RELIEVERS: Time to Dig Deeper

Here are some skills studs with underwater value in the first half that you must track over the second half. These relievers all have shown superb across-the-board BPIs and just need a role upgrade that very well may be coming sooner rather than later. AL first:

1H               IP    ERA  WHIP   $
==============  ====  ====  ====  ==
Dotel (DET)     28.0  3.54  1.07   0
Herrera (KC)    44.3  3.05  1.11   0
Kelley (SEA)    26.0  3.12  1.23  -2
Doolittle (OAK) 14.7  2.45  1.02  -3

Here are the skills:

1H               IP    Dom   Cmd  HR/9  xERA  BPV
==============  ====  ====  ====  ====  ====  ===
Dotel (DET)     28.0  13.2   5.9   0.6  2.24  205
Herrera (KC)    44.3   7.7   3.8   0.8  3.04  120
Kelley (SEA)    26.0  10.4   4.3  ...

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