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Alex Lange is a fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup for closers and saves in Week 8. Target Lange as a free agent relief pitcher for saves on the waiver wire.
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: The Tigers started out the season with some bullpen question marks but Jason Foley looked like he was taking the reins and securing the closer's role all to himself. But then, things changed. Foley pitched a seventh inning this week, the first time all season that he'd appeared outside of an eighth or ninth inning. He now looks like he's filling the fireman role in the Detroit bullpen and will still see save chances, but he will be used more fluidly for the highest-leverage late-inning matchups.
Alex Lange, 97mph ⛽️ pic.twitter.com/PuTz2PmIBR
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 1, 2024
That leaves space for someone else to come in and get saves sometimes, and that someone looks like it will be Alex Lange. Lange is rostered in fewer than half of fantasy leagues right now. He's always had great swing-and-miss stuff, but walks have been an issue throughout his career, and that pattern has continued. His 0.64 ERA is excellent, but his 16.7% BB% is definitely concerning. Still, it looks like he will get some save chances going forward, and he does have experience in the role, saving a team-leading 26 games last season. Andrew Chafin (rostered in just 2% of leagues right now) may get a look in the ninth as well depending on matchups, but Lange and his turtleneck undershirt are the much better add in all formats.
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