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David Bednar

David Bednar

RP • New York Yankees Proj Rank 10 Actual 40 90 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L HLD SV K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
58.0 2.79 7-3 0 31 68/18 10.6 1.07 13.72
Compared to same point last season
49.02.395-542071/15131.10

David Bednar | Fantasy Outlook

David Bednar remains a locked-in elite closer despite brief ratio turbulence

Bednar has endured a bumpy stretch over his last 14 days with a 6.75 ERA, but he rebounded Wednesday with a scoreless, three-strikeout inning to earn the win. Firmly entrenched as the primary closer for a second-place Yankees squad (80-60) riding a two-game winning streak, his high-leverage role remains completely secure.

Beneath the recent bumps, his broader baseline is pristine, evidenced by a 3.19 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with 14 strikeouts over the past 30 days. With 31 saves and a 2.86 ERA on the campaign, our models indicate this recent hiccup is merely sequencing noise rather than any true decline.

The Yankees wrap up the week with a three-game weekend set in San Diego against the Padres. In what projects to be tightly contested battles against Walker Buehler, Robbie Ray, and Michael King, save opportunities should be readily available for New York's stopper. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/02 @LAA 1.0 20 3 0 0 WIN 2.79 1.07 10
08/31 @LAA 1.0 28 0 0 3 N/A 2.84 1.07 -3
08/28 BOS 1.0 12 0 0 0 SAVE 2.41 1.02 7
08/21 TOR 1.0 16 1 0 0 SAVE 2.45 1.04 8
08/19 @BAL 1.0 12 1 0 0 SAVE 2.50 1.04 8
08/18 @BAL 1.0 8 2 0 0 SAVE 2.55 1.06 9
08/16 @TOR 1.2 28 1 1 0 WIN 2.60 1.08 9
08/11 SEA 1.0 19 2 0 0 SAVE 2.68 1.09 9
08/08 ATL 1.0 25 1 1 1 SAVE 2.74 1.09 6
08/07 ATL 1.0 10 0 0 0 WIN 2.61 1.08 7
08/04 STL 1.1 23 3 1 0 SAVE 2.66 1.10 10
08/02 @CHC 1.1 23 1 1 0 SAVE 2.74 1.11 8
07/31 @CHC 1.0 11 0 0 0 SAVE 2.82 1.12 7
07/28 @CHW 1.0 25 3 0 2 SAVE 2.89 1.12 7
07/27 @CHW 0.1 5 1 0 0 SAVE 2.53 1.10 7
07/25 @PHI 1.0 16 0 0 0 SAVE 2.55 1.11 7
07/24 @PHI 1.0 9 1 0 0 SAVE 2.61 1.14 8
07/22 PIT 1.0 22 1 1 0 N/A 2.68 1.17 2
07/19 LAD 1.2 32 2 1 0 WIN 2.75 1.14 10
07/11 @WAS 1.0 11 1 0 0 SAVE 2.70 1.10 8
07/10 @WAS 2.0 27 0 0 0 WIN 2.77 1.10 9
07/06 @TB 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 2.92 1.16 3
07/03 MIN 1.0 17 3 0 0 SAVE 3.00 1.19 10
06/28 @BOS 2.0 33 1 0 0 N/A 3.09 1.23 5
06/24 @DET 1.0 12 1 0 0 SAVE 3.27 1.27 8
06/23 @DET 1.1 17 0 0 0 SAVE 3.38 1.28 8
06/19 CIN 1.0 10 2 0 0 N/A 3.52 1.34 4
06/14 @TOR 1.0 12 0 0 0 N/A 3.64 1.38 1
06/13 @TOR 1.0 13 3 0 0 SAVE 3.77 1.36 10
06/08 @CLE 1.2 27 3 1 0 WIN 3.90 1.41 11
06/07 BOS 1.0 11 1 0 0 N/A 4.15 1.46 3
06/04 CLE 1.0 12 0 0 0 SAVE 4.32 1.52 7
05/31 @ATH 1.0 19 1 1 0 N/A 4.50 1.58 2
05/25 @KC 1.0 14 0 1 0 SAVE 4.70 1.57 7
05/22 TB 1.0 20 3 0 0 N/A 4.91 1.59 5
05/18 TOR 1.0 36 2 2 1 SAVE 5.14 1.62 7
05/17 @NYM 1.0 23 1 1 3 N/A 4.95 1.55 -2
05/15 @NYM 1.0 21 0 1 1 N/A 3.79 1.42 -1
05/12 @BAL 1.0 14 1 0 0 N/A 3.50 1.33 3
05/10 @MIL 0.2 8 2 0 1 LOSS 3.71 1.41 -3
05/09 @MIL 1.0 12 1 0 0 N/A 3.31 1.41 3
05/05 TEX 1.2 26 2 0 1 SAVE 3.52 1.50 9
05/03 BAL 1.0 18 2 0 0 N/A 3.29 1.61 4
04/28 @TEX 1.0 22 0 0 1 SAVE 3.55 1.66 5
04/27 @TEX 1.0 18 1 0 0 SAVE 3.09 1.63 7
04/23 @BOS 1.0 11 0 0 0 SAVE 3.38 1.59 7
04/21 @BOS 1.0 19 1 0 0 N/A 3.72 1.76 3
04/17 KC 1.0 17 2 1 0 SAVE 4.15 1.85 9
04/15 LAA 1.0 8 2 0 0 WIN 4.70 1.96 9
04/11 @TB 0.1 13 1 1 1 LOSS 5.40 2.25 -6
04/08 ATH 1.0 21 2 0 1 LOSS 4.26 1.89 -3
04/07 ATH 1.0 14 1 0 0 SAVE 3.38 1.88 8
04/04 MIA 1.0 33 2 1 1 SAVE 4.15 2.31 6
04/01 @SEA 1.1 40 1 0 1 SAVE 2.70 1.80 6
03/28 @SF 1.0 20 1 1 0 SAVE 0.00 1.50 7
03/27 @SF 1.0 19 0 1 0 SAVE 0.00 1.00 7
Totals: 58.01023681818 315
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2019 SD 13 11.0 196 14 5 0 0-2 6.55 1.36 11.5 14
2020 SD 4 6.1 118 5 2 0 0-0 7.11 2.05 7.1 6
2021 PIT 60 61.0 918 74 19 2 3-1 2.21 0.97 10.9 169
2022 PIT 44 52.2 825 69 16 19 3-4 2.91 1.08 11.8 215
2023 PIT 66 65.0 1105 80 21 39 3-3 2.08 1.12 11.1 358
2024 PIT 62 55.1 1023 58 28 23 3-8 5.86 1.46 9.4 187
2025 PIT 69 64.0 1112 95 20 29 6-5 2.25 1.06 13.4 332
2026 NYY 56 58.0 1023 68 18 31 7-3 2.79 1.07 10.6 315
ON PACE 64 68 1183 78 20 35 8-3 2.79 1.07 10.6 364
3-YEAR AVG 66 60 1080 78 23 30 4-5 3.23 1.21 11.5 292
Career 374 364.0 6320 463 129 0 0-0 3.21 1.18 11.5

Bednar Projection

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ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
6.513 2.818 1.4 0.0 1.6 5.9 3.1 9.4 1.4 5 0.0 45 21.4
ERA WHIP SAVES HOLDS WINS SO K/BB K/9 SVHD IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.6 1.1 0.6 0 0.2 1.1 5.9 10.2 0.6 1.0 0 18 6.1
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New York Yankees

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Austin Wells 7% 4%
NAME OWN START
Ben Rice 99% 89%
Luis Garcia Jr. 97% 75%
Paul Goldschmidt 12% 10%
Ryan McMahon 1% 1%
Amed Rosario 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jazz Chisholm Jr. 92% 79%
Jose Caballero 50% 34%
George Lombard Jr. 32% 17%
Anthony Volpe 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Aaron Judge 99% 12%
Cody Bellinger 98% 72%
Trent Grisham 53% 39%
Spencer Jones 40% 29%
Heliot Ramos 16% 7%
Giancarlo Stanton 15% 0%
Jasson Dominguez 6% 0%
Max Schuemann 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Cam Schlittler 99% 77%
Gerrit Cole 99% 57%
Max Fried 98% 41%
Carlos Rodon 86% 34%
Will Warren 54% 29%
Ryan Weathers 46% 10%
Elmer Rodriguez 8% 4%
Clarke Schmidt 2% 0%
Luis Gil 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
David Bednar 97% 91%
Brent Headrick 30% 25%
Paul Blackburn 22% 19%
Tim Hill 1% 1%
John Schreiber 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.234
27th
R
636
12th
HR
192
3rd
RBI
607
14th
SB
137
6th
OBP
.311
24th
SLG
.409
7th
OPS
.720
15th
W
80
5th
SV
40
9th
ERA
3.24
1st
WHIP
1.17
4th
QS
56
5th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
RaysRays83-57.593-628583
YankeesYankees80-60.5713636521
Red SoxRed Sox76-65.5397.5633555
Blue JaysBlue Jays70-71.49613.5566607
OriolesOrioles69-72.48914.5640661

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Austin Wells105290305510283.190  
Ali Sánchez4268616170.235  
J.C. Escarra3285816070.188  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ben Rice1345028612735873.253  
Luis García Jr.1304536112928885.285  
Paul Goldschmidt95321408118491.252  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jazz Chisholm Jr.13145168104195540.231  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Ryan McMahon108281296110323.217  
Amed Rosario80206264910312.238  
Oswaldo Cabrera3900000.000  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
José Caballero1193774489134731.236  
George Lombard Jr.23791220261.253  
Anthony Volpe5617120411197.240  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Trent Grisham120418678818599.211  
Aaron Judge59214435317385.248  
Cody Bellinger11341961112126010.267  
Heliot Ramos96352388510384.241  
Spencer Jones6718827459289.239  
Jasson Domínguez5320021466147.230  
Max Schuemann42721714283.194  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Giancarlo Stanton24908233141.256  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Cam Schlittler291260171.22102.050.94  
Ryan Weathers25580137.11433.601.22  
Will Warren27960134.01334.231.40  
Gerrit Cole18870104.01103.291.11  
Max Fried1644090.0832.801.00  
Carlos Rodón1243059.0633.201.19  
Elmer Rodríguez603026.2215.401.58  
Luis Gil512021.1125.911.31  
Brendan Beck30107.258.221.57  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
David Bednar56733160.1682.691.03  
Ryan Yarbrough3221353.0393.911.23  
Fernando Cruz6146254.2673.131.34  
Tim Hill6042253.0234.081.08  
Justin Topa2601223.0186.651.87  
Paul Blackburn5472178.0641.621.03  
John Schreiber5613150.1363.581.25  
Michael Fulmer70007.182.461.23  
Kervin Castro50006.181.420.79  
Yerry De los Santos1510020.0151.351.20  
Brent Headrick7173070.0871.931.19  
Bradley Hanner30004.066.751.50  
Angel Chivilli1511016.2163.781.26  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-31 @LAAL 10-1Elmer Rodriguez
Walbert Urena
09-01 @LAAW 3-7Gerrit Cole
Grayson Rodriguez
09-02 @LAAW 3-6Cam Schlittler
Reid Detmers
09-04 @SD09:40 EDTMax Fried
Walker Buehler
09-05 @SD07:15 EDTCarlos Rodon
Robbie Ray
09-06 @SD04:10 EDTGerrit Cole
Michael King

Player Timeline

Jul 2nd

Yankees Reinstated RHP David Bednar from Paternity List

Jun 29th

Yankees Recall Jake Bird, Place David Bednar on Paternity List

May 19th

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Praises David Bednar’s Clutch 9th-Inning Escape

Apr 4th

Yankees Rally Past Opponent for Come-From-Behind Win, Improve to 7-1

Apr 3rd

David Bednar Praises Yankees’ Strong Pitching Start to the Season

Mar 16th

Report: Team USA closers Mason Miller (likely) and David Bednar (pitch ...

Mar 15th

David Bednar Escapes Trouble, Strands Runners to End the Inning (Video) ...

Mar 13th

David Bednar Escapes Jam, Strands Tying Runs in World Baseball Classic ...

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