Relief Pitcher Rankings

Here’s an updated, midseason version of rankings. This isn’t based on how they’ve played so far, but rather, how I view them from this point going forward.

1. Mariano Rivera
2. Jonathan Papelbon
3. Joe Nathan
4. Francisco Rodriguez
5. Joakim Soria
6. Jonathan Broxton
7. Brad Lidge
8. Billy Wagner
9. Kerry Wood
10. Jose Valverde
11. Francisco Cordero
12. Bobby Jenks
13. Huston Street
14. B.J. Ryan
15. Trevor Hoffman
16. Jon Rauch
17. Brandon Lyon
18. Brian Wilson
19. Damaso Marte
20. Troy Percival
21. George Sherill
22. J.J. Putz
23. Mike Gonzalez
24. Ryan Franklin
25. Kevin Gregg
26. C.J. Wilson
27. Salomon Torres
28. Masa Koybayashi
29. Joel Zumaya
30. Brandon Morrow
31. Manny Corpas
32. Todd Jones
33. Brian Fuentes
34. Hong Chih Kuo
35. Carlos Marmol
36. Taylor Buchholz
37. Scot Shields
38. Jose Arredondo
39. Heath Bell
40. Rafael Betancourt
41. Eric Gagne
42. Rafael Soriano
43. Jason Isringhausen
44. Scott Linebrink
45. Ryan Madson

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July 21, 2008

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5 responses to “Relief Pitcher Rankings”

Donald Trump

July 21, 2008

Wow. Zumaya over Morrow?
I’ll also take percival over Wilson, Lyon, and Hoffman.
Im also a little surprised to see broxton so high. He def will be the man some day, but dude does not yet have my confidence, and possibility of saito coming back would cause me to rank him slightly lower.
j.gordon

July 21, 2008

Any idea who’s the front runner to replace Huston Street, if/when he gets traded?
RotoScoop

July 21, 2008

Donald – Actually, with more news today out of Seattle, I should have bumped Morrow higher and dropped Putz lower. But I do think there’s a good chance Zumaya gets more saves than T. Jones from here on out.

I’d have no problem with you taking Percival over those guys – he’s better. Just a bigger injury risk.

I’m very high on Broxton. I’ll stand by that one.
RotoScoop

July 21, 2008

j. gordon – I’ll say Joey Devine, assuming he returns healthy. If not, Santiago Casilla.
RotoDish.com

July 21, 2008

Lidge at #7 behind broxton? He’s been one of the most consistent closers this year, and Torre said Broxton won’t automatically assume the closers role. He’ll close a majority of the games if not all of them but still…

overall i gotta say i love the rankings

Relief Pitcher Rankings

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