RELIEVERS: 80 names on the dawn of Opening Day

Guessing what the Baseball Gods have in store for us in 2017 is difficult at best. On the dawn of Opening Day, it seems appropriate to run through the 80 relievers who are projected to have the most impact on the 2017 fantasy baseball season. We will start at the top of the list (by BaseballHQ.com $ ranking) and head down from there, commenting along the way. Here are the top 20 (by projected $ value):

           
Top 20               Sv Hld  IP  xERA WHIP  DOM  CMD HR/9  G/F  BPV  $
=================== === === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== === ===
A.Chapman (NYY) (L)  43   0  65  2.13 0.92 14.5  4.6  0.6 43/34 197  22
S.Oh (STL)           43   0  73  2.97 1.00 10.9  5.2  0.9 38/41 155  20
M.Melancon (SF)      41   0  73  2.75...

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