Fantasy Baseball: Closer Depth Charts

September 24, 2008 @ 07:00:28

By KFFL Staff

Closer is a volatile role in Major League Baseball, and thus, fantasy baseball. If a closer succumbs to injury, the player next in line is usually fantasy-worthy immediately, if he wasn't already. Don't rule out other possibilities, though. KFFL.com's Closer Depth Charts are designed to let you know who these hot pickups might be. In the meantime, stay up-to-date on uncertain closer situations throughout the majors with KFFL.com's Closer Hot Seat and MLB Hot off the Wire.

AL East

Team	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
Baltimore Orioles	George Sherrill	Jamie Walker	Rocky Cherry
Boston Red Sox	Jonathan Papelbon	Hideki Okajima	Mike Timlin Manny Delcarmen David Aardsma
New York Yankees	Mariano Rivera	Damaso Marte	Edwar Ramirez
Tampa Bay Rays	Troy Percival	Dan Wheeler	Grant Balfour Trever Miller J.P. Howell
Toronto Blue Jays	B.J. Ryan	Scott Downs	Jesse Carlson

 

AL Central

Team	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
Chicago White Sox	Bobby Jenks	Octavio Dotel	Matt Thornton Scott Linebrink
Cleveland Indians	Jensen Lewis	Rafael Perez	Masahide Kobayashi Rafael Betancourt
Detroit Tigers	Fernando Rodney	Kyle Farnsworth	Bobby Seay Ryan Perry
Kansas City Royals	Joakim Soria	Ron Mahay	Ramon Ramirez Leo Nunez
Minnesota Twins	Joe Nathan	Jose Mijares	Eddie Guardado

 

AL West

Team	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Francisco Rodriguez	Scot Shields	Jose Arredondo
Oakland Athletics	Brad Ziegler Joey Devine	Huston Street	Santiago Casilla
Seattle Mariners	J.J. Putz	Roy Corcoran	Sean Green Randy Messenger Mark Lowe
Texas Rangers	Frank Francisco	Jamey Wright	Joaquin Benoit Warner Madrigal

 

NL East

Team	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
Atlanta Braves	Mike Gonzalez	Jeff Bennett	Manny Acosta Blaine Boyer Will Ohman
Florida Marlins	Matt Lindstrom	Joe Nelson	Kevin Gregg Arthur Rhodes	Henry Owens
New York Mets	Luis Ayala	Aaron Heilman Pedro Feliciano	Scott Schoeneweis Joe Smith
Philadelphia Phillies	Brad Lidge	Ryan Madson	Chad Durbin J.C. Romero	Tom Gordon
Washington Nationals	Joel Hanrahan	Saul Rivera	Jesus Colome

 

NL Central

Team	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
Chicago Cubs	Kerry Wood	Carlos Marmol	Jeff Samardzija Bob Howry
Cincinnati Reds	Francisco Cordero	David Weathers	Jared Burton Jeremy Affeldt
Houston Astros	Jose Valverde	Doug Brocail	Geoff Geary
Milwaukee Brewers	Salomon Torres	Eric Gagne	Guillermo Mota Brian Shouse
Pittsburgh Pirates	Matt Capps	John Grabow Tyler Yates	Craig Hansen Denny Bautista
St. Louis Cardinals	Ryan Franklin	Chris Perez	Jason Motte

 

NL West

Team	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
Arizona Diamondbacks	Chad Qualls	Tony Pena	Brandon Lyon Jon Rauch
Colorado Rockies	Brian Fuentes	Manny Corpas	Taylor Buchholz Casey Weathers
Los Angeles Dodgers	Jonathan Broxton	Takashi Saito	Chan Ho Park Hong-Chih Kuo
San Diego Padres	Trevor Hoffman	Heath Bell	Cla Meredith
San Francisco Giants	Brian Wilson	Tyler Walker	Jack Taschner Alex Hinshaw Billy Sadler

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