Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader recorded his 14th save of the season in a 1-0 victory over Atlanta on Monday, setting down all three batters he faced via the strikeout. Hader has now pitched 13 1/3 innings this season and allowed exactly zero runs. Only seven batters have reached base against him all year, and five of those were via the walk. He's whiffed 21 of the 48 batters he's faced, which somehow represents the second-lowest of his career at 14.18 strikeouts per nine ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader (back) said his back is better and that he's available to pitch on Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds. Hader hasn't pitched since April 27 due to mid-back spasms, but if a save situation arises on Thursday, the hard-throwing left-hander should enter the ballgame. Right-hander Devin Williams has seen the save chances for Milwaukee with Hader nursing a back injury this week. Fantasy managers that have Hader rostered need to get him into their lineups on ...

Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher Josh Hader (back) is expected to be available for Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Hader has been dealing with back spasms, so the Brewers went with Devin Williams in the ninth inning on Tuesday. However, Hader was able to get through his pregame routine on Wednesday without any issues. Fantasy managers should expect him to be available out of the bullpen on Wednesday and hopefully Thursday.

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader (back) was unavailable on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds due to mid-back spasms. Hader threw a bullpen session Tuesday afternoon and it went well, according to manager Craig Counsell. The hard-throwing left-hander is day-to-day for now. Hader has not taken the mound since April 27 when he earned a save, and his back injuries first surfaced on Saturday. Right-hander Devin Williams has earned two saves since Hader last pitched, including Tuesday against ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader was called upon to make the final out in Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. With two outs in the ninth inning and two men on, Hader came on to face second baseman Tucupita Marcano and he was able to get Marcano to strike out, locking down a 12-8 victory for the team. This was Hader's ninth save of the year in as many opportunities. He has yet to allow a single run over 8.1 innings this year and has only given up two hits and two walks while ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader continued his dominant season in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Pirates, notching his fifth save of the season. Hader came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three and pitched a 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout to end the game. Hader was regarded as one of fantasy baseball's top closers coming into the season; he has really lived up to that so far, converting all of his save opportunities with a 0.00 ERA, seven strikeouts, and two walks over five innings pitched. ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader notched his second save of the season in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Orioles. Hader entered to pitch the ninth inning with a one-run lead. He allowed a leadoff double to Cedric Mullins, struck the next two hitters out, walked Austin Hays, and finally got Ramon Urias to fly out to end the game. The 28-year-old has been regarded as one of the top (if not the top) fantasy closers over the past several seasons, and he has converted both of his save ...

Milwaukee Brewers closer Josh Hader avoided salary arbitration on Tuesday by signing a one-year, $11 million deal. Hader remains an elite closer in both real life and fantasy after posting 34 saves, a 1.23 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, a 45.5% strikeout rate and a 10.7% walk rate in 58 2/3 relief innings for the Brew Crew in 2021. No pitcher since 2017 has a better strikeout rate than Hader's (44.4%). Fantasy managers should expect a bit of regression in the ERA department, but the left-hander's lofty ...

Josh Hader currently has an ADP ~36 and is ranked as the second reliever in drafts (behind only Liam Hendricks). Considering the numbers he's put up throughout his career, that's fully justified. Since his 2017 debut, Hader has 282.1 IP, a 2.72 ERA and a 44.4% K%. No pitcher with at least 200 IP has a better K% in that time. After posting a career high 3.79 ERA and 12.8% BB% in 2020 (19.0 IP), some were concerned if we'd seen the best of Hader. But he allayed any concerns in 2021 by putting up ...

The Philadelphia Phillies have made finding a closer a priority this offseason, and Jon Heyman of MLB Network is reporting that the club is aiming high, with Josh Hader, Kenley Jansen, and Craig Kimbrel at the top of their wish list. Of those three, only Jansen is a free agent, but the White Sox are known to be open to moving Kimbrel, and there is a connection to Phillies general manager Dave Dombrowski dating back to their days in Boston. Should the Phillies upgrade their outfield and rotation ...