t hopeless.

Bryan Abreu (RP – HOU) | -19

Bryan Abreu‘s downfall continues. He delivered consistent production the past three seasons, but has really struggled with the walks this year. He started the season with six straight appearances allowing an earned run. While there is plenty of time for him to turn it around, there are several viable relievers available.

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