Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen was ranked the best relief pitcher in all of baseball for the 2018 season by MLB Network’s The Shredder. Jansen placed third on the list last season after a breakout campaign that earned him national recognition.
Earlier this offseason, ESPN’s Buster Olney additionally ranked the Curacao native as the No. 1 reliever in baseball.
MLB Network analysts Dan Plesac and Brian Kenny are also very high on Jansen, as Plesac placed him at No. 2 while Kenny had him second behind only Andrew Miller of the Cleveland Indians.
On The Shredder’s list, Miller, Craig Kimbrel, Chad Green and Archie Bradley followed Jansen.