Sunday, March 31, 2013

Week 1 Relief Rankings

The purpose of these rankings is to show who I believe has the best shot at providing good value in the first week of the season.  Long-term value is not taken into account.

The Tigers situation is still murky but it's likely down the three candidates from what I can tell.  Benoit, Dotel, and Coke should provide the most late-inning value for now.

The addition of Chapman to the Reds bullpen affects Sean Marshall the most, as he's likely moved into more of a 7th inning role that will result in much fewer hold opportunities.  Broxton now becomes one of the highest paid and more reliable set-up men.


  1. Craig Kimbrel
  2. Aroldis Chapman
  3. Kenley Jansen
  4. Jonathan Papelbon
  5. Mariano Rivera
  6. Fernando Rodney
  7. Joe Nathan
  8. Rafael Soriano
  9. David Robertson
  10. Sergio Romo
  11. Huston Street
  12. Greg Holland
  13. John Axford
  14. Ernesto Frieri
  15. Jim Johnson
  16. Drew Storen
  17. Vinnie Pestano
  18. Glen Perkins
  19. Ryan Cook
  20. Addison Reed
  21. J.J. Putz
  22. Andrew Bailey
  23. Grant Balfour
  24. Tom Wilhelmsen
  25. David Hernandez
  26. Mike Adams
  27. Tyler Clippard
  28. Luke Gregerson
  29. Jonathan Broxton
  30. Chris Perez
  31. Joel Hanrahan
  32. Rafael Betancourt
  33. Eric O'Flaherty
  34. Brandon League
  35. Kyuji Fujikawa
  36. Jason Grilli
  37. Steve Cishek
  38. Koji Uehara
  39. Jared Burton
  40. Santiago Casilla
  41. Bobby Parnell
  42. Sergio Santos
  43. Casey Janssen
  44. Carlos Marmol
  45. Kelvin Herrera
  46. Sean Marshall
  47. Matt Thornton
  48. Jose Veras
  49. Joaquin Benoit
  50. Stephen Pryor
  51. Mitchell Boggs
  52. Joel Peralta
  53. Jake McGee
  54. Heath Bell
  55. Carter Capps
  56. Joba Chamberlain
  57. Mark Melancon
  58. Octavio Dotel
  59. Phil Coke
  60. Jon Rauch
  61. Pedro Strop
  62. Trevor Rosenthal
  63. Dale Thayer
  64. Jim Henderson
  65. Steve Delabar
  66. Sean Burnett
  67. Sean Doolittle
  68. Jason Fraser
  69. Wilton Lopez
  70. Aaron Crow
All of the players listed below are guys that would probably make the list above if they were active on a major-league roster.

Inactive List
  1. Jason Motte
  2. Ryan Madson
  3. Jonny Venters
  4. Bruce Rondon
  5. Joakim Soria
  6. Frank Francisco
  7. Brian Wilson
  8. Jose Valverde
  9. Daniel Bard

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