August 2024 Reliever Rankings

Welcome to the post-trade deadline edition of the rankings. As always, players are ranked for the rest of the season based on how I see them performing for the rest of the season.

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Relief pitcher ROS rankings

Aug	Relievers	Team	2024	July
1	Emmanuel Clase	Guardians	2	1
2	Josh Hader	Astros	4	2
3	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	6	3
4	Edwin Diaz	Mets	1	8
5	Ryan Helsley	Cardinals	13	6
6	Jhoan Duran	Twins	7	4
7	Robert Suarez	Padres	20	5
8	Devin Williams	Brewers	29	19
9	Kirby Yates	Rangers	114	14
10	Clay Holmes	Yankees	9	9
11	Camilo Doval	Giants	3	11
12	Andres Munoz	Mariners	11	12
13	David Bednar	Pirates	8	20
14	Pete Fairbanks	Rays	17	15
15	Craig Kimbrel	Orioles	15	13
16	Kenley Jansen	Red Sox	16	16
17	Kyle Finnegan	Nationals	35	24
18	Alexis Diaz	Reds	12	18
19	Chad Green	Blue Jays	52	31
20	Hector Neris	Cubs	92	29
21	Paul Sewald	Diamondbacks	18	17
22	Daniel Hudson	Dodgers	87	50
23	Carlos Estevez	Phillies	31	22
24	Shelby Miller	Tigers	213	88
25	Evan Phillips	Dodgers	5	10
26	Mason Miller	Athletics	21	7
27	Jeff Hoffman	Phillies	63	39
28	Yimi Garcia	Mariners	48	25
29	Lucas Erceg	Royals	66	49
30	Ben Joyce	Angels	210	NR
31	Tanner Scott	Padres	19	27
32	Hunter Strickland	Angels	212	NR
33	Griffin Jax	Twins	22	30
34	Kevin Ginkel	Diamondbacks	28	38
35	Calvin Faucher	Marlins	364	NR
36	Tyler Ferguson	Athletics	NR	NR
37	Yennier Cano	Orioles	46	42
38	Cade Smith	Guardians	165	55
39	Hunter Harvey	Royals	43	37
40	Blake Treinen	Dodgers	163	70
41	David Robertson	Rangers	22	35
42	Aroldis Chapman	Pirates	45	34
43	Erik Swanson	Blue Jays	56	NR
44	Jason Adam	Padres	40	41
45	James McArthur	Royals	49	28
46	Anthony Bender	Marlins	125	78
47	Victor Vodnik	Rockies	404	NR
48	Bryan Abreu	Astros	37	40
49	Steven Wilson	White Sox	119	NR
50	Mark Leiter Jr.	Yankees	88	44
51	Ryan Walker	Giants	65	46
52	Andrew Kittredge	Cardinals	94	73
53	Jason Foley	Tigers	30	21
54	Trevor Megill	Brewers	25	26
55	John Brebbia	White Sox	39	71
56	A.J. Minter	Braves	53	59
57	Edwin Uceta	Rays	316	NR
58	Chris Martin	Red Sox	44	45
59	Matt Strahm	Phillies	50	62
60	JoJo Romero	Cardinals	55	54
61	A.J. Puk	Diamondbacks	64 SP	32
62	Taylor Rogers	Giants	72	NR
63	Ryan Pressly	Astros	42	72
64	Michael Kopech	Dodgers	47	33
65	Jeremiah Estrada	Padres	335	48
66	Drew Rasmussen	Rays	163 SP	139 SP
67	Orion Kerkering	Phillies	41	43
68	Luis Garcia	Red Sox	182	60
69	Joe Jimenez	Braves	77	69
70	Andrew Nardi	Marlins	68	66
71	Jose Leclerc	Rangers	27	67
72	Fernando Cruz	Reds	101	57
73	Julian Merryweather	Cubs	62	76
74	Scott Barlow	Guardians	54	64
75	Adrian Morejon	Padres	206 SP	65
76	Jose Alvarado	Phillies	23	23
77	Huascar Brazoban	Mets	147	NR
78	Tyler Kinley	Rockies	59	51
79	Tyson Miller	Cubs	371	58
80	Justin Martinez	Diamondbacks	349	74
81	Keegan Akin	Orioles	78	85
82	Hunter Gaddis	Guardians	136	84
83	Tommy Kahnle	Yankees	99	86
84	Garrett Cleavinger	Rays	95	90

Dropping off: Ryne Stanek (36th), Jordan Romano (47th), Lucas Sims (52nd), John Schreiber (53rd), Reed Garrett (56th), Bryan Hudson (61st), Adbert Alzolay (63rd), Tanner Banks (68th)

• Ben Joyce was clearly third on the Angels’ relief depth chart before the team traded Carlos Estévez and Luis García, but when a save chance came around Tuesday, the team picked Hunter Strickland over the rookie. Maybe that’ll pay off financially in the long run, but it is disappointing. Joyce ended up pitching a scoreless eighth to extend his scoreless-inning streak to 20 1/3. I’m still putting Joyce two spots higher than Strickland here, but it would have been more like 20 if Joyce had gotten the nod Tuesday.

• As for Estévez, I’m giving him a bit of an edge over Jeff Hoffman in Philadelphia. Both figure to be worth playing in mixed leagues, since I doubt the team will use either as a true closer.

• It was a four-run game, so it didn’t matter in the end. Still, it’s notable that the Marlins held Calvin Faucher back for the ninth on Wednesday, using Anthony Bender in the eighth. I thought they might give the nod to Bender in the ninth after trading Tanner Scott; Faucher has had the better season, but Bender has been excellent as of late and has some experience in the ninth. For now, though, Faucher gets the edge in the rankings.

• I was rather hoping the Royals would acquire a true closer to supplant James McArthur. Instead, they acquired two very talented relievers with little experience in the ninth in Lucas Erceg and Hunter Harvey. Maybe that still makes McArthur the choice for saves for now, but in truth, I’m not sure McArthur is deserving of a bullpen spot at all; his 5.31 ERA and 17.5% K rate are both thoroughly unimpressive. On the other hand, neither Erceg nor Harvey has pitched particularly well of late. I’m placing Erceg first here, but it’s not something I’m very confident about.