This article references Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman, Brett Cecil, Dellin Betances, Doug Fister, Drew Storen, Jake Arrieta, Jason Hammel, John Lackey, Kyle Hendricks, Lance McCullers, Marco Estrada, Mike Fiers, Nathan Eovaldi, Roberto Osuna, Scott Feldman, Zack Greinke and more! "Wins" is the "runs scored" of pitching stats - overshadowed, grammatically awkward and often an afterthought on draft day. Most owners figure that drafting good pitchers will automatically translate into more wins. [...]Keep on reading: Four Starting Pitcher Draft Sleepers for Wins

This article references Alex Colome, Brad Boxberger, Danny Farquhar, Drew Storen, Keone Kela, Roberto Osuna, Shawn Tolleson and more! With spring training more than halfway through, evaluations of battles within bullpens of the American League have started to clear up. While most teams have established closers that are simply putting in their obligatory work in preparation of the regular season, other teams have remaining questions that are in the process of being ironed out. Injuries and effectiveness are factors that are considered in this analysis. Editor's note: Don't forget that our closer depth charts are also updated[...]Keep on reading: Bullpen Position Battles: American League

In a pure baseball trade last Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals exchanged outfielder Ben Revere and relief pitcher Drew Storen. The Blue Jays addressed an obvious, yet somewhat ambiguous need in their mediocre bullpen while the Nationals added ... read more »

Can Revere man center field for Washington? And can Storen fill a void for the Blue Jays?

This article references Aroldis Chapman, Darren O’Day, Drew Storen, Francisco Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon and more! The Washington Nationals are looking to trade both Jonathan Papelbon and Drew Storen, according to ESPN.com. The Nationals acquired Papelbon by the trade deadline from the Philadelphia Phillies and made him the team’s closer. They removed Storen from the closer role and made him the set-up man. Storen bombed in the role while Papelbon was not nearly as good as was in Philly after making the All-Star team this season. Washington didn’t live up to expectations as the heavy favorite in the N[...]Keep on reading: Nats Trying To Trade Papelbon And Storen

This article references A, Addison Reed, C, Drew Storen, Mark Lowe, OF, SP, SS, TE, Tony Sipp, Trevor May and more! While holds are even tougher to predict than saves, the players we’ll highlight today include some elite setup men to target off the waiver wire for Week 25 of the fantasy baseball season. The more likely an MLB team is to win, the more likely these pitchers will be eligible to earn the holds that could be the difference between winning or losing in your fantasy league. Editor’s Note: to read about even more waiver wire options for relief pitchers, be sure to check out our famous waiv[...]Keep on reading: Holds Leagues: Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 25

This article references A, C, Drew Storen, Jonathan Papelbon, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! Drew Storen was demoted from his closers role with the Washington Nationals after the team traded for Jonathan Papelbon. Storen isn’t exactly pleased by the demotion, according to ESPN.com. Storen has 29 saves and a 1.73 ERA in his first year as the closer, according to baseballreference.com. Despite the success, Washington is allowing Papelbon to become the closer because he wouldn’t have accepted the deal unless he was guaranteed the role. "All I'm going to say is that I'm aware of t[...]Keep on reading: Storen Unhappy With Papelbon Becoming Closer

This article references A, C, Drew Storen, Jonathan Papelbon, OF, SP, SS, TE and more! Jonathan Papelbon is the latest reliever that the Washington Nationals are interested in. The Nationals are “making progress” to acquire the Philadelphia Phillies closer. The 34-year-old right-hander has wanted out of Philly seemingly all year. The Phillies are out of contention for the postseason while Washington is holding onto first place in the NL East, and could use help at the back end of the bullpen. According to the report, Papelbon won't approve the deal unless he becomes the cl[...]Keep on reading: Nationals ‘Making Progress’ On Papelbon: Won’t Approve Deal Unless He Is Closer

This article references 1B, 2B, 3B, A, A.J. Ramos, Andrew Miller, Arodys Vizcaino, Aroldis Chapman, Brad Boxberger, Brad Ziegler, Bryan Shaw, C, Carson Smith, Carter Capps, Cody Allen, Craig Kimbrel, Darren O'day, David Robertson, Dellin Betances, Drew Storen, Francisco Rodriguez, Glen Perkins, Greg Holland, Hector Rondon, Huston Street, J.j. Hoover, Jake McGee, Jason Grilli, Jason Motte, Jay Bruce, Jenrry Mejia, Jeurys Familia, Jim Johnson, Joakim Soria, John Axford, Johnny Cueto, Jonathan Papelbon, Kelvin Herrera, Ken Giles, Kenley Jansen, Kevin Jepsen, Koji Uehara, Mark Melancon, Neftali Feliz, OF, Pedro Strop, Rafael Soriano, Roberto Osuna, Santiago Casilla, Sergio Romo, Shawn Tolleson, SP, SS, TE, Tony Watson, Trevor Rosenthal, Tyler Clippard, Wade Davis, Will Harris, Will Smith, Zach Britton and more! Below you will find our rest of season tiered rankings for relief pitchers. This list was constructed reflecting the probability of trades being completed between now and the MLB trade deadline. Obviously a bird in hand is better than two in the bush, but it feels necessary to account for potential moves and the impact it will have on that player's projections. Let's get to it. Editor’s Note: You can check out all of RotoBaller’s fantasy baseball midseason rankings and analysis, which [...]Keep on reading: Midseason Fantasy Baseball Tiered Rankings: Relief Pitchers

This article references A, Aaron Harang, Aroldis Chapman, C, Cole Hamels, Drew Storen, Edward Mujica, J.j. Hoover, Jeff Samardzija, Johnny Cueto, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Smith, Mike Leake, OF, Robert Stephenson, Roberto Osuna, SP, SS, TE, Tyler Clippard and more! With the MLB trade deadline arriving on July 31st, many teams are scrambling to get deals done to either make a run for the [...]Keep on reading: Fantasy Baseball Impact of the MLB Trade Deadine