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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Top 40 relievers rest of the season

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By Garrett Atkins
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A ton of relievers were on the move during the MLB trade deadline. Some were traded to close. Some lost their closer status. With trades, new opportunities arise in fantasy baseball.

This week I bring you an updated top 40 relief pitcher rankings.

Fantasy Baseball 2021 Top 24 Overall Roto Rankings

Rank Name Team Positions
Rank Name Team Positions
1 Ronald Acuna Jr. ATL OF
2 Fernando Tatis Jr. SD SS
3 Mookie Betts LAD OF
4 Juan Soto WSH OF
5 Mike Trout LAA OF
6 Trea Turner WSH SS
7 Jose Ramirez CLE 3B
8 Trevor Story COL SS
9 Jacob deGrom NYM SP
10 Gerrit Cole NYY SP
11 Shane Bieber CLE SP
12 Cody Bellinger LAD OF, 1B
13 Freddie Freeman ATL 1B
14 Bryce Harper PHI OF
15 Christian Yelich MIL OF
16 Francisco Lindor CLE SS
17 Clayton Kershaw LAD SP
18 Trevor Bauer FA SP
19 Aaron Nola PHI SP
20 Lucas Giolito CWS SP
21 Manny Machado SD 3B
22 Starling Marte FA OF
23 Xander Bogaerts BOS SS
24 Marcell Ozuna FA OF

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