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The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (
IBWAA) has announced their choices for the AL and NL Relief Pitchers Of The Year.
Fernando Rodney of the Tampa Bay Rays was elected as
AL Relief Pitcher Of The Year.
Jim Johnson (O's) finished second and
Rafael Soriano (Evil Ones) finished third in the overall voting.
Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves was named the
NL Relief Pitcher Of The Year—while
Aroldis Chapman (Reds) and
Jason Motte (Cards) finished second and third, respectively. The IBWAA was founded in 2009 by Howard Cole, editor of
BaseballSavvy.com. Members come from organizations such as
MLB.com,
Yahoo! Sports, and
ESPN. Two members of the
FenwayNation staff (the Editor-In-Chief and the Down-Under Editor) are also members of the IBWAA.
