August Reliever Rankings
Here’s the August rankings update. Players are ranked for the rest of the season based on a 5x5 scoring format. Included along with the position rankings is an updated top 300. Players are listed at the position at which they’re most valuable.
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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH
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Relief pitcher Rankings
Aug | RP | Team | 2015 | May | June | July |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Craig Kimbrel | Padres | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
5 | Zach Britton | Orioles | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
6 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
7 | Greg Holland | Royals | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
8 | Cody Allen | Indians | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
9 | David Robertson | White Sox | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
10 | Jonathan Papelbon | Nationals | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
11 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | 15 | 10 | 17 | 19 |
12 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
13 | Andrew Miller | Yankees | 25 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
14 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
15 | Huston Street | Angels | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
16 | Jeurys Familia | Mets | 67 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
17 | Luke Gregerson | Astros | 24 | 25 | 19 | 23 |
18 | Francisco Rodriguez | Brewers | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
19 | Dellin Betances | Yankees | 9 | 21 | 23 | 16 |
20 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
21 | Ken Giles | Phillies | 33 | 31 | 37 | 30 |
22 | Brad Boxberger | Rays | 34 | 35 | 26 | 22 |
23 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | 83 | 38 | 22 | 21 |
24 | Roberto Osuna | Blue Jays | 180 SP | 47 | 45 | 35 |
25 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 82 | 58 | 35 | 25 |
26 | Shawn Tolleson | Rangers | 106 | NR | 29 | 26 |
27 | Arodys Vizcaino | Braves | 296 | NR | NR | NR |
28 | Wade Davis | Royals | 35 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
29 | Alex Wilson | Tigers | 291 | NR | NR | NR |
30 | Carson Smith | Mariners | 79 | 51 | 48 | 28 |
31 | Drew Storen | Nationals | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
32 | Edward Mujica | Athletics | 49 | 55 | NR | NR |
33 | Tommy Kahnle | Rockies | 155 | NR | NR | NR |
34 | Hunter Strickland | Giants | 84 | NR | NR | NR |
35 | Jake McGee | Rays | 14 | 13 | 28 | 33 |
36 | Darren O'Day | Orioles | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 |
37 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 17 | 16 | 34 | 44 |
38 | Fernando Rodriguez | Athletics | 159 | NR | NR | NR |
39 | Kevin Siegrist | Cardinals | 137 | NR | NR | 46 |
40 | Aaron Sanchez | Blue Jays | 119 SP | 98 SP | 112 SP | 106 SP |
41 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 59 | 40 | 44 | 40 |
42 | Fernando Rodney | Mariners | 19 | 18 | 27 | 32 |
43 | Joaquin Benoit | Padres | 46 | 50 | 46 | 41 |
44 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | 45 | 45 | 49 | 45 |
45 | Joe Smith | Angels | 48 | 43 | 55 | 49 |
46 | Tyler Clippard | Mets | 29 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
47 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 38 | 32 | 36 | 36 |
48 | Brandon Maurer | Padres | 66 | 71 | 52 | 42 |
49 | Pedro Strop | Cubs | 53 | 39 | 43 | 43 |
50 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 60 | 54 | 54 | 48 |
51 | Jim Johnson | Dodgers | 93 | 77 | 70 | 53 |
52 | Joakim Soria | Pirates | 32 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
53 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 44 | 44 | 47 | 50 |
54 | Justin Grimm | Cubs | 63 | NR | 59 | 60 |
55 | Drew Pomeranz | Athletics | 60 SP | 57 SP | 80 SP | 63 |
56 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 223 | 69 | 68 | NR |
57 | Jason Frasor | Braves | 162 | NR | NR | NR |
58 | Al Alburquerque | Tigers | 77 | NR | NR | NR |
59 | Josh Fields | Astros | 81 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
60 | Jeremy Jeffress | Brewers | 200 | NR | NR | 59 |
61 | Blaine Hardy | Tigers | 204 | NR | NR | NR |
62 | Carter Capps | Marlins | 166 | NR | 67 | 56 |
63 | Will Harris | Astros | 124 | NR | 63 | 65 |
64 | John Axford | Rockies | 206 | 36 | 33 | 34 |
65 | George Kontos | Giants | 112 | NR | 73 | 70 |
66 | Justin Miller | Rockies | 379 | NR | NR | NR |
67 | Keone Kela | Rangers | 111 | NR | 57 | 51 |
68 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 31 | 34 | 25 | 39 |
69 | Pat Neshek | Astros | 85 | NR | 62 | 66 |
70 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 138 | NR | NR | 58 |
71 | Daniel Hudson | Diamondbacks | 129 | NR | NR | 68 |
72 | Shawn Kelley | Padres | 75 | NR | NR | NR |
73 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 72 | 68 | 66 | 64 |
74 | Chaz Roe | Orioles | 361 | NR | NR | 71 |
75 | Chasen Shreve | Yankees | 97 | NR | NR | 73 |
Relievers
Dropping off: Jason Grilli (24th), Yimi Garcia (38th), Steve Delabar (47th), Enrique Burgos (54th), Evan Scribner (55th), Rafael Soriano (57th), Will Smith (61st), Blake Treinen (62nd)
o Barring a waiver deal involving K-Rod, trades would seem to be pretty much finished taking a toll here. That’s why Gregerson and Osuna moved up; they’d no longer seem to have much chance of losing out to a new acquisition. Unfortunately, Storen wasn’t so lucky.
o After trading Jim Johnson to the Dodgers, the Braves appear set to roll the dice with Vizcaino in the closer’s role rather than rely on an older stopgap like Frasor or David Aardsma. He debuts at No. 27.
o Whether it’s fatigue or just a bump in the road, Carson Smith hasn’t looked very good at all lately. Still, it’s hard to see the Mariners wanting to go back to Rodney now and there’s no one else left to make a real run at the job. As a result, Smith’s ranking stays pretty much intact at No. 30.
o With Clippard gone, Mujica is the high Athletic on the list. Still, that doesn’t put him in the top 30. GM Billy Beane won’t hesitate to move him in an August deal if the right offer comes along. Plus, Fernando Rodriguez seems to me to be Oakland’s best right-handed reliever, and Doolittle (shoulder) might be back in a few weeks anyway.
o I’m going with Kahnle as the top Rockies reliever after Axford lost the job last week. He the biggest talent of the group, though he obviously lacks Betancourt’s closing experience. Also worth watching there is Justin Miller.
