RELIEVERS: Arizona, Cleveland, Detroit, Philadelphia

Here is the second installment from the bottom of the closer list ranked by xERA to date, starting with Arizona:

ARI                 IP    ERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9   G/F   xERA pxERA BPV
================   ====  ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ======= ==== ===== ===
Ziegler            16.3  2.76 1.65  5.5  1.2  0.0  60/15  4.22  3.29  18
Clippard           16.3  2.76 1.29  8.8  4.0  1.1  30/43  3.43  4.26 107
D.Hudson           17.3  1.56 0.69  5.7  2.2  0.0  45/32  3.69  3.55  56
Chafin (L)         13.0  5.54 1.46 11.1  2.3  0.0  52/28  3.18  3.62  99
E.Marshall          9.7  3.72 1.14  4.7  1.2  0.0  57/29  4.17  5.25  18
J.Barrett          14.0  2.57 0.93  7.1  5.5  0.6  43/33  3.47  4.41 114

Incumbent groundball specialist Brad Ziegler...

Almost!

You’re just a few clicks away from accessing this feature and hundreds more throughout the year that have a singular goal in mind: Winning your league. Subscribe to BaseballHQ.com here!

Already a subscriber? Sign in here

More From Relief Pitchers

Emmanuel Clase (RHP, CLE) and Devin Williams (RHP, NYY) are not vulnerable yet, but April has not been great.
Apr 27 2025 3:06am
This column examines early ERA and xERA data in the context of projected ERA and xERA data to tease out skills questions.
Apr 20 2025 3:09am
Projections should guide your skills choices, but you should also examine how teams are deploying their relievers. Here is an early view of five pens' usage.
Apr 13 2025 3:09am
Everything is amplified the first day, first week. Let's take a look.
Mar 30 2025 3:10am

Tools