HCS 2018 Positional Rankings: Relief Pitcher

One of the less sparkly positions in fantasy baseball, relief pitchers have actually become more important then ever. When elite closers can bring in huge point production, it only pushes your team up the rankings. Plain and simple. Reaching for the top twp choices is understandable. After that, pick and choose at your leisure, but make sure to keep note when relievers start dropping off the draft board. Don’t wanna be out of that top 8.

Most of these choices will be in accordance with ESPN, Fantasy Pros, and CBS Fantasy Baseball rankings, but will mostly be arranged in an order that I believe will be most accurate throughout the season. We have each players ranking, name, and other eligible position (OEP) listed in that order, with each player being linked to their ESPN player page as well.

Here are the top options for saves and holds for 2018:

Pos.Rk. Player name (OEP)	Team
1. Kenley Jansen	LAD
2. Craig Kimbrel	BOS
3. Roberto Osuna	TOR
4. Felipe Rivero	PIT
5. Corey Knebel	MIL
6. Aroldis Chapman	NYY
7. Brad Hand	SD
8. Jeurys Familia	NYM
9. Raisel Iglesias	CIN
10. Edwin Diaz	SEA
11.  Ken Giles	HOU
12. Cody Allen	CLE
13. Wade Davis	COL
14. Hector Neris	PHI
15. Alex Colome	TB
16. Arodys Vizcaino	ATL
17. Sean Doolittle	WSH
18.  Blake Treinen	OAK
19. Brandon Morrow	CHC
20. Archie Bradley	ARI
21. Alex Claudio	TEX
22. Blake Parker	LAA
23.  Kelvin Herrera	KC
24. Joakim Soria	CWS
25. Brad Brach	BAL
26.  Mark Melancon	SF
27. Shane Greene	DET
28. Andrew Miller	CLE
29. Fernando Rodney	MIN
30. Greg Holland	FA

Make sure to check out our other position rankings here!