RELIEVERS: 20 LIMA options for 2020

Last year, this column provided 20 LIMA targets just by filtering projections as follows: a 100 BPV or better, a 3.50 xERA or better, a 9.0 Dom, 3.0 Cmd ratio and 1.0 HR/9 or better, a mixed league $15 amount under $10, and an ADP higher than 250. This year, these filters yield 10 relievers:

LIMA filters          Sv Hld  IP  xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9 G% F% BPV  $ ADP
===================== == === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== == == === == ===
D.Betances (NYM)       2  14  58  2.88 1.17 14.0  3.1  0.6 46 33 154  2 432
R.Pressly (HOU)        4  19  58  2.75 1.10 12.3  4.4  0.9 49 27 172  3 449
D.Castillo (TAM)       8  19  65  3.29 1.12 10.4  3.6  0.8 53 32 139  4 506
C.Knebel (MIL)         4  19  58  3.33 1.26 12.6  3.1  0.9 44 36 139 -2...

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