Setup pitcher

Setup pitcher

In baseball, a setup pitcher (or set-up pitcher, sometimes called the setup man) is a relief pitcher who regularly pitches before the closer. They commonly pitch the 7th and/or 8th innings, with the closer pitching the 9th.

The concept of a team having a defined setup pitcher is a relatively new one which has been aided by the addition of the statistical category of holds. The role, however, remains a flexible and sometimes ill-defined one. Setup pitchers, unlike closers, commonly appear in games where their team is tied or even behind, making the designation of setup pitcher representative of only a certain number - perhaps under half - of the pitcher's appearances within a season. However, it is fairly common for a young setup man that achieves success to be moved to the closer role.

Accolades for setup men are few and far between; occasionally they will be selected to the All-Star Team (Brendan Donnelly, Hideki Okajima, Carlos Mármol, and Mike Stanton, for instance) or receive votes for the Cy Young Award or MVP (Mariano Rivera finished 3rd in the AL Cy Young voting in 1996).

Teams commonly have a right-handed and a left-handed setup pitcher in their bullpens.

Current set-up men by team:

American League

*Baltimore Orioles: Jamie Walker
*Boston Red Sox: Manny Delcarmen
*Chicago White Sox: Scott Linebrink and Octavio Dotel
*Cleveland Indians: Rafael Betancourt, Masahide Kobayashi, and Rafael Perez
*Detroit Tigers: Joel Zumaya
*Kansas City Royals: Ramón Ramírez
*Los Angeles Angels: Scot Shields and Justin Speier
*Minnesota Twins: Jesse Crain and Dennys Reyes
*New York Yankees: Jose Veras and Damaso Marte
*Oakland A's: Santiago Casilla and Huston Street
*Seattle Mariners: Sean Green
*Tampa Bay Rays: Dan Wheeler and Grant Balfour
*Texas Rangers: Joaquin Benoit
*Toronto Blue Jays: Scott Downs

National League

*Arizona Diamondbacks: Jon Rauch, Brandon Lyon, and Tony Peña
*Atlanta Braves: Blaine Boyer
*Chicago Cubs: Carlos Mármol
*Cincinnati Reds: David Weathers and Jared Burton
*Colorado Rockies: Manny Corpas
*Florida Marlins: Arthur Rhodes, Logan Kensing, and Joe Nelson
*Houston Astros: Doug Brocail
*Los Angeles Dodgers: Joe Beimel
*Milwaukee Brewers: Guillermo Mota and Eric Gagné
*New York Mets: Brian Stokes
*Philadelphia Phillies: J.C. Romero and Scott Eyre
*Pittsburgh Pirates: Tyler Yates
*St. Louis Cardinals: Russ Springer
*San Diego Padres: Heath Bell and Cla Meredith
*San Francisco Giants: Sergio Romo
*Washington Nationals: Saul Rivera


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