July Reliever Rankings
Here’s the July rankings update. Players are ranked for the rest of the season based on a 5x5 scoring format. Includes 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
July | RP | Team | 2015 | May | June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 5 | 3 | 1 |
2 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 4 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Craig Kimbrel | Padres | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 3 | 20 | 16 |
5 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 4 |
6 | Greg Holland | Royals | 1 | 5 | 5 |
7 | Zach Britton | Orioles | 10 | 7 | 7 |
8 | Drew Storen | Nationals | 11 | 9 | 6 |
9 | Cody Allen | Indians | 7 | 11 | 9 |
10 | David Robertson | White Sox | 8 | 6 | 8 |
11 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 18 | 17 | 12 |
12 | Huston Street | Angels | 16 | 15 | 14 |
13 | Joakim Soria | Tigers | 32 | 14 | 13 |
14 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 13 | 12 | 11 |
15 | Jeurys Familia | Mets | 67 | 19 | 15 |
16 | Dellin Betances | Yankees | 9 | 21 | 23 |
17 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 22 | 22 | 21 |
18 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 23 | 23 | 18 |
19 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | 15 | 10 | 17 |
20 | Francisco Rodriguez | Brewers | 20 | 24 | 20 |
21 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | 83 | 38 | 22 |
22 | Brad Boxberger | Rays | 34 | 35 | 26 |
23 | Luke Gregerson | Astros | 24 | 25 | 19 |
24 | Jason Grilli | Braves | 27 | 27 | 24 |
25 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 82 | 58 | 35 |
26 | Shawn Tolleson | Rangers | 106 | NR | 29 |
27 | Andrew Miller | Yankees | 25 | 8 | 10 |
28 | Carson Smith | Mariners | 79 | 51 | 48 |
29 | Tyler Clippard | Athletics | 29 | 33 | 30 |
30 | Ken Giles | Phillies | 33 | 31 | 37 |
31 | Wade Davis | Royals | 35 | 30 | 31 |
32 | Fernando Rodney | Mariners | 19 | 18 | 27 |
33 | Jake McGee | Rays | 14 | 13 | 28 |
34 | John Axford | Rockies | 206 | 36 | 33 |
35 | Roberto Osuna | Blue Jays | 180 SP | 47 | 45 |
36 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 38 | 32 | 36 |
37 | Darren O'Day | Orioles | 39 | 41 | 40 |
38 | Yimi Garcia | Dodgers | 134 | 37 | 42 |
39 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 31 | 34 | 25 |
40 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 59 | 40 | 44 |
41 | Joaquin Benoit | Padres | 46 | 50 | 46 |
42 | Brandon Maurer | Padres | 66 | 71 | 52 |
43 | Pedro Strop | Cubs | 53 | 39 | 43 |
44 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 17 | 16 | 34 |
45 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | 45 | 45 | 49 |
46 | Kevin Siegrist | Cardinals | 137 | NR | NR |
47 | Steve Delabar | Blue Jays | 156 | NR | NR |
48 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 60 | 54 | 54 |
49 | Joe Smith | Angels | 48 | 43 | 55 |
50 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 44 | 44 | 47 |
51 | Keone Kela | Rangers | 111 | NR | 57 |
52 | Josh Fields | Astros | 81 | 76 | 64 |
53 | Jim Johnson | Braves | 93 | 77 | 70 |
54 | Enrique Burgos | Diamondbacks | 286 | NR | NR |
55 | Evan Scribner | Athletics | 161 | 67 | 56 |
56 | Carter Capps | Marlins | 166 | NR | 67 |
57 | Rafael Soriano | Cubs | 36 | 49 | 39 |
58 | J.J. Hoover | Reds | 138 | NR | NR |
59 | Jeremy Jeffress | Brewers | 200 | NR | NR |
60 | Justin Grimm | Cubs | 63 | NR | 59 |
61 | Will Smith | Brewers | 71 | 60 | 60 |
62 | Blake Treinen | Nationals | 65 | 57 | 53 |
63 | Drew Pomeranz | Athletics | 60 SP | 57 SP | 80 SP |
64 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 72 | 68 | 66 |
65 | Will Harris | Astros | 124 | NR | 63 |
66 | Pat Neshek | Astros | 85 | NR | 62 |
67 | Juan Nicasio | Dodgers | 95 | NR | 58 |
68 | Daniel Hudson | Diamondbacks | 129 | NR | NR |
69 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 12 | 26 | 41 |
70 | George Kontos | Giants | 112 | NR | 73 |
71 | Chaz Roe | Orioles | 361 | NR | NR |
72 | Neftali Feliz | Rangers | 26 | 28 | 38 |
73 | Chasen Shreve | Yankees | 97 | NR | NR |
74 | Kevin Jepsen | Rays | 108 | NR | NR |
75 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 70 | 61 | 69 |
Dropping off: Addison Reed (32nd), Aaron Barrett (50th), Chad Qualls (51st), Tom Wilhelmsen (61st), Tony Cingrani (65th), Rafael Betancourt (68th), Bryan Morris (71st), Dan Otero (72nd), Ryan Madson (74th), Aaron Loup (75th)
o If nothing else, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons deserves credit for always alerting the media when he wants to replace his closer. Cecil lost the spot for a second time last week, this time to a committee apparently headed by Osuna and Delabar. Since the Jays would still love to trade for a closer if they can fit it into their budget, Osuna comes in at No. 35 for now.
o Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon played it smart Friday against the Angels, using closer Carson Smith to face Mike Trout and Albert Pujols in the eighth and letting Rodney go for the save in the ninth. Now we’ll just have to wait and see if it leads to more opportunities for Rodney. McClendon knows that Smith is his best reliever, but that doesn’t mean that Smith can’t be just as valuable pitching the eighth sometimes. With that situation up in the air, I’m placing Smith 28th and Rodney 32nd.
