Category: Rankings
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Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.20.2026
After much consternation and running numbers, our last rankings update ahead of the last weekend without regular-season baseball. These rankings are a fusion of SGP based on ATC projections with my own saves, holds, and SOLDS mixed in. If you like a reliever more than the ranking, by all means, target him. It’s your team.…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.13.2026
With Opening Day less than two weeks away, it’s time to lock in on the ever-changing reliever landscape. Since our post on Monday: These two items change how fantasy managers approach their drafts. It forces tough decisions and tests risk-averse players. On top of this, of the 30 MLB teams, five are prepared to begin…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.9.2026
There are slight tweaks in the rankings based on the recent news cycle. These will continue to evolve as teams make decisions about reliever roles, but this will be a process since we have just over two weeks until Opening Day. As for the closer rankings, it’s difficult because many teams may share save opportunities,…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 2.23.2026
There are slight tweaks in the rankings based on the recent news cycle. These will continue to evolve as teams make decisions about reliever roles, but this will be a process. We have only just begun. As for the closer rankings, it’s difficult because many teams may share save opportunities, they could change by the…
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Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 2.2.2026
After posting early closer rankings in tiered form, with pitchers reporting soon, it’s time to expand the process. There will be a top-40 relievers for saves leagues, though some teams will not have a representative, and a first run of SOLDS rankings. For the SOLDS rankings, my saves-plus-holds projections are combined with ATC in SGP…