Ranking |
RP |
| 1 | Craig Kimbrel – Atl |
| 2 | Greg Holland – KC |
| 3 | Aroldis Chapman – Cin |
| 4 | Alex Wood – Atl |
| 5 | Mark Melancon – Pit |
| 6 | Carlos Carrasco – Cle |
| 7 | Steve Cishek – Mia |
| 8 | David Robertson – CWS |
| 9 | Cody Allen – Cle |
| 10 | Koji Uehara – Bos |
| 11 | Trevor Rosenthal – StL |
| 12 | Joaquin Benoit – SD |
| 13 | Fernando Rodney – Sea |
| 14 | Glen Perkins – Min |
| 15 | Jonathan Papelbon – Phi |
| 16 | Dellin Betances – NYY |
| 17 | Kenley Jansen – LAD |
| 18 | Huston Street – LAA |
| 19 | Francisco Rodriguez – Mil |
| 20 | Drew Storen – Was |
| 21 | Hector Rondon – ChC |
| 22 | Zach Britton – Bal |
| 23 | Addison Reed – Ari |
| 24 | Matt Shoemaker – LAA |
| 25 | Neftali Feliz – Tex |
| 26 | Sean Doolittle – Oak |
| 27 | Jake McGee – TB |
| 28 | Yusmeiro Petit – SF |
| 29 | Santiago Casilla – SF |
| 30 | Brad Boxberger – TB |
| 31 | Andrew Miller – NYY |
| 32 | Tyler Clippard – Oak |
| 33 | Luke Gregerson – Hou |
| 34 | Brett Cecil – Tor |
| 35 | Wade Davis – KC |
| 36 | LaTroy Hawkins – Col |
| 37 | Ken Giles – Phi |
| 38 | Jenrry Mejia – NYM |
| 39 | Carlos Martinez – StL |
| 40 | Joe Nathan – Det |
| 41 | Joakim Soria – Det |
| 42 | Bobby Parnell – NYM |
| 43 | Tanner Roark – Was |
| 44 | Sergio Romo – SF |
| 45 | Adam Ottavino – Col |
| 46 | Aaron Sanchez – Tor |
| 47 | Daniel Norris – Tor |
| 48 | Kevin Quackenbush – SD |
| 49 | Mike Foltynewicz – Atl |
| 50 | Kendall Graveman – Oak |
| 51 | Danny Duffy – KC |
| 52 | Chad Qualls – Hou |
| 53 | Tony Watson – Pit |
| 54 | Rafael Soriano – |
| 55 | Ernesto Frieri – TB |
| 56 | Joe Smith – LAA |
| 57 | Pat Neshek – Hou |
| 58 | Darren O’Day – Bal |
| 59 | Will Smith – Mil |
| 60 | Marco Estrada – Tor |
Relief Pitcher Notables
Joaquin Benoit (San Diego Padres). Benoit has proven over the last two seasons that he has the stuff to be a successful closer. This year, he’ll open the season with the role on a much-improved San Diego team, one that could feed him more save opportunities than Padres closers have seen in a long time. His ridiculously low hit rate from last year means you can’t count on another 0.77 WHIP, but a return to 2013 levels would be just fine for his current draft value.
Joakim Soria (Detroit Tigers). Does anyone think Joe Nathan is making it through the season healthy and with the closing gig? An absolutely disastrous 2014 season should have the Tigers ready to turn to another option. Fortunately, a clear closing candidate already exists on the roster in the form of Soria, the one-time elite closer who showed during another injury-tinged 2014 that he can handle the job. Soria’s the perfect endgame pick for a speculative saves opportunity.
