Fantasy baseball closer rankings

The closer position is the most volatile in baseball, so use our fantasy baseball closer rankings to keep up to date.

The closer position is the most volatile in baseball, and fantasy baseball owners are often left high and dry when their closer loses his job in the ninth. Here at SI.com, we'll be keeping tabs of who's in and who's out in our fantasy baseball closer rankings. These will be updated on an as-needed basis, so keep up all season.

1	Aroldis Chapman	CIN	The game's best closer already has seven strikeouts in five innings.
2	Craig Kimbrel	SD	Changing time zones hasn't had an adverse effect on Kimbrel. He's 2-for-2 in save opportunities.
3	Greg Holland	KC
4	David Robertson	NYY	The White Sox haven't given Robertson many save chances, but he has been lights out when called upon.
5	Huston Street	LAA	The next batter to reach base against Street will be the first of the year.
6	Andrew Miller	NYY	Joe Girardi's actions are speaking louder than his words. It looks like Miller will be the Yankees' closer all season.
7	Cody Allen	CLE
8	Hector Rondon	CHC
9	Glen Perkins	MIN	Perkins has two saves in 3 2/3 innings pitched so far this year. He's not going to get many save opportunities on a team as bad as MIN.
10	Koji Uehara	BOS	Uehara is back from a hamstring injury and should hold down the ninth for Boston.
11	Fernando Rodney	SEA
12	Francisco Rodriguez	MIL
13	Jonathan Papelbon	PHI	Papelbon and the Phillies may not be in the happiest marriage, but he continues to get the job done.
14	Trevor Rosenthal	STL	Rosenthal is off to a great start this season, and likely put to rest any lingering questions about his job security.
15	Zach Britton	BAL
16	Jason Grilli	ATL	Grilli became the Atlanta closer when the team shipped Craig Kimbrel to SD, and he has converted all four of his save chances.
17	Drew Storen	WAS
18	Steve Cishek	MIA	Storen struggled in his second outing of the year, and could eventually be pushed by Casey Janssen at some point.
19	Kenley Jansen	LAD	Jansen (foot) is expected back in mid-May. This feels like a fair ranking for now, but he's a top-five closer when healthy.
20	Mark Melancon	PIT	Melancon's velocity is down early this year, which has already led to trouble. Owners may want to grab Tony Watson while they can, just in case.
21	Santiago Casilla	SF	Gregerson has done enough in the first 10 days of the season to earn some leash from A.J. Hinch. Keep Pat Neshek on your radar.
22	Joakim Soria	DET	Joe Nathan's out a month with an elbow injury. The bet here is Soria pitches his way into being Detroit's full-time closer in the interim.
23	Luke Gregerson	HOU
24	Tyler Clippard	OAK	Clippard would be higher in these rankings if Sean Doolittle didn't loom as Oakland's preferred closer when healthy.
25	Neftali Feliz	TEX
26	Dellin Betances	NYY	Betances has not been sharp in the early going, and will likely settle back into a setup role with Andrew Miller closing for the Yankees.
27	Jeurys Familia	NYM	Familia has a chance to grab a stranglehold of the closer's job for the Mets. If he struggles, however, the team will llkely give Bobby Parnell a shot when he returns from the DL.
28	Addison Reed	ARI
29	Brad Boxberger	TB	Don't assume Jake McGee will automatically get the closer role back when he returns from the DL. Boxberger already has three saves this season.
30	Miguel Castro	TOR	Castro is in the lead for save opportunities in Toronto for now, but this is a fluid situation.
31	Adam Ottavino	COL	Colorado could go with a matchup approach in the ninth, but consider Ottavino the leader for now, with Rafael Betancourt in second.
32	Rafael Betancourt	COL	See above
33	Joel Peralta	LAD	Peralta will have strong fantasy value for about another month, but he's going to lose the job when Kenley Jansen returns.
34	Wade Davis	KC
35	Joe Nathan	DET	Nathan's owners should hold onto him for now, especially since they can stash him on the DL, but don't be surprised if he returns as a setup man.
36	Jake McGee	TB	McGee (elbow) is set for an appearance in an extended spring training after throwing live BP earlier this week. He should be back sometime in early May.
37	Ken Giles	PHI
38	Edward Mujica	BOS	With Koji Uehara back from the DL, Mujica returns to being one of the league's better setup men.
39	Sean Doolittle	OAK	Doolittle (shoulder) will begin throwing off a mound next week, and is expected to return in mid-to-late May.
40	Pat Neshek	HOU
41	Joaquin Benoit	SD
42	Brett Cecil	TOR	Cecil is still in the mix for saves in Toronto, but this is one of the more frustrating situations for fantasy owners to deal with on a nightly basis.
43	Bobby Parnell	NYM	Parnell (elbow) is set to begin a rehab assignment soon. If all goes well, he'll rejoin the Mets in mid-May, and could quickly take over the closer's role.
44	Brad Ziegler	ARI
45	A.J. Ramos	MIA
46	Roberto Osuna	TOR
47	Sergio Romo	SF
48	Tony Watson	PIT
49	Tanner Scheppers	TEX	Scheppers (ankle) was just activated from the DL. If Neftali Feliz struggles, he would be first in line to get some save opportunities.
50	Joe Smith	LAA