Tag: 2026 Reliever Rankings

  • Updated RP Rankings and WW Notes | 8.28.2026

    Updated RP Rankings and WW Notes | 8.28.2026

    Because saves have been so volatile this season, refreshing them before the weekend games and waiver wire runs should help fantasy managers prepare for recent changes in the high-leverage ecosystem. With more teams running matchups-based bullpens, securing saves off the waiver wire will be difficult in September, especially for teams like Arizona, San Francisco, Kansas…

  • Updated RP Rankings | 8.24.2026

    Updated RP Rankings | 8.24.2026

    Another week has passed, and more changes have taken place across the closer ecosystem. Tanner Scott will be the Dodgers closer until Edwin Díaz returns, and even after he’s activated. Justin Martinez has not been used in a leverage situation since rejoining the Diamondbacks. As time passes, some teams remain in flux or relying on…

  • Updated RP Rankings | 5.25.2026

    Updated RP Rankings | 5.25.2026

    Amid one of the toughest seasons for saves, ranking closers remains an exercise in futility, or at least it feels that way. There are teams with fluid-based approaches, and veterans with closer experience remain on the radar. Rookies start finding their footing, and once it seems like a usage pattern develops, roles change once again.…

  • Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 3.13.2026

    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…

  • Updated Closer Monkey Rankings | 2.2.2026

    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…