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Things are a bit sparse around these parts when it comes to relievers. Mainly because you know what you need (saves) and what you’re getting. Most (halfway) informed folks know who the elite guys are, and who follows. But just in case you’re behind the learning curve, here are our Top 36 relievers for fantasy baseball this year.
At the end I’ll throw in a few notable names, and then we’ll call it a day. As always, if you have questions or comments, we’d love to hear from you. Happy drafting, people!
2018 Relief Pitcher Rankings
| Player Name | Rank | Heath | Eddy | Punk is Dead | AVG | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Rank | Heath | Eddy | Punk is Dead | AVG | Min | Max |
| Kenley Jansen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3.333333333 | 3 | 4 |
| Corey Knebel | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.666666667 | 3 | 4 |
| Roberto Osuna | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Cody Allen | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6.666666667 | 6 | 7 |
| Raisel Iglesias | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Ken Giles | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Felipe Rivero | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9.333333333 | 8 | 12 |
| Edwin Diaz | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9.666666667 | 9 | 11 |
| Brad Hand | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
| Sean Doolittle | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11.33333333 | 11 | 12 |
| Wade Davis | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| Alex Colome | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Hector Neris | 15 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16.66666667 | 15 | 19 |
| Brandon Morrow | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
| Mark Melancon | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18.33333333 | 16 | 20 |
| Arodys Vizcaino | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 22 |
| Jeurys Familia | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
| Archie Bradley | 20 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 20.33333333 | 17 | 27 |
| Andrew Miller | 21 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 26 |
| Brad Brach | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22.33333333 | 21 | 23 |
| Blake Treinen | 23 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 22.66666667 | 16 | 27 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23.33333333 | 22 | 24 |
| Cam Bedrosian | 25 | 25 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 30 |
| Fernando Rodney | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
| Shane Greene | 27 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 28.33333333 | 24 | 35 |
| Alex Claudio | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29.33333333 | 28 | 31 |
| Dellin Betances | 29 | 30 | 44 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 44 |
| Dominic Leone | 30 | 29 | 23 | 48 | 33.33333333 | 23 | 48 |
| Greg Holland | 31 | 33 | 47 | 21 | 33.66666667 | 21 | 47 |
| David Robertson | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 35 |
| Brad Ziegler | 33 | 32 | 30 | 40 | 34 | 30 | 40 |
| Chris Devenski | 34 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 36 |
| Brad Peacock | 35 | 36 | 46 | 28 | 36.66666667 | 28 | 46 |
| Addison Reed | 36 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 38 |
After those 36, here are a few names of note:
Joakim Soria and Nate Jones, White Sox - These two are in a battle for the White Sox closer role.
Zach Britton, Orioles - Britton (achilles) is out until at least late-May, and probably a little later than that. He is a worthy stash in leagues where you can slot him into a DL position and hold him, though. Brad Brach will man his post in the interim.
Luke Gregerson, Cardinals - He should have a late-inning role with the Cardinals, if not regain the closer’s job from Dominic Leone in short order. He is definitely worth a late-round selection if you are mining for saves.
There are multiple other situations with shaky incumbents, and I won’t trudge through them all. If you have questions, ask them. If not, good luck out there!