Midseason Rankings – Relief Pitchers

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July 23, 2015

We made it to the finish line! Our final position in the midseason rankings hits on the most volatile aspect of our beloved game: the relievers. There’s only one save that can be awarded in any single game so opportunity is obviously extremely important, but damn-near impossible to predict. Manager whim and supporting cast (hitters, defense, and starting pitchers) are two variables that greatly impact said opportunity and while we can foster our best guesses, it’s still difficult to ever know. There’s a reason that the “draft skills, not roles” adage coined by Ron Shandler has become so popular with relievers specifically.

Once again, the Bullpen Report crew has joined the party to rank the relievers with Dan & myself both adding ours in, too. Alan, Darren, Colin, and Ben round out the group for six sets of rankings. Want to see how guys have shifted since the June update? Find those ranks here.

For this update, Paul ranked 55 arms, Alan, Colin, and Ben did 50 apiece, Darren did 48, and Dan had 53. Guys +1 of those figures constitute an “unranked”.

Other positions:

Rank Player Team LG Paul Alan Darren Colin Benjamin Dan AVG
1 Aroldis Chapman Reds NL 1 1 1 1 1 2 1.2
2 Kenley Jansen Dodgers NL 3 2 2 3 2 1 2.2
3 Craig Kimbrel Padres NL 4 3 3 2 3 4 3.2
4 Zach Britton Orioles AL 5 6 6 4 4 3 4.7
5 Andrew Miller Yankees AL 2 4 4 7 6 9 5.3
6 Drew Storen Nationals NL 7 8 5 9 7 6 7.0
7 Cody Allen Indians AL 6 5 7 5 12 11 7.7
8 David Robertson White Sox AL 13 7 8 6 5 13 8.7
9 Mark Melancon Pirates NL 14 9 10 12 11 8 10.7
10 Trevor Rosenthal Cardinals NL 9 10 12 15 13 7 11.0
11 A.J. Ramos Marlins NL 8 12 15 11 9 15 11.7
12 Glen Perkins Twins AL 15 14 13 10 10 12 12.3
13 Greg Holland Royals AL 17 13 14 8 8 16 12.7
14 Jeurys Familia Mets NL 12 11 9 17 15 14 13.0
15 Dellin Betances Yankees AL 10 15 11 19 20 5 13.3
16 Wade Davis Royals AL 11 17 17 26 23 10 17.3
17 Jonathan Papelbon Phillies NL 18 16 20 16 16 19 17.5
18 Huston Street Angels AL 19 20 19 14 14 22 18.0
19 Francisco Rodriguez Brewers NL 22 19 16 21 21 17 19.3
20 Shawn Tolleson Rangers AL 23 23 23 20 19 20 21.3
21 Brad Boxberger Rays AL 20 21 18 23 26 21 21.5
22 Joakim Soria Tigers AL 24 22 26 18 18 23 21.8
23 Luke Gregerson Astros AL 26 24 21 24 22 18 22.5
24 Carson Smith Mariners AL 16 25 24 35 25 24 24.8
25 Koji Uehara Red Sox AL 25 18 22 13 17 54 24.8
26 Tyler Clippard Athletics AL 21 26 28 27 27 26 25.8
27 Roberto Osuna Blue Jays AL 30 27 33 25 28 30 28.8
28 Santiago Casilla Giants NL 31 28 48 22 24 25 29.7
29 Brad Ziegler Diamondbacks NL 34 32 29 30 29 28 30.3
30 Jake McGee Rays AL 35 33 30 29 31 29 31.2
31 Carter Capps Marlins NL 27 30 32 32 35 32 31.3
32 Ken Giles Phillies NL 28 29 35 28 32 45 32.8
33 Jason Motte Cubs NL 29 31 31 31 30 54 34.3
34 Jim Johnson Braves NL 32 36 25 34 33 54 35.7
35 John Axford Rockies NL 48 34 34 33 34 31 35.7
36 Hector Rondon Cubs NL 50 37 43 37 38 27 38.7
37 Junichi Tazawa Red Sox AL 37 46 49 40 42 39 42.2
38 Hunter Strickland Giants NL 42 35 37 45 45 54 43.0
39 Jeremy Jeffress Brewers NL 51 39 39 36 39 54 43.0
40 Darren O’Day Orioles AL 52 44 47 44 40 33 43.3
41 Sergio Romo Giants NL 56 41 45 39 36 43 43.3
42 Tony Watson Pirates NL 39 48 49 47 46 36 44.2
43 Joaquin Benoit Padres NL 45 51 42 51 41 38 44.7
44 Brandon Maurer Padres NL 47 43 49 50 49 35 45.5
45 Keone Kela Rangers AL 44 42 44 43 51 50 45.7
46 Zach McAllister Indians AL 53 40 49 38 42 54 46.0
47 Edward Mujica Athletics AL 40 49 36 51 51 54 46.8
48 J.J. Hoover Reds NL 38 47 41 51 51 54 47.0
49 Arodys Vizcaino Braves NL 33 45 49 51 51 54 47.2
50 Zach Putnam White Sox AL 56 51 49 49 48 34 47.8
51 David Aardsma Braves NL 36 51 49 51 51 54 48.7
52 Brett Cecil Blue Jays AL 56 50 46 48 51 41 48.7
53 Sean Doolittle Athletics AL 43 51 49 51 50 49 48.8
54 Kelvin Herrera Royals AL 56 51 49 51 51 37 49.2
55 Aaron Barrett Nationals NL 41 51 49 51 51 53 49.3
56 Mark Lowe Mariners AL 54 51 49 42 47 54 49.5
57 Pedro Strop Cubs NL 56 51 49 51 51 40 49.7
58 Bryan Shaw Indians AL 56 51 49 46 44 54 50.0
59 Steve Cishek Marlins NL 46 51 49 51 51 54 50.3
60 Aaron Sanchez Blue Jays AL 55 51 40 51 51 54 50.3
61 Addison Reed Diamondbacks NL 56 51 49 51 51 44 50.3
62 Chad Qualls Astros AL 56 51 49 51 51 46 50.7
63 LaTroy Hawkins Rockies NL 49 51 49 51 51 54 50.8
64 Yimi Garcia Dodgers NL 56 51 49 51 51 47 50.8
65 Evan Scribner Athletics AL 56 51 49 51 51 48 51.0
66 Pat Neshek Astros AL 56 51 49 51 51 51 51.5
67 Pedro Baez Dodgers NL 56 51 49 51 51 52 51.7
68 Fernando Rodney Mariners AL 1285 38 38 41 37 42 246.8





 

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Scott
8 years ago

Can my fellow Miller/Betances owners please join me in a razzball style prayer circle that Cashman doesn’t bring in a Proven Closer (TM) to ruin our stretch runs/H2H playoffs?

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Eric M
8 years ago
Reply to  Scott

I agree. Don’t think it’s necessary. But man, imagine if they kept Robertson with the current duo.

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Norm
8 years ago
Reply to  Eric M

It’s possible if they don’t get a decent starter at the deadline. When you have mediocre SPs behind Tanaka and Pineda, you might as well shorten the game with lights out RPs 7, 8, 9. A formula KC has been using effectively.

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