As currently situated, the Astros figure to have the heart of their bullpen already in place. Ryan Pressly is undeniably the club’s best reliever with Ryne Stanek, Héctor Neris, and Phil Maton in key supporting roles. While it may not be the best grouping of relievers in baseball, one could also do far worse. It could also be better depending on how their secondary group of relievers perform.
By projected WAR at FanGraphs, Houston’s relief corps is projected to post a 3.1 fWAR with a 3.76 ERA/4.03 FIP in 2022. Pressly alone accounts for 1.7 wins if that total with Stanek, Neris, and Maton contributing about one win combined.