June Reliever Rankings

Here is the June edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. Sorry that I’m a couple of days late, but I had to find a new No. 1 overall player. Also, it turns out that there are only like 120 players in the majors capable of hitting right now, even though most of the best pitchers are injured.

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Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C

May Relief pitcher ROS rankings

June	Relievers	Team	2024	May
1	Emmanuel Clase	Guardians	2	2
2	Josh Hader	Astros	4	5
3	Jhoan Duran	Twins	7	4
4	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	6	7
5	Camilo Doval	Giants	3	3
6	Clay Holmes	Yankees	9	8
7	Evan Phillips	Dodgers	5	6
8	Mason Miller	Athletics	21	11
9	Edwin Diaz	Mets	1	1
10	Ryan Helsley	Cardinals	13	10
11	Andres Munoz	Mariners	11	13
12	David Bednar	Pirates	8	9
13	Robert Suarez	Padres	20	15
14	Craig Kimbrel	Orioles	15	17
15	Kenley Jansen	Red Sox	16	14
16	Paul Sewald	Diamondbacks	18	21
17	Pete Fairbanks	Rays	17	22
18	Kirby Yates	Rangers	114	26
19	Alexis Diaz	Reds	12	16
20	Carlos Estevez	Angels	31	23
21	Jason Foley	Tigers	30	18
22	Jordan Romano	Blue Jays	14	12
23	Devin Williams	Brewers	29	25
24	Jose Alvarado	Phillies	23	29
25	Kyle Finnegan	Nationals	35	33
26	Trevor Megill	Brewers	25	32
27	Yimi Garcia	Blue Jays	48	45
28	Mark Leiter Jr.	Cubs	88	51
29	James McArthur	Royals	49	20
30	Tanner Scott	Marlins	19	27
31	Michael Kopech	White Sox	47	30
32	David Robertson	Rangers	22	28
33	Hector Neris	Cubs	92	52
34	Griffin Jax	Twins	22	39
35	Hunter Harvey	Nationals	43	36
36	A.J. Puk	Marlins	64 SP	35
37	Jeff Hoffman	Phillies	63	44
38	Reed Garrett	Mets	381	48
39	Jason Adam	Rays	40	31
40	Bryan Abreu	Astros	37	43
41	Kevin Ginkel	Diamondbacks	28	24
42	Ryne Stanek	Mariners	150	59
43	Chad Green	Blue Jays	52	NR
44	John Schreiber	Royals	156	69
45	Ryan Walker	Giants	65	63
46	Yennier Cano	Orioles	46	40
47	Orion Kerkering	Phillies	41	37
48	Jeremiah Estrada	Padres	335	NR
49	Lucas Erceg	Athletics	66	42
50	Matt Strahm	Phillies	50	54
51	JoJo Romero	Cardinals	55	58
52	Aroldis Chapman	Pirates	45	50
53	Lucas Sims	Reds	129	NR
54	Fernando Cruz	Reds	101	71
55	Tyler Kinley	Rockies	59	NR
56	Adrian Morejon	Padres	206 SP	NR
57	Daniel Hudson	Dodgers	87	62
58	Cade Smith	Guardians	165	NR
59	Alex Lange	Tigers	36	41
60	Jalen Beeks	Rockies	193	NR
61	Jose Leclerc	Rangers	27	56
62	A.J. Minter	Braves	53	53
63	Blake Treinen	Dodgers	163	NR
64	Scott Barlow	Guardians	54	57
65	Chris Martin	Red Sox	44	47
66	Joel Payamps	Brewers	32	34
67	Enyel De Los Santos	Padres	69	46
68	Ryan Pressly	Astros	42	55
69	Joe Jimenez	Braves	77	74
70	Michael Grove	Dodgers	74	64
71	Jordan Leasure	White Sox	171	NR
72	Adbert Alzolay	Cubs	10	19
73	Luis Garcia	Angels	182	NR
74	Garrett Cleavinger	Rays	95	NR
75	Justin Martinez	Diamondbacks	349	NR
76	Adam Ottavino	Mets	98	66
77	John McMillon	Royals	51	80
78	Shelby Miller	Tigers	213	79
79	Yuki Matsui	Padres	24	49
80	Calvin Faucher	Marlins	364	69
81	Ryan Thompson	Diamondbacks	142	NR
82	Keegan Akin	Orioles	78	67
83	Ian Hamilton	Yankees	83	72
84	Colin Holderman	Pirates	102	77
85	Hunter Gaddis	Guardians	136	76

Dropping off: Justin Lawrence (38th), Abner Uribe (60th), Brock Stewart (61st), John Brebbia (65th), Shawn Armstrong (70th)

• Was Edwin Díaz’s shoulder actually hurting? The world may never know. Some were happy to have it as a reason for his early struggles. Personally, I’d rather think that he was healthy, experienced some bad luck and lost his confidence as a result. I’m placing him ninth here for now. His strikeout rate isn’t a match for 2022, but it’s still exceptional, and it was pretty unfortunate that every single 360-foot fly he allowed this season left the yard.

• The plan was for Andrés Muñoz to place fourth here, but I dropped him to 11th in light of the news about his back after Tuesday night’s collision at home plate. I also moved Ryne Stanek from 58th to 42nd.

• It sounds like this will be another short-term absence for Jordan Romano as he deals with elbow inflammation, so even though I’m nervous, I didn’t drop him as much as I originally intended. I don’t doubt that the Blue Jays will give him another chance to close once he returns. I am worried about the elbow, but the Jays keep saying there’s no structural damage.

• My guess is that Tanner Scott will be traded well in advance of the deadline and probably to a team that won’t use him as a true closer, which is why he drops in the rankings again this month. I’m still going with A.J. Puk as the Marlins’ No. 2 reliever, though I don’t know that he’d be a lock for saves initially. He could also follow Scott out of town prior to the trade deadline. Calvin Faucher, Anthony Bender and JT Chargois, who finally appears to be ready to return from neck spasms, could also emerge as candidates for saves in Miami.

• I really wasn’t expecting to keep John McMillon in the top 80 again this month, but his last five appearances for Triple-A Omaha have seen him strike out nine and walk none in 5 2/3 scoreless innings (before that, he had a 9.90 ERA and 17 walks in 10 innings). Given the lack of shutdown relievers ahead of him in Kansas City, there’s still a chance that he’ll take over the closer’s role at some point.