RELIEVERS: Early 2022 look at possible trade chips

For teams searching for a shot in the arm at the end of games, it's never too early to start looking at relievers, and there are plenty available. First, three lists of relievers available; next, let's check out some of the teams who might be interested.

Five right-handed relievers who could be used in leverage:

RH leverage         Sv Hld  IP   ERA xERA WHIP  K%  K-BB% HR/9 
=================   == === ==== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===== ==== 
D.Bednar (PIT)      13   4 38.0 2.37 3.21 1.00  34    26   0.7
D.Robertson (CHC)   12   0 33.3 1.89 3.08 0.96  33    22   0.8
T.Rainey (WAS)      12   1 28.0 3.54 4.19 1.32  30    19   1.6
L.Trivino (OAK)      6   1 23.3 6.94 3.50 2.01  30    19   0.8
D.Bard (COL)        16   0 30.7 2.35 3.32 1.14  29  ...

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