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. Some high-end relievers made their return from the injured list (IL) this week. Let’s see how that changes the reliever landscape.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice

Saves + Holds Leaders

There are 17 relievers with eight or more saves plus holds through May 5:

Player	Team	SV+H
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	12
Mason Miller	SDP	11
Riley O’Brien	STL	11
Lucas Erceg	KCR	11
JoJo Romero	STL	10
Tony Santillan	CIN	10
David Bednar	NYY	10
Bryan Baker	TBR	9
Juan Morillo	ARI	9
Seranthony Dominguez	CWS	8
Graham Ashcraft	CIN	8
Trevor Megill	MIL	8
Robert Suarez	ATL	8
Ian Seymour	TBR	8
Cade Smith	CLE	8
Matt Strahm	KCR	8
Jakob Junis	TEX	8

Takeaways

The Cleveland Guardians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals and Tampa Bay Rays lead the way with two relievers with eight or more saves plus holds.
Emilio Pagan was injured during Tuesday’s game and was placed on the injured list (IL). Tony Santillan is the obvious choice to take over as the closer, with Graham Ashcraft seeing plenty of set-up opportunities. Both Santillan and Ashcraft have been excellent this season.

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

Here are 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	Jhoan Duran	PHI	IL
6	Riley O’Brien	STL	-1
7	Cade Smith	CLE	-1
8	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	IL
9	Tanner Scott	LAD	+3
10	Jason Adam	SDP	–
11	Bryan Baker	TBR	+5
12	Erik Sabrowski	CLE	+3
13	Kenley Jansen	DET	-6
14	Paul Sewald	ARI	-1
15	Robert Suarez	ATL	-7
16	Daniel Palencia	CHC	IL
17	Tony Santillan	CIN	-3
18	David Bednar	NYY	-1
19	Lucas Erceg	KCR	-1
20	Trevor Megill	MIL	-1
21	Juan Morillo	ARI	-1
22	Rico Garcia	BAL	+10
23	JoJo Romero	STL	-1
24	Jakob Junis	TEX	–
25	Matt Strahm	KCR	–
26	Alex Vesia	LAD	+1
27	Gregory Soto	PIT	+8
28	Louis Varland	TOR	+11
29	Luke Weaver	NYM	+5
30	Brad Keller	PHI	-7
31	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	–
32	Devin Williams	NYM	+1
33	Jeremiah Estrada	SDP	IL
34	Dennis Santana	PIT	-5
35	Bryan King	HOU	-7
36	Kyle Finnegan	DET	UN
37	Camilo Doval	NYY	+1
38	Seranthony Dominguez	CWS	UN
39	Tyler Rogers	TOR	+1
40	Jeff Hoffman	TOR	-14

Biggest Risers

Jhoan Duran (RP – PHI) | Injured List

Jhoan Duran returned from the IL this week. Before he got hurt, he had a 1.35 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 10.8 K/9 and five saves. The Phillies are currently second in the National League East and will need to rely on Duran to close out close games.

Raisel Iglesias (RP – ATL) | Injured List

Raisel Iglesias also returned from the IL this week, moving Robert Suarez back to a set-up role. He was one of the few top closers who had been performing this year before his injury.

Through his first 9.2 innings, he has a 0.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, six saves plus holds and 13 strikeouts. The Braves have the best record in the National League, and the return of Iglesias only fortifies their bullpen.

Biggest Fallers

Brad Keller (RP – CIN) | -7

Brad Keller filled in admirably for Jhoan Duran but will return to a set-up role. He’s compiled a 4.30 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, six saves plus holds and a 9.2 K/9 through his first 14.2 innings. The Phillies’ bullpen has been a weakness, but this move gives it more promise.

Jeff Hoffman (RP – TOR) | -14

Jeff Hoffman hasn’t recorded a save since April 20th, but he has four holds since then. On the season, he has a 5.74 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, seven saves plus holds and a 16.7 K/9 across 15.2 innings.

Louis Varland has been almost as dominant with the strikeouts and has been much, much better at limiting the damage against him.