Its been a month since our first hold rankings were revealed and while actual spring training stats don't sway or deter me much, a lot has still happened which has created a good amount of movement on this list. Remember, I am ranking these options roughly 60% based on talent, upside and statistics versus 40% based on hold opportunities. So for all of you in holds leagues, here is an updated list of the top setup men heading into 2017 MLB season.
TIER 1: Good Vibrations
1. Andrew Miller (Cleveland Indians)
2. Dellin Betances (New York Yankees)
No changes here. For the record, I don't expect this tier to strictly feature Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances all year. I can see anyone from Tier 2 in here eventually or even someone like Carl Edwards Jr, Matt Strahm or Mychal Givens. These two are just more advanced in the K category and are locks to get plenty of hold chances.
I’ve seen some outlets that are pretty high on Ryan Pressly. What’s your take on him?
I put some thought into placing him towards the bottom of the list, as he is the de facto set up man, but I would rather stay away from the Twins for now untill we see how things shake out over the first couple of weeks.
Capps is scheduled to start the season on the 10 day DL
Why is derek law ranked so much higher than hunter Strickland? I have found no reports that indicate law will be used in the 8th, quite the contrary actually that most resources reference the latter to be the 8th inning guy.
Just found your site this past week, wish I knew about it going into my draft! I’d like to shore up my non-existent relief (punted it in my auction and only have Barraclough and Neris) in a 10 team Saves+Holds H2H league, 4 RP spots. Trying to find a way to pickup Capps and stash him on my DL and then pickup either Gregerson or Ottavino as another RP. I have to drop someone though to start that process. Would you drop any of these guys to make those two moves possible?
OF: Buxton, Brad Miller
SP: Roark, Nola, Keuchel, Shoemaker Manaea, McCullers (starters are deGrom, Darvish, Hill, Lackey)
Thanks in advance.
Hey there! Glad you like the site and hope to see you around during the year.
Well, in a 10 teamer, you don’t need 10 starters on your team. I like all of the ones you own, but you’d be fine without Shoemaker as you make these moves.
Awesome, thank you for the quick reply. I definitely went overboard with all my SP’s, not sure what kind of strategy I was attempting as I look at the results now.
Got your site bookmarked, looking forward to reading the updates. Thanks again.