Gus Varland

Washington is splitting saves between Varland and Clayton Beeter with no apparent plan to consolidate the role. The Nationals have blown 22 saves this season across 11 different pitchers — the messiest bullpen situation in baseball by a wide margin. Avoid in all but the deepest leagues unless you're specifically streaming saves on a game-by-game basis.

Washington has run a full closer-by-committee all season with 22 blown saves (worst in MLB) spread across 11 pitchers. Varland leads the team with 6 saves, Beeter has 5, and Lovelady has 4. After Beeter's fourth blown save on June 26, Varland is the clearest priority if you're carrying one Nationals reliever — but don't invest real FAAB here.