Updated Fantasy Baseball Closers and Relief Pitcher Rankings - 2023 Roto League Drafts: Devin Williams, Alex Lange, David Robertson

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Draft season is upon us, and we'll be releasing updated rankings constantly! In this article below, you'll find our MLB team's updated 2023 fantasy baseball closers and relief pitcher rankings for roto leagues and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues as of March 17. This is an exciting time of year for MLB and fantasy baseball fans, as the MLB season is getting closer, and a full year of fantasy baseball lies ahead. We're here to ensure you crush your drafts, win your leagues, and earn those bragging rights.

More teams are shying away from using a traditional closer, making it tough for fantasy managers to accumulate the category saves. Teams either use a closer-by-committee or their top reliever in high-leverage situations. The Rays, for example, logged 44 saves between 11 pitchers, with Jason Adam and Pete Fairbanks tying for a team-high eight saves in 2022. Cleveland Guardians right-hander Emmanuel Clase and Boston Red Sox right-hander Kenley Jansen were the only two relievers to notch over 40 saves last season. New York Mets reliever Edwin Diaz (knee) will undergo surgery on Thursday to fix a right patellar tendon injury and is out for the season, while Atlanta Braves reliever Raisel Iglesias (shoulder) will start the season on the injured list with low-grade right shoulder inflammation, making the closer position even more volatile. A few solidified options remain, but the list gets pretty dicey once the top 10 relievers are off the board. We're here to help sort it out with our 2023 fantasy baseball rankings. Let's see where key relievers like Devin Williams, Clay Holmes, Andres Munoz, Alex Lange, David Robertson, and Jose Leclerc rank, among others.

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Fantasy Baseball Closer and Relief Pitchers News and Injuries

Raisel Iglesias To Land On Injured List To Begin Season
A.J. Minter Likely To Open Year As Braves Closer
Brandon Hughes Hoping To Avoid Injured List Stint
Jimmy Nelson To Open Year On Injured List
Jhoan Duran To Throw Thursday
Ryan Yarbrough Continues Making Progress
Mets Claim Dennis Santana Off Waivers From Twins
Royals Sign Jake Brentz To Two-Year Deal
Mets Will Be Reimbursed For Edwin Diaz's Salary
Matt Strahm To Be Multi-Inning Reliever
Mark Melancon Will Open Season On Injured List
Andres Munoz Pitching In B Game Thursday
David Robertson, Brooks Raley Could Be In The Mix For Saves
Sergio Romo Signs Minor League Deal With Giants
Justin Wilson "Progressing Nicely"
Nick Nelson Shutdown With Hamstring Injury
Alex Lange Likely The Tigers Closer
Rays Add Trevor Kelley To 40-Man Roster

Fantasy Baseball Closers and Relief Pitcher Rankings - Roto Leagues

The staff rankings are for roto leagues and standard 5x5 categories. They are always updated on our fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. Nick Mariano was named the #1 overall most accurate industry expert ranker for the 2018 season, and Ariel Cohen was #1 overall for the 2019 season.

Last updated on Thursday 3/23 at 8:00 pm ET:

RP Tier	RP Ranking	Player Name	Pos	Overall
1	1	Emmanuel Clase	RP	38
1	2	Josh Hader	RP	52
2	3	Cristian Javier	SP/RP	54
2	4	Jordan Romano	RP	58
2	5	Ryan Pressly	RP	62
2	6	Devin Williams	RP	63
2	7	Ryan Helsley	RP	72
2	8	Felix Bautista	RP	74
3	9	Kenley Jansen	RP	98
3	10	Nestor Cortes Jr.	SP/RP	105
4	11	David Bednar	RP	110
4	12	Camilo Doval	RP	111
4	13	Clay Holmes	RP	115
4	14	Raisel Iglesias	RP	126
4	15	Andres Munoz	RP	143
5	16	Jhoan Duran	RP	151
5	17	Scott Barlow	RP	158
5	18	Pete Fairbanks	RP	159
5	19	Jeffrey Springs	SP/RP	163
5	20	Alexis Diaz	RP	164
5	21	Daniel Bard	RP	169
5	22	Paul Sewald	RP	176
5	23	David Robertson	RP	183
6	24	Hunter Brown	RP	184
6	25	Alex Lange	RP	204
6	26	Evan Phillips	RP	209
6	27	Jose Leclerc	RP	215
6	28	A.J. Minter	RP	226
6	29	Seranthony Dominguez	RP	232
6	30	Jason Adam	RP	235
6	31	Adam Ottavino	RP	236
6	32	Kyle Finnegan	RP	247
6	33	David Peterson	SP/RP	257
6	34	Jorge Lopez	RP	259
6	35	Zach Eflin	SP/RP	265
6	36	Garrett Whitlock	SP/RP	271
7	37	Daniel Hudson	RP	273
7	38	Steven Matz	SP/RP	274
7	39	Craig Kimbrel	RP	280
7	40	Taylor Rogers	RP	291
7	41	Kendall Graveman	RP	292
7	42	Ross Stripling	SP/RP	296
7	43	Aaron Ashby	SP/RP	300
7	44	Dylan Floro	RP	302
7	45	Trevor May	RP	303
7	46	Giovanny Gallegos	RP	304
7	47	Tanner Houck	SP/RP	311
7	48	Carlos Estevez	RP	317
7	49	Reynaldo Lopez	RP	323
7	50	A.J. Puk	RP	329
7	51	Michael Fulmer	RP	334
7	52	Brusdar Graterol	RP	335
8	53	Michael King	RP	338
8	54	Clarke Schmidt	SP/RP	346
8	55	Rafael Montero	RP	351
8	56	James Karinchak	RP	353
8	57	Joe Jimenez	RP	357
8	58	Andrew Chafin	RP	366
8	59	Collin McHugh	RP	376
8	60	Jose Alvarado	RP	382
8	61	Tylor Megill	SP/RP	390
8	62	John Schreiber	RP	397
8	63	Adbert Alzolay	RP	406
8	64	Dylan Lee	RP	408
9	65	Dylan Coleman	RP	411
9	66	Jalen Beeks	SP/RP	414
9	67	Erik Swanson	RP	415
9	68	Joe Mantiply	RP	417
9	69	Alex Vesia	RP	418
9	70	Aroldis Chapman	RP	422
9	71	Liam Hendriks	RP	423
9	72	Chris Martin	RP	424
9	73	Trevor Stephan	RP	425
9	74	Jimmy Herget	RP	426
9	75	Caleb Thielbar	RP	427
9	76	Robert Suarez	RP	428
9	77	Brad Boxberger	RP	429
10	78	Luis Garcia (RP)	RP	431
10	79	Bryan Abreu	RP	433
10	80	Scott McGough	RP	444
10	81	Matt Brash	SP/RP	447
10	82	Gregory Soto	RP	451
10	83	Nick Martinez	SP/RP	453
10	84	Yimi Garcia	RP	455
10	85	Matthew Boyd	RP	456
10	86	Brock Burke	RP	459
10	87	Aaron Bummer	RP	466
10	88	Jovani Moran	RP	476
10	89	Joe Kelly	RP	477
10	90	Anthony Bass	RP	478
10	91	Dany Jimenez	RP	479
10	92	Hunter Harvey	RP	488
10	93	Steven Okert	RP	489
10	94	Jonathan Loaisiga	RP	491
11	95	Brandon Hughes	RP	492
11	96	Tim Mayza	RP	493
11	97	Ron Marinaccio	RP	495
11	98	Tanner Scott	RP	496
11	99	Caleb Ferguson	RP	501
11	100	Colin Poche	RP	502
11	101	Tommy Kahnle	RP	504
11	102	Zach Jackson	RP	505
11	103	Kevin Ginkel	RP	507
11	104	Garrett Crochet	RP	511
11	105	Diego Castillo (RP)	RP	514
11	106	Yusei Kikuchi	SP/RP	517
12	107	Hector Neris	RP	518
12	108	Penn Murfee	RP	519
12	109	Yonny Chirinos	SP/RP	520
12	110	Seth Lugo	RP	522
12	111	Connor Brogdon	RP	524
12	112	Domingo Acevedo	RP	527
12	113	Adam Cimber	RP	531
12	114	Keegan Thompson	SP/RP	537
12	115	Tejay Antone	RP	540
12	116	Jakob Junis	SP/RP	541
12	117	Garrett Cleavinger	RP	543
13	118	Tyler Wells	RP	545
13	119	Emilio Pagan	RP	546
13	120	Drew Smith	RP	551
13	121	Eli Morgan	RP	557
13	122	Enyel De Los Santos	RP	559
13	123	Luis Ortiz	RP	560
13	124	Adrian Morejon	RP	566
13	125	DL Hall	RP	573
13	126	Sam Hentges	RP	574
14	127	Jordan Hicks	SP/RP	580
14	128	Mark Melancon	RP	581
14	129	Bryan Baker	RP	583
14	130	Matt Bush	SP/RP	586
14	131	Cionel Perez	RP	587
14	132	Matthew Festa	RP	589
14	133	Griffin Jax	RP	590
14	134	Elieser Hernandez	SP/RP	591
14	135	Matt Strahm	RP	592
14	136	Ryan Thompson	RP	600
14	137	Lucas Sims	RP	601
14	138	Mychal Givens	RP	602
14	139	Brooks Raley	RP	606
14	140	Andrew Bellatti	RP	608
14	141	Jake Cousins	RP	611
14	142	Peter Strzelecki	RP	612
14	143	Trey Wingenter	RP	614
14	144	Phil Bickford	RP	619
15	145	William Smith	RP	623
15	146	Chris Flexen	SP/RP	626
15	147	Jonathan Hernandez	RP	629
15	148	Wandy Peralta	RP	632
15	149	Andrew Kittredge	RP	634
15	150	Matt Barnes	RP	638
15	151	Aaron Loup	RP	639
15	152	Dinelson Lamet	RP	642
15	153	Jorge Alcala	RP	644
15	154	Lou Trivino	RP	645
15	155	JT Chargois	SP/RP	647
15	156	Steven Wilson	RP	649
15	157	Pierce Johnson	RP	654
15	158	Drew Pomeranz	RP	656
15	159	Joe Barlow	RP	658
15	160	Corey Knebel	RP	660
15	161	Trevor Gott	RP	661
15	162	Nabil Crismatt	RP	663
15	163	Kutter Crawford	SP/RP	664
15	164	Seth Martinez	RP	667
15	165	Rowan Wick	RP	668
15	166	Kevin Kelly	RP	671
15	167	Nick Sandlin	RP	672
15	168	Hoby Milner	RP	675
15	169	Shawn Dubin	SP/RP	676
15	170	Mitch White	SP/RP	677
15	171	Ryan Tepera	RP	678
15	172	Austin Gomber	SP/RP	682
15	173	Kirby Yates	RP	683
15	174	Ryan Yarbrough	SP/RP	684
15	175	Dillon Tate	RP	685
15	176	Shawn Armstrong	SP/RP	688
15	177	Keegan Akin	RP	689
15	178	Brandon Walter	RP	690
15	179	Ryne Stanek	RP	694
15	180	Chad Green	RP	703
15	181	Yency Almonte	RP	705
16	182	Jhony Brito	SP/RP	706
16	183	Johan Oviedo	SP/RP	709
16	184	Ken Giles	RP	710
16	185	Alex Colome	RP	712
16	186	Vince Velasquez	SP/RP	715
16	187	Alex Reyes	RP	717
16	188	Scott Alexander	RP	718
16	189	Chris Clarke	RP	720
16	190	Adrian Martinez	SP/RP	722
16	191	Reiver Sanmartin	SP/RP	724
16	192	Darius Vines	RP	725
16	193	Jose Butto	RP	729
16	194	Jarlin Garcia	RP	732
16	195	Carl Edwards Jr.	RP	733
16	196	Nick Vespi	RP	735
16	197	Richard Rodriguez	RP	737
16	198	Xzavion Curry	SP/RP	738
16	199	Casey Sadler	RP	743
16	200	Hunter Gaddis	RP	748
16	201	Cody Stashak	RP	749
16	202	Zach Brzykcy	RP	760
16	203	Ben Joyce	RP	762

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