Nick Mariano's Closer Rankings and Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 11)

June 5, 2026

Nick Mariano's top 50 closer fantasy baseball rankings, breakouts and closer waiver wire pickups for saves and holds - updated rankings for Week 11 of 2026.

Welcome, RotoBallers, to Nick Mariano's closer rankings for this upcoming week. This column will look at our updated fantasy baseball closers rankings for Week 11 of the 2026 fantasy season, bringing you a tiered closers rankings table and several key relievers to add.

This article is all about closers. We'll list the top 50 closers for the week, go through the top waiver wire closer pickups, and discuss some bullpen notes that fantasy managers should know right now. These rankings are courtesy of Nick Mariano, and the write-up blurbs for the waiver wire pickups are written by me (Mike Carter).

So, let's dive into the top 50 closers in fantasy baseball for Week 11. All stats are updated through action on June 3.

Top 50 Closers: Fantasy Baseball Rankings (Week 11)

Closers Fantasy Baseball Analysis, Waiver Wire Pickups

Don't forget to check our daily updates on the closer depth charts if you have more questions and want even more names!!

Aaron Ashby, Milwaukee Brewers (42% rostered)

I was surprised that Ashby was not rostered more in Yahoo leagues. But I attribute that to the fact of his role; chasing wins in fantasy baseball can be a fool's errand, but Ashby leads all of MLB with nine of them. Yet he has only two holds and no saves. His value comes from those vulture wins (remember when reliever Brent Suter nabbed 12 vulture wins in 2021?), but also from his ratio controls, with a 2.17 ERA and his 32.9% K%. He is worth rostering over a mediocre sixth or seventh starter in my view.

Jacob Latz, Texas Rangers (37% rostered)

Latz continues to toil in relative obscurity in Texas, but he is doing a solid job as the closer. The lefty had two more saves this week, giving him eight on the season to go with his tidy 2.00 ERA, a teeny 0.59 WHIP, and a healthy 26.5% K%. There is no reason that he should not continue in the role; Jakob Junis did earn a save on Tuesday after Latz had pitched and picked up saves the previous two nights. This should not be a controversy, as Latz has done the job well.

Clayton Beeter, Washington Nationals (15% rostered)

I actually like Beeter and feel like he can do this job if the Nationals give him some room to breathe; will they, though? Beeter earned two saves this week but also took a tough loss on Wednesday.

The walk rate may always be a concern, but a 61.9% groundball rate (see below) helps defray that concern. Beeter has four saves and a fine 3.18 ERA, and 18 strikeouts in 17 innings. Washington does have a young relief pitcher named Orlando Ribalta who is climbing into a leverage position and could make a run at the closer spot at some point.

Yoendrys Gomez, Minnesota Twins (7% rostered)

Gomez looks like he could be taking over the closer job in Minnesota, and why not? It has been a committee all season in the Twin Cities, and the team really could use some stability at the back end of their bullpen. Gomez locked down the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday for his fourth save of the season to go along with five holds.

In May, he appeared in 12 games and posted a 0.87 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 10 innings. He appears to be their top choice for now as closer, with lefties Anthony Banda and Taylor Rogers being the prime setup guys.

A.J. Puk, Arizona Diamondbacks

Puk could find himself back in the Arizona bullpen as early as next week. How quickly will he get into the leverage mix? What threat is he to current closer Paul Sewald, who has performed admirably this season, with 15 saves and a 3.63 ERA and 28.6% K%? These are great questions. I figure Puk will eventually slot in as a setup option alongside Kevin Ginkel and Juan Morillo, who have both been outstanding recently. This will be fascinating to watch, even if Puk struggles out of the gate.

Brandyn Garcia, Arizona Diamondbacks

Another lefty in the Arizona bullpen, Garcia has performed well in a small sample size of 14 innings. Garcia throws a 97 MPH power sinker 62% of the time to both side hitters.  He has posted a 0.75 ERA and 0.83 WHIP thus far and now has five holds on the season. I am thinking of him at the back end of a bullpen with the aforementioned Ginkel, Morillo, Puk, and current closer Sewald (who has 15 saves). With a surprising 32-29 record, the Diamondbacks could surprise people, and their bullpen could be deadly soon.

Tyler Holton, Detroit Tigers

Holton has long intrigued me because of his ability to serve multiple roles in the bullpen and also as a spot starter. After a tough April, Holton was a major contributor for Detroit in May, with a 3.46 ERA and 0.92 WHIP, with 13 strikeouts in 12 innings. Given their back-end troubles with injury to Kenley Jansen and the relative ineffectiveness of the trio of Kyle Finnegan, Will Vest, and Drew Anderson to close out games, it is not far-fetched to think that Holton could have a larger role in Detroit and soon.

George Soriano, St. Louis Cardinals

Soriano is moving up the ranks, given Riley O'Brien's plummet back to earth in May (a loss, six saves, a 6.30 ERA, and 1.30 WHIP). Soriano, for comparison, had a win, a save, a 1.93 ERA, and a 1.07 WHIP. He and JoJo Romero are now the top setup options for a battling Cardinals team, and either one (or both) could start getting opportunities if O'Brien further falters. Soriano has staked a claim to being in a higher leverage role.

Short Relief: More Closers and Bullpen Notes

-Josh Hader immediately returned to the closer role upon his activation from the IL on Wednesday and earned his first save of 2026. Houston desperately needs his help to stabilize the back end of their bullpen.

-No clarity in Cincinnati this week, where as many as five relievers could stake a claim to the save opportunity any night of the week, but Sam Moll has looked very good over the last week, earning the team's last save while would-be closer Tony Santillan continues to struggle mightily in the role.

-Things look like a mess to the outside world when we consider the Athletics' bullpen, where three different guys, Scott Barlow, Hogan Harris, and Justin Sterner, all have saves this week. Yet the Athletics are in the thick of the playoff picture without a true closer. Look for manager Mark Kotsay to continue to mix and match, even as I not-so-secretly hope for Sterner to end up with the job soon.

Happy hunting for bullpen help this week, my friends. Remember that above all else, fantasy baseball is supposed to be fun!

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