The position of major league back-up pitcher is so talented that many famous pitchers have not been able to make the list, and the Yankees' "fireball man" Aroldis Chapman, kenley Jansen, the former Dodgers who joined the Warriors in the offseason, and the Warriors' "movie emperor" Terminator Will Smith are not in the top ten. With such a fierce competition on the list, who is the patron saint of the top ten teams? Let's take a look!
1. Josh Hader, Milwaukee brewer
After landing in the major leagues in 2017, the long-haired left pitcher Heard showed full of suppression, and his excellent performances in two seasons made him the team's terminator in 2019, shooting 75.2 innings in 61 games, successfully in 37 rescues, and only 20 guarantees in 138 strikeouts. Although there were only 102 triples in 60 games last season, Head's use of the ball was more streamlined, and he also gained greater efficiency, only 8 points of self-blame points were equal to his losses in the season, only 1 of the 34 rescue successes was lost, and the 1.23 points of 1.23 made him win the best support pitcher award in the National League.
2. Liam Hendriks, Chicago White Sox
The 33-year-old veteran Terminator entered the major leagues in 2011 and after a spin around the Twins and The Royals, he improved with a 2.92 ERA in 2015 and joined the Athletics. In 2019, he threw excellent performances, eating 85 innings in 75 games, shooting 124 strikeouts with only 21 guarantees, and 25 successful rescues. In the past two years, it has become more and more courageous, and after switching to the White Sox last season, it has won 38 rescue successes in 69 games, only 7 guarantees in 113 triple strikes, and the triple strike guarantee ratio is as high as 16.1.
3. Devin Williams, Milwaukee brewer
The 13 games in the major leagues in 2019 are just small tests, and the 2020 shrink season is a year of Williams' emergence, 27 innings in 22 games, 9 guarantees on 53 strikeouts, and the important thing is that the LAC score only dropped 1 point, so his LAC score is amazingly 0.33! However, this did not shake up Heide's status as a finisher, but he also became an important layout pitcher for the Brewers, completing 54 innings of 58 games last season, giving up 15 eras on 87 strikeouts, scoring 2.50, winning 23 relay points, and three successful rescues. In the new season, he will continue to guard the final stages of the Brewers with Head.
4. Emmanuel Clase, Guardian of Cleveland
The Guardians are a base for quality pitchers, with Classe in the Rangers joining the Major League in 2019 and Cleveland in 2021. He had eaten 69.2 innings in 71 games, and although he had only 74 strikeouts and was hit by 51 hits, his ability to solve crises was quite strong, dropping only 10 points of self-blame, leaving his self-blame rate of only 1.29. The Guardians of the new season still need their patron saints to carry his signature cuts to defend the team's victory in the ninth inning.
5. Ryan Pressly, Houston Astros
The 33-year-old Presley came to the major league from the Twins in 2013 and was initially scouted as a lose-dealing pitcher, and it was only in 2016 that he won the team's trust with a solid performance. After dropping 18 points in 51 games for the Twins in 2018, he was traded to the Astros, who knew that he had made a comeback to shoot 32 strikeouts in 26 games, only 3 guarantees and only dropped 2 points to get 13 relay points. He became a team layout pitcher in 2019 and started as a finisher in 2020. Last season, 26 rescues in 64 games and two defeats, the ERA was controlled at 2.25, helping the team to reach the World Series final.
6. Collin McHugh, Atlanta Warriors
Unlike most of the backup pitchers on this list, McHugh is not a finisher, making his debut as a starting pitcher in 2012 and finishing 19-7 in 32 games in 2015, with a 3.89 171 strikeouts, was quite good. However, as the Astros' starting pitcher strength improved, he was turned into a backup pitcher in 2018, but this made his short-term suppressive strength more prominent, eating 72.1 innings in 58 games and only losing 16 points, with a 1.99 ERA. After coming to the Rays last season, he played a powerful role in the bullpen wheel war, losing only 11 runs in 64 innings in 37 games, with an 1.55 ERA. Coming to the Warriors this season he will continue to play such roles.
7 Raisel Iglesias, Los Angeles Angels
Iglesias, who entered major leagues from the Reds in 2015, became the team's terminator in 2017 and scored a total of 100 rescues in 2017-2020. But in 2019, his form was not stable, and although 34 rescue successes were career-highs, 6 rescue failures in 12 defeats were also quite embarrassing. In 2021, he came to the Angels to form a shooting duo with his brothers, and although he ate 70 innings in 65 games and threw 103 strikeouts and only dropped 20 points, he was quite good, but unfortunately failed to help the Angels go further.
8 Craig Kimbrel, Los Angeles Dodgers
The active rescue king does not enter the list seems to be really unreasonable, Kimbrel has 375 rescue successes in his career, and his iconic action of extending his arms and then naturally drooping his forearms before throwing has won him the domineering title of "Scorpion King". In 2010, he entered the major league as a Finisher for the Warriors the following year and won 46 rescues for the team, and in 2013, he had 50 rescues in 68 games. After winning the World Series with the Red Sox in 2018, he joined the Cubs and was traded to the White Sox in mid-season last season. Before the start of the new season, he was sent to the Dodgers by the team and returned to his familiar terminator role.
9) Jordan Romano, Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays registered for Romano as a starting pitcher, but since landing in the major leagues in 2019, Romano has been in the role of backup pitcher. After dropping just 2 points in 15 games in the 2020 shrink season, he became the team's terminator last season, eating 63 innings in 62 games, dropping only 15 points on 85 strikeouts, and winning 23 rescues, only 1 failing. He continues his role as a Terminator in the new season, and he has not failed in his mission, currently playing 13.2 innings, dropping only 2 points to get 12 rescues. If the Blue Jays continue to perform well, Romano is likely to become the king of rescue in the new season.
10. Jonathan Loaisiga, Yankees, New York
Although "Fireball Man" Aroldis Chapman did not make it into the top ten, his successor Loisiga was pressed into the list, and he was initially used as a pitcher after landing in the major leagues in 2018. The 2020 season began to enter the layout of the pitcher lineup, last season under the pressure of the team's pitcher base, he ate 70.2 innings in 57 games, threw 69 strikeouts and only 16 guarantees, dropped 17 points, took 2.17 self-blame points, got 18 relay points, the victory contribution value of 3.3 was the highest in his career, and won 5 rescue successes during the substitute terminator.
Imagine with just one run of lead, bottom nine innings, two outs, full bases, which big heart-backed pitcher would you be willing to send to solve the crisis? Come and discuss with us in the comments section!