Updated . As of today, the top three dynasty relief pitchers are Mason Miller (SD), Cade Smith (CLE), and Jhoan Duran (PHI). The top 62 relief pitchers for dynasty fantasy baseball, sliced directly from our hand-built staff dynasty board of 718 players, so every RP rank below is consistent with where the player sits overall, not a separate list that drifts out of sync.
Relievers are volatile, role-dependent assets: save chances churn every season. This list favors arms with elite underlying skills and secure roles over pure closer speculation, and in most dynasty formats, the top handful are the only ones worth a roster spot long-term. Players are valued on a multi-year window for 5x5 category leagues, with age, role security, and prospect upside weighed alongside current production. Prospects are ranked inline and flagged (P).
| RP Rank | Player | Team | Pos | Age | Overall | FRV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mason Miller | SD | RP | 28 | #69 | 66.2 |
| 2 | Cade Smith | CLE | RP | 27 | #101 | 59.7 |
| 3 | Jhoan Duran | PHI | RP | 28 | #108 | 55.2 |
| 4 | Louis Varland | TOR | RP | 28 | #122 | 49.0 |
| 5 | Andres Munoz | SEA | RP | 27 | #134 | 59.4 |
| 6 | Edwin Diaz | LAD | RP | 32 | #142 | 55.9 |
| 7 | David Bednar | NYY | RP | 31 | #204 | 54.7 |
| 8 | Josh Hader | HOU | RP | 32 | #207 | 54.8 |
| 9 | Abner Uribe | MIL | RP | 26 | #233 | 52.2 |
| 10 | Riley O'Brien | STL | RP | 31 | #256 | 43.3 |
| 11 | Bryan Baker | TB | RP | 31 | #270 | 50.0 |
| 12 | Grant Taylor | CWS | SP/RP | 24 | #288 | 53.5 |
| 13 | Aroldis Chapman | BOS | RP | 38 | #306 | 47.0 |
| 14 | Jack Perkins | ATH | SP/RP | 26 | #312 | 34.3 |
| 15 | Mason Montgomery | PIT | SP/RP | 26 | #345 | 45.1 |
| 16 | Robert Suarez | ATL | RP | 35 | #353 | 44.4 |
| 17 | Jacob Latz | TEX | SP/RP | 30 | #356 | 44.6 |
| 18 | Devin Williams | NYM | RP | 31 | #375 | 51.6 |
| 19 | Aaron Ashby | MIL | RP | 28 | #376 | 47.5 |
| 20 | Paul Sewald | TOR | RP | 36 | #377 | 42.1 |
| 21 | Ben Joyce | LAA | SP/RP | 26 | #387 | 50.1 |
| 22 | Raisel Iglesias | ATL | RP | 36 | #393 | 53.2 |
| 23 | Matt Brash | SEA | RP | 28 | #413 | 48.5 |
| 24 | AJ Puk | ARI | RP | 31 | #419 | 49.1 |
| 25 | Trevor Megill | MIL | RP | 32 | #426 | 51.9 |
| 26 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | SP/RP | 24 | #427 | 42.2 |
| 27 | Carmen Mlodzinski | PIT | SP/RP | 27 | #439 | 50.0 |
| 28 | Adrian Morejon | SD | SP/RP | 27 | #447 | 53.4 |
| 29 | Pete Fairbanks | MIA | RP | 32 | #451 | 47.9 |
| 30 | Ryan Helsley | BAL | RP | 32 | #458 | 46.0 |
| 31 | Daniel Palencia | CHC | RP | 26 | #473 | 51.3 |
| 32 | Gregory Soto | PIT | RP | 31 | #481 | 50.0 |
| 33 | Seranthony Dominguez | SEA | RP | 31 | #487 | 42.6 |
| 34 | Jeff Hoffman | MIN | RP | 33 | #555 | 40.8 |
| 35 | Rico Garcia | BAL | RP | 32 | #557 | 50.0 |
| 36 | Garrett Whitlock | BOS | SP/RP | 30 | #558 | 47.6 |
| 37 | Drew Anderson | DET | SP/RP | 32 | #562 | 50.0 |
| 38 | Ben Casparius | LAD | SP/RP | 27 | #572 | 45.1 |
| 39 | Lucas Erceg | KC | SP/RP | 31 | #577 | 35.9 |
| 40 | Ryan Walker | SF | RP | 30 | #580 | 46.2 |
| 41 | Erik Sabrowski | CLE | RP | 28 | #588 | 50.0 |
| 42 | Kenley Jansen | DET | RP | 38 | #592 | 36.4 |
| 43 | Bryan Abreu | HOU | SP/RP | 29 | #619 | 51.0 |
| 44 | Emilio Pagan | CIN | SP/RP | 35 | #620 | 41.1 |
| 45 | Ryan Zeferjahn | CHC | SP/RP | 28 | #621 | 50.0 |
| 46 | JoJo Romero | MIL | SP/RP | 30 | #627 | 49.7 |
| 47 | Antonio Senzatela | MIL | SP/RP | 31 | #629 | 50.0 |
| 48 | Jeremiah Estrada | SD | SP/RP | 27 | #630 | 50.4 |
| 49 | Alex Vesia | LAD | SP/RP | 30 | #632 | 44.3 |
| 50 | Dennis Santana | ARI | SP/RP | 30 | #633 | 42.3 |
Every player links to a dedicated page with expert consensus ranks across dozens of sources, community FRV (FanRanked Value) ratings, trends, and staff commentary. For the full board with notes on every pick, see the staff dynasty rankings.