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. This past week, we were haunted by injuries to big-name relievers.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice

Saves + Holds Leaders

Player	Team	SV+H
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	9
Tony Santillan	CIN	8
Mason Miller	SDP	8
Riley O’Brien	STL	8
Paul Sewald	ARI	7
Juan Morillo	ARI	7
Graham Ashcraft	CIN	7
Hogan Harris	ATH	6
Abner Uribe	MIL	6
JoJo Romero	STL	6
Gregory Soto	PIT	6
Emilio Pagan	CIN	6
Lucas Erceg	KCR	6
Trevor Megill	MIL	6
Jakob Junis	TEX	6
Matt Strahm	KCR	6
Ryan Helsley	BAL	6
David Bednar	NYY	6

Takeaways

Tony Santillan, Mason Miller and Riley O’Brien are in a three-way tie for second in saves plus holds and haven’t allowed an earned run yet. O’Brien added three wins in his first 13 innings.
The Arizona Diamondbacks had questions about who would close out games coming into the season, but Paul Sewald has taken control. He has a 2.16 ERA, 0.48 WHIP, seven saves and an 11.8 K/9 across 8.1 innings. It’s a small sample size, but this is the best he’s looked since 2023.
Trevor Megill has the worst ERA (9.00) of the leaders. His xERA (5.28), FIP (2.52), xFIP (4.40) and K/9 (11.3) all paint a different picture, but suggest he’s deserved better results.
Cincinnati consistently puts players on the saves plus holds leaderboard. Last season, they ranked in the top six in the league in holds, and they’re currently number three this season.

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

Biggest Risers

Tanner Scott (RP – LAD) | +17

Tanner Scott is the obvious choice to replace Edwin Diaz as the Dodgers’ closer. He led the team with 23 saves last season after signing a four-year, $72 millon contract. He’s pitched to a 0.93 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, four holds and an 8.4 K/9 over 9.2 innings.

Brad Keller (RP – PHI) | Unranked

Brad Keller hasn’t been perfect, but he has been solid enough to step in for Jhoan Duran. He has a 3.86 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, four holds and an 8.6 K/9 over 9.1 innings.

Keller’s xERA of 2.34 and xBA of .208 should give managers confidence compared to the other options in the Phillies’ bullpen.

Biggest Fallers

Devin Williams (RP – NYM) | -17

Devin Williams started the season with five scoreless outings before falling apart in the last three.

Over his past 1.1 innings (three appearances), he’s allowed seven earned runs on six hits, including one home run and four walks, while picking up four strikeouts. Luke Weaver picked up the save on Wednesday against the Twins.