The Relief Brief: Wednesday, September 28th

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Somewhere around 35% of at bats come against a team’s bullpen. Most DFSers, however, pay attention only to the matchup an offense has with starting pitchers.

In order to give RotoGrinders readers an edge on the field, we have developed a Bullpen Pitching article that focuses on bullpen usage and skill, as well as the elements that may come into play on that day in terms of the bullpen pitchers an offense is likeliest to see. Although we developed this article as part of our Premium Content Package, we decided to make this article free to all readers for the remainder of the 2016 MLB season!

Wednesday night features a 14-game slate. While I won’t break down every bullpen situation, we will begin with the bullpen highlights. Let’s get to it!

1. Bullpen Highlights

Bryan Mitchell pitched reasonably well in his last outing against the Blue Jays, which also happened to be the longest outing of his four starts (six innings). Control issued have impacted his pitch count and longevity, so an outing beyond six innings seem unlikely at this point. The Yankees are desperately clinging to their dwindling playoff hopes, which could mean that Mitchell will have a short leash tonight if he runs into trouble. The Yankees bullpen has been less elite over the last 30 days, though still above average. Dellin Betances has especially struggled (including with making throws to first base). All in all, this is an appealing spot for Red Sox bats, but there may be some better spots on the slate such as….

Shelby Miller will be facing the Nationals tonight. If the Nats do what they did last night, they’ll put in a lineup of benchwarmers, which could favor Shelby. However, Mr. Miller owns a 5.17 xFIP and a 6.47 ERA this season, and isn’t the likeliest candidate for a lengthy start. The loss of Wilson Ramos may make the Nationals even more gung-ho about resting regulars, so keep an eye on lineups as lock approaches. Regardless, there is some appeal here as the Diamondbacks ‘pen put in some work last night and has been the second worst bullpen in baseball over the course of the season.

Control issues have largely kept Francisco Liriano from elite outings, but he has been better than you may think since joining the Blue Jays as he has sported a 3.82 xFIP and a 3.35 ERA to go along with heavy groundball numbers. Liriano will need to keep the ball on the ground tonight against the Orioles if he wants to work deep into this game, and the advanced metrics lead me to believe that he will do just that (provided that he can control the walks too). The Blue Jays’ bullpen owns the fourth best SIERA in baseball on the season, but has allowed a HR/9 rate of 1.60 over the last 30 days.

Zach McAllister will be making just his second start of the season as the Indians are clearly in “looking ahead” mode. In his one start and in all relief appearances, McAllister has a long outing of 2.0 innings and has thrown no more than 36 pitches in any appearance. Simply put, this is going to be a bullpen game from start to finish. The Indians used four relievers yesterday and all put in heavy amounts of work, which means that this unit is both tired and in for another long night. I imagine that Francona and the Indians coaching staff will want to continue giving key bullpen arms regular work down the stretch, but they’re also not overly concerned with results (did you see the lineup they put out yesterday against Verlander?). This spot is very intriguing against the desperate and hot hitting Tigers.

Cole Hamels has allowed 21 earned runs in his last 25 innings pitched. Meanwhile, the Brewers have not been slouches against lefties, as they own the sixth best team wOBA against lefties in 2016 (.330). The Rangers have a playoff spot firmly locked up, and this could be another spot where a team will want to keep their rotation in rhythm, but won’t extend the starter beyond a certain point. I’d expect five to six innings for Hamels tonight before things are turned over to the bullpen. This bullpen continues to be a liability overall, and there could be some sneaky appeal here.

It has been widely reported and acknowledged that Sonny Gray will likely be limited to one to two innings of work tonight as he returns from the DL. One to two innings you say? That means six to eight innings of work for the Athletics bullpen. While the A’s ‘pen has been above average this season, the weakness of most bullpens is long relief. We can expect several innings of long relief in this game, and if the Angels can tag on a few runs, we may see low leverage arms all game long from Oakland. This is another sneaky spot to consider getting in on.

Jose De Leon will make his fourth big league start tonight against the Padres. In his first major league start (also against the Padres), De Leon struck out nine hitters while allowing three earned runs over six innings. The hard contact has been an issue, but there is also a lot of promise and hype attached to De Leon. He’s not really a pitcher that we want to attack, and he’s backed up by an excellent bullpen. The Dodgers ‘pen did have to put in some work last night, but they have enough arms that are fresh to put together a strong team pitching performance tonight.

Tyler Chatwood is typically a good source of innings and a good source of ground balls, but that hasn’t consistently been the case in the second half of the season. In his last 13 starts, Chatwood has gone for five innings or less on eight occasions. While the Giants are struggling at the plate, they showed some signs of life yesterday as they try to hold on to a wild card spot. I like this spot for some Giants bats, especially because of the Rockies bullpen that happens to own the worst bullpen ERA in baseball this season and a 1.48 HR/9 rate over the last 30 days.

Favorite bullpens to pick on today.

1. Arizona Diamondbacks

2. Texas Rangers

3. Cleveland Indians

4. Oakland Athletics

5. Colorado Rockies

2. Bullpen Personnel Movement

Toronto reliever Joaquin Benoit tore a muscle in his calf and will not pitch again in the regular season. He has a chance to pitch later in October if the Jays make it that far. This is a major blow to Toronto’s bullpen as he had registered 23.2 scoreless innings for the Jays.

3. Other Notes And Insights

The Giants and Rockies have a combined 57 blown saves to go along with 77 saves.

With baseball season winding down, I just wanted to thank all of you for reading! I hope this article has helped you over the last two months of the season. As always, I am happy to hear your thoughts, ideas and input for this article.

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Pitcher Hand Team xFIP SIERA K% Pitches1 Pitches2 Pitches3
Travis Wood L CHC 5.14 4.41 19.33 5 0 0
Edwin Jackson R SDP 6.04 5.05 16.14 0 0 0
Daniel Hudson R ARI 4.63 3.95 21.29 0 0 0
Clayton Richard L SDP 4.58 4.23 14.08 0 0 84
Marc Rzepczynski L WAS 4.29 4.14 21.15 0 0 0
David Hernandez R PHI 4.96 3.84 24.84 19 0 0
Tom Wilhelmsen R SEA 7.55 4.85 13.40 0 0 0
Neftali Feliz R PIT 5.45 3.58 26.92 0 0 0
Huston Street R LAA 7.33 5.57 13.33 0 0 0
Fernando Rodney R MIA 4.59 3.91 26.28 0 0 0
Joakim Soria R KCR 5.15 3.73 23.24 0 0 25
Francisco Rodriguez R DET 4.65 3.77 21.40 0 0 0
Craig Kimbrel R BOS 3.28 2.67 39.13 0 0 0
Koji Uehara R BOS 4.10 2.48 35.63 0 0 0
Joe Nathan R SFG 3.40 4.79 29.17 5 0 0
Drew Storen R SEA 5.00 3.60 20.63 3 16 0
Tyler Clippard R NYY 5.12 3.76 27.13 21 0 16
John Axford R OAK 4.88 4.01 20.00 0 0 0
Matt Belisle R WAS 3.47 3.73 17.68 0 0 21
Aroldis Chapman L CHC 2.15 1.94 39.25 0 16 20
Kenley Jansen R LAD 2.00 1.54 42.02 0 0 21
Joaquin Benoit R TOR 4.63 4.00 25.13 0 0 24
Carlos Villanueva R SDP 5.84 3.61 19.43 0 0 0
Jeff Manship R CLE 5.60 4.47 18.44 0 0 0
Jeremy Jeffress R TEX 3.92 3.45 17.78 0 16 0
Luke Gregerson R HOU 3.64 2.66 29.13 0 18 0
Jim Johnson R ATL 3.55 3.14 24.80 13 0 0
Matt Reynolds L SFG 5.30 6.58 10.00 0 0 0
Frank Herrmann R PHI 10.88 4.83 19.67 0 0 21
Jason Motte R COL 6.31 3.61 22.64 0 0 0
Brad Ziegler R BOS 3.68 3.40 21.19 3 0 0
Jerry Blevins L NYM 3.77 3.11 28.82 0 0 10
Sean Burnett L WAS 3.55 4.58 11.76 0 0 7
Tony Sipp L HOU 7.62 4.67 19.44 0 0 0
Boone Logan L COL 4.03 3.22 30.17 0 0 20
David Robertson R CHW 4.37 3.73 28.13 0 0 12
Santiago Casilla R SFG 4.69 3.17 27.63 0 0 1
Sergio Romo R SFG 3.80 2.83 29.70 0 0 0
Kevin Jepsen R TBR 6.99 5.11 15.63 0 13 0
Peter Moylan R KCR 4.78 3.89 17.65 10 0 1
Mark Lowe R DET 6.52 4.36 21.27 0 0 0
Pedro Strop R CHC 3.52 2.34 34.10 0 21 0
Jake McGee L COL 6.13 4.27 18.50 0 0 0
Javier Lopez L SFG 6.26 5.04 12.50 0 0 0
Brandon Kintzler R MIN 4.37 3.45 15.02 0 0 0
Antonio Bastardo L PIT 5.29 4.13 24.29 27 0 24
Phil Coke L PIT 7.15 6.77 8.89 0 31 25
Jhoulys Chacin R LAA 4.82 4.17 18.57 0 0 0
Clay Buchholz R BOS 5.97 4.90 15.37 0 0 0
Wade Davis R KCR 2.98 3.50 26.67 11 0 22
Brian Duensing L BAL 5.43 5.04 15.69 0 0 0
Brett Cecil L TOR 4.25 2.89 27.40 0 2 0
Ross Ohlendorf R CIN 6.32 4.21 23.05 21 0 0
Zach Britton L BAL 2.69 2.04 27.98 0 0 14
Fernando Abad L BOS 4.69 4.41 20.71 0 0 2
Trevor Cahill R CHC 5.14 3.96 23.72 13 0 0
Chris Young R KCR 7.75 4.45 23.10 0 0 0
Joe Blanton R LAD 3.88 3.60 25.74 0 0 18
Wade LeBlanc L PIT 5.83 3.67 20.92 32 0 11
Fernando Salas R NYM 5.04 3.99 21.07 7 0 16
Blake Wood R CIN 4.80 3.76 24.18 0 0 16
Joe Smith R CHC 6.07 4.25 17.96 0 0 0
Josh Collmenter R ATL 6.52 4.37 20.14 0 0 0
Jose Valdez R LAA 6.75 5.33 21.51 0 15 0
Dillon Gee R KCR 5.92 4.30 16.92 0 0 44
Jeanmar Gomez R PHI 4.58 4.09 16.08 0 0 0
Brandon Morrow R SDP 5.34 4.47 11.67 0 0 18
Louis Coleman R LAD 4.54 4.17 22.00 18 0 0
Cory Gearrin R SFG 4.02 3.35 23.08 0 0 11
Anthony Swarzak R NYY 6.88 3.18 24.11 0 0 0
Vance Worley R BAL 5.54 4.71 15.51 0 0 0
Jake Peavy R SFG 5.09 4.21 19.57 0 0 0
J.P. Howell L LAD 3.99 3.20 20.75 0 0 8
Steve Cishek R SEA 4.10 2.90 30.80 0 14 14
Juan Nicasio R PIT 4.55 3.28 27.64 25 0 13
Jordan Lyles R COL 5.07 4.98 11.93 0 0 0
Brad Hand L SDP 3.64 3.12 30.21 20 0 17
Bryan Shaw R CLE 4.65 3.42 25.66 0 37 0
Randall Delgado R ARI 4.82 4.41 20.00 18 5 0
Andrew Miller L CLE 2.42 1.13 44.66 0 21 0
Tony Watson L PIT 5.24 3.91 21.32 0 0 0
Tommy Hunter R BAL 3.60 3.90 17.16 18 0 0
Ross Detwiler L OAK 5.18 5.05 12.81 0 0 0
Zach McAllister R CLE 4.68 4.09 23.56 0 0 36
Scott Feldman R TOR 4.96 4.04 16.52 0 0 0
Jason Grilli R TOR 4.84 3.41 32.51 0 16 0
Jacob Turner R CHW 7.93 5.19 14.29 0 0 0
Arodys Vizcaino R ATL 4.17 3.87 27.93 0 0 0
Jerome Williams R STL 7.29 5.26 10.00 0 6 0
Dana Eveland L TBR 6.61 5.30 18.26 24 0 0
Zach Phillips L PIT 2.00 2.87 30.00 0 27 0
Brad Brach R BAL 3.58 2.95 29.43 0 0 22
Shawn Kelley R WAS 3.57 2.04 36.87 9 0 18
Addison Reed R NYM 2.72 2.71 29.47 11 0 0
Dustin McGowan R MIA 4.90 3.91 22.93 12 2 0
Liam Hendriks R OAK 3.48 3.19 24.70 0 0 0
Brad Peacock R HOU 5.71 4.10 22.12 0 0 0
Jared Hughes R PIT 5.55 4.71 12.97 0 19 3
Jeff Locke L PIT 5.66 4.83 12.96 0 0 0
Dellin Betances R NYY 2.39 1.88 41.92 0 11 33
Junichi Tazawa R BOS 4.94 3.32 26.50 0 0 0
Zach Putnam R CHW 3.76 3.45 26.32 0 0 0
Xavier Cedeno L TBR 3.32 3.26 25.00 0 0 0
Kelvin Herrera R KCR 3.06 2.45 30.48 17 0 21
Nate Jones R CHW 3.56 2.65 29.48 0 9 0
Erasmo Ramirez R TBR 5.58 4.18 16.94 0 0 17
David Phelps R MIA 3.53 3.07 31.47 0 10 0
Patrick Corbin L ARI 5.73 4.28 18.37 0 0 28
Will Smith L SFG 3.88 3.49 28.30 0 0 16
Joe Kelly R BOS 4.94 4.20 24.29 0 0 33
Justin Grimm R CHC 4.03 3.35 28.30 29 0 20
Adam Warren R NYY 5.83 4.42 19.62 0 18 21
Tyler Thornburg R MIL 3.41 2.89 33.88 0 0 0
Chris Rusin L COL 3.83 3.63 20.13 0 0 21
Casey Kelly R ATL 5.06 5.50 6.86 0 0 0
George Kontos R SFG 4.60 4.71 15.71 0 0 20
Dan Otero R CLE 2.97 2.93 21.09 0 12 17
Chad Qualls R COL 5.27 4.27 14.57 0 0 0
Justin Wilson L DET 3.91 3.09 26.03 0 21 0
Miguel Socolovich R STL 4.61 3.49 24.14 0 0 0
Josh Edgin L NYM 4.80 4.09 25.58 0 9 0
Luis Avilan L LAD 2.65 2.89 35.21 0 0 17
A.J. Ramos R MIA 3.59 4.02 25.74 0 18 0
Mark Melancon R WAS 3.16 3.00 23.41 9 0 12
Oliver Perez L WAS 5.07 3.92 25.00 0 0 0
Pat Neshek R HOU 4.03 3.49 23.98 7 0 0
Nick Vincent R SEA 4.46 3.28 27.12 0 17 22
Brad Boxberger R TBR 5.96 4.84 18.63 0 0 14
Matt Albers R CHW 6.74 5.01 12.83 24 0 0
Trevor Rosenthal R STL 4.59 4.00 28.65 24 0 0
Andrew Bailey R LAA 5.46 4.13 21.35 0 23 0
Aaron Loup L TOR 5.34 3.33 24.14 0 0 0
Cody Allen R CLE 4.12 3.01 32.27 0 18 0
Zach Duke L STL 3.56 3.24 27.42 5 0 15
Tony Cingrani L CIN 5.35 5.21 17.83 23 0 0
Jake Diekman L TEX 4.23 3.77 26.54 0 0 0
Jeurys Familia R NYM 3.15 3.10 24.67 21 0 0
Jim Henderson R NYM 5.50 3.72 27.78 0 13 0
Carlos Torres R MIL 4.59 3.87 22.53 0 25 0
Will Harris R HOU 2.98 2.73 27.20 0 16 12
Tanner Scheppers R TEX 4.25 5.64 11.54 0 0 0
Sean Doolittle L OAK 3.86 3.00 30.88 0 0 16
Jonathan Broxton R STL 4.81 3.99 20.82 0 0 8
Dan Jennings L CHW 4.07 4.43 17.39 0 4 0
Rob Scahill R MIL 4.39 3.45 18.18 0 0 0
Adam Ottavino R COL 3.51 2.53 30.30 0 0 12
Darren O’Day R BAL 5.35 3.43 28.91 0 0 0
Evan Scribner R SEA 2.30 2.47 33.33 0 17 0
Jesse Chavez R LAD 5.23 3.61 22.52 0 0 0
Yusmeiro Petit R WAS 5.51 4.08 18.70 0 38 0
Jhan Marinez R MIL 4.40 3.92 18.90 22 0 14
Josh Fields R LAD 4.09 3.53 25.50 15 0 0
Hector Rondon R CHC 4.15 2.49 29.69 0 29 0
Brandon Maurer R SDP 4.22 3.72 23.88 0 0 0
Ryan Pressly R MIN 4.40 3.98 20.56 10 0 27
T.J. McFarland L BAL 6.53 5.22 6.25 0 0 0
Alex Wilson R DET 4.05 4.26 17.20 0 24 0
Brett Oberholtzer L LAA 6.95 4.76 16.83 0 0 32
Bruce Rondon R DET 4.24 3.17 30.53 0 15 0
Vidal Nuno L SEA 5.30 3.78 20.34 11 0 0
Danny Farquhar R TBR 6.07 3.38 28.57 0 0 0
J.C. Ramirez R LAA 5.39 3.80 17.79 0 9 0
Matt Purke L CHW 4.15 4.78 17.86 0 0 0
Rafael Martin R WAS 1.47 1.40 50.00 0 14 6
Alex Colome R TBR 3.74 2.59 31.13 0 0 17
Albert Suarez R SFG 5.37 4.45 15.38 0 0 0
Ryan Tepera R TOR 4.76 4.23 19.23 0 0 0
Evan Marshall R ARI 6.36 5.15 11.39 0 0 0
Dustin Molleken R DET 3.68 3.88 19.05 0 0 0
Chase Whitley R TBR 2.90 3.60 23.08 62 0 0
Sean Gilmartin L NYM 7.04 4.44 14.10 0 0 0
Heath Hembree R BOS 4.46 4.03 21.86 0 0 24
Matt Bush R TEX 3.41 3.12 25.53 11 0 0
Mike Montgomery L CHC 4.46 3.50 22.75 12 0 0
Blake Parker R NYY 4.57 4.61 19.44 17 0 0
Blake Treinen R WAS 4.29 3.37 25.10 0 0 0
Deolis Guerra R LAA 4.45 3.80 16.90 0 24 0
Oliver Drake R BAL 4.22 3.22 29.85 11 0 0
Justin Miller R COL 4.82 4.04 23.78 37 0 0
Jose Diaz R CIN 6.38 4.40 18.82 0 0 26
Kevin Siegrist L STL 5.37 3.91 26.52 0 0 12
Tyrell Jenkins R ATL 7.96 5.90 10.76 36 0 0
Chris Withrow R ATL 5.71 4.74 17.53 0 0 0
Jose Alvarez L LAA 3.80 3.79 20.16 0 0 0
Steve Geltz R TBR 9.04 5.06 19.27 14 0 0
Donn Roach R OAK 6.98 5.38 7.14 0 0 0
Jed Bradley L ATL 5.30 6.72 12.12 0 0 0
Ryan Buchter L SDP 3.78 3.84 31.15 0 0 0
Buddy Baumann L SDP 3.28 3.85 23.53 16 0 9
Zach Lee R SEA 7.13 4.03 20.00 0 0 0
Kevin Chapman L HOU 3.53 4.06 14.29 9 0 0
Hector Neris R PHI 3.97 2.90 31.55 0 0 0
Kevin Quackenbush R SDP 5.30 4.76 16.80 7 0 0
Michael Mariot R PHI 6.85 4.60 26.51 0 0 0
Blaine Hardy L DET 4.57 4.55 18.27 0 0 19
Colton Murray R PHI 5.71 4.12 20.66 0 0 44
Bo Schultz R TOR 5.55 3.70 14.71 0 0 0
Keith Hessler L SDP 6.20 6.49 10.31 0 0 0
Danny Barnes R TOR 2.80 3.74 24.14 0 15 0
Chris Devenski R HOU 3.04 3.17 25.53 19 0 0
Pat Venditte S SEA 6.95 4.48 19.15 0 0 0
Cory Rasmus R LAA 7.10 6.48 14.43 0 0 0
Alex Wood L LAD 4.08 3.38 23.48 19 0 0
Ian Krol L ATL 3.71 3.05 24.41 10 0 0
Michael Blazek R MIL 6.57 5.14 18.00 0 0 0
Jose Dominguez R SDP 7.02 5.59 11.54 19 0 0
Chaz Roe R ATL 3.91 3.35 28.81 0 0 0
Justin Marks L TBR 7.40 7.49 12.50 0 0 58
Blaine Boyer R MIL 4.70 4.96 9.16 13 0 0
Enny Romero L TBR 5.58 4.44 24.50 0 24 0
Adam Liberatore L LAD 3.57 3.48 27.06 0 0 0
Felipe Rivero L PIT 4.01 3.32 28.57 0 0 21
Johnny Barbato R NYY 5.18 3.27 26.32 0 0 0
Buddy Boshers L MIN 3.46 3.03 24.64 11 0 0
Rafael Montero R NYM 7.13 5.16 21.51 0 14 0
Hansel Robles R NYM 4.26 4.00 26.18 0 0 0
Kirby Yates R NYY 4.59 3.39 27.93 0 33 0
Josh Ravin R LAD 2.17 2.39 39.29 0 0 0
Arquimedes Caminero R SEA 5.80 4.95 17.10 0 0 0
Sam Dyson R TEX 4.25 3.30 19.63 28 0 0
Bryan Mitchell R NYY 4.78 5.15 11.25 0 0 0
Shane Greene R DET 3.76 3.65 24.07 0 0 26
Michael Tonkin R MIN 5.04 3.51 25.08 10 0 0
Andrew Albers L MIN 8.30 4.35 20.00 0 0 0
Trevor May R MIN 4.48 3.05 32.09 0 0 0
Hunter Strickland R SFG 3.80 3.45 22.76 0 0 0
Alex Meyer R LAA 5.66 4.79 24.24 0 0 0
Josh Osich L SFG 6.89 4.38 15.75 24 0 0
Andrew Chafin L ARI 3.47 3.33 28.87 0 0 0
Ben Rowen R MIL 0.00 3.15 10.53 0 0 0
Edwin Escobar L ARI 6.76 5.19 14.78 0 10 0
Mike Morin R LAA 4.16 3.82 21.70 0 0 0
Chasen Shreve L NYY 6.42 3.65 23.70 0 0 0
Nick Goody R NYY 5.99 4.03 26.77 0 0 0
Robby Scott L BOS 2.40 2.97 25.00 0 0 0
Luis Garcia R PHI 4.68 4.39 20.90 18 0 13
Brian Flynn L KCR 4.49 4.06 20.40 21 0 12
Roenis Elias L BOS 8.80 7.01 7.32 0 0 0
Grant Dayton L LAD 3.84 2.10 38.30 12 0 0
Shae Simmons R ATL 2.80 3.23 12.00 0 0 0
Nick Wittgren R MIA 4.40 3.84 19.81 0 0 0
Cody Martin R SEA 6.85 4.72 14.29 0 0 0
Henry Owens L BOS 9.93 7.24 18.07 0 0 0
Noe Ramirez R BOS 8.57 4.42 23.33 0 0 0
Michael Lorenzen R CIN 4.27 2.95 22.87 0 0 0
Scott Alexander L KCR 4.05 3.60 19.48 11 0 0
Patrick Schuster L PHI 7.61 6.48 15.69 0 0 24
Jake Barrett R ARI 4.88 4.18 22.27 0 0 0
Corey Knebel R MIL 4.46 3.82 25.95 0 0 0
Eddie Gamboa R TBR 4.45 5.46 14.71 0 0 20
Kyle Ryan L DET 3.80 4.17 15.02 12 7 0
Dalier Hinojosa R PHI 4.38 3.83 18.18 0 0 0
A.J. Cole R WAS 5.66 4.28 24.34 0 0 56
Erik Goeddel R NYM 4.87 4.19 23.18 0 33 0
Derek Law R SFG 3.22 3.04 23.19 0 0 16
Ryan Dull R OAK 4.21 3.39 25.18 0 27 20
Michael Ynoa R CHW 4.29 4.88 20.83 0 0 0
Zach Neal R OAK 5.33 4.46 9.41 31 0 0
Dominic Leone R ARI 7.25 4.51 17.56 0 0 0
Leonel Campos R SDP 5.27 4.73 24.42 0 0 0
Jason Hursh R ATL 0.00 7.18 9.09 0 0 0
Jake Buchanan R CHC 14.80 3.25 25.00 0 0 0
Keyvius Sampson R CIN 6.27 4.74 23.60 29 0 0
David Goforth R MIL 6.89 4.36 16.36 0 0 0
Sammy Solis L WAS 3.47 3.81 27.85 12 0 0
Logan Verrett R NYM 6.33 4.81 16.38 0 0 0
Matt Koch R ARI 6.23 5.81 14.29 69 0 0
Mike Wright R BAL 6.26 4.58 15.61 0 0 0
Christian Bergman R COL 6.55 4.03 18.97 3 0 0
Eddie Butler R COL 6.35 4.42 15.96 0 0 0
Austin Adams R CLE 6.42 4.18 20.78 21 0 0
Jayson Aquino L BAL 1.23 2.30 37.50 0 0 0
Chris Beck R CHW 6.66 5.48 14.81 13 0 0
Cam Bedrosian R LAA 2.66 2.70 31.65 0 0 0
Hunter Cervenka L MIA 4.83 4.60 24.71 17 20 0
James Hoyt R HOU 6.32 3.06 30.56 0 27 0
Kyle Crockett L CLE 3.05 3.60 23.53 0 0 0
James Pazos L NYY 8.30 3.48 18.18 0 4 0
Spencer Patton R CHC 5.70 4.64 21.78 0 0 0
Keone Kela R TEX 5.65 3.52 29.20 15 0 0
Cody Ege L LAA 6.24 4.32 17.78 27 0 0
Shawn Armstrong R CLE 5.12 4.59 18.92 25 0 0
Richard Bleier L NYY 3.26 3.35 13.75 7 20 0
Brandon Cunniff R ATL 5.01 5.39 20.31 0 0 0
Ryan Weber R ATL 5.65 3.78 14.84 0 0 0
C.J. Edwards R CHC 3.31 2.40 37.30 22 0 10
Andrew Triggs R OAK 3.85 3.18 23.21 0 0 0
Trevor Gott R WAS 3.80 4.38 24.00 0 10 0
Dylan Floro R TBR 2.89 3.84 19.44 0 0 0
Enrique Burgos R ARI 5.23 4.27 24.85 16 0 0
Odrisamer Despaigne R MIA 6.04 5.60 13.60 24 0 0
Phil Klein R PHI 4.63 3.75 24.59 0 0 22
Ken Giles R HOU 3.58 2.50 35.51 0 17 23
Tommy Milone L MIN 5.80 4.08 16.78 20 0 0
George Farmer R DET 5.95 4.94 20.77 0 91 0
Alexander Claudio L TEX 3.58 3.52 16.10 9 0 0
Robert Ross Jr. L BOS 3.66 3.36 25.12 8 0 0
Dario Alvarez L TEX 5.01 2.22 36.94 0 0 12
Adam Achter R LAA 6.96 5.38 7.59 0 0 0
Matthew Barnes R BOS 4.41 3.82 25.27 0 0 12
Severino Gonzalez R PHI 3.80 3.38 23.36 35 0 0
Roberto Osuna R TOR 3.62 2.91 30.04 11 0 19
Ryan Madson R OAK 4.79 4.04 18.47 0 0 0
Michael Feliz R HOU 4.02 2.61 34.08 0 0 0
Raisel Iglesias R CIN 3.86 3.36 25.90 0 0 15
Elvis Araujo L PHI 5.62 4.73 22.14 0 0 0
Matt Grace L WAS 1.13 1.01 40.00 0 0 8
Tyler Wagner R ARI 2.97 3.88 17.50 0 0 0
Tyler Cravy R MIL 4.57 4.81 19.19 0 14 0
Jon Moscot R CIN 10.61 5.79 9.90 0 0 0
Tyler Wilson R BAL 5.84 4.70 12.66 0 0 0
Cody Anderson R CLE 5.49 3.79 19.70 0 0 0
Jonathan Aro R SEA 8.30 11.03 0.00 0 0 0
David Rollins L SEA 7.69 5.93 12.77 0 0 0
Ryan O’Rourke L MIN 5.49 4.49 19.10 5 0 0
Abel De Los Santos R CIN 5.40 6.84 8.70 0 9 0
Zachary Godley R ARI 5.78 3.88 18.30 0 36 0
Brian Ellington R MIA 4.18 4.42 23.62 0 29 0
Luke Jackson R TEX 10.36 7.30 4.84 0 0 0
Kyle Barraclough R MIA 2.79 3.04 36.51 0 25 0
Andrew Faulkner L TEX 11.54 7.11 3.13 0 0 8
Nefi Ogando R MIA 4.61 5.20 12.73 1 0 0
Silvino Bracho R ARI 8.28 5.68 13.16 0 13 0
Miguel Castro R COL 6.28 3.47 19.05 0 0 0
Jose Ramirez R ATL 4.82 4.66 23.26 12 0 0
Gabriel Ynoa R NYM 3.12 3.74 22.06 0 38 0
Luis Cessa R NYY 6.78 4.29 15.90 84 0 0
Josh Smoker L NYM 5.19 2.09 38.71 0 0 0
Ryan Merritt L CLE 3.05 3.56 10.00 0 0 0
Tayron Guerrero R MIA 5.60 8.78 0.00 0 0 0
Joely Rodriguez L PHI 3.80 4.19 24.00 24 0 0
Mauricio Cabrera R ATL 3.60 4.37 19.33 11 0 0
Parker Bridwell R BAL 11.47 4.68 20.00 0 0 0
Alec Mills R KCR 6.80 7.39 21.05 0 0 0
Michael Clevinger R CLE 5.39 4.46 21.56 43 0 0
Shawn Morimando L CLE 10.95 5.84 18.52 0 0 0
Jon Chargois R MIN 4.27 4.94 16.30 10 0 0
Patrick Dean L MIN 6.24 4.65 15.85 0 0 0
Taylor Rogers L MIN 4.19 2.99 25.20 11 0 0
Tony Barnette R TEX 4.08 3.79 20.17 21 0 0
Jose Leclerc R TEX 4.88 6.25 21.67 0 13 11
Yohander Mendez L TEX 5.60 9.01 0.00 0 0 0
Jandel Gustave R HOU 3.03 2.56 29.17 18 0 0
Juan Minaya R CHW 3.47 5.65 15.79 0 14 0
Joseph Musgrove R HOU 4.88 3.71 21.48 0 0 99
David Paulino R HOU 7.40 7.87 0.00 0 0 0
Dean Kiekhefer L STL 5.16 4.38 15.48 6 8 0
Seung-Hwan Oh R STL 2.87 2.50 33.10 0 0 0
Jacob Barnes R MIL 3.04 3.27 23.47 13 12 0
Damien Magnifico R MIL 7.80 8.31 0.00 0 0 0
Adalberto Mejia L MIN 5.09 5.55 0.00 0 0 0
Steven Okert L SFG 4.80 3.50 25.00 0 0 15
Carlos Estevez R COL 4.64 3.95 24.24 0 0 0
German Marquez R COL 4.67 4.69 12.77 80 0 0
Jose Torres L SDP 1.40 2.08 33.33 30 0 0
Edubray Ramos R PHI 4.28 3.34 25.16 0 0 0
Robert Gsellman R NYM 3.47 3.57 22.58 0 0 107
Seth Lugo R NYM 4.84 4.16 18.78 0 0 0
Austin Brice R MIA 3.80 2.78 28.57 17 13 0
John Gant R ATL 5.19 3.97 22.17 0 0 0
Alex Wimmers R MIN 5.92 5.72 20.00 8 0 25
Greg Mahle L LAA 7.40 4.97 16.47 0 0 0
Chad Girodo L TOR 7.73 3.79 11.36 0 0 0
Zac Curtis L ARI 7.85 6.38 14.29 0 0 0
Warwick Saupold R DET 2.94 3.68 20.41 0 0 0
Daniel Wright R LAA 6.93 5.08 10.46 0 0 90
Ryan Garton R TBR 4.82 3.91 19.25 0 17 0
Edwin Diaz R SEA 2.84 1.81 41.62 0 30 10
Tyler Danish R CHW 12.80 9.16 0.00 0 0 0
Gerardo Concepcion L CHC 3.37 4.54 20.00 0 0 0
Dillon Overton L OAK 10.72 5.32 12.40 24 0 0
Ariel Miranda L SEA 6.24 4.84 17.92 0 0 0
Brooks Pounders R KCR 10.76 3.86 22.45 8 0 0
Donnie Hart L BAL 4.39 3.98 17.46 0 0 0
Carson Fulmer R CHW 6.89 4.79 18.87 0 0 0
Mike Mayers R STL 8.44 5.49 4.76 0 29 0
Koda Glover R WAS 5.67 4.45 19.74 0 0 15
Alex Reyes R STL 3.39 3.86 28.22 0 0 0
Ben Heller R NYY 11.13 5.23 14.71 0 0 0
Jeff Hoffman R COL 8.09 5.55 12.93 29 0 0
Felix Pena R CHC 3.44 2.34 34.38 11 0 0
Jonathan Holder R NYY 6.63 5.97 14.29 0 15 0
Brady Rodgers R HOU 6.25 6.79 12.00 0 0 0
Wandy Peralta L CIN 7.59 6.06 13.89 0 12 0
Kevin McCarthy R KCR 2.56 3.35 20.00 14 0 0
Trevor Williams R PIT 7.28 4.43 17.31 0 0 22
Adam Plutko R CLE 3.20 4.78 25.00 45 0 0

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Collin (Collinman005 on Twitter) is a musician and a lover of sports, particularly New England sports. As a kid, he could be found reading the box scores of his local newspaper, rather than playing with toys like most normal children. Collin heads up the Relief Brief, which breaks down MLB bullpen situations to help DFSers gain an even bigger edge, as well as the NBA Trend Blend. He began contributing to RotoGrinders in July of 2016.