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There’s some recent speculation that the Nationals might be in on Craig Kimbrel. Makes sense to me, given that the Nationals didn’t re-sign Bryce Harper AND that Harper just landed in the same division. The NL East is going to be a war, and the arms race just keeps on continuing. Signing Kimbrel would give that bullpen some added insurance against Sean Doolittle’s proclivity towards getting injured.
The truth about closers is that after 15 guys or so, it’s a crapshoot. You’re looking at guys who are sharing roles or bullpens that are poorly defined. If you miss on a guy with a defined role, now more than ever I think it’s important to consider ratios and strikeouts. Consider what the pitcher will offer you in the event that he is not garnering saves.
Let us know who we missed or are too high or low on. Come haggle in the comments. I do love a good haggle.
Top 40 Relievers
| Name | Team | Rank | Avg Rank | Heath | Punk | Joe | Mark | Zack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Team | Rank | Avg Rank | Heath | Punk | Joe | Mark | Zack |
| Edwin Diaz | NYM | 1 | 1.40 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Blake Treinen | OAK | 2 | 1.60 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kenley Jansen | LAD | 3 | 4.20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Aroldis Chapman | NYY | 4 | 4.20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Kimbrel | FA | 5 | 6.60 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| Brad Hand | CLE | 6 | 6.80 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Roberto Osuna | HOU | 7 | 7.60 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| Felipe Vazquez | PIT | 8 | 7.60 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Jose Leclerc | TEX | 9 | 9.20 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Raisel Iglesias | CIN | 10 | 10.60 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Kirby Yates | SDP | 11 | 10.80 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 |
| Josh Hader | MIL | 12 | 12.40 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 12 |
| Wade Davis | COL | 13 | 13.40 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| Corey Knebel | MIL | 14 | 15.00 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 17 |
| Sean Doolittle | WAS | 15 | 16.20 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 30 |
| Ken Giles | TOR | 16 | 16.80 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
| Tyler Glasnow | TB | 17 | 17.50 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 18 | |
| Cody Allen | LAA | 18 | 19.80 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 15 |
| David Robertson | PHI | 19 | 20.60 | 24 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 20 |
| Will Smith | SFG | 20 | 21.80 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
| Jordan Hicks | STL | 21 | 24.20 | 27 | 32 | 16 | 28 | 18 |
| Jose Alvarado | TB | 22 | 24.20 | 17 | 18 | 37 | 24 | 25 |
| Kenta Maeda | LAD | 23 | 24.25 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 25 | |
| Ross Stripling | LAD | 24 | 25.00 | 26 | 31 | 21 | 22 | |
| Andrew Miller | STL | 25 | 28.80 | 33 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 44 |
| Archie Bradley | ARI | 26 | 29.60 | 21 | 20 | 47 | 26 | 34 |
| Trevor May | MIN | 27 | 30.00 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 23 |
| Carlos Martinez | STL | 28 | 31.00 | 44 | 23 | 38 | 19 | |
| Alex Colome | CWS | 29 | 31.40 | 25 | 35 | 48 | 33 | 16 |
| Drew Steckenrider | MIA | 30 | 31.40 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 |
| A.J. Minter | ATL | 31 | 31.80 | 36 | 27 | 22 | 32 | 42 |
| Pedro Strop | CHC | 32 | 32.60 | 29 | 28 | 52 | 30 | 24 |
| Arodys Vizcaino | ATL | 33 | 33.60 | 22 | 26 | 58 | 34 | 28 |
| Seranthony Dominguez | PHI | 34 | 33.80 | 23 | 34 | 54 | 39 | 19 |
| Mychal Antonio Givens | BAL | 35 | 34.40 | 30 | 30 | 46 | 35 | 31 |
| Brandon Morrow | CHC | 36 | 36.60 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 44 | 35 |
| Corbin Burnes | MIL | 37 | 36.80 | 39 | 54 | 18 | 52 | 21 |
| Collin McHugh | HOU | 38 | 37.75 | 34 | 38 | 34 | 45 | |
| Joe Jimenez | DET | 39 | 39.40 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 33 |
| Kelvin Herrera | CWS | 40 | 40.40 | 48 | 37 | 42 | 37 | 38 |