Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings: Edwin Diaz Tops the List

With spring training under way, all 30 MLB teams will be looking to solidify their rosters and figure out exactly what kind of roles their players will fill. It’s also a time for fantasy baseball managers to prepare for their all-important drafts.With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top relief pitchers heading into the 2023 season.

Multiple teams – including the Rays, Twins, Angels, Marlins, Phillies, Cubs, Diamondbacks and Dodgers – are expected to use co-closers or some sort of closer-by-committee. As spring training goes along, we will hopefully find more clarity, but here are the pitchers that will likely have the most value in a reliever spot.

For points leagues, Hunter Brown and Freddy Peralta should be added to this list at a high priority.

Here are my top 30 relievers heading into spring training for standard 5x5 roto leagues:

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1. Edwin Diaz, NYM
2. Emmanuel Clase, CLE
3. Raisel Iglesias, ATL
4. Josh Hader, SD
5. Devin Williams, MIL
6. Jordan Romano, TOR
7. Ryan Pressly, HOU
8. Ryan Helsley, STL
9. Kenley Jansen, BOS
10. Felix Bautista, BAL
11. Clay Holmes, NYY
12. Camilo Doval, SF
13. Paul Sewald, SEA
14. Liam Hendriks, CHI
15. David Bednar, PIT
16. Pete Fairbanks, TB
17. Scott Barlow, KC
18. Daniel Bard, COL
19. Andres Munoz, SEA
20. Jorge Lopez, MIN
21. Seranthony Dominguez, PHI
22. Dylan Floro, MIA
23. Trevor May, OAK
24. Gregory Soto, PHI
25. Kyle Finnegan, WSH
26. Aroldis Chapman, MIN
27. Alex Lange, DET
28. Daniel Hudson, LAD
29. Kendall Graveman, CHI
30. Hunter Brown, HOU