RELIEVERS: Elite skill sets so far—170 BPV or more

This column shifts focus from failing closers and possible replacements to a look at the highest BPV relievers who are not currently projected for saves so far in 2020. There are a whopping 12 relievers who have that 200+ BPV and one or no saves, so let's start there.

200+ BPV             Sv  IP  xERA WHIP  DOM  CMD HR/9 BPV pxERA
===================  == ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== === =====
T.Duffey (MIN)        0  9.0 1.42 0.44 12.0  --   --  257  3.24
J.Gant (STL)          0  6.3 1.16 0.32 12.8  9.0  --  252  4.56
D.Williams (MIL)      0  9.7 2.07 0.93 18.6  4.0  0.9 240  4.14
R.Tepera (CHC)        0  8.7 2.08 0.81 14.5  7.0  1.0 234  4.47
B.Parker (PHI)        0  4.3 1.84 0.92 14.5  7.0  --  228  3.94
J.Staumont (KC)       0 10.3...

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