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Closers, Saves, Relief Pitcher (RP) Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Points Leagues - February Updates (2025)

Ryan Helsley - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Closers and Saves Sleepers, MLB Injury News

RotoBaller's closers, saves, relief pitcher (RP) points league fantasy baseball rankings, updated for February 2025. Win your drafts with our points league and H2H points rankings.

Starting pitching is a premium in points leagues, but plenty of relievers can accumulate saves and generate a ton of points. We break it all down for you with our 2025 fantasy baseball closers, saves, relief pitcher rankings and tiers for points leagues and H2H points leagues.

Closers are more sought after in standard 5x5 roto leagues than points leagues, as not one relief pitcher is ranked in our top 50 overall points rankings below. Edwin Diaz is the top relief pitcher off the board and ranked 59th overall, followed by Emmanuel Clase at 67 and Ryan Helsley at 68. In points leagues, with the amount of talent at RP, fantasy managers can afford to wait to draft a relief pitcher in the later rounds. Also, starters with relief pitcher eligibility, such as Bowden Francis, can be more valuable than some borderline closers as they can rack up points in a starting relief spot. 

The RP rankings below are specifically designed for fantasy baseball points leagues, put together by RotoBaller's MLB points expert Nicklaus Gaut. We also have many other fantasy baseball rankings, tools, and resources to help you win in 2025, including our constantly-updated fantasy baseball points rankings for all positions. Be sure to also download our free fantasy baseball mobile app so you can stay on top of all the MLB news and analysis articles.

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RP Points Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (February)

These rankings are for points and head-to-head points leagues. You can also see our roto fantasy baseball rankings.

Before we get to the rankings, let's quickly review points leagues and how they differ from other formats. Typically, points leagues have different league settings and scoring formats than other fantasy baseball leagues. Different MLB stats and categories are assigned different point values, and those can vary by individual league settings. Those different point buckets are then added up over the course of a scoring period or season.

In many cases, hitters who walk more and strike out less are preferred for points leagues. Also, many league formats tend to give more weight to pitchers than normal, as they can easily accrue points through categories like Innings Pitched. These are the general frameworks that we use for our points league rankings below, and explain why they look different than more standard 5x5 roto fantasy baseball rankings.

Ranking Tier Player Position
1 1 Edwin Diaz RP
2 1 Emmanuel Clase RP
3 1 Ryan Helsley RP
4 1 Josh Hader RP
5 1 Raisel Iglesias RP
6 2 Devin Williams RP
7 2 Mason Miller RP
8 2 Jhoan Duran RP
9 2 Felix Bautista RP
10 2 Ryan Walker RP
11 2 Andres Munoz RP
12 2 Jeff Hoffman RP
13 2 Robert Suarez RP
14 2 Tanner Scott RP
15 3 Justin Martinez RP
16 3 Trevor Megill RP
17 3 Bowden Francis SP/RP
18 3 Clay Holmes SP/RP
19 3 Alexis Diaz RP
20 3 Ryan Pressly RP
21 3 Pete Fairbanks RP
22 4 Jose Soriano RP
23 4 Nick Martinez SP/RP
24 4 Jordan Romano RP
25 4 Kyle Finnegan RP
26 4 David Bednar RP
27 4 Carlos Estevez RP
28 4 Luis Ortiz RP
29 5 Drew Rasmussen SP/RP
30 5 Aroldis Chapman RP
31 5 Kirby Yates RP
32 5 A.J. Puk RP
33 5 Lucas Erceg RP
34 5 Kenley Jansen RP
35 5 Liam Hendriks RP
36 5 Ben Joyce RP
37 5 Jason Foley RP
38 5 Andre Pallante SP/RP
39 6 Bryan Abreu RP
40 6 Chris Martin RP
41 6 Griffin Jax RP
42 6 Jason Adam RP
43 6 Camilo Doval RP
44 6 Matt Strahm RP
45 6 Porter Hodge RP
46 6 Martin Perez SP/RP
47 7 Jordan Hicks RP
48 7 Edwin Uceta RP
49 7 Grant Holmes SP/RP
50 7 Cade Smith RP
51 7 Calvin Faucher RP
52 7 Orion Kerkering RP
53 7 Jesus Tinoco RP
54 7 Kevin Ginkel RP
55 7 Tyler Holton SP/RP
56 7 Jeremiah Estrada RP
57 7 Davis Martin RP
58 7 Derek Law RP
59 8 Luke Weaver RP
60 8 Tyler Kinley RP
61 8 Jorge Lopez RP
62 8 Seth Halvorsen RP
63 8 Cole Sands RP
64 8 Blake Treinen RP
65 8 Joel Payamps RP
66 8 Robert Garcia RP
67 8 Steven Matz SP/RP
68 9 Yimi Garcia RP
69 9 Jose Leclerc RP
70 9 Beau Brieske RP
71 9 Chad Green RP
72 9 Seranthony Dominguez RP
73 9 Pierce Johnson RP
74 9 Keegan Akin RP
75 9 Prelander Berroa RP
76 9 Michael Kopech RP
77 9 Hayden Wesneski SP/RP
78 9 Fernando Cruz RP
79 9 Evan Phillips RP
80 10 DL Hall SP/RP
81 10 Justin Slaten RP
82 10 Dennis Santana RP
83 10 Justin Anderson RP
84 10 Aaron Ashby RP
85 10 Osvaldo Bido SP/RP
86 10 David Robertson RP
87 10 Yennier Cano RP
88 10 Hunter Harvey RP
89 10 Paul Sewald RP
90 10 Jakob Junis SP/RP
91 10 Craig Kimbrel RP
92 10 Randy Vasquez SP/RP
93 10 Dane Dunning SP/RP
94 10 Nate Pearson RP
95 10 Jose A. Ferrer RP
96 11 Luis Garcia (RP) RP
97 11 Matthew Liberatore SP/RP
98 11 Erik Miller RP
99 11 Brant Hurter RP
100 11 J.T. Ginn SP/RP
101 11 Gus Varland RP
102 11 Angel Zerpa RP
103 11 Tristan Beck RP
104 11 Ben Brown SP/RP
105 11 Louie Varland SP/RP
106 12 Chase Silseth SP/RP
107 12 Hogan Harris SP/RP
108 12 Chris Flexen SP/RP
109 12 Drey Jameson RP
110 12 Ross Stripling SP/RP
111 12 Eduardo Salazar RP
112 12 Xzavion Curry SP/RP


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