August Reliever Rankings

Up this week are the August rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Remember that players are listed where they’re most valuable, so if you don’t see someone you’re looking for, check another position. Designated hitters are listed with the first basemen.

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Relief pitcher Rankings

Aug	RP	Team	2018	July
1	Kenley Jansen	Dodgers	1	1
2	Edwin Diaz	Mariners	5	2
3	Craig Kimbrel	Red Sox	2	3
4	Blake Treinen	Athletics	16	8
5	Aroldis Chapman	Yankees	9	4
6	Felipe Vazquez	Pirates	3	9
7	Corey Knebel	Brewers	8	5
8	Raisel Iglesias	Reds	6	6
9	Bud Norris	Cardinals	99	19
10	Kirby Yates	Padres	88	53
11	Wade Davis	Rockies	13	10
12	Blake Parker	Angels	26	16
13	Brad Hand	Indians	10	11
14	Will Smith	Giants	196	36
15	Roberto Osuna	Astros	4	28
16	Cody Allen	Indians	12	7
17	A.J. Minter	Braves	45	39
18	Josh Hader	Brewers	43	17
19	Brad Boxberger	Diamondbacks	33	23
20	Sergio Romo	Rays	116	33
21	Hector Rondon	Astros	70	20
22	Ken Giles	Blue Jays	7	31
23	Pedro Strop	Cubs	59	67
24	Seranthony Dominguez	Phillies	303 SP	21
25	Sean Doolittle	Nationals	19	13
26	Shane Greene	Tigers	30	41
27	Brandon Morrow	Cubs	14	12
28	Drew Steckenrider	Marlins	56	46
29	Kelvin Herrera	Nationals	27	32
30	Fernando Rodney	Twins	28	27
31	Archie Bradley	Diamondbacks	23	26
32	Ryan Madson	Nationals	51	NR
33	Jeurys Familia	Athletics	15	18
34	Kyle Barraclough	Marlins	31	15
35	Andrew Miller	Indians	20	37
36	Dellin Betances	Yankees	38	38
37	Brad Brach	Braves	22	35
38	Wily Peralta	Royals	161	40
39	Jose Leclerc	Rangers	154	NR
40	Mychal Givens	Orioles	48	57
41	Daniel Winkler	Braves	129	48
42	Jose Alvarado	Rays	153	45
43	Joe Jimenez	Tigers	90	29
44	Tommy Hunter	Phillies	64	54
45	Lou Trivino	Athletics	340	55
46	Keone Kela	Pirates	46	14
47	Tyler Clippard	Blue Jays	157	49
48	Steve Cishek	Cubs	69	63
49	Chad Green	Yankees	32	30
50	Addison Reed	Twins	37	47
51	David Robertson	Yankees	44	43
52	Jordan Hicks	Cardinals	146	69
53	Miguel Castro	Orioles	182 SP	NR
54	Robert Gsellman	Mets	235 SP	65
55	Justin Anderson	Angels	NR	50
56	Jace Fry	White Sox	402	73
57	Zach Britton	Yankees	29	24
58	Arodys Vizcaino	Braves	24	25
59	Carl Edwards Jr.	Cubs	42	68
60	Alex Colome	Mariners	11	60
61	Joakim Soria	Brewers	50	22
62	Anthony Swarzak	Mets	63	84
63	Tony Watson	Giants	72	64
64	Luis Avilan	White Sox	93	NR
65	Ryan Tepera	Blue Jays	118	51
66	Seth Lugo	Mets	96 SP	83 SP
67	Alex Claudio	Rangers	34	74
68	Nate Jones	White Sox	21	44
69	Yoshihisa Hirano	Diamondbacks	75	NR
70	Sam Dyson	Giants	180	66
71	Adam Ottavino	Rockies	132	71
72	Phil Maton	Padres	77	NR
73	Mark Melancon	Giants	25	52
74	Jared Hughes	Reds	148	70
75	Reyes Moronta	Giants	199	85
76	Victor Arano	Phillies	126	NR
77	Chris Martin	Rangers	168	NR
78	Brandon Maurer	Royals	73	77
79	Ryan Pressly	Astros	78	NR
80	Chris Devenski	Astros	41	34
81	Juan Minaya	White Sox	195	NR
82	Kyle Crick	Pirates	251	59
83	Pat Neshek	Phillies	82	NR
84	Mike Wright	Orioles	321 SP	NR
85	Caleb Ferguson	Dodgers	NR	NR

Dropping off: Edubray Ramos (42nd), Greg Holland (56th), Chaz Roe (58th), Joe Kelly (61st), Seunghwan Oh (62nd), Hunter Strickland (72nd), Will Harris (75th)

• With a handful of closers becoming setup men at the trade deadline, there are fewer sure things here than I can ever remember. Heck, the No. 10 guy here is a 31-year-old journeyman with five career saves under his belt.

• I dropped Kelvin Herrera from 20th to 29th after he left Tuesday’s game with shoulder tightness. Ryan Madson seems like the guy to grab with Sean Doolittle out indefinitely.

• The Blue Jays acquired Ken Giles to close, but giving up five runs in the 10th against the Red Sox on Tuesday wouldn’t seem to bode well for his chances in the short term. I moved Tyler Clippard back up some as a result.

• Here’s how I have the more up-in-the-air situations ranked:

Mets: Robert Gsellman 54th, Anthony Swarzak 62nd, Seth Lugo 66th
Orioles: Mychal Givens 40th, Miguel Castro 53rd, Mike Wright 84th
Rangers: Jose Leclerc 39th, Alex Claudio 67th, Chris Martin 77th
White Sox: Jace Fry 56th, Luis Avilan 64th, Nate Jones 68th, Juan Minaya 81st

Swarzak would have been the high Met on the list, but he’ll miss at least another week with shoulder inflammation.

It doesn’t make any financial sense for the Rangers to let Leclerc close, but he seems to be the preferred choice anyway. If I were the Rangers, I’d probably give Chris Martin a crack at the job. He just missed a month with a groin strain and he hasn’t been all that impressive when healthy, but he throws in the mid-90s and does a decent job against lefties with his cutter. He’s not nearly the talent that Leclerc is, but the Rangers don’t have to worry about paying him big bucks in arbitration down the line.