Fantasy Baseball Closer Hot Seat: AL
| NL
Fantasy baseball closer depth charts: AL
| NL
In fantasy baseball, the closer position
remains volatile. Rarely does every closer hang on to the job for an entire
season - injuries, poor performance and managerial decisions can cloud a team's
bullpen picture.
Should you be concerned about a struggling stopper? Which relievers are climbing
the depth chart? Are any injuries popping up? KFFL.com's Fantasy
Baseball Closer Hot Seat keeps you informed when you're looking for
saves.
Mound meetings
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Wood polished in Akron |
Chris Perez blew it for the Cleveland
Indians yesterday. He also had some help from shortstop Luis
Valbuena, who committed two errors in the ninth. His first one - a misplay
on a groundball with two outs - kept the inning alive for Adam
Lind to hit a go-ahead two-run shot. Perez had entered in the eighth inning,
though, striking out the final two batters in that frame.
In the minors, Kerry Wood (back) is
awaiting his next move after an improved rehab outing for Double-A Akron.
He struck out two and didn't allow any runs in one inning. It was his final
rehab appearance with the Akron outfit; he'll either head to Triple-A or back
to the bigs next.
- The New York Yankees' Alfredo
Aceves was able to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a save after David
Robertson and Boone Logan created
a chance for him. A big lead meant Mariano Rivera
(side) wasn't needed to start the ninth, though the lead dwindled before Aceves
stepped in; manager Joe Girardi wanted to give
Rivera an extra couple of days off, anyway.
New York has an important series this weekend at Fenway Park against the Boston
Red Sox. Mo should be back for that.
- A dark horse for saves on the Baltimore Orioles
has returned: Koji Uehara (hamstring)
was activated from the DL today. He was a closer in Japan (32 saves in '07
with the Yomiuri Giants), and though this appears Alfredo
Simon's interim job to lose, Uehara is a name to file away in deep
mixed and AL-only leagues.
Cla Meredith is one other to file away.
The former San Diego Padre hasn't allowed a run since April 11 (six IP), and
manager Dave Trembley said he has "confidence
to bring him in against anybody at any time."
Fantasy Baseball Closer Hot Seat: AL
| NL
Fantasy baseball closer depth charts: AL
| NL
About Bryce McRae
Bryce McRae is a Managing Editor with KFFL and has been involved in fantasy sports since 1999. He joined KFFL as a volunteer writer in March 2005 before becoming a Hot off the Wire Analyst in March 2006. He began working in his current capacity in September 2008. His work has appeared on fantasy sports sites such as Yahoo! and CBS Sportsline as well as in print. He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2008 with a B.A. in History and U.S. Studies.
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