Recognizing that ranking relievers can become outdated within hours, Closer Monkey’s updated rankings incorporate in-season results with rest-of-season potential, yielding a number often worth debating. Each week, we provide rankings for saves, SOLDS, and holds. They are a combination of season-to-date, the last 14-day results, and rest-of-season projections, causing fluctuations in reliever valuation.
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Before each ranking, the leaderboards from the last 30 days will be included (through games played on September 14). First, saves:
| Name | Saves |
| Jhoan Duran | 10 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 9 |
| Cade Smith | 9 |
| Carlos Estévez | 8 |
| Jose A. Ferrer | 8 |
| Raisel Iglesias | 7 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 6 |
| Dennis Santana | 6 |
| Andrés Muñoz | 6 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 5 |
| David Bednar | 5 |
| Robert Suarez | 5 |
| Ryan Walker | 5 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 5 |
| JoJo Romero | 4 |
| Kenley Jansen | 4 |
| Bryan Abreu | 4 |
Updated Top 40 Relievers for Saves
| Rank | Relievers |
| 1 | Aroldis Chapman |
| 2 | Jhoan Duran |
| 3 | Robert Suarez |
| 4 | Andrés Muñoz |
| 5 | Carlos Estévez |
| 6 | Edwin Díaz |
| 7 | David Bednar |
| 8 | Cade Smith |
| 9 | Raisel Iglesias |
| 10 | Jeff Hoffman |
| 11 | Bryan Abreu |
| 12 | Ryan Walker |
| 13 | Jose A. Ferrer |
| 14 | Dennis Santana |
| 15 | Kenley Jansen |
| 16 | Emilio Pagán |
| 17 | Pete Fairbanks |
| 18 | Shawn Armstrong |
| 19 | Andrew Kittredge |
| 20 | Will Vest |
| 21 | Abner Uribe |
| 22 | Riley O’Brien |
| 23 | Tanner Scott |
| 24 | Kyle Finnegan |
| 25 | Jordan Leasure |
| 26 | Victor Vodnik |
| 27 | JoJo Romero |
| 28 | Mason Miller |
| 29 | Keegan Akin |
| 30 | Matt Brash |
| 31 | Calvin Faucher |
| 32 | Clayton Beeter |
| 33 | Blake Treinen |
| 34 | Bryan Baker |
| 35 | Hunter Gaddis |
| 36 | Brad Keller |
| 37 | John Curtiss |
| 38 | Andrew Saalfrank |
| 39 | Tyler Phillips |
| 40 | Adrian Morejon |
Last 30 days SOLDS leaderboard:
| Name | Saves | Holds | SOLDS |
| Jhoan Duran | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| JoJo Romero | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Jose A. Ferrer | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Cade Smith | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Carlos Estévez | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Brad Keller | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Clayton Beeter | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Tony Santillan | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Raisel Iglesias | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Abner Uribe | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Matt Strahm | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Matt Brash | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| David Robertson | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Top 75 for SOLDS
| Rank | Reliever |
| 1 | Jhoan Duran |
| 2 | Aroldis Chapman |
| 3 | Robert Suarez |
| 4 | Edwin Díaz |
| 5 | Carlos Estévez |
| 6 | Andrés Muñoz |
| 7 | Abner Uribe |
| 8 | Mason Miller |
| 9 | Cade Smith |
| 10 | David Bednar |
| 11 | Brad Keller |
| 12 | Ryan Walker |
| 13 | Bryan Abreu |
| 14 | Raisel Iglesias |
| 15 | Andrew Kittredge |
| 16 | Jeff Hoffman |
| 17 | Adrian Morejon |
| 18 | JoJo Romero |
| 19 | Will Vest |
| 20 | Jose A. Ferrer |
| 21 | Luke Weaver |
| 22 | Hunter Gaddis |
| 23 | Matt Brash |
| 24 | Dennis Santana |
| 25 | Bryan Baker |
| 26 | Garrett Cleavinger |
| 27 | Tanner Scott |
| 28 | Jeremiah Estrada |
| 29 | Garrett Whitlock |
| 30 | Ronny Henriquez |
| 31 | Kenley Jansen |
| 32 | Lucas Erceg |
| 33 | Caleb Thielbar |
| 34 | Riley O’Brien |
| 35 | Matt Svanson |
| 36 | Shawn Armstrong |
| 37 | Devin Williams |
| 38 | Jared Koenig |
| 39 | Matt Strahm |
| 40 | Tony Santillan |
| 41 | Emilio Pagán |
| 42 | Pete Fairbanks |
| 43 | Bryan King |
| 44 | Tyler Kinley |
| 45 | David Robertson |
| 46 | Fernando Cruz |
| 47 | Clayton Beeter |
| 48 | Tyler Rogers |
| 49 | Edwin Uceta |
| 50 | Andrew Saalfrank |
| 51 | Brooks Raley |
| 52 | Victor Vodnik |
| 53 | Keegan Akin |
| 54 | Jordan Leasure |
| 55 | Tanner Banks |
| 56 | Dylan Lee |
| 57 | Brendon Little |
| 58 | Tyler Phillips |
| 59 | Gregory Soto |
| 60 | Seranthony Domínguez |
| 61 | Blake Treinen |
| 62 | Enyel De Los Santos |
| 63 | Greg Weissert |
| 64 | Orion Kerkering |
| 65 | Kyle Leahy |
| 66 | José Buttó |
| 67 | Aaron Ashby |
| 68 | PJ Poulin |
| 69 | Isaac Mattson |
| 70 | Jimmy Herget |
| 71 | Calvin Faucher |
| 72 | Griffin Jax |
| 73 | Tyler Holton |
| 74 | Luis García |
| 75 | Robert Garcia |
Last 30 days holds leaderboard:
| Name | Holds |
| Hunter Gaddis | 8 |
| Brad Keller | 7 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 7 |
| Caleb Thielbar | 7 |
| Matt Strahm | 7 |
| David Robertson | 7 |
| JoJo Romero | 6 |
| Clayton Beeter | 6 |
| Matt Brash | 6 |
| Ronny Henriquez | 6 |
| Rico Garcia | 6 |
| Luke Weaver | 6 |
| Fernando Cruz | 6 |
| Bryan Baker | 5 |
| Devin Williams | 5 |
| Cole Henry | 5 |
| Mason Miller | 5 |
| Bryan King | 5 |
| Tyler Rogers | 5 |
| Brooks Raley | 5 |
| Isaac Mattson | 5 |
| Gabe Speier | 5 |
Top 50 for Holds
| Rank | Reliever |
| 1 | Mason Miller |
| 2 | Hunter Gaddis |
| 3 | Brad Keller |
| 4 | Garrett Whitlock |
| 5 | Caleb Thielbar |
| 6 | Ronny Henriquez |
| 7 | Matt Svanson |
| 8 | Luke Weaver |
| 9 | Jeremiah Estrada |
| 10 | Devin Williams |
| 11 | Bryan Baker |
| 12 | Tyler Kinley |
| 13 | Lucas Erceg |
| 14 | Bryan King |
| 15 | Matt Brash |
| 16 | Garrett Cleavinger |
| 17 | Jared Koenig |
| 18 | JoJo Romero |
| 19 | Adrian Morejon |
| 20 | Matt Strahm |
| 21 | Tony Santillan |
| 22 | Edwin Uceta |
| 23 | Tyler Rogers |
| 24 | Riley O’Brien |
| 25 | Clayton Beeter |
| 26 | David Robertson |
| 27 | Brooks Raley |
| 28 | Blake Treinen |
| 29 | Brendon Little |
| 30 | Gabe Speier |
| 31 | Eduard Bazardo |
| 32 | Jimmy Herget |
| 33 | Isaac Mattson |
| 34 | Gregory Soto |
| 35 | Aaron Ashby |
| 36 | Dylan Lee |
| 37 | PJ Poulin |
| 38 | Enyel De Los Santos |
| 39 | Robert Garcia |
| 40 | José Buttó |
| 41 | Tyler Holton |
| 42 | Joel Peguero |
| 43 | Pierce Johnson |
| 44 | Tanner Banks |
| 45 | Seranthony Domínguez |
| 46 | Ryan Helsley |
| 47 | John Curtiss |
| 48 | Mike Vasil |
| 49 | Griffin Jax |
| 50 | Luis García |
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