The Hold Up 6/22: Ranking the Top 70 Relievers for Holds Every Week

Another week down, and another top set-up man goes down with it. Joe Smith who had been in the middle of a nice little comeback season winded up on the...

Another week down, and another top set-up man goes down with it. Joe Smith who had been in the middle of a nice little comeback season winded up on the DL with shoulder inflammation.  While the injury isn't considered too serious right now, any type of shoulder problem that could potentially linger is obviously a concern. As far as potential closers in waiting on this list goes, I'd rank my top 10 options as follows; Arodys Vizcaino, Trevor Rosenthal, Tommy Kahnle, Brad Hand, Sean Doolittle, Keone Kela, Joaquin Benoit, Shane Greene, Hunter Strickland, Kyle Barraclough.

TIER 1: Good Vibrations

1. Andrew Miller (Cleveland Indians)

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Rick Graham

Rick resides in the Boston area and has experience as a player and coach at the collegiate level. He has been covering relievers for Pitcher List since 2017.