RELIEVERS: Projections after the 2023 All-Star Break

This week, projections. They are organized in K%-BB% cohorts and then listed by projected $V. Commentary as appropriate, but let's not waste time--there are a lot of relievers to list, starting with the three who are projected for a K%-BB% over 30% or more:

proj K%-BB% 30%+        Sv  IP  xERA WHIP K% K%-BB% hr/9  $
====================    == ==== ==== ==== == ====== ==== ==
A.Munoz (SEA)            3  26  2.40 0.96 38   31    0.7 11
J.Hader (SD) (L)        13  26  2.92 1.12 42   30    1.4 10
J.Alvarado (PHI) (L)     0  13  2.15 1.08 41   32    0.7  0 [IL]

These are obviously elite strikeout pitchers with elite K%-BB%. José​ Alvarado (LHP, PHI) is lights out when he is not on the IL. But he is on the IL and has been supplanted by

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