Ranking Best Relief Pitchers From Every MLB Team (2024)

[@dylanyee136]

Wow he did it. He put Diaz at #1 who didn’t even pitch last year lol

[@nalgjwelser1793]

I was like “nah he put Edwin 1st when he didn’t even play 23 season and he rigged it cause he’s a Mets fan

[@SukunaIsHim]

This whole list is dogshit

[@Rykersportclips]

Cuz he a met lol😂

[@EagerShed-xp5zm]

Didn't pitch last yr was great the yr before and butt cheeks the yr before lol makes no since to me either

[@commanderaxw]

Should’ve been number 2 that would’ve been fine. But ya… bias for sure

[@nickmanville900]

Putting Diaz at number 1 even though he's coming off of a year of not pitching and a major injury is an interesting choice 😂 You dropped Tatis from 4th best player in baseball to 16th best player after he missed a year.

[@betodrift1996]

To be fair an ACL tear is not a major injury for pitchers, it's not like they're running around lol

[@nickmanville900]

@@betodrift1996 Ya not a whole lot but he's gonna have to be careful when covering first base lol

[@lukedeakin7124]

@@betodrift1996 1. It wasn't an ACL, it was his Patellar Tendon and 2. As a pitcher he is constantly relying on his legs either to land or create force

[@Bones912]

@@lukedeakin7124dude he’s not gonna hurt in pitching it’s not that fragile. It’s not like he’s a starter where he’s on it a lot

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Yea Diaz ain't young either, and the amount of RP that can still be effective when they're aging and losing a bit off the fastball is.... Slim. Maybe he's one of those rare breeds that can finesse some success in his late years, but it's pretty foolish to bet on that.

[@Yogamer2845]

Not having Chris Martin on this list is insane he had a 1.05 era last year and was basically lights out the whole year

[@ryanlewis8466]

Most underrated pitcher in baseball

[@soundhead18]

I know, right?!?! He should be the Red Sox Closer, not old tired Jansen

[@sandwich434]

He received a Cy young vote as well

[@ethanrobitaille]

Martin is easily the Sox best reliever

[@icymogul705]

“That’s why Bobby Bonilla is the smartest contract of all time”

[@treyswitzer7172]

This fool would probably pick Diaz over Prime Zac Britton…. 👎

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Lmao, if you're Bobby Bo🤣

[@VictorRodriguez-qn1kz]

They got David wright out of it so it is lmao

[@VictorRodriguez-qn1kz]

​@@treyswitzer7172ehhh buck showalter picked 2016 ulbaldo Jimenez over prime zac Britton soo

[@lukedeakin7124]

@@VictorRodriguez-qn1kz they also spent more money than he actually was owed because they gave him interest(and only gave him the deferrals because they thought they were gonna make money off investments with Bernie Madoff)

[@conman1495]

So you ranked Edwin Diaz #1 without him pitching in all of 2023 but you don't rank Felix Bautista because he's not pitching next year? Doesn't make sense. I thought this was based on this past year of play heading into next year? Even if Felix isn't playing, he was the 1st or 2nd best reliever in all of MLB last year.

[@davidzitterkopf4383]

Yeah, I love Marc, but he really does let his bias show sometimes.

[@conman1495]

@@davidzitterkopf4383 Marc let his GiraffeNeckMarc come through a bot

[@godusopp2752]

@@davidzitterkopf4383 *all the time

[@jboogie681]

His bias had to go through for this one, he couldn’t have one of his precious mets be ranked number 1 despite they’re an awful team on paper going into next year

[@dannyhochstetler289]

I don't think Diaz should be on the list since he didn't pitch last year but he's a Met fan so he will always rank them higher

[@mereto]

How do you put Kenley Jansen over Chris Martin for the Red Sox if we're going by last year? Chris Martin was by far our best reliever, not even close.

[@henrypatsiopoulos1587]

The Mets bias is unreal. He's super good. I don't think anyone disputes that. He is also maybe the most smoke and mirrors pitcher in the Majors. Consistently some of the best velo, whiff rate, and K rate. However. He has also consistently finished around the 50th percentile in both hard hit% and BB%, and the middle of the pack in these important stats isn't nearly good enough to consider him "the best without a doubt" coming off an entire season where he didn't throw a pitch.

[@nickr3441]

He's also unreliable.

[@spencymontana]

@@nickr3441unreliable is crazy. Maybe 3 years ago.

[@EdwardFlood-x7l]

I mean when you throw 101 on the gun and strike out the world you will uave a higher hard hit percentage and walk rate and they aren't even high. Shouldn't be number 1 he didn't pitch last year but this is a ridiculous argument

[@henrypatsiopoulos1587]

@@EdwardFlood-x7l You don't need to accept my argument, but Diaz's fastball only has a run value of 2, which is in the 57th percentile. Sure, he's a strikeout machine, but it's dumb to suggest that walk rate and hard hit% are stats inherently and solely tied to high velo. Gregory Santos had a FB velo in the 99th percentile, as well as a bb% and hard hit% both well above average. Before you ask, no I am not suggesting that he is better, nor am I a White Sox fan.

[@EdwardFlood-x7l]

@henrypatsiopoulos1587 I don't think your a white sox fan but diaz has always literally always been a strikeout guy a lot of guys get js without the best fastball in the world I mean he struck out 60 percent of the batters he's faced no sense gonna get that again for awhile. His slider is 93 and the whiff rate on it is incredible

[@nicholasrieser6475]

Edwin Diaz doesn’t play last season and somehow he’s better than Hader and Devin Williams? Yeah I think that’s a joke there mark

[@BDLforever24]

Williams not being 1 is a joke. The worst list to date

[@betodrift1996]

Putting Steven Wilson over Robert Suarez, Yuki Matsui or Tom Cosgrove for the Padres is crazy lmao

[@Patman0074]

He just doesn't watch any Padres ball outside of his team getting eliminated by them in 2022.

[@xypherus777]

Suarez should've been the guy over wilson

[@isaiahdunham8208]

He’s still hurt by the fact that we bounced them in 22. Definitely ends up showing in his rankings

[@mr.wilzaboi7698]

Biggest drop, Liam Hendricks from 3 to 22 : 19 spots Biggest rise, Camilo Doval from 19 to 10 : 9 spots

[@angelmadueno7346]

And he will only continue to rise being so young.

[@mr.wilzaboi7698]

@@angelmadueno7346 I agree, he is so talented

[@brianmackenzie3675]

I love Hendriks but the dude is starting to show his age

[@KylerF-ir8ok]

​@brianmackenzie3675 He's not showing age! He had cancer dude! In 2022 he was a top 5 reliever in the league!

[@boogieturner7447]

doval shoulda been higher too

[@kyleravensbergen385]

The Romano slander is just insane, look at his statcast sheet man dude is straight nasty and should be top 10

[@nickr3441]

He's overrated

[@Markmen-cw8dj]

diaz at one while not even throwing a single pitch in 2023 MLB season is wild

[@Scene-ItAll]

He’s a Mets fan, what do you expect?

[@Markmen-cw8dj]

@@Scene-ItAll yeah it really showed in this video

[@theminnesotansportspodcast]

It's the best current pitchers, not the best pitchers of 2023. Him not pitching last year doesn't necessarily have to mean he gets pushed down the list.

[@Markmen-cw8dj]

@@theminnesotansportspodcast yes it does

[@yeetyboi1437]

Chris Martin not being #1 for the Sox is an absolute crime.

[@Redsoxgaming]

Ik lol bro had a 1.05 era gave up 1 hr

[@jakesibley7615]

If he’d ranked Martin over Jansen, the Red Sox would have a top 10 reliever in the league

[@theonewhoknocks96]

Top 5 lowkey

[@petekowalczuk4795]

Pal no one on the Sox is in the top ten

[@TheElpirata61]

Top 3 easily

[@theonewhoknocks96]

@@petekowalczuk4795 you don’t know ball dude. Martin had probably the best year for a reliever not named Felix Bautista

[@KylerF-ir8ok]

​@@petekowalczuk4795Yea dude you must not watch a lot of ball! Martin was really good this year man!

[@xavierfranco2]

Edwin Diaz, coming off an injury is the best reliever in all of baseball? I get being a Mets fan, but come on.

[@TheLuiscelaya]

Why did you put Steven Wilson for the Padres? Also Edwin Diaz at number 1 is insane

[@Lilpp6996]

Chris Martin is the Red Sox best reliever

[@christophermatthews3977]

Yeah, him or maybe Josh Winkonski

[@bl_ss]

Wow....I tolerate a lot of blatant bias with these but this one really REALLY takes the cake. Putting Diaz, absent from 2023, at number one, and not even mentioning Bautista apart from being injured, even though he DID play a lot and was similarly nasty to Hader...that's really selective. REALLY selective. If these rankings are strictly projections for the upcoming year, fine it makes sense and I get it, but would it kill you to give props to the one of the definitive top guys from this past season, considering the projections (and thus the main content of the video) are based on past performance? And I know, entitled viewer comment who doesn't have to watch if they hate the content. I'm speaking my mind and spewing my mouth. It's not all that deep but it's still sincere.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Dude put Leclerc behind a ton of bums too.

[@alwayslovo]

as a Mets fan seeing Diaz at #1 is hilarious 😂

[@brandondillman5841]

It hurts for O's fans that The Mountain won't be able to pitch this year. Just a massive human bringing absolute gas with an insane splitter. Can't wait to see him back on the mound in 2025.

[@GiraffeNeckMarc]

Bautista easily top 3 if he’s healthy

[@Bmorefan358]

He’s 1. Cano ranking is fair tho

[@comedyshoweekend]

Should’ve still been included in the vid

[@elcee3292]

If you include Edwin after not pitching you could at least drop an honorable mention for Bautista

[@Jackson54321]

@@GiraffeNeckMarcwanna talk about health? 😂 USE UR FUCKING LOGIC FOR EVERYONE AND NOT JUST YOUR METS

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Clay Holmes is nasty, the only reason he isn't #1 is because there's about that 1/10 outing where the sinker isn't biting much. But when it bites, its one of the best pitches in baseball.

[@drckargaming]

Not putting Chris Martin for the Red Sox is CRAZY

[@davidzitterkopf4383]

Munoz over Brash? Brash had 100 K’s in 70 innings with a 132 ERA+. Dude also has the nastiest slider or “sweeper” in the league.

[@miatalon]

Exactly! Was gonna say the same thing. Both good, but brash is better and should have been much higher on this list.

[@ryanstaiger1712]

I think Matt Brash should’ve gotten the nod over Munoz. He was the most consistent pitcher in the Mariners pen last year. Munoz struggled like crazy once Sewald left.

[@adu3830]

As a braves fan Iglesias at 15 is perfectly fine, he's a really good relief pitcher but there are a lot of really good relief pitchers in baseball. What I'm upset about is tanner Scott and Edwin Diaz rankings lol, pure silliness.

[@SWWonders]

Pierce Johnson is arguably the best reliever on the team now His advanced metrics and pitch movement was ELITE once he left Colorado…I’m talking like one of the top relievers in the league elite especially based on his pitch movement

[@SirSeams28]

"And thats why Edwin Diaz is the best relief pitcher of all time" 💀

[@epict1337]

You're. Not. Funny.

[@SirSeams28]

@@epict1337 I. Didn't. Ask. If. I. Was. Funny. 😁

[@epict1337]

@@SirSeams28 all yall 4 year Olds out here with the attention span of a blade of grass gotta get some original shit this joke ain't been funny in 3 years and yet you still use it.

[@Wavybeavyteavy]

@@epict1337Fr

[@lukedeakin7124]

And he continues to prove it correct, Diaz was injured all year, at a position where players can fluctuate as much as a Relief pitcher, that should disqualify him from 1st, especially for someone who was less than stellar in years prior@@epict1337

[@TrewmanFrancis-wm2mv]

Putting Alexis Diaz all the way at 25 is Criminal

[@garrettputman291]

Agreed

[@billedupspleen]

Jordan Romano is basically playing for his hometown. He was born about 30 minutes away

[@bigsoulja73]

Can’t wait to see you rank the best right fielders from every MLB team!

[@elliotschmidt3978]

He already did that one!

[@BillyBall35]

​@elliotschmidt3978 bro he was joking bc he accidentally initially called the rf vid the rp vid

[@elliotschmidt3978]

@@BillyBall35 beep boop bop

[@theywouldnthavetocensormei9231]

Hey man, I think Acuna could be a pretty effective RP.

[@brendanrea9420]

Tyler Holton was nasty this year out of the Tigers Bullpen. He's a really good middle of relief pitcher.

[@liangeboball3776]

I’m sorry but Edwin Diaz is the only player in all of these rankings where injuries were not taken into account lmao

[@lukedeakin7124]

Of course, Marc can't stand that the Mets are like the 4th best team in the NL East and don't have a #1 player at any positions, so he has to ignore logic for the "best reliever ever" Edwin Diaz

[@bransag23]

Pete Fairbanks is a top 10 reliever. Health is always a concern, but when he is right, he's simply untouchable.

[@JMPIMP254]

he is NOT better than Nick Solak.

[@Erik-vn5xk]

Bro what did the White Sox do to Marc lol. As a fan I agree we are poorly ran but man never misses a chance to emphasize it lmao.

[@DA-yl8js]

Does the same with the Rockies, he literally wished they would trade their best reliever in this video

[@1TightMinute]

I figured out how to watch your content bc you are actually pretty darn good with your takes. I just have to ignore and skip over any of the Mets players you talk about bc those rankings are going to be delulu. Everything else is pretty solid. For the list, I just simply decided to take ED off of it and move everyone up a slot.

[@briansnyder9]

And this is why you cant trust mark to make a non mets biased video. If a guy is hurt for an entire season he is worth nothing to your team therefore he isnot the best relief pitcher in baseball but mark just had to give his poor mets number 1 in something bc god knows they didnt earn it. Any mets ayer who could have been ranked number 1 got traded when they realized even with a great team put together they are they mets they will screw it up

[@SWWonders]

You’re right about Lawrence when he gets out of Colorado… Just look at Pierce Johnson…his advanced metrics and pitch movement once in Atlanta was ELITE He’s arguably their best reliever right now

[@chinoavila9495]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOO ain’t no way he actually put him on the list

[@__Yikes]

My boy James Outman getting decimated in these highlights

[@callmecon15]

thats what a 30% strikeout rate does yk

[@Chill_Guy4]

“This is why Edwin Diaz is the greatest closer of all time.”

[@MarioMorty]

The fact that there are 2 players that were in the white Sox last year and no current ones on this really says something about this team

[@breakfast6723]

Kenley Jansen over Romano when he'd be maybe the 4th best reliever on the Jays last year is definitely a take

[@YaBoyyJohnNBA]

Clay Holmes was really good last year, but man he had some BRUTALLLL games like that god awful Marlins comeback win

[@SoVicked]

yah bro your biases are showing hard on this one, ain’t no way you actually put a guy that didn’t play an ounce of baseball last season at #1. I’m actually dumbfounded he had the courage to post this lmao

[@jonathanowens2683]

Jason foley for the tigers is insane have you heard of Tyler holten he was one of the best relievers in baseball, never disagree but thst was terrible

[@chargers2132]

Happy for the Evan Phillips respect. Guy is nails. I genuinely think he’s had one bad outing I’ve watched in the last two years

[@Extinguisher10]

That injury at the beginning of the season really derailed Andrés Muñoz's year. I expect him to step back up

[@derekpattle5566]

Set up men are relievers too bro… no Chris Martin?!?!?! He had the best reliever ERA in the AL last year…… what a snub dude

[@ScreamingRamen]

I'd like it for the pictures you included ERA+ in your stat lines

[@osfaningaming1179]

this is actually ridiculous. you put edwin diaz at #1 and DIDNT RANK FELIX BAUTISTA WHO IS VERY EASILY THE BEST RELIEVER IN BASEBALL

[@austinskaggs4184]

Devin Williams is so fun to watch. Dude never allows anything. Top 3 for me

[@Teesizzlesbaseball]

Felix Bautista? Reliever of the Year

[@sethwoodhouse4797]

Feel like it might be interesting in future years to just do the top 30 relievers instead of trying to get one from each team because there's just a lot of the best dudes that get missed.

[@rrameir]

no Chris Martin in the video is an absolute joke. 1.05 ERA in 51.1 innings. And Edwin Díaz at 1 lol? Sober up dude

[@maz6431]

Tanner Scott literally had more WAR than EVERYONE listed above him. No shot he’s not top 5 or 10.

[@aberlope5239]

Tbh you're overestimating how mad us braves fans will be at your iglesias ranking. He kinda gave a lot of us heart problems like twice a week

[@dubiedu]

i would be mad if it didn't feel like he was letting two guys on base every outing

[@SWWonders]

@@dubiedu Pierce Johnson is arguably the best reliever on the team now His advanced metrics and pitch movement was ELITE once he left Colorado…I’m talking like one of the top relievers in the league elite especially based on his pitch movement

[@dereklee8103]

Kenley over Chris Martin? As a Sox fan I gotta disagree. Love Kenley tho

[@donaldeggleston6342]

I don’t understand the logic in his rankings. You either gotta value recent production or consistency more unless you admit your rankings are complete guesses based on gut feeling. Diaz hasn’t exactly been consistent and didn’t even play last year because of injury so him at 1 is crazy to me

[@jordantibbetts8470]

Holy fuck this is terrible, Devin Williams at 4😂💀

[@callmecon15]

evan phillips is heavily underrated

[@penguinenjoyer]

I get that Diaz was great but how are we supposed to know how we will perform if he did not pitch at all last season?

[@skorpiontamer]

1:00 royals best reliever (only pitched like a month) was James McArthur. He had 5 saves in the final 2 weeks of season and had 2 separate bases loaded 0 out appearances where he got out of the inning

[@SMHCFL]

W for mentioning Uribe he's nasty

[@Adan_7]

And that’s y even tho he didn’t pitch at all last year Edwin Diaz is the best

[@Deeptocenter]

As a Tigers fan, I LOVE Jason Foley. But Tyler Holton was one of the best relievers in all of baseball last season with a 3.0 bWAR and probably deserved to be on here and much higher than Foley was

[@thefunnfl3909]

Where's Chris Martin? 1.05 ERA

[@Ryan6OC]

“And that’s why Edwin Diaz is better than Mariano Rivera.”

[@derekramos4022]

No Chris Martin is crazy lol he was cy young 12 last year as a Relief pitcher

[@therealcherry]

5:10 might have been the worst strike call ever

[@bockstaboi6638]

You clearly haven’t seen how bad it can get

[@Yeldineyintun]

Type “angel Hernandez worst strike calls” in your browser and get back w me

[@tomglavinehof1]

Hell of a frame job by the catcher

[@Tankcommander4]

How is Romano 23?

[@nicholaschowaniec3316]

Bro, what does Felix Bautista js not exist Even tho he got hurt late in the season Mark put fucking Edwin diaz??

[@Dakotaddk]

Edwin Diaz will pitch next season, Felix Bautista will not Thats the logic hes using for these lists

[@JakeDunn-nc5vg]

He’s ranking them for 2024, and Bautista is not playing to start the year, and Diaz is still by far the best reliever

[@lukedeakin7124]

@@Dakotaddk he's using the logic of "Diaz is a Met and I can't accept that they don't have a #1 player at any postion"

[@WillTheTrainFan]

Why is Kenley the Sox best reliever over Chris Martin? Martin had probably THE best season out of any AL reliever other than Bautista

[@ghost64626]

As much as I love Seawald, I personally would pick Kevin Ginkel for my Dbacks. He was excellent in the 2023 season

[@bryandevito5120]

Diaz at one coming off a major injury is suspect but what did anyone expect here? Marc gonna Marc. Get over it people.

[@Jgimple]

BEDNAR NEEDS TO BE HIGHER

[@fullcircle8231]

As a Braves fan I'm really not that upset at the ranking. Atlanta's bullpen is unique in the fact there's no one or two really amazing pitchers, instead it's a bunch of really good guys who'll typically fly under the radar. Sort of a "quality in quantity" approach.

[@rashiroselin]

I think next year you should just do top 30 relievers.

[@36into6]

Where is the all time known closer, Juan Soto?

[@TheRealBatBoyAlive]

So you put Jason Foley at 28th while Diaz is still #1 despite not even pitching 1 game this season???

[@davidguthrie2710]

Dude how is Wilson ahead of Saurez for the Padres? You not factoring how filthy he was in 2022? And in the play offs?

[@grahamfaulkner3969]

No no no, Chapman should not be on this list. If a pitcher gives you a heart attack when pitching, he shouldn’t be on this list, sorry mark but I disagree with you. He blew many saves with the rangers. Who ever gets him in free agency will give them a heart attack.

[@Sam_Baseball]

Mason miller has by far the best stuff of any reliever, could easily be the best reliever in baseball net season

[@nolanhill11]

U gotta put ur mets biased behind for these vids. Edwin didnt pitch last year. Iglesias is better then 15. And holmes is a borderline top 10 reliever

[@SigmabOi-y3v]

"And thats why Edwin Diaz is the best releiver in baseball."

[@DShew24]

As a Braves fan, I didn’t even know who you would pick from our pen, so #15 for Iglesias is totally fine. As far as Edwin at #1, Hader is the only guy I may have put above him. Hoping to not have to see your boy often this year.

[@birdinflight3861]

Braves fan as well and I was waiting to see who he would pick too. Iggy makes sense and 15 might honestly be a couple of spots too high even

[@samuellloyd6005]

Mets fan came out of Marc today

[@TheStainedMen]

The disrespect to romano

[@MLDoomsday]

Somehow devin williams dropped while diaz is 1 despite not even pitching lol

[@charliep123]

7:58 Jordan Romano is from Markham which is in the Greater Toronto Area, so home town _and_ home country.

[@romnflrs]

Haven’t seen the vid but is Yuki Matsui on here

[@MikalRoblox]

why kenley over hunter harvey and romano

[@Swyzzl]

Having Romano and A.Diaz that low, while a dude who didn't pitch being at #1... Marc i usually defend your hot takes but holy shit this is awful

[@tompearce4779]

chris martin?

[@tobacado7654]

How does Matt Brash not make this list?? He continues to go completely unnoticed. Don't understand how he continues to miss peoples lists as one of the best relivers in baseball.

[@cjsgamehouse223]

Nice vid Marc!

[@chino_ftwdavid4557]

alzolay that low is nuts

[@WeiJie_Chen]

Chapman is the beast 💪

[@ABoeing-]

Edwin diaz at number one is unbelievable

[@Emmathelady]

16:25 I love that you put respect in my boy’s name!!! 👏❤️

[@joedirt4345]

Insane to see how many former Orioles are on this list.