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Robert Garcia – RP, TEX: 18% rostered
Garcia is now the closer in Texas. I think. He has four saves in the last month, but his ratios have been pretty problematic, and Texas is not winning as many games as we thought they would at the start of the season. They could get hot at any moment, and Garcia has been scoreless in six of his last eight appearances, but he has not proven to be a truly lockdown reliever. Plus, he’s a left-handed reliever, which gives him a platoon disadvantage against most of the hitters he’s going to face. He threw on back-to-back nights this week, which allowed Chris Martin – RP, TEX (20% rostered) to pick up the save. I think Texas would rather have Martin in the “fireman” role, but it’s hard to tell at this point. I’d probably rather roster Orion Kerkering – RP, PHI (21% rostered), who has converted the last two save chances for the Phillies. After Jordan Romano seemed to take the closer’s role back over, Kerkering has been the team’s most trusted reliever of late. He hasn’t given up a run in his last 16.1 innings, and even if I expect the Phillies to mix and match some save opportunities going forward, I feel confident about Kerkering not torpedoing your ratios.
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