RELIEVERS: Hidden nuggets in the value projections

This week, where the value is coming for relievers and what you can do to get incremental help for your roster? There are 77 pitchers who have at least $7 value in mixed roto 5x5 (with OBP) through the end of July. That is 77 out of 135 or just over half of the rosterable pitcher population. 50 of those 77 are starting pitchers and 27 are relievers. Let's take a hard look at those 27 relievers:

through July          W Sv  IP   ERA xERA WHIP  DOM  CMD HR/9  $
==================== == == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===
K.Yates (SD)          0 32 45.0 1.00 2.25 0.82 14.6  8.1  0.2  25
J.Hader (MIL)(L)      1 24 52.3 2.58 2.52 0.76 16.5  6.9  1.9  22
B.Hand (CLE) (L)      4 27 45.0 2.40 2.98 1.00 14.0  6.4  1.0  20
W.Smith (SF) (L)  ...

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