September Reliever Rankings

Here are some final-month rankings. I’m a little short on comments, since I’ll be hopping on a plane awfully early Monday morning. Please try not to get too bent out of shape if your star player isn’t listed where you like ... anything can happen in a month.

As always, players are ranked by position and then combined into an overall top 300 list.

Click to see other September rankings:

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

Relief pitcher rankings

Sept	Relievers	Team	2023	July	Aug
1	Devin Williams	Brewers	4	5	5
2	Josh Hader	Padres	2	1	2
3	Camilo Doval	Giants	3	2	3
4	Raisel Iglesias	Braves	9	12	7
5	Emmanuel Clase	Guardians	1	4	4
6	Alexis Diaz	Reds	19	9	8
7	Jordan Romano	Blue Jays	7	6	18
8	Jhoan Duran	Twins	15	7	9
9	Kenley Jansen	Red Sox	6	8	6
10	David Bednar	Pirates	13	10	10
11	Ryan Pressly	Astros	12	11	15
12	Andres Munoz	Mariners	10	30	13
13	Yennier Cano	Orioles	NR	58	60
14	Adbert Alzolay	Cubs	41	19	16
15	Clay Holmes	Yankees	8	15	12
16	Pete Fairbanks	Rays	14	16	17
17	Evan Phillips	Dodgers	18	18	22
18	Carlos Estevez	Angels	42	14	14
19	Paul Sewald	Diamondbacks	26	20	19
20	Kyle Finnegan	Nationals	27	31	21
21	Craig Kimbrel	Phillies	22	17	20
22	Aroldis Chapman	Rangers	38	33	31
23	Tanner Scott	Marlins	NR	78	50
24	Gregory Santos	White Sox	NR	NR	24
25	Alex Lange	Tigers	20	25	28
26	David Robertson	Marlins	16	13	11
27	Trevor May	Athletics	28	45	37
28	Will Smith	Rangers	75	22	23
29	Jason Foley	Tigers	97	40	25
30	Matt Brash	Mariners	83	51	30
31	Adam Ottavino	Mets	55	48	29
32	Justin Lawrence	Rockies	NR	35	27
33	Jason Adam	Rays	23	29	36
34	Carlos Hernandez	Royals	183 SP	NR	32
35	Ryan Helsley	Cardinals	5	28	26
36	Michael King	Yankees	44	32	39
37	Bryan Abreu	Astros	43	43	40
38	Brusdar Graterol	Dodgers	36	50	42
39	Reynaldo Lopez	Angels	35	NR	57
40	Seranthony Dominguez	Phillies	37	73	33
41	Griffin Jax	Twins	45	39	38
42	Hunter Harvey	Nationals	95	36	43
43	JoJo Romero	Cardinals	NR	NR	NR
44	Chris Martin	Red Sox	111	65	54
45	Felix Bautista	Orioles	11	3	1
46	A.J. Minter	Braves	29	42	47
47	Mark Leiter	Cubs	NR	47	52
48	Giovanny Gallegos	Cardinals	40	38	35
49	Aaron Bummer	White Sox	68	NR	44
50	Brooks Raley	Mets	98	NR	41
51	Abner Uribe	Brewers	NR	NR	NR
52	Joel Payamps	Brewers	NR	NR	46
53	Kevin Ginkel	Diamondbacks	71	NR	59
54	Tyler Wells	Orioles	98 SP	57 SP	127 SP
55	Colin Holderman	Pirates	NR	76	58
56	Jordan Hicks	Blue Jays	NR	26	34
57	Trevor Stephan	Guardians	46	53	61
58	Jose Alvarado	Phillies	81	41	69
59	Colin Poche	Rays	88	56	51
60	Jonathan Loaisiga	Yankees	65	NR	NR
61	Hector Neris	Astros	60	52	45
62	John McMillon	Royals	NR	NR	NR
63	Jose Leclerc	Rangers	17	61	NR
64	Lucas Sims	Reds	93	55	48
65	Scott Barlow	Padres	21	23	65
66	Tyler Holton	Tigers	NR	NR	NR
67	Tyler Rogers	Giants	NR	69	64
68	Justin Topa	Mariners	NR	NR	NR
69	Drew Smith	Mets	NR	NR	68
70	Taylor Rogers	Giants	53	70	66

Dropping off: Gregory Soto (49th), Erik Swanson (53rd), Nick Sandlin (55th), Joe Kelly (56th), Andre Pallante (62nd), Dylan Coleman (63rd), Lucas Erceg (67th)

• Felix Bautista was set to occupy the top spot here again before injuring his arm Friday. He’ll probably try to gear up for an end-of-season cameo, but the closer’s role in Baltimore belongs to Yennier Cano for now. He’s bounced back nicely from a midseason letdown, so he comes in at No. 13 here.
• David Robertson’s third blown save in 10 appearances cost him the gig as the Marlins’ closer, at least for now. He checks in at No. 26 this month, while Tanner Scott , the favorite for saves in his place, is 23rd.
• It looks like the Cardinals will get Ryan Helsley back from a forearm strain this week, though he might not be quite 100 percent and another setback is a possibility. I expect he’ll be worth using in fantasy leagues after he returns, but he comes with enough question marks on a struggling team that he doesn’t crack the top 30 here.