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Despite Lack of Saves, Aaron Ashby is a Reliable High-Leverage Bullpen Arm
Milwaukee Brewers left-handed reliever Aaron Ashby isn't a sexy bullpen arm because he's not in line for saves in Milwaukee, but he still has plenty of fantasy baseball value. Going into the weekend in Week 8 of the fantasy season, Ashby has a league-high seven wins in relief while holding a strong 2.00 ERA (2.07 FIP) and 1.26 WHIP with an impressive 43 strikeouts and 15 walks in 27 innings out of the bullpen for the Brew Crew in 2026. The hard-throwing southpaw sits in the 99th percentile in strikeout rate, behind only Mason Miller and Erik Sabrowski, the 98th percentile in whiff rate, and the 74th percentile among pitchers in chase rate. Once a promising starting pitching prospect for the Brewers, Ashby was moved to a bullpen role because of his inability to stay healthy, and he has thrived ever since. Last year in 66 2/3 innings, Ashby had a 2.16 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, a career-high three saves, and a 76:24 K:BB. While he has zero saves so far this year, Ashby is proving himself as one of the better high-leverage bullpen arms in baseball, and he's rostered in only 37% of Yahoo leagues.
Source: Baseball Reference
Source: Baseball Reference
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