Paul Sporer’s 2022 Reliever Rankings and Closer Chart

January 24, 2022

The lockout makes this position the most uncertain on the fantasy diamond. With the lack of December and January moves, there is still so much unsettled in the closer market. To give you an idea of just how wild things are, my #14 RP is in the same bullpen as my #1, but I firmly believe Craig Kimbrel will be traded before the season starts so I’m treating him as a pretty impactful closer right now. I’ll start with a standard 1-70 ranking of relievers and then give 1-2-3 outlook of each team based on how things set up right now.

2022 RPs

RK	PLAYER	TEAM
1	Liam Hendriks	CWS
2	Josh Hader	MIL
3	Raisel Iglesias	LAA
4	Emmanuel Clase	CLE
5	Ryan Pressly	HOU
6	Giovanny Gallegos	STL
7	Edwin Díaz	NYM
8	Kenley Jansen	FA
9	Aroldis Chapman	NYY
10	Jordan Romano	TOR
11	Taylor Rogers	MIN
12	Will Smith	ATL
13	Mark Melancon	ARI
14	Craig Kimbrel	CWS
15	Corey Knebel	PHI
16	Dylan Floro	MIA
17	Camilo Doval	SFG
18	Blake Treinen	LAD
19	Matt Barnes	BOS
20	Joe Barlow	TEX
21	Scott Barlow	KCR
22	Lucas Sims	CIN
23	David Bednar	PIT
24	Gregory Soto	DET
25	Alex Colome	FA
26	Lou Trivino	OAK
27	Rowan Wick	CHC
28	Kyle Finnegan	WAS
29	Ken Giles	SEA
30	Drew Steckenrider	SEA
31	Paul Sewald	SEA
32	Carlos Estévez	COL
33	Andrew Kittredge	TBR
34	Garrett Whitlock	BOS
35	Josh Staumont	KCR
36	Tyler Matzek	ATL
37	Ian Kennedy	FA
38	Devin Williams	MIL
39	Luis Cessa	CIN
40	Daniel Bard	COL
41	Pete Fairbanks	TBR
42	Tanner Rainey	WAS
43	Ryan Tepera	FA
44	Codi Heuer	CHC
45	Jake McGee	SFG
46	Kendall Graveman	CWS
47	Pierce Johnson	SDP
48	Michael Fulmer	DET
49	Trevor May	NYM
50	Dinelson Lamet	SDP
51	Héctor Neris	HOU
52	Jonathan Loáisiga	NYY
53	Chad Green	NYY
54	Anthony Bender	MIA
55	Jake Diekman	FA
56	Tyler Wells	BAL
57	James Karinchak	CLE
58	Mike Mayers	LAA
59	Julian Merryweather	TOR
60	Brusdar Graterol	LAD
61	Amir Garrett	CIN
62	Andrew Chafin	FA
63	Tanner Scott	BAL
64	J.P. Feyereisen	TBR
65	J.B. Wendelken	ARI
66	Tyler Duffey	MIN
67	Daniel Hudson	LAD
68	Cole Sulser	BAL
69	Spencer Patton	TEX
70	Aaron Loup	LAA

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2022 RP TEAM CHART

TEAM	CLOSER	STABILITY	NEXT UP	DARKHORSE
CWS	Liam Hendriks	High	Craig Kimbrel	Kendall Graveman
MIL	Josh Hader	High	Devin Williams	Jake Cousins
LAA	Raisel Iglesias	High	Mike Mayers	Aaron Loup
CLE	Emmanuel Clase	High	James Karinchak	Anthony Gose
HOU	Ryan Pressly	High	Héctor Neris	Ryne Stanek
NYM	Edwin Díaz	High	Trevor May	Seth Lugo
NYY	Aroldis Chapman	High	Chad Green	Jonathan Loaisiga
ATL	Will Smith	High	Tyler Matzek	Luke Jackson
ARI	Mark Melancon	High	J.B. Wendelken	Taylor Widener
STL	Giovanny Gallegos	Medium	Alex Reyes	Jordan Hicks
TOR	Jordan Romano	Medium	Julian Merryweather	Yimi García
MIN	Taylor Rogers	Medium	Tyler Duffey	Jorge Alcala
BOS	Matt Barnes	Medium	Garrett Whitlock	Josh Taylor
DET	Gregory Soto	Medium	Michael Fulmer	Alex Lange
KCR	Scott Barlow	Medium	Josh Staumont	Dylan Coleman
MIA	Dylan Floro	Medium	Anthony Bender	Anthony Bass
PHI	Corey Knebel	Medium	Jose Alvarado	Sam Coonrod
CIN	Lucas Sims	Medium	Luis Cessa	Amir Garrett
COL	Carlos Estévez	Medium	Daniel Bard	Robert Stephenson
LAD	Blake Treinen	Medium	Daniel Hudson	Brusdar Graterol
SFG	Camilo Doval	Low	Jake McGee	Tyler Rogers
BAL	Tyler Wells	Low	Cole Sulser	Tanner Scott
TBR	Andrew Kittredge	Low	Pete Fairbanks	J.P. Feyereisen
OAK	Lou Trivino	Low	Domingo Acevedo	A.J. Puk
SEA	Ken Giles	Low	Drew Steckenrider	Paul Sewald
TEX	Joe Barlow	Low	Spencer Patton	Josh Sborz
WAS	Kyle Finnegan	Low	Tanner Rainey	Austin Voth
SDP	Pierce Johnson	Low	Luis García	Dinelson Lamet
CHC	Rowan Wick	Low	Codi Heuer	Manuel Rodríguez
PIT	David Bednar	Low	Chris Stratton	Me?