RELIEVERS: 2019 Sleepers

This column is aimed at sleepers. Sleepers here are relievers who have skills that are better than their current projected role, with the idea that they will get a better role in-season. Some of the relievers examined in this column last year were Brad Brach (RHP, CHC), Joe Jiménez (RHP, DET), Brad Boxberger (RHP, KC), Drew Steckenrider (RHP, MIA), and Kirby Yates (RHP, SD). Let's start this year with the Tampa Bay Rays who have some interesting arms in their pen:

TAM               Sv Hld  IP xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9 BPV 15$ ADP
==============    == === === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === === ===
J.Alvarado (L)    28  15  65 3.00 1.11 10.9  2.7  0.3 120  11 170
D.Castillo         4  23  58 3.34 1.10 10.1  3.8  0.9 132   0 520
C.Roe      ...

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