True Blue LA · Yesterday
What makes a reliever of the year?
LOS ANGELES — The Baseball Writers Association of America added a new award this season, honoring the top relief pitcher in each league each year. The inaugural winner of the National League Reliever of the Year is Mason Miller in a landslide.
The San Diego Padres closer received all 30 first-place votes. His stats tell the story, as Miller put up a 1.67 ERA, best among all National League pitchers with 50 innings. Miller was also tops in xERA (1.70), FIP (1.17), xFIP (1.54), strikeout rate (an eye-popping 47.4 percent), strikeout-minus-walk rate (37.9 percent), and saves (38, in 41 attempts).