The Hold Up 6/29: Ranking the Top 70 Relievers for Holds Every Week

As distinct bullpen roles begin to steady throughout the league, it’s nice to see all but 1 RP in tier 2 pitching well recently. That one outlier being Tommy Kahnle, who...

As distinct bullpen roles begin to steady throughout the league, it's nice to see all but 1 RP in tier 2 pitching well recently. That one outlier being Tommy Kahnle, who had been lights out basically all year up until his past 2 outings. He's allowed 4 earned runs over his past inning of work, doubling his ER total from his previous 30 innings. While it is nothing to be overly concerned about yet, the next few outings will be very important for him. He has never really had success at the MLB level over 3 seasons up until this year, so perhaps his first half has been a fluke. He should also be next in line if/when the team trades David Robertson, which would be a nice boost to his value, assuming he can keep things together from here on out.

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.

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