DRaysBay · Apr 28, 2017
The Rays bullpen is on its 13th best reliever
Danny FarquharThe Rays started the season with an All-Star closer in Alex Colome, arguably one of the five best relievers in the American League last season. Colome was flanked with four setup men to enter the 2017 season.
After the first month of play, all four setup men are injured and on the disabled list.
Brad Boxberger (Rays closer in 2015) was sidelined by a flexor strain, as was Shawn Tolleson (Rangers closer in 2015-16) as he recovered from a back injury incurred this spring. They were replaced by veteran presences Tommy Hunter (RHH specialist — now out with a calf strain) and Xavier Cedeno (LHH specialist — out with a flexor strain).