Final 2011 Closer Rankings
Some people like to grab two top closers ealry on. Others like to wait until after round ten or so to get their first closer. These rankings do not favor either strategy, but rather focus on dollar values based on projections. Closers are more scarce than starters, but closer turnover tends to be higher than at any other position. Finishing off out 2011 final rankings, the closers...
| 1 | Brian | Wilson | $22 |
| 2 | Heath | Bell | $21 |
| 3 | Mariano | Rivera | $20 |
| 4 | Joakim | Soria | $18 |
| 5 | Neftali | Feliz | $17 |
| 6 | Joe | Nathan | $15 |
| 7 | Carlos | Marmol | $15 |
| 8 | Andrew | Bailey | $13 |
| 9 | Matt | Thornton | $12 |
| 10 | Jonathan | Papelbon | $12 |
| 11 | Jonathan | Broxton | $12 |
| 12 | Francisco | Rodriguez | $12 |
| 13 | Craig | Kimbrel | $11 |
| 14 | J.J. | Putz | $11 |
| 15 | Chris | Perez | $10 |
| 16 | Jose | Valverde | $10 |
| 17 | Houston | Street | $9 |
| 18 | Joel | Hanrahan | $8 |
| 19 | John | Axford | $6 |
| 20 | Leo | Nunez | $6 |
| 21 | Aroldis | Chapman | $6 |
| 22 | Brad | Lidge | $5 |
| 23 | Kevin | Gregg | $5 |
| 24 | Drew | Storen | $5 |
| 25 | David | Aardsma | $5 |
| 26 | Frank | Francisco | $4 |
| 27 | Ryan | Franklin | $4 |
| 28 | Brandon | Lyon | $3 |
| 29 | Francisco | Cordero | $3 |
| 30 | Jake | McGee | $3 |
| 31 | Brandon | League | $2 |
| 32 | Jonny | Venters | $2 |
| 33 | Fernando | Rodney | $2 |
| 34 | Jason | Motte | $1 |
| 35 | Kyle | Farnsworth | $1 |
| 36 | Chris | Sale | $1 |
| 37 | Hong-Chih | Kuo | $1 |
| 38 | Koji | Uehara | $1 |
| 39 | Hisanori | Takahashi | $1 |
| 40 | Scott | Downs | $1 |
| 41 | Jon | Rauch | $1 |
| 42 | Alexi | Ogando | $1 |
| 43 | Octavio | Dotel | $1 |
