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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