RotoGraphs Consensus Rankings – May/June Update: Relief Pitchers

We did it! We made it all the way around the diamond. We’re finishing, fittingly, with our closers and middle relievers and for that we brought the Bullpen Report crew aboard. Alan, Darren, Colin, and Benjamin join myself to tackle the bullpens. Here are the other positions and you can also access them via the Positional Rankings in the right sidebar:

If a ranker didn’t rank someone that one of the others did, he was given a +1 of their last rank as I’m sure you noticed in the other positions.

FYI: the table is sortable!

Num Player Team League Paul Alan Darren Colin Benjamin AVG
1 Andrew Miller Yankees AL 1 1 1 3 1 1.4
2 Kenley Jansen Dodgers NL 2 4 2 1 2 2.2
3 David Robertson White Sox AL 6 3 4 6 3 4.4
4 Craig Kimbrel Padres NL 7 2 8 2 4 4.6
5 Aroldis Chapman Reds NL 4 5 9 4 5 5.4
6 Drew Storen Nationals NL 3 7 3 8 7 5.6
7 Zach Britton Orioles AL 10 9 5 7 6 7.4
8 Jeurys Familia Mets NL 9 8 7 9 8 8.2
9 Cody Allen Indians AL 5 14 6 15 10 10.0
10 Glen Perkins Twins AL 16 10 11 12 9 11.6
11 Trevor Rosenthal Cardinals NL 11 12 14 10 13 12.0
12 Greg Holland Royals AL 17 6 22 5 14 12.8
13 A.J. Ramos Marlins NL 8 18 13 16 12 13.4
14 Huston Street Angels AL 12 13 15 13 14 13.4
15 Joakim Soria Tigers AL 20 11 21 11 15 15.6
16 Luke Gregerson Astros AL 13 16 12 22 17 16.0
17 Mark Melancon Pirates NL 25 15 10 19 16 17.0
18 Jonathan Papelbon Phillies NL 14 17 26 17 21 19.0
19 Koji Uehara Red Sox AL 22 22 19 14 18 19.0
20 Shawn Tolleson Rangers AL 18 19 16 26 19 19.6
21 Dellin Betances Yankees AL 15 20 18 27 22 20.4
22 Brad Boxberger Rays AL 19 26 17 25 19 21.2
23 Jason Grilli Braves NL 21 21 25 21 25 22.6
24 Francisco Rodriguez Brewers NL 28 23 29 18 23 24.2
25 Hector Rondon Cubs NL 27 24 28 20 24 24.6
26 Santiago Casilla Giants NL 26 29 20 24 26 25.0
27 Wade Davis Royals AL 24 27 23 34 27 27.0
28 Carson Smith Mariners AL 23 25 24 32 33 27.4
29 Tyler Clippard Athletics AL 32 28 27 28 29 28.8
30 Brett Cecil Blue Jays AL 29 33 30 23 30 29.0
31 John Axford Rockies NL 30 30 31 31 28 30.0
32 Fernando Rodney Mariners AL 35 31 32 30 31 31.8
33 Sergio Romo Giants NL 34 35 38 29 34 34.0
34 Brad Ziegler Diamondbacks NL 37 37 34 33 32 34.6
35 Jake McGee Rays AL 38 32 36 36 35 35.4
36 Addison Reed Diamondbacks NL 31 39 35 35 39 35.8
37 Ken Giles Phillies NL 39 36 37 37 37 37.2
38 Chad Qualls Astros AL 46 38 33 39 40 39.2
39 Yimi Garcia Dodgers NL 43 34 41 41 38 39.4
40 Carter Capps Marlins NL 42 44 39 38 36 39.8
41 Evan Scribner Athletics AL 45 43 40 41 41 42.0
42 Tony Watson Pirates NL 33 46 47 41 45 42.4
43 Sean Doolittle Athletics AL 36 46 47 41 45 43.0
44 Zach McAllister Indians AL 44 40 47 41 45 43.4
45 Josh Fields Astros AL 46 41 47 41 42 43.4
46 Pat Neshek Astros AL 46 42 44 41 44 43.4
47 Rafael Betancourt Rockies NL 40 46 46 41 45 43.6
48 Pedro Baez Dodgers NL 46 46 42 41 43 43.6
49 Will Harris Astros AL 41 46 47 41 45 44.0
50 Keone Kela Rangers AL 46 45 47 40 45 44.6
51 Steve Cishek Marlins NL 46 46 45 41 45 44.6





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harrison wells
8 years ago

Melancon. Low ranking due to fear of implosion? Results have been there even if his stuff hasnt

The Ghost of Dayn Perry
8 years ago
Reply to  harrison wells

4.88 k/9 means that he’s an empty shirt