Best skills relievers in June 2025
Jul 6 2025
This article looks at the best skills relievers in June. We start with closers who have had elite skills in June and at least six saves. Here are their year-to-date numbers:
closers w/skills | SV | HD | IP | xERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB% | HR/9 | xERA' |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hader, Josh HOU LHP | 24 | 0 | 38.2 | 2.89 | 0.72 | 40% | 35% | 1.4 | 2.81 |
| Scott, Tanner LA LHP | 18 | 0 | 39.0 | 2.92 | 1.03 | 28% | 24% | 1.2 | 3.05 |
| Chapman, Aroldis BOS LHP | 14 | 2 | 34.0 | 2.58 | 0.79 | 39% | 31% | 0.5 | 1.34 |
| Bednar, David PIT | 12 | 3 | 29.2 | 2.82 | 1.15 | 35% | 27% | 0.6 | 1.96 |
| Bautista, Felix BAL | 16 | 0 | 29.2 | 3.18 | 1.15 | 35% | 19% | 0.9 | 2.61 |
| Williams, Devin NYY | 11 | 7 | 30.1 | 3.30 | 1.19 | 30% | 20% | 0.3 | 2.20 |
xERA' is xERA over the past 30 days.
These closers all had at least six saves in June, but they also had great strikeout rates and strong K%-BB%. As you can see from their June xERAs--it was a good month. Boston Red Sox closer Aroldis...
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