Closer Monkey

Year: 2018

  • Top 2018 Relievers for Fantasy Baseball Holds Leagues

    March 7, 2018 Holds are difficult to predict. Traditionally, holds leaders fit one of two molds: great relievers on good teams with a top-notch closer (e.g. Dellin Betances, Anthony Swarzak), or pitchers with good situational value (like Andrew Miller or Taylor Rogers). In this list, we’ll highlight players we think are most likely to rack…

  • Top 15 Middle Relievers for 2018 Fantasy Baseball Drafts

    March 5, 2018 Below are our Top 15 middle relievers for 2018. Please note that these rankings are calibrated for traditional (Saves only) leagues and are thus weighted towards players with the best chances of winning the closer role at some point this year. If you missed them last week, check out our 2018 tiered closer…

  • 2018 Tiered Closer Rankings

    March 2, 2018 Here are the Monkey’s closer rankings for 2018. As always, we’ve got them divided into tiers for your drafting ease. Tier 1 1. Kenley Jansen 2. Craig Kimbrel 3. Aroldis Chapman Jansen, Kimbrel, and Chapman have it all — proven track records, great ratios, and elite strikeout numbers.  As a bonus, they…

  • 2018 NL West Preview

    February 28, 2018 Arizona Diamondbacks – Fernando Rodney somehow recorded 39 saves for the Diamondbacks last year, but he’ll be shooting arrows in Minnesota this year. That leaves the ninth inning in limbo, with three arms in line for the closer’s role. Archie Bradley was the team’s best reliever last season, but Arizona may want the flexibility to…

  • 2018 NL Central Preview

    February 28, 2018 Chicago Cubs – For the first time in several years, the Cubs go into the season without a top tier closer to lead the bullpen. Brandon Morrow was confirmed as the closer out of the gate by Theo Epstein, but he has a solid group behind him that could press for saves…