Category: Rankings
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Updated Rankings | 4.21.2026
Updating our saves tracker, one notices a spike in relievers with saves compared with last year, and, unfortunately, a slight reduction in concentrated saves by closers at the top. It’s what fuels frustration across the fantasy landscape: Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/y0z5Y/2/ Last week will go down as oblique week, two closers landed on the injured list as…
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Updated Rankings | 4.13.2026
Although it feels like more teams are running matchup-based bullpens, save dispersal has remained somewhat stable compared with games played through April 12 last year. Yes, there have been many more pitches recording a save, as this chart illustrates, but the number of relievers with multiple saves has not been as varied: Link: https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/y0z5Y/1/ There…
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Closer Monkey’s Updated Rankings | 4.6.2026
As more data accrues during game action, some rankings will stabilize, though the reliever market remains fluid. Rankings are a mixture of early-season results and rest-of-season forecasts. These can fluctuate by format and change quickly, so they should be used as a guide, not as gospel. Relievers on the Rise Relievers on the Decline Reliever…
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Updated Closer Monkey RP Rankings | 3.30.2026
Going forward, Monday will be the preferred day for rankings updates. With this in mind, and the first full weekend of MLB games completed, it’s time for a mini-reset in the rankings. These remain fluid and could be dated by the end of Monday’s full slate. However, the fantasy community loves them, so here we…
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Closer Monkey’s Updated RP Rankings | 3.27.2026
Although there have been limited games over the first two days of the regular season, teams have deployed some interesting usage patterns. It’s easy to overreact, but there have been some shifts in the rankings. Also, our updated rankings will no longer list relievers currently on the injured list. Relievers on the Rise Rankings this…