After highlighting starting pitcher rankings earlier this week, we’re diving right into the relief pitching landscape. Ah, yes. Every fantasy manager’s favorite. Late-inning arms are regularly one of fantasy baseball’s toughest position groups to figure out. In many ways, they’re like tight ends in fantasy football. The elite ones are few and far between, stacked towards the top. The rest? Well, it’s an unpredictable bunch. Fear not. Today, we’re looking at fresh 2023 projections for some of the game’s top relievers, courtesy of our all-new 2023 Rotoworld Baseball Draft Guide.
This jam-packed edition has all the information and features you need to prepare for every single draft. Equipped with in-depth player profiles, positional rankings for multiple scoring formats, projections, tiers and positional reports, managers can feel confident navigating the 2023 fantasy landscape. Plus, the draft guide features exclusive columns from our experts, in addition to mock drafts, statistics, scoring leaders and more.
Entering your league’s drafts with a clear understanding of the relief landscape is a huge benefit. Options can dwindle quickly, so it’s best to know what to do in every possible situation. Whether you want to aim high and select a surefire, elite option like Edwin Diaz or Emmanuel Clase, or wait for later options like Ryan Pressly or Pete Fairbanks – it never hurts to be overprepared. With our draft guide, you feel ready for every round. You’ll find the most important stats from strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, saves and so much more within our projections tool. Managers can also filter results to see projected leaders in every category. If you want more than projections, you can see how relievers shake out in tools like our tiers or rankings.
Let’s dive into 2023 strikeout and save projections for 12 relief pitching options.
2023 Projections: Reliever Strikeouts and Saves | Mixed Leagues
Edwin Diaz – NYM – 36 SV, 106 K
Devin Williams – MIL – 32 SV, 82 K
Kenley Jansen – BOS – 34 SV, 80 K
Josh Hader – SD – 33 SV, 93 K
Felix Bautista – BAL – 32 SV, 83 K
Camilo Doval – SF – 35 SV, 81 K
Ryan Helsley – STL – 31 SV, 82 K
Ryan Pressly – HOU – 31 SV, 70 K
Clay Holmes – NYY – 32 SV, 62 K
Jordan Romano – TOR – 33 SV, 77 K
José Leclerc – TEX – 28 SV, 78 K
Daniel Bard - COL – 30 SV, 68 K
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