Relievers with 100 Strikeouts in 2013

St. Louis Cardinals youngster Trevor Rosenthal is one of just five major league relief pitchers who compiled 100 strikeouts this season…

Rk	Player	SO	Tm	G	IP
1	Aroldis Chapman	112	CIN	68	63.2
2	Kenley Jansen	111	LAD	75	76.2
3	Trevor Rosenthal	108	STL	74	75.1
4	Greg Holland	103	KCR	68	67.0
5	Koji Uehara	101	BOS	73	74.1

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Kenley Jansen, First Reliever to 100 K’s

With two more strikeouts last night Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen became the first relief pitcher to 100 strikeouts this year.  Jansen has had a terrific season posting 13.3 K/9 innings.  In addition he cut his walk rate in half from 3.0 last year to just 1.6 this year.

Here are the top strikeout totals by relievers in 2013:

1. Kenley Jansen – 100 SO, 13.3 SO/9

2. Aroldis Chapman – 90, 15.2

3. Trevor Rosenthal – 90, 12.8