RELIEVERS: ARI, BOS, HOU, MIN, SF

This week, Arizona, Boston, Houston, Minnesota, and San Francisco.

Arizona closer Mark Melancon (RHP, ARI) has been out only with COVID and returned on Friday, so don't let recent results fool you into thinking Ian Kennedy (RHP, ARI) is now the closer. The division of saves so far is interesting, though:

ARI                W Sv Hld  IP  xERA  DOM  CMD HR/9 BPV CLN/APP  LI   vL   vR
================= == == === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === ======= ==== ==== ====
M.Melancon         0  4   0  8.0 4.91  3.4  3.0  --   56   5/8   1.65 .200 .353
I.Kennedy          2  3   3 12.0 5.99  6.0  1.1  0.8 -24   8/12  1.54 .200 .276
K.Nelson (L)       0  0   4 10.7 2.86 10.1  6.0  --  151   9/10  1.14 .143 .143
J.Mantiply (L)     1  2   3 10.3 3.94 ...

Almost!

You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

More From Relief Pitchers

This column examines early ERA and xERA data in the context of projected ERA and xERA data to tease out skills questions.
Apr 20 2025 3:09am
Projections should guide your skills choices, but you should also examine how teams are deploying their relievers. Here is an early view of five pens' usage.
Apr 13 2025 3:09am
Everything is amplified the first day, first week. Let's take a look.
Mar 30 2025 3:10am
Some things observed in March that you should know going into 2025.
Mar 21 2025 3:08am

Tools