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2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

ECR™ | Expert Consensus Ranking

Relief Pitchers Rankings: Consensus of 66 Experts
Latest Update: 4/06/2013 (?)
Rank Player (team, position) Overall Best Worst Ave Std Dev
1 Craig Kimbrel (ATL, RP)51 1 3 1.1 0.3
2 Jonathan Papelbon (PHI, RP)89 2 7 3.6 1.1
3 Aroldis Chapman (CIN, SP,RP)79 1 23 3.0 3.4
4 Joe Nathan (TEX, RP)124 2 14 7.6 2.4
5 Fernando Rodney (TB, RP)123 3 21 7.7 3.4
6 Mariano Rivera (NYY, RP)115 4 31 7.8 4.1
7 Rafael Soriano (WSH, RP)121 4 25 8.2 3.8
8 J.J. Putz (ARI, RP) INJ131 6 23 9.8 3.5
9 Sergio Romo (SF, RP)135 3 22 10.5 3.9
10 Jason Motte (STL, RP) INJ143 2 43 13.0 10.0
11 Jim Johnson (BAL, RP)152 7 40 14.1 5.3
12 Greg Holland (KC, RP)154 5 24 14.3 4.0
13 Huston Street (SD, RP)156 4 29 15.0 4.8
14 John Axford (MIL, RP)164 3 30 15.6 4.6
15 Tom Wilhelmsen (SEA, RP)177 6 35 17.4 6.0
16 Addison Reed (CWS, RP)178 9 40 18.0 6.0
17 Kris Medlen (ATL, SP,RP)75 1 10 3.2 1.8
18 Rafael Betancourt (COL, RP)189 8 30 20.6 4.5
19 Jason Grilli (PIT, RP)191 7 35 20.8 5.5
20 Glen Perkins (MIN, RP)196 7 39 21.9 7.0
21 Grant Balfour (OAK, RP)201 8 33 22.6 5.4
22 Chris Perez (CLE, RP)199 9 64 23.0 6.8
23 Casey Janssen (TOR, RP)207 10 49 26.1 7.4
24 Kenley Jansen (LAD, RP)218 6 44 26.2 8.0
25 Steve Cishek (MIA, RP)221 15 46 28.0 6.1
26 Ernesto Frieri (LAA, RP)228 10 44 28.2 7.5
27 Brandon League (LAD, RP)234 15 78 30.4 9.5
28 Ryan Madson (LAA, RP)248 16 68 32.6 8.9
29 Lance Lynn (STL, SP,RP)162 4 40 17.5 8.7
30 Carlos Marmol (CHC, RP)264 16 85 34.3 9.7
31 Marco Estrada (MIL, SP,RP)194 5 44 22.6 8.9
32 Bobby Parnell (NYM, RP)260 21 49 32.2 5.8
33 Jonathan Broxton (CIN, RP)270 14 125 34.9 15.2
34 Alexi Ogando (TEX, SP,RP)216 7 57 27.5 9.6
35 Hisashi Iwakuma (SEA, SP,RP)265 13 60 34.8 8.1
36 Jose Veras (HOU, RP)290 20 75 37.9 9.4
37 Bruce Rondon (DET, RP)289 20 156 41.4 19.0
38 Shelby Miller (STL, SP,RP)282 13 110 35.6 14.8
39 Kyuji Fujikawa (CHC, RP)301 26 87 40.8 10.3
40 Sergio Santos (TOR, RP) INJ304 20 79 42.2 12.7
41 Vinnie Pestano (CLE, RP) INJ307 19 55 38.3 6.9
42 Mitchell Boggs (STL, RP)295 11 82 36.3 13.1
43 Ryan Cook (OAK, RP)322 19 65 40.5 10.0
44 David Robertson (NYY, RP)323 15 59 41.3 8.6
45 Drew Storen (WSH, RP)330 19 73 43.0 9.8
46 Joaquin Benoit (DET, RP)311 23 68 40.2 10.3
47 Tyler Clippard (WSH, RP)342 10 71 43.2 10.2
48 Sean Marshall (CIN, RP) INJ331 22 70 43.9 10.4
49 Al Alburquerque (DET, RP)341 28 80 43.7 10.7
50 Andrew Cashner (SD, SP,RP)336 27 69 42.7 8.7
51 Jake McGee (TB, RP)346 22 77 45.9 10.0
52 Frank Francisco (NYM, RP)356 34 97 49.1 14.5
53 Wade Davis (KC, SP,RP)325 25 65 44.1 8.0
54 David Hernandez (ARI, RP)379 22 74 46.7 11.5
55 Brian Wilson (RP)337 27 133 53.3 23.4
56 Luke Gregerson (SD, RP)366 29 69 47.4 10.8
57 Trevor Rosenthal (STL, RP)397 19 61 44.9 10.4
58 Erasmo Ramirez (SP,RP)355 29 67 45.8 12.0
59 Phil Coke (DET, RP)426 34 136 58.3 31.4
60 Sean Doolittle (OAK, RP)360 34 75 49.1 12.1
61 Jonny Venters (ATL, RP) INJ390 29 102 53.5 16.4
62 Drew Smyly (DET, SP,RP)375 32 63 45.6 11.0
63 Kelvin Herrera (KC, RP)495 15 67 48.8 10.1
64 Ross Detwiler (WSH, SP,RP)348 29 68 45.4 12.7
65 Jose Valverde (DET, RP)381 21 179 63.5 37.0
66 Koji Uehara (BOS, RP)374 26 76 52.1 14.9
67 Santiago Casilla (SF, RP)488 32 90 54.2 16.3
68 Andrew Bailey (BOS, RP) INJ544 42 171 59.8 28.4
69 Joel Peralta (TB, RP)364 30 72 51.0 11.5
70 Francisco Liriano (PIT, SP,RP)361 31 67 48.3 10.3
71 Patrick Corbin (ARI, SP,RP)507 33 76 52.0 14.6
72 David Phelps (NYY, SP,RP)506 37 93 52.8 23.3
73 Brett Myers (CLE, SP,RP) INJ518 30 73 54.3 12.5
74 Rex Brothers (COL, RP)409 31 120 69.0 30.3
75 Darren O'Day (BAL, RP)394 35 71 54.1 13.1
76 Dylan Bundy (BAL, RP)413 39 218 66.8 43.2
77 Joakim Soria (TEX, RP) INJ704 42 130 66.0 30.0
78 Mark Melancon (PIT, RP)380 33 78 57.5 16.0
79 Octavio Dotel (DET, RP)389 38 78 58.7 11.8
80 Carlos Villanueva (CHC, SP,RP)412 40 81 57.7 14.7
81 Junichi Tazawa (BOS, RP)489 43 73 53.5 10.8
82 Mike Adams (PHI, RP)497 33 74 58.0 11.2
83 Eric O'Flaherty (ATL, RP)408 44 67 51.4 8.7
84 Steve Delabar (TOR, RP)407 34 79 56.5 22.5
85 Jim Henderson (MIL, RP)505 43 103 62.8 20.7
86 A.J. Ramos (MIA, RP)  37 121 79.0 42.0
87 Wilton Lopez (COL, RP)399 45 81 58.1 13.0
88 Brad Peacock (HOU, SP,RP)577 38 64 51.0 13.0
89 Josh Collmenter (ARI, SP,RP)597 39 76 62.3 16.6
90 Brandon Lyon (NYM, RP)  40 167 82.6 43.8
91 Matt Thornton (CWS, RP)523 44 88 64.5 14.0
92 Jared Burton (MIN, RP)500 41 91 62.0 15.0
93 Jake Arrieta (BAL, SP,RP)611 42 55 48.5 6.5
94 Edward Mujica (STL, RP)484 43 79 61.0 18.0
95 Heath Bell (ARI, RP)569 47 107 73.6 22.4
96 Aaron Crow (KC, RP)496 48 77 59.9 10.0
97 Pat Neshek (OAK, RP)469 46 180 113.0 67.0
98 J.J. Hoover (CIN, RP)526 47 137 74.7 34.1
99 Jordan Walden (ATL, RP)503 48 83 68.0 13.0
100 George Kontos (SF, RP)532 47 56 51.5 4.5
101 Brad Ziegler (ARI, RP)519 48 82 65.0 17.0
102 Darren Oliver (TOR, RP)431 48 70 59.0 11.0
103 Alfredo Aceves (BOS, SP,RP)635 50 154 107.7 43.2
104 Carter Capps (SEA, RP)616 50 118 82.3 25.1
105 Antonio Bastardo (PHI, RP)392 50 90 68.8 17.9
106 Sean Burnett (LAA, RP) INJ549 51 62 57.0 4.5
107 Wade LeBlanc (MIA, SP,RP)572 52 250 119.3 92.4
108 Jeremy Affeldt (SF, RP) INJ592 53 97 76.3 18.1
109 Ronald Belisario (LAD, RP)514 53 78 65.5 12.5
110 Logan Ondrusek (CIN, RP)639 54 234 144.0 90.0
111 Ryan Webb (MIA, RP)641 55 201 130.7 59.7
112 Michael Stutes (PHI, RP)645 56 242 149.0 93.0
113 Daniel Bard (BOS, SP,RP)648 57 251 147.3 79.8
114 Tim Collins (KC, RP)485 57 105 84.7 20.3
115 Joe Smith (CLE, RP)486 57 84 70.5 13.5
116 Kyle Kendrick (PHI, SP,RP)537 57 74 65.6 6.5
117 Donnie Veal (CWS, RP)423 59 116 87.5 28.5
118 Wesley Wright (HOU, RP)555 61 99 78.0 15.0
119 Jesse Crain (CWS, RP)419 61 84 70.0 9.1
120 Pedro Strop (BAL, RP)602 63 168 102.7 46.5
121 Brad Lincoln (TOR, SP,RP)631 63 113 92.7 21.5
122 Scott Downs (LAA, RP)622 63 94 76.0 13.1
123 Francisco Rodriguez (MIL, RP)476 64 71 67.0 2.9
124 Dale Thayer (SD, RP)582 65 132 88.2 23.9
125 Stephen Pryor (SEA, RP) INJ680 67 192 129.0 51.0
126 Joba Chamberlain (NYY, RP) INJ700 67 157 112.0 36.7
127 Troy Patton (BAL, RP)530 68 68 68.0 0.0
128 Brad Brach (SD, RP)543 71 137 104.0 33.0
129 Matt Belisle (COL, RP)591 72 95 82.0 9.6
130 Jeremy Horst (PHI, RP)475 72 80 76.0 4.0
131 Javier Lopez (SF, RP)654 74 135 104.5 30.5
132 Franklin Morales (BOS, SP,RP)  75 126 100.5 25.5
133 Robbie Ross (TEX, RP)633 75 86 81.7 4.8
134 Kyle Farnsworth (TB, RP)  80 112 96.0 16.0
135 Jerry Blevins (OAK, RP)534 82 138 110.0 28.0
136 Casey Fien (MIN, RP)480 85 141 113.0 28.0
137 Shawn Kelley (NYY, RP)659 86 122 104.0 18.0
138 Charlie Furbush (SEA, RP)560 86 109 97.5 11.5
139 Jose Arredondo (CIN, RP)588 87 143 115.0 28.0
140 Craig Breslow (BOS, RP)512 88 106 97.0 9.0
141 Matt Lindstrom (CWS, RP)  89 146 117.5 28.5
142 Josh Edgin (NYM, RP)472 89 127 108.0 19.0
143 Justin De Fratus (PHI, RP)  91 207 149.0 58.0
144 Jon Rauch (MIA, RP)478 95 148 121.5 26.5
145 Luis Ayala (ATL, RP) INJ609 96 161 128.5 32.5
146 Boone Logan (NYY, RP)516 96 123 109.5 13.5
147 Kevin Jepsen (LAA, RP) INJ640 98 150 124.0 26.0
148 Christian Garcia (WSH, RP)  100 103 101.5 1.5
149 James Russell (CHC, RP)637 101 194 147.5 46.5
150 Brian Duensing (MIN, SP,RP)676 106 245 175.5 69.5
151 Michael Gonzalez (MIL, RP)578 107 144 125.5 18.5
152 Jordan Norberto (OAK, RP)  113 177 145.0 32.0
153 Brandon Kintzler (MIL, RP)687 117 165 141.0 24.0
154 Matt Albers (CLE, RP)596 120 152 136.0 16.0
155 Nick Hagadone (CLE, RP)470 121 228 174.5 53.5
156 J.P. Howell (LAD, RP)  122 149 135.5 13.5
157 Arodys Vizcaino (CHC, RP)  125 211 168.0 43.0
158 Josh Lindblom (TEX, RP)542 131 151 141.0 10.0
159 Oliver Perez (SEA, RP)  132 238 185.0 53.0
160 Henry Rodriguez (WSH, RP)587 133 198 165.5 32.5
161 Brett Cecil (TOR, SP,RP)  139 219 179.0 40.0
162 Bryan Shaw (CLE, RP)663 140 191 165.5 25.5
163 Mike Dunn (MIA, RP)691 142 236 189.0 47.0
164 Tanner Scheppers (TEX, RP)747 145 164 154.5 9.5
165 Alex Burnett (BAL, RP)664 146 243 194.5 48.5

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