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. An injury to the league’s leader in holds last week opens up a high-leverage spot in Cleveland’s bullpen.

Fantasy Baseball Saves + Holds League Advice

Saves + Holds Leaders

There are 16 relievers with 12+ saves + holds through May 27th:

Player	Team	SV+H
Cade Smith	CLE	19
Erik Sabrowski	CLE	17
Mason Miller	SDP	16
Bryan Baker	TBR	15
JoJo Romero	STL	14
Riley O’Brien	STL	14
Paul Sewald	ARI	14
Bryan Baker	TBR	13
Aroldis Chapman	BOS	12
Hogan Harris	ATH	12
Tony Santillan	CIN	12
David Bednar	NYY	12
Jason Adam	SDP	12
Lucas Erceg	KCR	12
Ian Seymour	TBR	12
Gregory Soto	PIT	12

Takeaways

Erik Sabrowski was placed on the injured list (IL) with an elbow injury. He has led the league in holds all season and leaves behind a role that has paid dividends for years in the Guardians’ bullpen.
Hogan Harris has racked up the saves + holds for the Athletics, but has an ugly WHIP to go along with it. His ERA of 2.84 is great at first glance, until you see the 1.66 WHIP and 7.5 BB/9. Harris won’t be able to crack the top 40 with anything close to those numbers.
Tony Santillan has struggled mightily in May, recording a 12.27 ERA, 2.18 WHIP, 7.4 K/9 and 4.9 BB/9. He’s given up an earned run in six of his nine appearances.

Saves + Holds Reliever Rankings

Here are my updated top 40 relievers for saves + holds leagues:

Rank	Player	Team	Change
1	Mason Miller	SDP	–
2	Cade Smith	CLE	+1
3	Aroldis Chapman	BOS	-1
4	Riley O’Brien	STL	+1
5	Bryan Baker	TBR	+1
6	Andres Munoz	SEA	-2
7	Jhoan Duran	PHI	+2
8	Jason Adam	SDP	+3
9	Raisel Iglesias	ATL	-2
10	Paul Sewald	ARI	+3
11	Abner Uribe	MIL	-3
12	JoJo Romero	STL	+3
13	Tanner Scott	LAD	-1
14	Robert Suarez	ATL	–
15	Lucas Erceg	KCR	+1
16	Rico Garcia	BAL	+2
17	Trevor Megill	MIL	+3
18	Gregory Soto	PIT	+3
19	Kevin Kelly	TBR	+5
20	Kenley Jansen	DET	-1
21	Louis Varland	TOR	+1
22	Graham Ashcraft	CIN	+6
23	Pete Fairbanks	MIA	–
24	Devin Williams	NYM	+2
25	Jacob Latz	TEX	+7
26	Hunter Gaddis	CLE	UN
27	Seranthony Dominguez	CWS	–
28	Brad Keller	PHI	+1
29	Keaton Winn	SFG	+2
30	Tony Santillan	CIN	-13
31	Matt Brash	SEA	IL
32	Taylor Clarke	ARI	UN
33	Fernando Cruz	NYY	+2
34	Bryan King	HOU	–
35	Adrian Morejon	SDP	UN
36	Ian Seymour	TBR	+1
37	David Bednar	NYY	+1
38	Jeff Hoffman	TOR	UN
39	Scott Barlow	ATH	UN
40	Tyler Rogers	TOR	-1

Biggest Risers

Hunter Gaddis (RP – CLE) | Unranked

Hunter Gaddis is the likeliest candidate to replace Eric Sabrowski as the set-up reliever for the Guardians. He pitched in the role last season and proved to be very valuable with 38 saves + holds, a 3.11 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He was even better in 2024 with a 1.57 ERA and 0.76 WHIP, racking up another 33 saves + holds that season.

Gaddis’ strikeout rate is down from the previous two seasons, but he’s getting whiffs at an excellent rate (34%). The role is so good here that even if it doesn’t pick up, he should be worth it.

Jeff Hoffman (RP – TOR) | Unranked

Jeff Hoffman has been better of late, picking up two saves and a hold in his last four appearances spanning 3.2 innings. He only allowed one hit during that span, and he added six more strikeouts to his already elite strikeout rate.

No matter how well he finishes the season, Hoffman’s surface-level stats are likely to look bad. Even still, I expect him to pitch closer to his 2.73 xERA, 2.60 FIP or 1.94 xFIP the rest of the way.

Biggest Fallers

Juan Morillo (RP – ARI) | -16

Juan Morillo pitched well to start the season, but hasn’t picked up a save or hold since April. He still has good ratios (2.91 ERA, 1.02 WHIP), but other relievers in the Diamondbacks’ bullpen have pitched better recently.

Taylor Clarke has pitched the most innings and has stellar numbers. His 1.99 ERA and 0.71 WHIP are elite despite the lack of strikeouts (4.0 K/9).

Daniel Palencia (RP – CHC) | -1

Daniel Palencia was ranked 40th last week; however, he no longer deserves it. The Cubs are still ranked last in holds with 11, and their 10 saves aren’t much better, ranking third-worst.

Palencia has a solid ERA of 2.53, but his 1.41 WHIP isn’t going to cut it with so few saves or holds. The Cubs join the Rockies, Angels, Twins and Nationals as the only teams without a reliever in the top 40.