New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes notched his seventh save of the season in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Blue Jays, tying him for the league lead in all of baseball. Holmes allowed one hit but did not allow a run, a feat he's managed in all of his appearances so far this season, resulting in a perfect 0.00 ERA. The 31-year-old also has a 1.11 WHIP, although he isn't striking out many batters at just 15.4%. As long as he's locking down saves though, fantasy managers won't mind. After two straight 20+ save campaigns with New York, Holmes appears well on his way to 20+ again and is a top option at closer.

New York Yankees right-hander Clay Holmes earned his sixth save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. Holmes struck out two and gave up one hit in Saturday's victory. This was Holmes' first save since last Tuesday. Holmes remains unblemished in the 2024 season. The 31-year-old is (1-0) with a 1.14 WHIP but only has five strikeouts in seven innings. He continues to get the job done and has converted 6-of-7 save chances this season. Holmes should continue to get the same chances as the Yankee's primary closer.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes picked up his fifth save of the season in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Marlins. Holmes came in to pitch the top of the ninth inning up by one and delivered a 1-2-3 outing with a strikeout. The 31-year-old has converted all but one of his save opportunities and has yet to allow an earned run or a walk in six innings pitched. He uncharacteristically only has three strikeouts in that time, but fantasy managers will take the overall results from the closer on one of baseball's hottest teams.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes collected his league-leading third save of the season in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Houston Astros. Holmes allowed a pair of hits but managed to escape unscathed to solidify the Yankees sweep. The 31-year-old has been a bit shaky in his appearances so far this season, allowing five hits with no strikeouts, but he has gotten the job done. He should have a pretty long leash on the closer's job as he was solid last year in the role.

New York Yankees right-hander Clay Holmes tossed a scoreless inning to earn the save in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Houston Astros. He entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a two-run lead. The 31-year-old needed 11 pitches to make quick work of the Astros en route to his second save of the season. He is 2-for-2 in save chances while posting a 1.50 WHIP over two scoreless innings in 2024. Holmes is the Yankee's primary closer after notching 20-plus save seasons in the previous two years. Fantasy managers should continue to start Holmes in all league formats, as the Yankees right-hander will rack up 20 or more saves for a third straight year.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes hung on for an Opening Day save in Thursday's 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Houston Astros, allowing three hits in the ninth inning. It certainly wasn't easy, as Holmes gave up a leadoff knock to Mauricio Dubon before Yordan Alvarez reached on an infield single. Kyle Tucker then lined one to right field, but Dubon was just gunned down by Juan Soto while trying to score the tying run on a close play that required a review. Holmes got Alex Bregman to ground out to end the game, and fantasy managers were able to breathe a sigh of relief. The 31-year-old right-hander was an All-Star in 2023 during his first year as a full-time closer in the Bronx, and he's set to rack up plenty of save opportunities on the contending Pinstripes once again. Without much competition for ninth-inning work at the moment, Holmes is a good bet to post north of 20 saves in 2024.

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed that right-handed reliever Clay Holmes remains the team's closer heading into the 2024 season. The Yankees used Holmes in a variety of high-leverage roles to open last season, including in some save chances, but he was mostly used in the ninth inning in the second half of the year. The 30-year-old, who is headed into his walk year, had 20 saves in 2022 and topped that mark by four in 2023. If he's the club's full-time closer from start to finish in 2024, Holmes has the opportunity to set a new career-high in saves for the third straight season. With a high strikeout rate, a ground-ball profile and not much competition for the closing role if he falters, Holmes should be considered a solid No. 2 closing option for fantasy managers.

Right-handed reliever Clay Holmes and the New York Yankees settled at $6 million plus performance bonuses for the 2024 season on Thursday to avoid salary arbitration, according to a source. Holmes has been New York's primary closer over the last two seasons and has delivered a strong 2.70 ERA (2.75 FIP), 1.09 WHIP, 44 saves, 43 walks and 136 strikeouts over 126 2/3 relief innings in 128 appearances out of the bullpen. In addition to a career-high 24 saves in 2023, the 30-year-old had a career-high 27.1 percent strikeout rate and an elite 2.4 percent barrel rate and 66.7 percent ground-ball percentage. Holmes will enter the 2024 campaign as the Yankees' primary closer once again, giving him high-end closer appeal.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes picked up his 22nd save of the season in Monday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks. Holmes entered the game to pitch the top of the ninth up by two and turned in a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts. While his role and performance have fluctuated at times throughout the season, Holmes has pitched well overall, converting all but three save opportunities with a 2.95 ERA and 10.18 K/9 rate. Hopefully, he will be able to help fantasy managers out a bit more in the final week of the season.

New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes completed Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers, pitching a perfect ninth inning while striking out a batter to earn his 18th save of the campaign. The right-hander is amid another successful season, pitching to a 3.11 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 27.3% strikeout rate across 55 innings. Although he lost the closer role for a little while midseason, Holmes has converted nine saves since the beginning of July and is the only arm in the Yankees bullpen that fantasy managers should roster in standard save formats.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes took the loss Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, allowing a run on two hits and a walk in a 6-5 defeat. Holmes entered in the ninth inning of a tie game and let the game-winning run score on a double by Justin Turner. He now has losses in two of his last three appearances after a dominant three-month stretch where he only allowed three earned runs. He still holds a stellar 2.87 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, and should remain the go-to guy for the Yanks. Unfortunately for his fantasy managers, the Yankees have been brutal recently and may not see a ton of save opportunities down the stretch.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes gave up five runs, four earned, in 1/3 inning on Sunday against the Miami Marlins and was saddled with the loss. The right-hander gave up three hits and a walk on the day as he fell to 4-3 on the season. Holmes had been pitching well for most of the season and this dreadful performance came in a non-save situation, but it won't matter to fantasy managers counting on him.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes earned the save on Saturday when he worked a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one batter in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros. Holmes worked the ninth inning with no issues in this one, punching out Jeremy Pena and getting Kyle Tucker to fly out before inducing a ground out from Alex Bregman to end the contest. It was Holmes' 16th save in 19 opportunities so far this season. He's been rock-solid in the back end of the Yankees bullpen this season, working a 2.06 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, and 53:16 K/BB ratio over 43 2/3 innings (46 appearances).

New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes held down the Houston Astros on Thursday to grab a save in a 4-3 win. Holmes allowed two singles, but got through the inning without allowing the Astros to plate the tying run. The 30-year-old has been stellar as the Yankees primary closer this season, pitching to a 2.11 ERA and 1.15 WHIP while notching 52 strikeouts in 42 IP. He is 15-for-18 is save opportunities and should continue to see his fair share for a Yankees team that will need to rely on Holmes if they are going to make a push for the playoffs. He should be rostered in all leagues.

New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes completed his 14th save of the season on Wednesday when his team defeated the New York Mets 3-1. He tossed one inning of work, allowing no baserunners and striking out one. Holmes has been fantastic this year, posting a 2.21 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 29.9% strikeout rate over 40 2/3 innings. Though he briefly lost the closer role in May to fellow righty Michael King, the 30-year-old has registered nine saves since the beginning of June, and fantasy managers should be rostering him in all formats.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes picked up his 10th save of the season in Monday's 6-3 win over the Orioles. Holmes came in to pitch the top of the ninth up by three and turned in a 1-2-3 outing with two strikeouts. The 30-year-old had a rough patch earlier in the season but seems to be slowly regaining control of the closer's role for the Yankees. He has now converted 10 of 12 save opportunities with a 2.36 ERA and 11.27 K/9 rate in 34 1/3 innings pitched. Hopefully, for fantasy managers, he can continue to trend in the right direction.

New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes earned his ninth save of the season on Tuesday when he closed out the 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. He got the last five outs of the contest, giving up no baserunners and striking out a pair. Holmes began the year as New York's primary closer before losing that title in May. However, the 30-year-old now has four saves in June, and his dominant 2.35 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 29.7% strikeout rate should mean he'll keep getting the majority of ninth-inning opportunities. Fantasy managers should roster Holmes in every format with his four-category contributions.

New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes threw a scoreless ninth to pick up the save and secure a 3-0 win over the Chicago White Sox in the second half of their double-header. Holmes walked a batter and didn't pick up a strikeout in his inning of work. He now has a solid 2.73 ERA and 1.29 WHIP to go along with 32 strikeouts in 26 IP. It appears to be a closer-by-committee scenario in New York, with Holmes likely the leader of the pack. Because he is the favorite, he should still be rostered in most leagues, but don't expect huge save numbers from any Yankee.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Clay Holmes escaped trouble to snatch his fifth save of the season on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. He allowed three base runners in the ninth inning, but pitched a scoreless frame to seal the deal for a 4-1 win. It's the 30-year-old's first save since April 12. Holmes entered 2023 as New York's favorite for saves after recording 20 of them last year and with Aroldis Chapman departed. The right-hander seemed to fortify his mantle as the Yankees stopper with four saves in April, but seven total New York arms have logged a save this season. Holmes is riding a quiet 9 1/3 scoreless-inning streak dating back to May 6.

New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes blew his second save of the season and took the loss in Monday's 3-2 game against the Guardians. Holmes entered the game in the top of the ninth inning up by three with one out and a runner on first. The first batter he faced reached on a fielding error made by Holmes. He then allowed a single to load the bases followed by a two-run single to tie the game before being removed without recording an out. One of his runners ended up scoring afterward, saddling him with the loss. The 30-year-old has been inconsistent this season, converting four of six save opportunities with a 3.72 ERA, 11.17 K/9 rate, and 4.66 BB/9 rate. He remains the team's go-to closer, but fantasy managers should keep an eye out if Holmes continues to turn in outings like this.