2012 Fantasy Baseball RP Rankings – H2H

Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees Closer

It seems people tend to devalue closers in h2h fantasy baseball leagues (“never pay for saves”), viewing them as one-category wonders that can’t be trusted to either retain their job or finish games consistently from week to week.

While the latter half of that statement might be true, that doesn’t mean closers lack value. And there is a difference between “never paying for saves” and valuing closers.

For example, every week you have to maximize your results in the pitching categories. It’s incredibly hard to secure wins and Ks while maintaining a strong ERA and WHIP. So, typically, you are gaining two of the categories starters have more impact on, while sacrificing the other two. That makes saves the tie-breaker.

READ THE REST OF ALBERT’S PREVIEW OF THE 2012 RP HERE.

RK	Name
1	QB Aaron Rodgers, GB
2	QB Tom Brady, NE
3	QB Drew Brees, NO
4	QB Matthew Stafford, DET
5	QB Cam Newton, CAR
6	QB Michael Vick, PHI
7	QB Tony Romo, DAL
8	QB Eli Manning, NYG
9	QB Philip Rivers, SD
10	QB Peyton Manning, DEN
11	QB Matt Ryan, ATL
12	QB Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
13	QB Matt Schaub, HOU
14	QB Jay Cutler, CHI
15	QB Josh Freeman, TB
16	QB Robert Griffin III, WAS
17	QB Andy Dalton, CIN
18	QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF
19	QB Carson Palmer, OAK
20	QB Joe Flacco, BAL
21	QB Sam Bradford, STL
22	QB Alex Smith, SF
23	QB Matt Cassel, KC
24	QB Matt Flynn, SEA
25	QB Andrew Luck, IND
26	QB Mark Sanchez, NYJ
27	QB Christian Ponder, MIN
28	QB Kevin Kolb, ARI
29	QB Jake Locker, TEN
30	QB Brandon Weeden, CLE
31	QB Blaine Gabbert, JAX
32	QB Matt Hasselbeck, TEN
33	QB Colt McCoy, CLE
34	QB Chad Henne, JAX
35	QB John Skelton, ARI
36	QB Matt Moore, MIA
37	QB Ryan Tannehill, MIA
38	QB Tim Tebow, NYJ
39	QB David Garrard, MIA
40	QB Joe Webb, MIN
40	QB Tarvaris Jackson, SEA

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Albert Lang

Albert has been playing and arguing about baseball and fantasy sports since 2002. Since 1982, he has also been largely miserable (here’s looking at you Armando Benitez) because of the Orioles and Eagles. Albert has won leagues and lost leagues, but he has the most fun debating player values. Albert typically plays in several baseball and football leagues a year. He also is an avid baseball card collector and writes about older players and their historical value relative to the Hall of Fame and their peers/current players. When not harassing league mates with trades and analyzing what categories his team performs poorly in, Albert is a communications professional in Washington, D.C. Follow Albert on Twitter @h2h_corner. He has an awesome puppy named Charlotte. You can find all of Albert's work at http://h2hcorner.wordpress.com/.