Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, S1 Ep. 17 — Wks 22 and 23

In this installment of Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, Evan Thompson — Editor-in-chief, National Writer, and Athletics Writer at Sport Relay — introduces two new segments, Meltdown Anatomy and Deadbolt Delivered. He goes through three incredible relief meltdowns from the week, explains Win Expectancy, then lists some dominant multi-pitcher relief performances. Evan also shows the Week 22 Team Relief Power Rankings then reveals the Week 23 Team & Individual Relief Power Rankings. As a bonus, he gives a synopsis of the Playoff Contender's relief rankings.

Statistics for this episode run through the end of play on Wednesday, September 10.

Ranking methods explained: https://rumble.com/v6xfp8u-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-stats-and-rankings-explained-reshoot.html

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Chapters
00:00 Front Matter
00:26 Teaser
01:15 Book Plug
02:30 Top Story: Meltdown Anatomy
04:29 Side Note: Win Expectancy Explained
16:57 New Segment: Deadbolt Delivered — Shutdown Relief Performances of the Week
17:15 New Stat Introduced: What is a Door Slam?
18:06 Week 23's Door Slams
21:37 Team Power Rankings Explained
23:15 Wk 22 Tm Pwr Rkgs (Tables only)
24:05 Wk 23 Tm Pwr Rkgs Revealed
28:55 Playoff Contenders Wk 23 Relief Rankings: AL
30:45 Playoff Contenders Wk 23 Relief Rankings: NL
32:21 Wk 23 Indiv Pwr Rkgs Explained
33:05 Wk 23 Indiv Pwr Rkgs Revealed
38:26 Outro