2017 Top Ten Right Now - DH

Not top 10, just a top 5. MLB Network doesn't do a DH countdown.  Here's my list.

1. E.Encarnacion Cle 3.5
2. N.Cruz Sea 2.2
3. C.Dickerson TB 2
4. SS Choo Tex 1.9
5. A.Pujols LAA 1.75

-H.Ramirez Bos 1.65
-M.Holliday NYY 1.6
-V.Martinez Det 1.6
-M.Trumbo Balt  1.45
-K.Morales Tor 1.15
-C.Beltran Hou 1
-B.Moss KC .65
-R.Healy Oak .3
-R. Grossman Min .25
-C.Asche CWS .25

2017 Top 10 Right Now - Relief Pitchers

Hey, it's another baseball season.  My 40th, as a matter of fact.  The first season I remember from the beginning was '78; I was 7.  For most of those seasons I've kept some version of lists like this.

The first list is the MLB Network "shredder" projection for the ten best relief pitchers for the 2017 season, the second is the Bill James list.  Finally, me - and I take the list out to 15. I'm going to do two passes at this, one now, the second just before the start of the season. Number is my WAR projection, largely just included for my purposes.

starting pitchers are here.

MLB Network

1. A. Miller Cle

2. A. Chapman NYY

3. Z. Britton Balt

4. K. Jansen LAD

5. W. Davis Chi

6. M. Melancon SFG

7. Sh Oh StL

8. D. Betances NYY

9. J. Familia NYM

10. W. Harris Hou

Bill James

1. Z. Britton 

2. A. Miller 

3. K. Jansen

4. M. Melancon 

5. A. Chapman

6. Sh Oh 

7. J. Familia 

8. C. Kimbrel Bos

9. A. Colome TB

10. D. Betances 

Jividen

1. Z.Britton Balt 3.2
2. D.Betances NYY 2.45
3. A.Miller Cle 2.4
4. K.Jansen LAD 2.1

5. K.Herrera KC 2.05
6. A.Chapman NYY 1.85

7. W.Davis Chi 1.85

8. Sh Oh StL 1.85
9. K.Giles Hou 1.85
10. L.Gregerson Hou 1.8
11. M.Melancon SFG 1.75
12. J.Familia NYM 1.7
13. N.Jones CWS 1.7
14. R.Osuna Tor 1.6
15. D.Robertston CWS 1.6

-A.Colome TB 1.6

-C.Allen Cle 1.5

-E.Diaz Sea 1.45

-W.Harris Hou 1.4

-B.Blach Balt 1.4
-R.Iglesias Cin 1.35

-S.Dyson Tex 1.35
-C.Kimbrel Bos 1.3
-F. Rodriguez Det 1.25
-A.Reed NYM 1.25
-B.Hand SD 1.25