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THE TIERS
Tier One: The Best
Joe Nathan, Minnesota Twins
Jonathan Papelbon, Boston Red Sox
Billy Wagner, New York Mets
Francisco Cordero, Milwaukee Brewers
Tier Two: Just a Notch below the Best
Jason Isringhausen, St. Louis Cardinals
Jose Valverde, Arizona Diamondbacks
Akinori Otsuka, Texas Rangers
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Houston Street, Oakland Athletics
Chad Cordero, Washington Nationals
Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels
Ryan Dempster, Chicago Cubs
Brian Fuentes, Colorado Rockies
Chris Ray, Baltimore Orioles
JJ Putz, Seattle Mariners
Takashi Saito, Los Angeles Dodgers
Bobby Jenks, Chicago White Sox
Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres
Tier Three: Getting the Job Done
Al Reyes, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Dan Wheeler, Houston Astros
Jason Frasor, Toronto Blue Jays
David Weathers, Cincinnati Reds
Joe Borowski, Cleveland Indians
Todd Jones, Detroit Tigers
Bob Wickman, Atlanta Braves
Armando Benitez, San Francisco Giants
Solomon Torres, Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Gordon, Philadelphia Phillies
Tier Four: Risky but Closing
Henry Owens, Florida Marlins
Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals
INJURED
Octavio Dotel, Kansas City Royals – 15 day
BJ Ryan, Toronto Blue Jays – 60 day
Eric Gagne, Texas Rangers – 15 day
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