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Unlike other 2013 fantasy baseball rankings posts, I'm just gonna rank all of the closers in the format of every Closer Look I've done in the past. Unlike other Closer Looks, I put projections in. The setup men are in order in parentheses, and the relevant ones have projections, as well. Once Brian Wilson and Jose Valverde sign, I'll add them; neither are much more than end of the staff flyers. You should draft saves first and foremost in all but Holds leagues. Ratios for relievers are very fickle. Ratios for middle men are all over the map. Every year middle men come out of nowhere. Just because Venters is with a top reliever does not make him the number one middle man. David Robertson would be that. When I rank my top 400 on Friday, I'll have everyone in there. Closers as of right now are listed first even if I think someone else will get more saves; as with the Tigers shituation. The other day Smokey did a top middle relievers for the NL post (AL will be up shortly); Rudy also has all of the Holds projected in the 2013 fantasy baseball projections. My biggest problem with ranking Holds is there's no rhyme or reason from season to season with closers, then take that fickle fluidity (fickidity?) and multiple it by five when you start to go further into bullpens. Last year, the Holds leaders were Joel Peralta, Pestano, Mitchell Boggs and Dor-K (for our dyslexic readers). The year before, only Pestano made it in the top 20 and he ranked 16th overall. Tyler Clippard was the best in 2011, where was he in 2012? 66th overall after he took May thru August off to captain a ship in America's Cup. If getting saves is about opportunity, getting Holds is about opportunity plus a coin toss. Anyway, here's all the closers for 2013 fantasy baseball:

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Well he ain't Ty, that's for sure. *Laugh track begins* Well if he isn't Thai, then what is he? Vietnamese? Micro-Polynesian? And who are we talking about exactly? Did you accidentally delete a sentence? This is a really confusing intro. Sorry, readership, it was an inside joke that somehow escaped like an alien from Ripley's chest. For those who googled 'Ripley's chest' expecting to either find Alien 3 or Sigourney Weaver's bosom, welcome to Razzball! I'll be your special host for this post where we try and find the truth to whether a player is a draft day discount or if they're going low for a good reason. Why am I a special host? Well you see, I'm Sky from Razzball fantasy football and I've come here to crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. Wait, no, that's what I do on Saturdays. What I'm here to do is talk to you about Ty...I mean Alex Cobb of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and how he just might be a pitcher of interest for 2013 fantasy baseball...
This post is about 3000 words due to wanting to cover everyone. Stupid, OCD! OCD Voice, "Don't forget to touch your elbow 75 times before ranking these guys, it's good luck!" Due to its length, I'll get right to the good stuff. All the 2013 fantasy baseball rankings are there. All 2013 Fantasy Baseball Position Eligibility is there. All 2013 fantasy baseball sleepers are there. All 2013 fantasy baseball rookies are there. All 2013 fantasy baseball dollar values are there. All 2013 fantasy baseball hitter projections are there. All 2013 fantasy baseball pitcher projections are there. And everything tangentially related to nonsense is there. Anyway, here's the top 100 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball:
Bullpens. I couldn't love them more. They are good and good for you like a bowl of prunes or a pile of old Mad magazines. So with the season approaching I delve into the Hold guys that you want to focus on if your league is awesome enough to include them as a counting stat category. Today is the NL edition, personally I like taking pitchers from the NL to add depth to my bullpen. They have to face weaker line-ups and more pinch hitters. So enjoy who I think you should own in the Who You Want category. I also added a few from each team for you to keep an eye on (but not get noticed doing it by your leaguemates) in the Peeping Tom category. By the by, Rudy just added Holds to the 2013 fantasy baseball projections.
We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere. To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2013 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team. We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require less energy consumption (for us anyway). The 2013 Rockies Fantasy Baseball Preview comes courtesy of Bryan Kilpatrick from Purple Row.
The outcry has been strong, Razzball nation, and it is finally being heard. Sky, we're used to your Deep League Thoughts and Under the Greydar posts from long ago about pitchers...and by 'long ago' we mean 2012. Where's this year's Homer Bailey fantasy? This year's Chris Capuano fantasy? This year's Jon Niese fantasy? We're also used to calling you ONC and looking at a magnificent picture of Buhner? What's with the grainy pic of a unibrow guy? Bring back Bones! Well, minus that last part, my people, your fantasy baseball prayers have been answered. Today's discount double check is a review of a guy who could/might/should/maybe/dear Gawd I hope is in the starting rotation for the Milwaukee Brewers this year. So without further self-reference/deprecation, let us all take a look at a man by the name of Wily Peralta and whether or not his current 339 ADP is a bargain or accurate for 2013 fantasy baseball...
In our 2013 fantasy baseball rankings, we’ve gone over so many flippin’ players I’ve lost track. This is, I believe, the top 60 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball, but you’re best to check the title to be sure. If it is indeed the top 60 starters, then you’re in luck. Only a few more top 20 rankings posts. What is it, February? March? Why don’t I have an app for this? Or do I want a hashtag? App ‘n Hashtag would be a good name for a 50's style diner with wifi. As with the other rankings posts, tiers and my projections are mentioned. Anyway, here's the top 60 starters for 2013 fantasy baseball: