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Pete Fairbanks 2026 Fantasy Baseball Outlook: Probably Miami's Best Bet for Saves Despite Declining Stuff
Pete Fairbanks enjoyed a solid 2025 on the surface, earning 27 saves to go with a 4-5 record and 2.83 ERA in 60 ⅓ innings pitched. His 3.04 xERA and 3.26 xFIP were more good than great, however, and his 24.2 K% and 7.4 BB% don't exactly scream "closer." The 32-year-old is mostly a two-pitch pitcher with a fastball (11.1 SwStr%, 58.3 Zone%) and slider (13 SwStr%, 54.5 Zone%, 32.4 percent chase rate) these days, so he probably won't recapture his prior dominance. Fairbanks experimented with a change (14.6 SwStr%, 39.6 Zone%, 34.5 percent chase rate) and cutter (23.8 SwStr%, 47.6 Zone%, 68.2 percent chase rate), so he's still trying to improve. Miami is also improving as a ballclub, so they should have more save opportunities than they've had in recent years. His biggest competition for saves in Miami's pen is Calvin Faucher, whose 4.38 xERA and 23.1 K% were even less impressive than Fairbanks. That should give Fairbanks job security in an era where few closers enjoy it, making him a worthwhile draft choice for saves at his 131.40 ADP.
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