PLAYERS:
Craig Kimbrel,
Drew Storen,
John Axford,
Mariano Rivera,
JJ Putz,
Jose Valverde,
Joel Hanrahan,
Francisco Cordero,
Heath Bell,
Jonathan Papelbon,
Fernando Salas,
Ryan Madson,
Kyle Farnsworth,
Brandon League,
Sergio Santos,
Jordan Walden,
Fernando Rodney,
Mike Adams,
Tyler Clippard,
Neftali Feliz
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers
With the the top 20 closers for 2011 fantasy baseball, we’ve finished our recap of the 2011 fantasy baseball rankings. Some will feel like it came too soon, others will think let’s get 2012 under way already! Whichever camp you fall in, don’t eat cherimoya seeds, they are poisonous. This is our final look back. This is still a look back. It is not how I’d rank them for 2012 aka next year. As with the other rankings, the final rankings come from ESPN’s Player Rater. I did this so I could objectively critique MY preseason rankings to THEIRS. Their rankings for closers weigh wins when I’d just want saves, but whatevs. At least it’s unbiased. Anyway, here’s the top 20 closers for 2011 fantasy baseball and how they compare to where I originally ranked them:
1. Craig Kimbrel – There’s a theme in the top 20 closers we need to address. Where I ranked them (or didn’t rank them at all) compared to where they ended u...
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