Fantasy Baseball Saves Plus Holds Rankings & Advice: Week 24 (2026)

Each week during the fantasy baseball season, I take a look at the relief pitcher landscape to aid in waiver wire and trade decisions. The regular season is winding down, allowing some new faces to enter the top 40.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice: Week 24

There are 15 pitchers with 30+ saves plus holds:

Player	Team	SV+H
Bryan Baker	TBR	41
Louis Varland	TOR	38
Riley O’Brien	STL	37
Cade Smith	CLE	35
Tyler Rogers	TOR	35
Trevor Megill	MIL	34
Kevin Kelly	TBR	34
Tanner Scott	LAD	34
Mason Miller	SDP	34
Aroldis Chapman	BOS	33
David Bednar	NYY	32
Raisel Iglesias	ATL	31
Jacob Latz	TEX	31
Dylan Lee	ATL	30
Jhoan Duran	PHI	30

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

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

Rank	Player	Team	Change
1	Bryan Baker	TBR	–
2	Mason Miller	SDP	–
3	Louis Varland	TOR	–
4	Josh Hader	HOU	–
5	Cade Smith	CLE	–
6	Riley O’Brien	STL	–
7	Trevor Megill	MIL	–
8	Jhoan Duran	PHI	–
9	David Bednar	NYY	–
10	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	–
11	Tanner Scott	LAD	–
12	Jacob Latz	TEX	–
13	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	–
14	Tyler Rogers	TOR	+3
15	Abner Uribe	MIL	-1
16	Kevin Kelly	TBR	-1
17	Andres Munoz	SEA	+1
18	Hunter Gaddis	CLE	+1
19	Mason Montgomery	PIT	+2
20	Dylan Lee	ATL	-4
21	Emilio Pagan	CIN	+8
22	Adrian Morejon	SDP	–
23	Garrett Whitlock	BOS	+1
24	Brandyn Garcia	ARI	+1
25	Grant Taylor	CWS	-5
26	Yoendrys Gomez	MIN	–
27	Eduard Bazardo	SEA	-4
28	Daniel Duarte	NYM	+7
29	Jakob Junis	TEX	-1
30	Brent Headrick	NYY	+9
31	Rico Garcia	BAL	–
32	Hogan Harris	ATH	+1
33	Ryne Stanek	STL	+1
34	Aaron Ashby	MIL	UN
35	Ben Joyce	LAA	-3
36	Kenley Jansen	DET	–
37	Jeff Hoffman	MIN	–
38	Bryan Abreu	HOU	UN
39	Nate Pearson	KCR	+1
40	Jacob Webb	CHC	-2

Biggest Risers

Emilio Pagan (RP – CIN) | Previous: 29; Current:21

Emilio Pagan is one of four pitchers with nine saves plus holds in the last month. Since being activated from the injured list (IL) on June 30th, he’s posted a 2.38 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 10.3 K/9 and 16 saves. He’s improved his strikeout rate during that stretch and lowered his walk rate to a career-low if he were to keep it up for a full season.

Pagan was ninth in the league with 34 saves plus holds in 2025, and spent the first month of this season in the top 20 before his injury. It’s fair to question how many more wins the Reds have in the tank, but Pagan looks poised to finish the season strong.

Brent Headrick (RP – NYY) | Previous: 39; Current: 30

Brent Headrick is another leader at the position over the last month, but his excellent play has been consistent all season. His overall line sits at a 1.87 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 11.3 K/9 and 25 holds for the second-place Yankees.

The lefty added a sinker this year, and while it hasn’t been effective on its own (.379 batting average allowed), his overall groundball rate has improved, contributing to his success. Fernando Cruz is nearing a return from injury, and Headrick’s already up to a career-high 72.1 innings, so there’s a chance his role gets scaled back.

Bryan Abreu (RP – HOU) | Previous: Unranked; Current: 38

Bryan Abreu started this season in the top 10 after finishing 2025 as a top-five reliever in saves-plus-holds leagues. He quickly fell out of favor with his horrible performance and hasn’t been in the top 40 since the middle of April. However, he’s quietly turned his season around, despite what the season-long stats may say.

In 26 innings in the second half, Abreu has a 1.04 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 11.1 K/9 and 12 saves plus holds. That looks more like the pitcher we’ve come to know over the past four seasons. From 2022-2025, he’s posted a 2.30 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 12.7 K/9 while pitching at least 60 innings in each season. He’s always going to struggle with walks, but Abreau can be dominant when he’s on.