Fri Mar 1 | 15:56 | Raisel Iglesias Makes Spring Debut Friday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias made his Grapefruit League debut on Friday in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. He entered in the fourth frame and had a scoreless inning of work, with his only blemish being a two-out double to infield prospect Jackson Holliday. In his first full season with the Braves in 2023, Iglesias had a career-high 33 saves in 55 2/3 regular-season innings while also registering a 2.75 ERA (3.26 FIP) and 1.19 WHIP with 15 walks and 68 strikeouts. That all came after the 34-year-old missed the first month of the season with a right-shoulder strain. He leaned more on his changeup than ever because opposing hitters started to sit on his fastball. All things considered, Iglesias has a strong floor as a top-five fantasy closer for one of the best teams in baseball. |
Source: SB Nation - Kris Willis | RotoBaller.com |
Tue Oct 10 2023 | 00:15 | Raisel Iglesias Earns First Career Postseason Save Monday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias earned his first career postseason save in Monday's National League Division Series Game 2 5-4 win over the Phillies. Iglesias entered the game in the bottom of the ninth up by one with no outs and a runner on first. He got the first out on a flyout and ended the game on a flyout double play thanks to an incredible defensive effort by Michael Harris II. The 33-year-old has now pitched two scoreless innings this postseason but carries a career postseason 7.20 ERA in five innings pitched between 2020, 2022, and 2023. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Fri Sep 29 2023 | 00:15 | Raisel Iglesias Slams Door On Cubs |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias converted his 32nd save of the season on Thursday, closing out a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Iglesias pitched a perfect inning, striking out one in the process. After a rough patch in early September where he allowed six runs (three earned) in five IP and blew two saves, the fireballer has turned things around with three straight converted saves. The 33-year-old will be in a great situation on this same stacked Braves team next year and should be drafted highly among relievers. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed Sep 13 2023 | 00:32 | Raisel Iglesias Blows Save, Earns Extra-Inning Win Tuesday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias blew his fourth save of the season but picked up his fifth win in Tuesday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Phillies. Iglesias came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth up by one. He allowed a leadoff home run to Trea Turner to tie the game and allowed back-to-back singles before getting out of the inning with a strikeout and a groundball double play. The Braves would score in the top of the 10th and turned to Brad Hand to close out the game, so Iglesias was the pitcher of record. The 33-year-old has been a reliable fantasy option once again, going 5-4 with 29 saves, a 3.26 ERA, and an 11.05 K/9 rate. |
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Mon Sep 11 2023 | 00:28 | Raisel Iglesias Earns 29th Save Sunday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias made easy work of the Pittsburgh Pirates to close out a 5-2 victory on Sunday. Iglesias threw just seven pitches in his inning of work, allowing just a single. The 33-year-old veteran has been a rock for the Braves, with 29 saves in 31 attempts this season, including 20 in a row since June 12. Even though an injury set his season back a month, he has still been an elite reliever this season. As he is locked in with the team next year, he should continue to be a top-tier closer in fantasy. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed Aug 30 2023 | 00:03 | Raisel Iglesias Earns Save No. 26 Tuesday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias picked up his 26th save of the season in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Rockies. Iglesias came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth inning up by two and delivered a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout. The veteran has been a reliable fantasy option once again this season, converting all but two save opportunities with a 2.74 ERA and an 11.81 K/9 rate. He should continue to serve as a higher-end fantasy option for the rest of the season. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed Aug 23 2023 | 00:58 | Raisel Iglesias Earns 25th Save Of Season Tuesday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias was able to earn his 25th save of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Mets. Iglesias came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning up by one. He allowed a leadoff walk followed by a single but was able to end the game with a ground-ball double-play and another groundout. The 33-year-old has returned to being a higher-end fantasy option, converting all but two save opportunities with a 2.88 ERA and an 11.73 K/9 rate. He should continue to serve as an impact fantasy closer while ending games for one of baseball's best teams. |
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Wed Aug 9 2023 | 00:57 | Raisel Iglesias Earns 21st Save Of Season Tuesday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias picked up his 21st save of the season in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Pirates. Iglesias came in to pitch the ninth inning up by two. He got the first two outs on a strikeout and groundout, allowed a single and walk, and ended the game with another groundout. The 33-year-old veteran has settled in after dealing with an early-season injury and a rough patch and has converted all but two save opportunities with a 3.38 ERA and an 11.42 K/9 rate. Iglesias has served as a higher-end fantasy closing option throughout his career and should continue to get the opportunity to be one with the Braves. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Fri Jul 21 2023 | 01:37 | Raisel Iglesias Notches Save Thursday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias tossed a clean ninth inning to earn his 17th save of the season in a 7-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Iglesias did allow a hit and a walk but got out of the inning without allowing a run. This solid bounce-back performance comes two days after he allowed three runs and took the loss against this same D-back squad. The righty now has a 4.08 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 34 strikeouts in 28 IP. Although his overall numbers don't look great, he has been pretty solid for the most part, with a few blowups skewing things a bit. He should continue to get the majority of the Braves save chances and is one of the better relief options in fantasy. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Thu Jun 29 2023 | 09:06 | Raisel Iglesias Grabs His 13th Save Of The Season Wednesday |
Atlanta Braves right-hander Raisel Iglesias completed the save on Wednesday when his team beat the Minnesota Twins 3-0. The veteran reliever tossed one inning of work, giving up no baserunners and striking out a pair. The save was Iglesias' 13th of the year, and he also owns a 4.37 ERA and 1.28 WHIP but is striking out batters at a 31.3% rate and is sporting a 3.71 FIP. The 33-year-old has the Braves closing job locked down, and fantasy managers should start him in just about every league. |
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Wed Jun 21 2023 | 00:51 | Raisel Iglesias Allows Run But Earns Save Tuesday |
It wasn't clean, but Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias managed to convert his 10th save of the season in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Phillies. Iglesias entered the game to pitch the ninth inning up by three. He allowed a leadoff double, got the first out on a fly-out, got the second out on an RBI groundout, allowed a single, and ended the game with a strikeout. The 33-year-old has been uncharacteristically inconsistent this season, converting 10 of 12 save opportunities with a 4.34 ERA and 11.09 K/9 rate. He should be given a relatively long leash given his career pedigree, but A.J. Minter (who pitched the seventh inning of this game), has seen almost as many save opportunities as Iglesias over the past few weeks. Fantasy managers shouldn't panic at this time, but they may want to keep an eye on Minter. |
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Tue Jun 13 2023 | 00:18 | Raisel Iglesias Blows Second Save Of Season Monday |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias could not get the job done in Monday's 6-5 extra-innings loss to the Tigers. Iglesias came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three. He allowed a leadoff single followed by a two-run home run and another single. He then got two outs on a strikeout and force-out at second before allowing back-to-back singles to tie the game and finally got out of things with another strikeout. It was a poor showing for the 33-year-old, but he has converted nine of 11 save opportunities this season with a 4.02 ERA and a 10.34 K/9 rate. Fantasy managers shouldn't worry, as Iglesias has been a reliable fantasy closer for most of his career. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Fri Jun 9 2023 | 12:51 | Raisel Iglesias Picks Up A Win Against Mets |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias picked up his second win of the season in the team's 13-10 extra-inning, walk-off win over the division-rival New York Mets on Thursday night. Iglesias entered in the top of the 10th inning and held the Mets scoreless in his inning of work while striking out two before Ozzie Albies' three-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th. The 33-year-old right-hander hasn't allowed a run since May 14 and now has a 2.63 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, eight saves and 14 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings pitched. The Cuban hurler got a late start to the 2023 season due to an injury, but he's making up for lost time and is one of the better closing options in fantasy with the first-place Braves. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Wed May 31 2023 | 18:29 | Raisel Iglesias Fires Perfect Ninth Inning |
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias was asked to take the mound with a two-run lead versus the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. The right-hander struggled with his command on Tuesday, but was able to bounce back nicely here. Iglesias fired a perfect ninth inning to help the Braves get a 4-2 victory. He needed only six pitches to notch his sixth save of the season. Iglesias hasn't allowed a run in seven straight appearances, so it appears he is settling down nicely. |
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Fri May 26 2023 | 02:33 | Raisel Iglesias Notches Fourth Save |
Atlanta Braves right-handed pitcher Raisel Iglesias locked down his fourth save of the season on Thursday, helping the Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5. Iglesias didn't allow a baserunner and struck out one in his inning of work. He has now worked five scoreless outings in a row, allowing just a hit and a walk while striking out six in those appearances. He should get a ton of save opportunities with the Braves and appears to be locked in, giving him a chance to be one of the best closers in fantasy this season. |
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Mon May 22 2023 | 02:31 | Raisel Iglesias Secures Third Save |
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias tossed a perfect ninth inning to secure a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Iglesias didn't allow a baserunner and struck out two. He now holds a 5.68 ERA and 1.11 WHIP with eight strikeouts in 6 IP. After a couple of subpar performances earlier in the month, Iglesias hasn't allowed a baserunner in his past three outings. He appears to be rounding into form, which is good news for both fantasy managers and the Braves, who have struggled to get good closing performances this season. Iglesias should see the bulk of the save opportunities in Atlanta. |
Source: MLB.com | RotoBaller.com |
Sun May 14 2023 | 19:45 | Raisel Iglesias Struggles On Sunday |
Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Raisel Iglesias missed the beginning of the season due to injury. He made his season debut last week, so it could take him some time to get back into a groove. On Sunday, Iglesias took his first blown save of the save as he coughed up two runs to the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth inning. The right-hander saw his velocity dip during this contest, which could be something to monitor. The Braves do have other options in the ninth inning such as A.J. Minter or Nick Anderson. It remains to be seen if the Braves will lean on one of them if Iglesias continues to struggle. |
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Sat May 6 2023 | 22:52 | Raisel Iglesias Shuts Door On Baltimore For First Save |
Atlanta Braves reliever Raisel Iglesias worked a scoreless ninth inning on Saturday en route to his first save of the season in a 5-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Iglesias, who was just activated from the injured list on Friday and was making his season debut, fanned two and induced a groundout to end the ball game. There was some thought that he would be eased back into a high-leverage role but the Braves wasted no time and gave him a save opportunity the first chance they got. It's worth noting that A.J. Minter pitched the top of the eighth inning with Atlanta losing 4-3. Iglesias will be the closer in Atlanta moving forward. |
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Fri May 5 2023 | 12:51 | Braves Reinstate Raisel Iglesias From Injured List |
The Atlanta Braves reinstated right-hander Raisel Iglesias (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list on Friday and optioned left-hander Dylan Dodd to Triple-A Gwinnett after his start on Thursday in a corresponding move. The Braves also recalled infielder Braden Shewmake and placed infielder Ehire Adrianza (elbow) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 2) with right-elbow inflammation. Iglesias looked good while making three minor-league rehab appearances and is now set to make his 2023 debut when he gets into a game. The 33-year-old might be initially eased back into a high-leverage role in Atlanta's bullpen, but he will eventually replace left-hander A.J. Minter as the team's primary closer. |
Source: Braves Twitter | RotoBaller.com |
Fri May 5 2023 | 12:00 | Raisel Iglesias Could Return During Homestand |
Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias (shoulder) could rejoin the team from the injured list for the start of the homestand on Friday in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles, according to manager Brian Snitker. The 33-year-old right-hander has made three minor-league rehab appearances for Triple-A Gwinnett and has allowed one run on two hits while walking none and striking out five in three innings of work. Iglesias hasn't played at all yet in 2023, but he's on the cusp of a return to the Braves' bullpen and he should eventually take over primary closing duties from left-hander A.J. Minter, who has mostly struggled in the role. If Iglesias is on your league's waiver wire, pick him up immediately. |
Source: Bally Sports South - Kelly Crull | RotoBaller.com |