Week 4 Relief Rankings

Bos - It doesn't surprise me much that there's three relievers in the top thirty and none of them are Joel Hanrahan, but I didn't expect one of them to be Tazawa and I don't expect it to continue.  Andrew Bailey is the number one player right now and it shouldn't surprise anyone because this isn't the first time he's been this good.  Trade for him if you can.

Pit - I am surprised that there are two Pirates in the top ten.  Pirates should have a lot of close games and if Grilli and Melancon can keep pitching well they'll end up as very nice bargains.

Cin - I put Sean Marshall on the list because he should be back this week and because I was running out of room on my inactive list.  If all goes well he should be in the top half of the list next week.  And since we're on the subject, Broxton has had slow starts before so don't be too worried.

Phi - There hasn't been a hold yet in Philly but don't be too worried.

1. Craig Kimbrel, Atl
2. Aroldis Chapman, Cin
3. Mariano Rivera, NYY
4. Jonathan Papelbon, Phi
5. Joe Nathan, Tex
6. Sergio Romo, SF
7. Rafael Soriano, Was
8. Kenley Jansen, LAD
9. Glen Perkins, Min
10. Andrew Bailey, Bos
11. Fernando Rodney, TB
12. David Robertson, NYY
13. Ernesto Frieri, LAA
14. Jim Johnson, Bal
15. Tom Wilhelmsen, Sea
16. Vinnie Pestano, Cle
17. Ryan Cook, Oak
18. Addison Reed, CWS
19. Grant Balfour, Oak
20. Eric O'Flaherty, Atl
21. Huston Street, SD
22. J.J. Putz, Ari
23. David Hernandez, Ari
24. Mike Adams, Phi
25. Rafael Betancourt, Col
26. Greg Holland, KC
27. Kelvim Herrera, KC
28. Drew Storen, Was
29. Luke Gregerson, SD
30. Chris Perez, Cle
31. Jason Grilli, Pit
32. Brandon League, LAD
33. Casey Janssen, Tor
34. Koji Uehara, Bos
35. Santiago Casilla, SF
36. Mark Melancon, Pit
37. Jim Henderson, Mil
38. Jared Burton, Min
39. Jonathan Broxton, Cin
40. Joaquin Benoit, Det
41. Tyler Clippard, Was
42. Bobby Parnell, NYM
43. Edward Mujica, Stl
44. Steve Cishek, Mia
45. Matt Thornton, CWS
46. Trevor Rosenthal, Stl
47. Joel Peralta, TB
48. Darren O'Day, Bal
49. James Russell, ChC
50. Joba Chamberlain, NYY
51. Sean Doolittle, Oak
52. Rex Brothers, Col
53. Carter Capps, Sea
54. Aaron Crow, KC
55. Matt Belisle, Col
56. Joe Smith, Cle
57. Brandon Lyon, NYM
58. Phil Coke, Det
59. Jose Veras, Hou
60. Mitchell Boggs, Stl
61. Dale Thayer, SD
62. Tanner Scheppers, Tex
63. Matt Lindstrom, CWS
64. Tim Collins, KC
65. John Axford, Mil
66. Aaron Loup, Tor
67. Jordan Walden, Atl
68. Carlos Marmol, ChC
69. Al Alburquerque, Det
70. Sean Burnett, LAA
71. Steve Delabar, Tor
72. Antonio Bastardo, Phi
73. Junichi Tazawa, Bos
74. Sean Marshall, Cin
75. Brad Ziegler, Ari

On the bubble: Hector Ambriz (Hou), Heath Bell (Ari), Brett Cecil (Tor), Octavio Dotel (Det), Darin Downs (Det), Mike Dunn (Mia), Wilton Lopez (Col), Jake McGee (TB), Robbie Ross (Tex), Tony Watson (Pit), Wesley Wright (Hou)

Don't be afraid to drop Jason Motte in yearly leagues if you need the roster space.  He's a top thirty reliever when healthy easily, but we have no idea if or when he comes back and there's plenty of other solid options out there.  For the same reason I also moved Venters down a few spots.  At this point, a near return is more important than a high ceiling.

Top 10 Inactive Pitchers

1. Ryan Madson, LAA
2. Kyuji Fujikawa, ChC
3. Joel Hanrahan, Bos
4. Joakim Soria, KC
5. Frank Francisco, NYM
6. Jose Valverde, Det
7. Stephen Pryor, Sea
8. Jonny Venters, Atl
9. Sergio Santos, Tor
10. Bruce Rondon, Det