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Liam Hendriks, Devin Williams Win Reliever Of The Year Awards

By TC Zencka | October 24, 2020 at 11:07am CDT

Liam Hendriks of the Oakland Athletics and Devin Williams of the Milwaukee Brewers have won the Reliever of the Year Award in their respective leagues, per MLB.com (via Twitter).

Hendriks takes home the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever Of Year Award after saving 14 games in 24 appearances with a 1.78 ERA/1.14 FIP and 13.1 K/9 to 1.1 BB/9 across 25 1/3 innings. It was the second consecutive stellar campaign for the native Australian. He posted a  1.80 ERA/1.87 FIP in 75 games (85 innings) while notching 25 saves in 2019. In the postseason, he impressed with a scoreless 3-inning outing with the season on the line in game three of the ALDS against Houston. Unfortunately, it would be his final appearance of the year, as Oakland would bow out of the postseason tourney in the next game.

Hendriks becomes the first A’s player to win the award, which replaced the Rolaids Relief Award in 2014. It’s particularly good timing for Hendriks, as the 2019 All-Star heads into free agency this winter at the pinnacle of his career.

Williams takes the Trevor Hoffman National League Reliever Of The Year Award from his teammate Josh Hader, who won the previous two seasons. It’s quite the achievement for the unheralded rookie, who rode his trademark change-up to a 0.33 ERA/0.86 FIP in 27 innings across 22 games with an absurd 17.7 K/9 to 3.0 BB/9 in 2020. The 26-year-old unfortunately missed the playoffs due to right shoulder soreness. He’ll be one of the more interesting cases to track next season, assuming a return to the standard 162-game season.

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  1. cards04

    5 years ago

    Well deserved by both

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  2. Vanilla Good

    5 years ago

    Congrats to Devin “Filthy Change” Williams!!

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  3. joedirte4life

    5 years ago

    The Brewers are gonna trade Hader and move Williams to the closer spot.

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    • rememberthecoop

      5 years ago

      Not until they know the issue with his shoulder is not serious. But man what a haul they could get for Hader.

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      • padam

        5 years ago

        Or they could keep both and basically play to win in 7 innings. Takes pressure off the starters as well.

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      • daveineg

        5 years ago

        They said at the time that had the Brewers survived the first round Williams would have been activated for divisional round. So they’re pretty confident he’s fine. There’s no guaranty Hader will be traded. They’ll deal him if the return is what they are looking for. and that would have to include one pre-arby quality bat.

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      • 17dizzy

        5 years ago

        This is going to be an iffy off season!! Covid, uncertainty of fans in the stands for 2021, lack of 2020 gate receipts, plus all of the other fabricated excuses that teams like the current Cardinals use.
        Players are definitely going to be at a disadvantage.
        I really think we’re going to see some very creative contracts this season. Free Agents, are not going to get the big contracts unless they are a superstar player.
        Players aren’t going to accept multi year contracts at below value prices— unless negotiable clauses are included as a yearly feature.
        It’s going to be very interesting chess games.

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  4. astick

    5 years ago

    He has left the office in his office

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  5. astick

    5 years ago

    The police police the police.

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  6. MoRivera 1999

    5 years ago

    Too bad Williams missed the postseason. 🙁

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    • rememberthecoop

      5 years ago

      He was busy attending a yawning festival.

      Reply
  7. vincent k. mcmahon

    5 years ago

    St.Louis should be proud to have someone win an award although they’re not on the Cardinals.

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  8. jimmertee

    5 years ago

    Great trade by the A’s to pick up Hendricks from the BlueJays. As usual the Jays got fleeced.

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    • pd14athletics

      5 years ago

      Wish we could say the same about the Donaldson trade

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    • LordD99

      5 years ago

      Brett Lawrie says hi.

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  9. bigdaddyt

    5 years ago

    every jays fan knew that was a lost trade the moment it happened. Hendricks was solid has last year in Toronto

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  10. coldbeer

    5 years ago

    Instead of hating on the Jays, why not just be happy for Hendriks and the A’s. It’s a fantastic story.

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  11. bobtillman

    5 years ago

    I can’t believe none of the Red Sox or Phillie bullpens got any votes.

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  12. BobGibsonFan

    5 years ago

    Williams wins reliever of the year without a save. Has that happened before?

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  13. RunDMC

    5 years ago

    Williams for RoY

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  14. UnknownPoster

    5 years ago

    If there’s a top free agent I could see LAD spending on, it’s not Bauer, it’s Hendricks

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    • Orel Saxhiser

      5 years ago

      Not a bad thought. Just wondering how many years the Dodgers would be willing to go on a reliever who will be 32 by opening day. Friedman is a master at managing payroll and has a lot coming off the books in the next two years, including relievers Treinen and Baez this year and Jansen and Kelly next. You can bet AF will do something to address the bullpen. Adding Hendricks and the less-pricey Anaheim native Justin Wilson would seem to make sense, with Hendricks closing and Wilson replacing the injured Caleb Ferguson as a lefty option.

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      • UnknownPoster

        5 years ago

        Just feels like if there’s one place Friedman has shown he will spend, its pitching. Kelly got 3 years+option going into age 30/31. Kenley signed thru age 34 at high dollars

        La would probably prefer a 3 year deal, Hendricks probably aims for 4 like Pomeranz. With weird free agent market, maybe he’s held down. Flip side, if no QO, maybe LA is willing to give that extra year because he won’t cost a pick. Either way, he feels like a truly elite upgrade to this team and there’s not many spots you can pinpoint on this team. It also gives natural reason to let Kenley walk next year

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  15. Ezpkns34

    5 years ago

    I know sample size & all that for the shortened season, but Williams put up video game numbers

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