Santiago Casilla Fantasy Stats

The Colorado Rockies are signing free-agent relief pitcher Santiago Casilla on Thursday, according to sources. The 38-year-old veteran was released by the A's after he pitched to a 3.16 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 6.3 K/9 over 26 outings in 2018. He also walked a whopping 20 hitters in 31 1/3 innings. Casilla will provide the Rockies with some veteran bullpen depth.

Oakland Athletics reliever Santiago Casilla has been released and is now a free agent. He was designated for assignment prior to the All-Star break and clearly Oakland felt they had better bullpen options. On the season, Casilla has pitched to a 3.16 ERA and a 22/20 K/BB ratio. Casilla will likely get another opportunity at the MLB level as he'll only cost the veteran's minimum to sign. However, unless he sees save chances again, the former closer should be left on the waiver wire in all leagues.

The Oakland Athletics have designated relief pitcher Santiago Casilla for assignment. Casilla has a strong 3.16 ERA in 2018, however his 22/20 K/BB ratio is less than desirable. Clearly the A's felt like they were better off with the other options in their bullpen over Casilla. He'll likely pass through waivers before being released. There's a good shot Casilla gets another MLB opportunity, but if he isn't seeing save chances he isn't worth owning in fantasy.

Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Santiago Casilla has been sidelined for the past week due to right shoulder tightness, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle. However, he threw a bullpen session Monday in A's camp and could still be ready for Opening Day if all goes well from here. The 37-year-old right-hander projects to work in middle relief this season for Oakland.

A's manager Bob Melvin has decided to go closer by committee with both Santiago Casilla and Blake Treinen. "We're comfortable with both those guys," Melvin said. Casilla has been the closer the majority of the season but has struggled as of late, giving Treinen an opportunity to take over the role. Treinen blew his first save opportunity but nailed down a save on Monday, his first as an A. In deep leagues and for owners in need of saves, Treinen is worth grabbing, as he will likely get the majority of opportunities going forward. He is a low-end closing option at best, however. Casilla owners should hold for now, but he is likely going to see a diminished role going forward.

After an ugly month of July, the A's and manager Bob Melvin are at least considering transitioning closer Santiago Casilla out of the closing role. Casilla has a 5.79 ERA and a 1.82 WHIP over his last 9 1/3 innings, and gave up two home runs in his last inning of work, giving him five surrendered on the year in just 36 2/3 innings. It remains to be clear exactly who would replace Casilla for the A's, but Blake Treinen and Ryan Dull would have to be the front-runners. With Dull just coming off the DL and struggling early on, Treinen likely has the upper hand at closer for the A's.

Oakland A's closer Santiago Casilla threw a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday to earn the save, his seventh of the season. He surrendered one hit and one walk and struck out one. Casilla earned his first save since back on May 10. He's made four appearances since then, giving up five runs in 3 1/3 innings. He has a 4.67 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP on the year with 15 strikeouts in 17 1/3 innings. Because of limited save opportunities and Casilla's struggles, he represents a low-end closing option for now. With reliever Sean Doolittle eyeing a return sometime in the next few weeks, Casilla could end up splitting the ninth-inning duty, limiting his value even further. It is best to stay away from this bullpen in standard formats.

Oakland A's closer Santiago Casilla had his first major hiccup last night against the Rangers, surrendering a game-tying sacrifice fly to first baseman Mike Napoli before third baseman Joey Gallo hit a three-run, walk-off home run. The four runs ballooned Casilla's ERA to 5.02 on the season and gave him his second blown save of the year. Blown saves happen, and while this one was a pretty spectacular one, Casilla should bounce back fine. The runs were his first surrendered since April 25. With relief pitcher Sean Doolittle still on the disabled list, look for Casilla to earn the majority of save opportunities going forward. He's a mid-tier closing option at the moment, but should hold the job as long as he is healthy.