Just being named one of the top three relievers in the National League is quite the accomplishment for Milwaukee Brewers closer Trevor Megill.

Remember, this is a guy whom manager Pat Murphy had to remove from the closer spot in April due to a string of horrific outings.

If those early season struggles hadn't happened, this could've been an entirely different conversation.

Regardless, Megill was up against Jhoan Duran and Mason Miller to determine the first-ever NL Reliever of the Year Award winner.

In the end, Miller prevailed. Brewers fans ultimately got the last laugh when Jackson Chourio walked him off in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, but as always, these are only regular season awards.

Miller was the unanimous winner as he received 30 first-place votes. Duran led the way with 24 second-place votes, and it's crazy to think that Adrian Morejon, who wasn't even in the top three, received two more second-place votes than Megill.

Megill had 11 third-place votes, which was second only to Morejon, who had 12. Megill still came out on top with 66 points, which put him two ahead of Morejon, but well behind Duran's 110 and Miller's 210.

With how well Aaron Ashby pitched in the postseason, it would've been super intriguing to revisit this conversation.

Come next season, Murphy will likely still go with Megill as the closer, that's if he's even still on the team.

Ashby's dominance gave them a new lease on life when it comes to trading Megill. The Brewers took the opportunity to move on from Josh Hader and Devin Williams, so there's a strong chance they do the same with Megill.

When looking at a few of the major numbers, it was always clear that Megill was going to come up short against Duran and Miller.

Megill's 2.63 ERA wasn't up to par as both Duran and Miller had numbers at 1.82 or lower. That said, Megill's 0.89 WHIP was the best of the trio.

Miller threw the most innings at 70.0 while Megill came in second at 61.2. His K/9 sat at a respectable 10.1, though it was still well behind Duran's 12.7 and Miller's 16.6.

For reference, Miller made $4 million this season while Megill made $4.7 million and Duran led the way at $7.5 million.

The only other player to receive votes was Raisel Iglesias. Iglesias received a pair of third-place votes.