Dan Altavilla

Altavilla began the season in the late-inning mix with Mariners closer Yoshihisa Hirano unavailable, and he notched a save in his second outing. Things trended down from there as he gave up at least one earned run in five of 11 outings before being dealt to the Padres at the trade deadline in a multi-player swap. At the time, Altavilla sported a 7.71 ERA and 1.63 WHIP with three homers in 11.2 innings. He fared better with San Diego, working mostly in low-leverage scenarios. Altavilla averages 97 mph on his fastball, but he lacks command and control, as evidenced by 12 walks in 20.1 innings along with the three homers. His ERA estimators peg him roughly a run and half lower than his 5.57 mark last season, but even low-to-mid 4.00s is high for a reliever, even with a 27.0 K%. A live arm bears watching, and the Padres have a good track record fixing relievers, but for now, Altavilla isn't fantasy material.