2027 fantasy baseball relief pitcher rankings

Cade Smith is the top relief pitcher for 2027, ahead of Mason Miller and Aroldis Chapman, projected for 40 SV, 2.69 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 91 K. The list ranks 60 relief pitchers by 5x5 value over a replacement-level starter, from a projection of the last three MLB seasons.

2027 fantasy baseball relief pitcher rankings, 1 to 50
Rank	Player	Age	2027 projection	Value
1	Cade Smith RPCLE	28	40 SV, 2.69 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 91 K	+6.2
2	Mason Miller RPSD	28	36 SV, 2.60 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 103 K	+5.4
3	Aroldis Chapman RPBOS	39	40 SV, 2.68 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 71 K	+4.2
4	Jhoan Duran RPPHI	29	34 SV, 2.70 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 74 K	+4.0
5	Bryan Baker RPTB	32	41 SV, 3.15 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 65 K	+3.9
6	Josh Hader RPHOU	33	30 SV, 2.68 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 64 K	+3.8
7	David Bednar RPNYY	32	35 SV, 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 73 K	+3.8
8	Griffin Jax SPTBSP/RP	32	11 W, 3.66 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 138 K	+3.0
9	Trevor Megill RPMIL	33	30 SV, 3.09 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 66 K	+3.0
10	Raisel Iglesias RPATL	37	35 SV, 3.13 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 62 K	+3.0
11	Adrian Morejon RPSD	28	8 W, 2.92 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 83 K	+2.5
12	Emilio Pagán RPCIN	36	31 SV, 3.63 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 56 K	+1.9
13	Louis Varland RPTOR	29	15 SV, 2.96 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 78 K	+1.7
14	Aaron Ashby RPMIL	29	8 W, 3.13 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 89 K	+1.4
15	Andrés Muñoz RPSEA	28	14 SV, 3.30 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 78 K	+1.3
16	Garrett Whitlock RPBOS	31	6 W, 2.63 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 64 K	+1.3
17	Grant Taylor RPCWS	25	5 SV, 3.15 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 87 K	+1.2
18	Jacob Latz RPTEX	31	12 SV, 2.96 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 70 K	+1.1
19	Abner Uribe RPMIL	27	4 W, 2.61 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 67 K	+1.0
20	Ian Seymour SPTBSP/RP	28	6 W, 4.07 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 110 K	+0.6
21	Bradgley Rodriguez RPSD	23	4 W, 2.76 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 68 K	+0.5
22	Steven Okert RPHOU	35	4 W, 3.16 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 67 K	+0.5
23	Kenley Jansen RPDET	39	13 SV, 3.44 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 53 K	+0.4
24	Spencer Miles SPTORSP/RP	26	5 W, 3.13 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 72 K	+0.4
25	Tyler Wells RPTB	32	4 W, 3.17 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 60 K	+0.3
26	Tanner Scott RPLAD	32	12 SV, 3.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 70 K	+0.2
27	Alex Vesia RPLAD	31	4 W, 3.04 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 72 K	+0.2
28	Brent Headrick RPNYY	29	5 W, 2.93 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 77 K	+0.2
29	Dylan Lee RPATL	32	4 W, 3.33 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 71 K	+0.2
30	Tyler Phillips SPMIASP/RP	29	7 W, 3.55 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 104 K	+0.1
31	Mason Montgomery SPPITSP/RP	27	9 SV, 3.78 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 86 K	+0.1
32	Pete Fairbanks RPMIA	33	23 SV, 4.40 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 55 K	+0.0
33	Luke Weaver RPPIT	33	4 W, 3.36 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 66 K	+0.0
34	Kevin Kelly RPTB	29	4 W, 3.47 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 58 K	-0.0
35	Robert Suarez RPATL	36	4 W, 2.92 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 45 K	-0.1
36	Jeff Hoffman RPMIN	34	6 W, 3.79 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 82 K	-0.1
37	Chad Patrick SPMILSP/RP	28	5 W, 3.57 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 86 K	-0.2
38	AJ Blubaugh RPHOU	26	5 W, 3.47 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 77 K	-0.2
39	Edgardo Henriquez RPLAD	25	4 W, 3.21 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 63 K	-0.2
40	Tyler Rogers RPTOR	36	3 W, 2.57 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 46 K	-0.2
41	Bryan Abreu RPHOU	30	4 W, 3.38 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 79 K	-0.2
42	Braydon Fisher SPTORSP/RP	26	5 W, 3.32 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 71 K	-0.2
43	Jack Dreyer RPLAD	28	4 W, 3.37 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 67 K	-0.2
44	Jacob Webb RPCHC	33	5 W, 3.48 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 64 K	-0.3
45	Didier Fuentes RPATL	22	5 W, 3.68 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 74 K	-0.3
46	Hunter Gaddis RPCLE	29	4 W, 3.11 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 60 K	-0.3
47	Riley O'Brien RPSTL	32	17 SV, 3.82 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 60 K	-0.4
48	Rico Garcia RPBAL	33	3 W, 3.49 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 62 K	-0.4
49	Devin Williams RPNYM	32	20 SV, 4.32 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 64 K	-0.4
50	Brandon Pfaadt SPAZSP/RP	28	9 W, 4.43 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 121 K	-0.4

2027 fantasy baseball relief pitcher rankings, 51 to 60
Rank	Player	Age	2027 projection	Value
51	Brock Burke RPCIN	30	6 W, 3.28 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 65 K	-0.4
52	Tyler Holton RPDET	31	4 W, 3.23 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 57 K	-0.5
53	Mason Fluharty RPTOR	25	6 W, 3.76 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 64 K	-0.5
54	Erik Sabrowski RPCLE	29	3 W, 2.98 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 68 K	-0.5
55	Jason Adam RPSD	35	4 W, 2.82 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 45 K	-0.6
56	Gordon Graceffo RPSTL	27	6 W, 3.74 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 60 K	-0.7
57	Dylan Dodd RPATL	29	3 W, 3.39 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 52 K	-0.7
58	Yuki Matsui RPSD	31	4 W, 3.21 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 64 K	-0.7
59	Lake Bachar SPPITSP/RP	32	4 W, 3.78 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 78 K	-0.8
60	Juan Morillo RPAZ	28	3 W, 3.21 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 65 K	-0.8

How these rankings are built

Each player's 2027 line is a Marcel style projection, the public method by Tom Tango: the last three MLB seasons weighted 5, 4 and 3 for hitters and 3, 2 and 1 for pitchers, pulled toward the league average by 1,200 plate appearances or 134 innings, then adjusted for age. Playing time is half of last season plus a tenth of the one before, plus a floor. Value is the sum of z-scores in 5x5 roto categories (R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG; W, SV, K, ERA, WHIP) against a 12-team league's drafted pool, measured over a replacement-level starter at the player's best position. Positions use 2026 games: 20 at a spot, or 5 starts or 8 relief outings for pitchers. Saves follow the role a pitcher ended2026 in on his club's depth chart. Every number comes from MLB's own Stats API.

By the Parlae deskRankings updated Oct 14, 2026 at 7:53 AM ETHow this is built Report a wrong number