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Jennifer Piacenti

Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings: Edwin Diaz Tops the List

With spring training under way, all 30 MLB teams will be looking to solidify their rosters and figure out exactly what kind of roles their players will fill. It’s also a time for fantasy baseball managers to prepare for their all-important drafts.With that in mind, let’s take a look at the top relief pitchers heading into the 2023 season.

Multiple teams – including the Rays, Twins, Angels, Marlins, Phillies, Cubs, Diamondbacks and Dodgers – are expected to use co-closers or some sort of closer-by-committee. As spring training goes along, we will hopefully find more clarity, but here are the pitchers that will likely have the most value in a reliever spot.

For points leagues, Hunter Brown and Freddy Peralta should be added to this list at a high priority.

Here are my top 30 relievers heading into spring training for standard 5x5 roto leagues:

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  1. Edwin Diaz, NYM
  2. Emmanuel Clase, CLE
  3. Raisel Iglesias, ATL
  4. Josh Hader, SD
  5. Devin Williams, MIL
  6. Jordan Romano, TOR
  7. Ryan Pressly, HOU
  8. Ryan Helsley, STL
  9. Kenley Jansen, BOS
  10. Felix Bautista, BAL
  11. Clay Holmes, NYY
  12. Camilo Doval, SF
  13. Paul Sewald, SEA
  14. Liam Hendriks, CHI
  15. David Bednar, PIT
  16. Pete Fairbanks, TB
  17. Scott Barlow, KC
  18. Daniel Bard, COL
  19. Andres Munoz, SEA
  20. Jorge Lopez, MIN
  21. Seranthony Dominguez, PHI
  22. Dylan Floro, MIA
  23. Trevor May, OAK
  24. Gregory Soto, PHI
  25. Kyle Finnegan, WSH
  26. Aroldis Chapman, MIN
  27. Alex Lange, DET
  28. Daniel Hudson, LAD
  29. Kendall Graveman, CHI
  30. Hunter Brown, HOU
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