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Fantasy Open

Fantasy Closer Report

Elite Closers

Braves Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Craig Kimbrel Jordan Walden Cory Gearrin

Craig Kimbrel fanned two in a perfect ninth inning on Sunday vs. the Giants to earn his 19th save. More Updated June 16 at 11:21 p.m. ET

Giants Next in line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Sergio Romo Jeremy Affeldt Jean Machi

Sergio Romo tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Thursday vs. the A's to earn his 14th save. More Updated May 30 at 7:02 p.m. ET

Phillies Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Jonathan Papelbon Mike Adams Antonio Bastardo

Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon earned his 14th save by tossing a scoreless ninth inning in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Nationals. More Updated June 18 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Pirates Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Jason Grilli Mark Melancon Tony Watson

Jason Grilli earned the save after pitching a perfect inning against the Brewers on Sunday. More Updated May 26 at 6:59 p.m. ET

Rangers Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Joe Nathan Tanner Scheppers Jason Frasor

Joe Nathan earned the save after allowing one run on two hits and one walk with one strikeout in one inning against the A's on Monday. More Updated June 17 at 11:33 p.m. ET

Reds Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Aroldis Chapman J.J. Hoover Jonathan Broxton (DL)

Aroldis Chapman fanned two batters in a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Wednesday vs. the Cubs to earn his 17th save. More Updated June 12 at 5:13 p.m. ET

Yankees Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Mariano Rivera David Robertson Joba Chamberlain

Mariano Rivera earned the save after pitching a perfect inning with two strikeouts against the Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon. More Updated June 19 at 4:34 p.m. ET

Stable Situations

Angels Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Ernesto Frieri Kevin Jepsen Ryan Madson (DL)

Ernesto Frieri earned the save after striking out two in a perfect inning against the Yankees on Friday. More Updated June 15 at 1:25 a.m. ET

Astros Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Jose Veras Hector Ambriz Josh Fields

Astros closer Jose Veras earned his 13th save, tossing a scoreless ninth inning against the White Sox on Saturday. More Updated June 15 at 10:55 p.m. ET

Athletics Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Grant Balfour Ryan Cook Sean Doolittle

Grant Balfour earned the save after allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless inning against the Yankees on Wednesday. More Updated June 13 at 1:24 a.m. ET

Blue Jays Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Casey Janssen Steve Delabar Neil Wagner

Casey Janssen earned the save after allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless inning against the White Sox on Tuesday. More Updated June 12 at 12:39 a.m. ET

Cardinals Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Edward Mujica Trevor Rosenthal Kevin Siegrist

Edward Mujica earned the save after striking out one in two-thirds of an inning against the Diamondbacks on Thursday. More Updated June 6 at 11:31 p.m. ET

Cubs Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Kevin Gregg James Russell Carlos Marmol

You will no longer see Carlos Marmol closing for the Cubs. More Updated June 17 at 9:09 p.m. ET

Dodgers Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Kenley Jansen Brandon League Paco Rodriguez

Kenley Jansen earned the save after striking out two in a perfect inning against the D-backs on Tuesday. More Updated June 12 at 3:03 a.m. ET

Mets Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Bobby Parnell Brandon Lyon LaTroy Hawkins

Bobby Parnell earned the save after allowing one hit with two strikeouts in 1 1/3 scoreless innings against the Braves on Tuesday. More Updated June 18 at 5:02 p.m. ET

Nationals Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Rafael Soriano Tyler Clippard Drew Storen

Nationals closer Rafael Soriano notched his 18th save, tossing a scoreless ninth inning against the Indians on Saturday. More Updated June 15 at 10:49 p.m. ET

Orioles Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Jim Johnson Tommy Hunter Darren O'Day

Orioles closer Jim Johnson earned his 26th save after he tossed a scoreless ninth inning in a 5-2 win over the Tigers on Tuesday. More Updated June 18 at 10:55 p.m. ET

Padres Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Huston Street Luke Gregerson Dale Thayer

Huston Street notched the save after allowing one hit in a scoreless inning against the Giants on Monday. More Updated June 18 at 2:58 a.m. ET

Rays Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Fernando Rodney Joel Peralta Jake McGee

Rays closer Fernando Rodney notched the save Wednesday against the Tigers after allowing a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning. More Updated June 5 at 10:17 p.m. ET

Royals Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Greg Holland Aaron Crow Kelvin Herrera

Greg Holland picked up the save against the Astros on Sunday, tossing a scoreless inning with one strikeout and one walk. More Updated June 9 at 6:35 p.m. ET

Twins Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Glen Perkins Jared Burton Josh Roenicke

Lefty closer Glen Perkins is a fan of advanced statistics, becoming the club's stat maven. But that doesn't mean he agrees with everything the numbers say. More Updated June 17 at 3:25 p.m. ET

White Sox Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Addison Reed Jesse Crain Matt Thornton

Addison Reed earned the save after pitching a perfect inning against the Astros on Monday. More Updated June 18 at 12:08 a.m. ET

Uncertain Situations

Brewers Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Francisco Rodriguez Jim Henderson John Axford

Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez earned the save Friday against the Phillies after punching out a pair in a perfect ninth inning. More Updated June 1 at 12:04 a.m. ET

Mariners (Closer Committee) Closer Committee Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Yoervis Medina Oliver Perez Tom Wilhelmsen

Tom Wilhelmsen was charged with his fifth blown save after he allowed a run on two hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings against the Angels on Tuesday. More Updated June 19 at 2:39 a.m. ET

Marlins Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Steve Cishek Mike Dunn Chad Qualls

Steve Cishek earned the save after pitching a perfect inning against the D-backs on Monday. More Updated June 18 at 1:06 a.m. ET

Red Sox Injured Closer Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Andrew Bailey Junichi Tazawa Koji Uehara

Andrew Bailey blew a save Tuesday after he allowed a run on run on a hit and a walk without a strikeout in one inning, but he wound up earning a victory after his offense bailed him out in the bottom of the ninth. More Updated June 18 at 11:00 p.m. ET

Tigers Next in Line Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Jose Valverde Joaquin Benoit Phil Coke

Jose Valverde allowed four runs on five hits -- including a home run -- with one strikeout in one inning against the Orioles on Wednesday. More Updated June 19 at 5:19 p.m. ET

Injured Closers

Diamondbacks Injured Closer Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Heath Bell J.J. Putz (DL) David Hernandez

Heath Bell took the loss after allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout in one inning against the Marlins on Monday. More Updated June 18 at 1:07 a.m. ET

Indians Injured Closer Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Vinnie Pestano Chris Perez (DL) Cody Allen

Closer Chris Perez believes he'll be ready to return to Indians bullpen on Friday after just one more rehab appearance. More Updated June 17 at 8:46 p.m. ET

Rockies Injured Closer Saves Sleeper Closer Notes
Rex Brothers Rafael Betancourt (DL) Wilton Lopez

It's still not clear how long it will be before reliever Rafael Betancourt rejoins the Rockies' bullpen as he recovers from a groin injury. More Updated June 15 at 5:51 p.m. ET