Brock Stewart

A mosaic of the March & April Reliever / Bullpen Awards winners as named by Sport Relay
Photo: Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) KANSAS CITY, MO - MARCH 30: Brock Stewart #61 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Kansas City Royals on March 30, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 19: Kirby Yates #39 of the Texas Rangers smiles during batting practice before the game against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on April 19, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 25: Mason Miller #19 of the Oakland Athletics in action against the New York Yankees during a game at Yankee Stadium on April 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) Bottom Row, L to R — NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 16: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Reed Garrett #75 of the New York Mets in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on April 16, 2024 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 3-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 29: JoJo Romero #59 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches during the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on March 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Kyle Finnegan #67 of the Washington Nationals pitches during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park on April 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 9: David Bednar #51 of the Pittsburgh Pirates walks to the dugout after being removed in the ninth inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at PNC Park on April 9, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Ber

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza, Ep. 5 — April Awards

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — April 2024 Awards Welcome to the first monthly awards edition of Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza! These awards are for March and April of the 2024 season. We’ve had some expected results and some surprises. Some key injuries have thrown relief units into disarray. There have been newcomers rising […]

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The Top Six in Week 5's Reliever Rankings
Photo: Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 10: Brock Stewart #61 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 10, 2024 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 21: Cole Sands #44 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Detroit Tigers on April 21, 2024 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) Bottom row, L to R: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 08: Evan Phillips #59 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Minnesota Twins on April 8, 2024 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 4: Brooks Raley #25 of the New York Mets in action against the Detroit Tigers during game one of a double header at Citi Field on April 4, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 16: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) Reed Garrett #75 of the New York Mets in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on April 16, 2024 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 3-1. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza, Episode 3 — Week 5 Individual Rankings

Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — Week 5 Individual Rankings We are at the beginning of Week 5 of the 2024 season. Here are the top individual relievers in each league. But these rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, setup […]

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Photo: Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) Center: BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 22: Erik Swanson #50 of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches against the Baltimore Orioles during the eighth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 22, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) Right: BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 25: Felix Bautista #74 of the Baltimore Orioles pitches during the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 25, 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) Bottom Row Left: MIAMI, FLORIDA - AUGUST 30: Andrew Nardi #43 of the Miami Marlins looks on against Tampa Bay Rays in the 7th inning at loanDepot park on August 30, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Lauren Sopourn/Getty Images) Center: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 30: Joel Payamps #31 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws out a runner at first base against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on August 30, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Right: ARLINGTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 18: Devin Williams #38 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches in the ninth inning \a at Globe Life Field on August 18, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 21 Individual Rankings

Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — Week 21 Individual Rankings We are near the end of Week 21 of the season. Here are the top ten individual relievers in each league. But these rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, setup […]

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Will Smith of the Texas Rangers, who leads AL closers in the Week 16 individual reliever rankings.
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Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — Week 16 Individual Rankings

Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza — Week 16 Individual Rankings We are near the end of Week 16 of the season. Here are the top ten individual relievers in each league. But these rankings take it to a different level than the other reliever rankings you’ve seen. We will separate our rankings by closers, setup […]

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The ASB Individual Reliever Rankings for the All-Star Break / Week 15. The best relievers in each category are pictured. AL Middle Reliever - Brock Stewart, AL Setup Man - Jason Foley, AL Closer - Will Smith. NL Middle Reliever - Jesse Chavez, NL Setup Man - Joel Payamps, NL Closer - David Bednar.
Photo: Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) Top center: DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JULY 08: Jason Foley #68 of the Detroit Tigers throws a seventh inning pitch against the Toronto Blue Jaysat Comerica Park on July 08, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) Top right: DETROIT, MICHIGAN - MAY 30: Will Smith #51 of the Texas Rangers delivers a pitch against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on May 30, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) Bottom left: PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JUNE 03: Jesse Chavez #60 of the Atlanta Braves delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on June 03, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) Bottom center: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 13: Joel Payamps #31 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates recording a strikeout against Joey Gallo #13 of the Minnesota Twins to end the eighth inning at Target Field on June 13, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Brewers 7-5. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images) Bottom right: MIAMI, FLORIDA - JUNE 23: David Bednar #51 of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch against the Miami Marlins during the ninth inning at loanDepot park on June 23, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — All-Star Break Individual Rankings

Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — All-Star Break Individual Rankings After the All-Star Break ends, we will begin Week 15 of the season. We’ve been ranking each team’s relief unit since June 12. Now we’ll rank the top ten individual relievers in each league. But we will take it to a different level than the […]

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Brock Stewart throwing a pitch for the Minnesota Twins
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Brock Stewart a Brilliant Discovery for the Minnesota Twins

.Brock Stewart — a brilliant discovery by the Minnesota Twins front office and Manager Rocco Baldelli, who believed in him — is having a good year. The team is now reaping the success he is having as a reliever for this team. Just put on the IL However, on Tuesday, the Twins placed him on […]

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