Chase Davis | Thu, Apr 30th 2026, 7:17am 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. This past week saw a few more injuries and some relievers step up.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice

Saves + Holds Leaders

There are eight relievers with eight or more saves plus holds (SV+H):

Player	Team	SV+H
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	11
Mason Miller	SDP	10
David Bednar	NYY	9
Tony Santillan	CIN	9
Juan Morillo	ARI	8
Lucas Erceg	KCR	8
Graham Ashcraft	CIN	8
Riley O’Brien	STL	8

Takeaways

Mason Miller, Tony Santillan and Riley O’Brien hadn’t allowed an earned run at this point last week. They’ve all given up at least two runs since then — Miller and O’Brien with two apiece, and Snatillan allowing three.
Erik Sabrowski has led the league all season long. His 14.1 K/9 ranks 11th among all pitchers with 10 innings pitched.
Lucas Erceg never ran away with the closer’s role with Carlos Estevez on the injured list (IL). In his last five outings, he’s picked up two wins and two saves, but allowed seven walks. Estevez is getting closer to returning and may steal opportunities, even if he doesn’t step back into the role.

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

Here is my updated top-40 relievers rankings for saves plus holds leagues:

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

Biggest Risers

Bryan Baker (RP – TBR) | +5

Bryan Baker has been excellent this season. In 11.1 innings, he has a 3.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, seven saves and a 10.3 K/9. His xERA is a career-best 2.21, and his hard-hit rate allowed is in the 97th percentile. Baker has been the only consistent pitcher in the Rays’ bullpen.

Louis Varland (RP – TOR)| Undrafted

Louis Varland ranks in the top 10 of relievers with seven saves plus holds. His 14.6 K/9 is the best of his career by far, and his strikeout rate (43.3%) is in the 100th percentile. He’s picked up each of the last three saves for the Blue Jays.

Biggest Fallers

Matt Strahm (RP – KCR) | -11

Matt Strahm has a 4.22 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 10.1 K/9 with seven holds in 10.2 innings. He has a 2.53 xERA, but a 5.00 FIP and a 4.58 xFIP. The veteran reliever has been unlucky, allowing a .238 batting average, but his xBA is .179 and in the 94th percentile.

Jeff Hoffman (RP – TOR) | -10

Jeff Hoffman has been replaced in the closer’s role for the Blue Jays, but he still has some value. Despite a 6.39 ERA and 1.82 WHIP, he has a league-best 19.1 K/9. His xERA of 2.96 is shocking, considering how bad the surface-level stats are. We probably haven’t seen the last save opportunity for Hoffman just yet.

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