Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, S1 Ep. 12 — Week 18 with Guest Barry M. Bloom

In this must-see installment of Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, Evan Thompson — Editor-in-chief, National Writer, and Athletics Writer at Sport Relay — goes through the Week 18 Power Rankings for teams, middle relievers, setup men, and closers. He also updates the Drew Pomeranz Ticker, gives injury updates, and goes through the performances of the three new Yankee relievers. Plus, special guest Barry M. Bloom (Sportico) comes by for a visit, presenting the human side of the Hall of Fame voting and inductions as well as the human side of the Trade Deadline in regards to the players.

Statistics for this episode go up to the end of play on Wednesday, August 6.

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
00:27 Teaser
01:39 Intro
02:18 Top Stories
03:01 Stats of Yankee Newcomers
04:30 Two Crazy Comebacks
09:25 Injury Updates
11:36 Drew Pomeranz Ticker
12:06 Wk 18 Team Power Rankings Explained
14:05 Wk 18 Team Power Rankings Revealed
17:30 Wk 18 Scatter Plot
17:41 Special Guest Barry M. Bloom
18:17 Barry Bloom on Billy Wagner's Induction to the Hall of Fame
22:49 Barry Bloom on the Rest of Hall of Fame Weekend
25:34 Guys Who Wait a Long Time to Get into the Hall of Fame Seem Be the Most Appreciative
27:18 Barry Bloom Describes a Chaotic Trade Deadline
30:39 We Can Handle the Trade Deadline Better. These Are Actual People Being Traded.
41:12 Barry Bloom on the New Yankee Relievers
47:13 The Displaced Tampa Bay Rays
50:50 Week 18 Individual Power Rankings Revealed
57:28 Outro