Gregory Soto

Soto has fully seized Pittsburgh's ninth-inning role — no more committee. Five May saves, a 32.6% K rate, and a clear path to 20+ saves on the season. If he's at 47% in your league, that's an oversight worth fixing today.

Allowed a game-winning run in a tied ninth on July 30 for his third loss of the season; ERA trending up and the manager has used a committee when Soto has been unavailable.

Pittsburgh has never committed to a single closer in 2026. Soto has the best numbers (1.50 ERA, 24:7 K:BB in 18 IP) but shares ninth-inning work with Dennis Santana and Isaac Mattson. A Sports Illustrated report suggested the Pirates will target a closer at the deadline — the in-house committee could collapse into one arm or a new acquisition by August 4.

Manager Don Kelly has been publicly noncommittal all season, using matchups and leverage as his guide. Soto holds the plurality of saves, but Mason Montgomery (30%+ K rate) and Carmen Mlodzinski are both live in close games. True rolling committee — hold only if you're desperate for saves in a deep league.

Has emerged as Pittsburgh's clear closer (5 May saves, 2.22 ERA) after a committee arrangement early in the year. Worth monitoring — any late-game usage change would signal the committee returning.

Scoreless in 7 of his last 9 May games with quality command metrics. The Pirates' save volume is limited but Soto's grip on the role is strong. Top-25 RP rest of season.

2nd blown save this week; Don Kelly called him out for 'trying to be too fine.' 50% strike rate on 30 pitches Friday. Drop in standard formats — Bidois is the rising alternative.

Picked up his 3rd save Friday with a clean ninth. Splitting save chances with Dennis Santana but is now clearly the leverage choice — Soto leads in usage and has the back-to-back saves. Pirates' games are infrequent but the role is real for now. Add in deep formats.

Earned his 2nd save in as many days Thursday. Splitting the 9th with Dennis Santana — Soto leads in usage but Santana still gets save chances. Pirates win games infrequently; both arms are deep-league only.