Santillan struck out three after finishing the seventh and staying in for the eighth. Emilio Pagán then got the ninth, but it was a four-run game at that point. Reds manager Terry Francona indicated in the days before the season started that Santillan was his most trusted reliever. Still, he’s thus far refused to hold Santillan back for the ninth. It looks like Pagán is the team’s top choice for saves right now.

Francona told reporters he’ll play it by ear. He mentioned that Tony Santillan seemed like the obvious replacement, but that the right-hander may be “too valuable” to save for the ninth inning. Taylor Rogers, Emilio Pagan and a host of other bullpen arms are all possible options, but Santillan would obviously be the ideal replacement with his swing-and-miss stuff from a fantasy perspective.

It’s a bullpen day for the Reds after the trade of Frankie Montas to Milwaukee. Santillan will likely go an inning or two before giving way to a reliever, so there’s no fantasy upside in using him as a streamer.