Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, S1 Ep. 19 — Wks 25 + 26 with Matt Strahm

In this installment of Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza, Evan Thompson — Editor-in-chief, National Writer, and Athletics Writer at Sport Relay — highlights three major relief meltdowns in Meltdown Anatomy and goes through the week's dominant multi-pitcher relief performances in Deadbolt Delivered. Evan also reveals the Week 26 Team & Individual Relief Power Rankings then gives a synopsis of the Playoff Teams' AL-only and NL-only relief rankings. Finally, 2024 All-Star setup man Matt Strahm of the Philadelphia Phillies stops by for a visit.

Statistics for this episode run through the end of the 2025 regular season.

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
00:26 Teaser
01:25 Book Plug
02:14 News Intro
03:13 Top Story: Meltdown Anatomy
03:57 Meltdown Anatomy: Rockies at Mariners, Sept 23
06:31 Meltdown Anatomy: Dodgers at Diamondbacks, Sept 23
09:03 Meltdown Anatomy: White Sox at Yankees, Sept 23
12:19 Deadbolt Delivered: Intro
12:33 Deadbolt Delivered: What Is a Door Slam?
13:24 Deadbolt Delivered: Week 25 and 26's Door Slams
17:39 Team Relief Corps Power Rankings Explained
19:28 Week 25 Team Relief Corps Power Rankings Revealed (Table only)
20:10 Week 26 Team Relief Corps Power Rankings Revealed
25:01 Playoff Team Power Rankings
28:46 Special Guest Matt Strahm (Philadelphia Phillies Setup Man)
31:46 Week 26 Indiv Power Rankings Explained
32:34 Week 26 Indiv Power Rankings Revealed
37:45 Outro