RELIEVERS: Central division relievers looking at 2017

This week we continue with a look at relievers who pitched in the Central in 2016 and then next week we finish up out West. Rather than run through every team, here is a list of the reliable skill sets who were also positive earners in 2016:

           
Closers            Sv  IP  xERA WHIP  Dom  Cmd HR/9  $
=================  == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===
A.Miller (CLE) (L) 11 57.0 1.64 0.70 15.2 12.0  1.1  16
Oh (STL)           13 67.0 2.90 0.84 11.6  5.4  0.4  14
Chapman (CHC) (L)  30 45.0 2.26 0.87 13.4  6.1  0.4  12 [FA]
Herrera (KC)       10 58.7 2.65 0.85 11.2  9.1  0.6  10
C.Allen (CLE)      24 53.3 3.24 1.09 11.6  3.0  1.2   7
H.Rondon (CHC)     18 43.7 2.80 0.80 10.5  8.5  1.2   6
Thornburg (MIL)     5 52.7 3.12 0.87...

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