There has been nary a save opportunity for the Atlanta Braves so perhaps we do not really know how presumed closer Arodys Vizcaino is feeling, since he has not thrown in a game. What we do know is that lefty A.J. Minter, also dealing with a shoulder injury, could come off the injured list before the weekend, and that would obviously complicate the value for the right-handed Vizcaino, who might share the save chances soon.
Either way, fantasy managers need to pay attention to roughly a third of the big league bullpens as ninth-inning roles remain fluid, and Atlanta, despite a rough weekend in Philadelphia, will win many games in 2019, so this one seems more important than, say, the Royals and Marlins.
Fantasy managers seem to be ignoring Minter, saver of 15 games a season ago as a rookie, with Vizcaino rostered in more than three times as many leagues. Can we say for sure which pitcher leads the Braves in saves this season? Of course not! However, it seems clear that both Vizcaino and Minter are health risks. The former has saved between 9 and 16 games for the Braves the past four seasons, but made it past 40 innings only once. He misses bats, but he is not a lights-out option, and his 2018 ERA (2.11) hardly matches his FIP (3.80). Oh, and durability is a problem.