Colin Holderman DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Pittsburgh Pirates have placed relief pitcher Colin Holderman (knee) on the 15-day injured list due to a right knee sprain. In a corresponding move, the Pirates promoted right-handed pitcher Chase Shugart from Triple-A. Holderman has logged four 2/3 innings through the early part of the campaign. However, he has not found much success, allowing five earned runs and holding a 4:6 BB:K. Even with David Bednar still in Triple-A, the Pirates opted not to bring Bednar back to the major leagues. As a result, fantasy managers should expect Dennis Santana to stand alone as the clear ninth-inning option in Pittsburgh. Santana has logged four 1/3 innings of work and tallied one save, one hold with a modest 3:3 BB:K. He should only be targeted in deeper 12+ team formats when looking for saves.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Colin Holderman (wrist) will make at least one more minor-league rehab appearance with Triple-A Indianapolis, even though he was around the major-league club at PNC Park this past Saturday and Sunday. Holderman started his rehab assignment on Aug. 20. Right-handed reliever Carmen Mlodzinski (shoulder) is on a rehab assignment with Indianapolis and is in a similar spot to Holderman for a potential return to the major-league bullpen. Holderman is recovering from a right-wrist sprain suffered on Aug. 8. The 28-year-old reliever is sporting a 3.43 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 47 strikeouts in 42 innings of work this year for the Bucs. Mlodzinski has been on the shelf since late July 30 with a right-shoulder sprain. Both relievers should be able to rejoin Pittsburgh's bullpen soon, but they aren't on the fantasy radar.