May Reliever Rankings
Welcome to the May relief pitcher 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.
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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH
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Relief pitcher rankings
May | RP | Team | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Craig Kimbrel | Padres | 2 |
2 | Aroldis Chapman | Reds | 4 |
3 | Kenley Jansen | Dodgers | 5 |
4 | Trevor Rosenthal | Cardinals | 6 |
5 | Greg Holland | Royals | 1 |
6 | David Robertson | White Sox | 8 |
7 | Zach Britton | Orioles | 10 |
8 | Andrew Miller | Yankees | 25 |
9 | Drew Storen | Nationals | 11 |
10 | Hector Rondon | Cubs | 15 |
11 | Cody Allen | Indians | 7 |
12 | Koji Uehara | Red Sox | 13 |
13 | Jake McGee | Rays | 14 |
14 | Joakim Soria | Tigers | 32 |
15 | Huston Street | Angels | 16 |
16 | Sean Doolittle | Athletics | 17 |
17 | Glen Perkins | Twins | 18 |
18 | Fernando Rodney | Mariners | 19 |
19 | Jeurys Familia | Mets | 67 |
20 | Mark Melancon | Pirates | 3 |
21 | Dellin Betances | Yankees | 9 |
22 | Jonathan Papelbon | Phillies | 22 |
23 | Santiago Casilla | Giants | 23 |
24 | Francisco Rodriguez | Brewers | 20 |
25 | Luke Gregerson | Astros | 24 |
26 | Steve Cishek | Marlins | 12 |
27 | Jason Grilli | Braves | 27 |
28 | Neftali Feliz | Rangers | 26 |
29 | Addison Reed | Diamondbacks | 28 |
30 | Wade Davis | Royals | 35 |
31 | Ken Giles | Phillies | 33 |
32 | Tony Watson | Pirates | 38 |
33 | Tyler Clippard | Athletics | 29 |
34 | Brett Cecil | Blue Jays | 31 |
35 | Brad Boxberger | Rays | 34 |
36 | John Axford | Rockies | 206 |
37 | Yimi Garcia | Dodgers | 134 |
38 | A.J. Ramos | Marlins | 83 |
39 | Pedro Strop | Cubs | 53 |
40 | Bryan Shaw | Indians | 59 |
41 | Darren O'Day | Orioles | 39 |
42 | Adam Ottavino | Rockies | 64 |
43 | Joe Smith | Angels | 48 |
44 | Sergio Romo | Giants | 44 |
45 | Kelvin Herrera | Royals | 45 |
46 | Aaron Barrett | Nationals | 47 |
46 | Roberto Osuna | Blue Jays | 180 SP |
48 | Dan Otero | Athletics | 50 |
49 | Rafael Soriano | 36 | |
50 | Joaquin Benoit | Padres | 46 |
51 | Carson Smith | Mariners | 79 |
52 | Chad Qualls | Astros | 51 |
53 | Tony Cingrani | Reds | 56 |
54 | Junichi Tazawa | Red Sox | 60 |
55 | Edward Mujica | Red Sox | 49 |
56 | Mike Morin | Angels | 42 |
57 | Blake Treinen | Nationals | 65 |
58 | Brad Ziegler | Diamondbacks | 82 |
59 | Aaron Loup | Blue Jays | 52 |
60 | Will Smith | Brewers | 71 |
61 | Seth Maness | Cardinals | 70 |
62 | Bryan Morris | Marlins | 121 |
63 | Yoervis Medina | Mariners | 115 |
64 | Jared Hughes | Pirates | 89 |
65 | Miguel Castro | Blue Jays | 43 |
66 | Nick Vincent | Padres | 61 |
67 | Evan Scribner | Athletics | 161 |
68 | Bruce Rondon | Tigers | 72 |
69 | Rafael Betancourt | Rockies | 223 |
70 | Jean Machi | Giants | 73 |
71 | Brandon Maurer | Padres | 66 |
72 | Jordan Walden | Cardinals | 76 |
73 | Joel Peralta | Dodgers | 41 |
74 | Bobby Parnell | Mets | 55 |
75 | Evan Marshall | Diamondbacks | 68 |
76 | Josh Fields | Astros | 81 |
77 | Jim Johnson | Braves | 93 |
78 | Zach Duke | White Sox | 86 |
79 | Paco Rodriguez | Dodgers | 80 |
80 | Ryan Madson | Royals | 185 |
Dropping off: Jenrry Mejia (21st), Joe Nathan (30th), LaTroy Hawkins (37th), Neil Ramirez (40th), Jake Diekman (54th), Tommy Hunter (57th), Danny Farquhar (58th), Craig Stammen (62nd), Justin Grimm (63rd), Dominic Leone (69th)
o Holland (pectoral) is set to come off the disabled list on Tuesday and will go right back into the closer’s role, but given that his velocity was down some early, he doesn’t keep the top spot in the rankings here. I’m going with Kimbrel, who would seem to be the safest choice. Chapman deserves to be No. 1, but I still think he’s an injury risk.
o The Yankees haven’t tried playing matchups in the ninth, which might have been the original plan before Betances’s troubling spring handed Miller the closer’s role. Of course, it hasn’t mattered at all that Miller is facing exclusively righties in the ninth; neither pitcher has allowed a run this season. I do worry about Betances’s arm with all of the breaking balls he’s throwing, but then, I worried about it all last year, too.
o It doesn’t really sound like Ottavino (elbow, triceps) will return anytime soon, so Axford is the high Rockies pitcher on the list at No. 36. Betancourt could also factor into the closing mix if Axford slips, and Axford does often seem to slip. I think it’s a long shot that Hawkins will reemerge as the closer after returning from his biceps injury.
