Fantasy Baseball Saves Plus Holds Rankings & Advice: Week 14 (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. Here’s what has changed in the last week.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice: Week 14

Saves + Holds Leaders

There are 15 relievers with 18+ saves plus holds:

Player	Team	SV+H
Cade Smith	CLE	26
Bryan Baker	TBR	23
Louis Varland	TOR	22
Riley O’Brien	STL	22
Jhoan Duran	PHI	21
Kevin Kelly	TBR	21
Mason Miller	SDP	21
Tyler Rogers	TOR	20
Jacob Latz	TEX	20
Paul Sewald	ARI	19
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	19
JoJo Romero	STL	19
Jason Adam	SDP	19
Gregory Soto	PIT	18
Trevor Megill	MIL	18

Takeaways

Jacob Latz has four saves in the last week. He pitched five innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out seven. His 18 saves rank seventh in the league, and his xERA is in the 97th percentile.
Paul Sewald has struggled over his past four outings. In those 3.2 innings, he’s allowed five earned runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts. He’s only had one blown save on the season, so his position should remain safe, but he’s going through it right now.
Kevin Kelly continues to rack up the holds, but the underlying stats don’t back it up. While he has an impressive 2.61 ERA, it’s accompanied by a 4.24 xERA and 3.61 FIP. Kelly has been lucky with a .238 batting average on balls in play (BABIP), which has led to the second-most holds in the league.

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

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

Rank	Player	Team	Change
1	Mason Miller	SDP	–
2	Cade Smith	CLE	–
3	Jhoan Duran	PHI	–
4	Bryan Baker	TBR	–
5	Josh Hader	HOU	+3
6	Riley O’Brien	STL	-1
7	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	–
8	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	+1
9	Paul Sewald	ARI	-3
10	Louis Varland	TOR	+6
11	Andres Munoz	SEA	-1
12	Jason Adam	SDP	-1
13	Trevor Megill	MIL	-1
14	JoJo Romero	STL	-1
15	Kevin Kelly	TBR	–
16	Tanner Scott	LAD	+1
17	Abner Uribe	MIL	+2
18	Jacob Latz	TEX	+5
19	Tyler Rogers	TOR	+5
20	Kenley Jansen	DET	–
21	Eduard Bazardo	SEA	+5
22	Dylan Lee	ATL	+11
23	Emilio Pagan	CIN	IL
24	David Bednar	NYY	+6
25	Yoendrys Gomez	MIN	+6
26	Hunter Gaddis	CLE	+6
27	Adrian Morejon	SDP	+1
28	Alex Vesia	LAD	+6
29	Fernando Cruz	NYY	–
30	Bryan King	HOU	+10
31	Ryan Helsley	BAL	-13
32	Jakob Junis	TEX	UN
33	Daniel Lynch	KCR	-8
34	Erik Sabrowski	CLE	-13
35	Yennier Cano	BAL	UN
36	Gregory Soto	PIT	-14
37	Hogan Harris	ATH	-1
38	Devin Williams	NYM	-1
39	Seranthony Dominguez	CWS	-1
40	Jose A. Ferrer	SEA	-1

Biggest Risers

Dylan Lee (RP – ATL) | Previous: 33; Current: 22

Dylan Lee has been lights out this season. In 37 innings, he has a microscopic 0.97 ERA, 0.62 WHIP, and a career-best 32.8% strikeout rate. Robert Suarez landed on the injured list (IL) late last week and opened the door for Lee to see more action.

Adrian Morejon (RP – SFP) | Previous: 28; Current: 27

Admittedly, Adrian Morejon has not risen much in the rankings. However, he’s still worth talking about. For the season, he has a 3.32 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 10.6 K/9, 14 holds, one save and, maybe most valuable of all, six wins as a reliever.

Generally speaking, we don’t expect relievers to record a bunch of wins, but Morejon is coming off a season where he recorded 13 wins in 75 appearances. He has a sub-3.00 ERA in each of the last two seasons, and his ERA estimators suggest he’s deserved better this season.

Biggest Fallers

Daniel Lynch (RP – KCR) | Previous: 25; Current: 33

I got excited about Daniel Lynch with all of the Royals’ bullpen woes, but he’s given up runs in four of his last 13 appearances.

Over that span, he has a 4.76 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, three holds, one blown save, and a dismal 0.75 K/BB ratio. Alex Lange may very well be the best bet for high-leverage situations, but I’m still keeping Lynch relevant in the rankings for now.

Gregory Soto (RP – PIT) | Previous: 22; Current: 36

Gregory Soto had a rough June — 3.50 ERA, 2.45 WHIP, four saves, one hold and two blown saves. He has posted an 11.1 K/9 during that timeframe, but he’s also allowed nearly five walks per nine innings. He’s got a short leash in the top 40.