Sam Coonrod

The New York Mets have claimed relief pitcher Sam Coonrod off waivers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Fantasy Impact

Coonrod got into just 12 games with the Phillies in 2022 and was rocked for a 7.82 ERA across 12 2/3 innings of work. However, he fared much better across 42 appearances in the 2021 season, posting a solid 4.04 ERA/3.71 FIP with two saves across 42 1/2 innings pitched. The 30-year-old Coonrod will look to crack a Mets bullpen that ranked 10th with a 3.55 ERA a season ago.

Sam Coonrod was shut down from throwing for three days.

Fantasy Impact

Coonrod, who was placed on the injured list on June 25, was still feeling something in his right elbow. He remains without a clear timetable to return.

The Philadelphia Phillies placed reliever Sam Coonrod on the 10-day injured list with forearm tendinitis.

Fantasy Impact

Coonrod has a 4.18 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 24.8% strikeout rate, and 8.3% walk rate in 28 innings. He earned seven holds and two saves this season. Coonrod is only relevant in saves plus holds leagues, but can be cuttable even in deeper formats.

Sam Coonrod blew the save and took a loss in Game 2 of the Giants doubleheader against the Padres when he allowed three runs on two hits with a walk and a strikeout over 1/3 of an inning.

Fantasy Impact

Coonrod entered in the bottom of the seventh to protect a two-run lead but only recorded one out before surrendering a three-run walk off homer to Trent Grisham. Giants manager Gabe Kapler has insisted on using Coonrod in high-leverage situations all year despite the reliever's propensity to give up runs. He's got a 9.82 ERA and 1.64 across 14 2/3 innings.

Sam Coonrod picked up his third save of the season when he worked a scoreless ninth inning and struck out two in the Giants 5-2 win over the Rockies on Tuesday.

Fantasy Impact

This was Coonrod's first save opportunity since August 30th and he converted it with no issues. His season stats are nothing to write home about, though, with a 7.74 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts over 13 2/3 innings pitched. San Francisco has taken a closer-by-committee approach this year, which makes most of relievers unusable in standard fantasy formats.