Fantasy baseball closer depth charts

October 2, 2009 @ 15:01:02

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 Fantasy Baseball Closer Hot Seat and MLB Hot off the Wire.

Job security (JS) score	Health (H) score
1 (unstable) to 5 (untouchable)	1 (injury-prone) to 5 (durable)

AL East

TM	JS	H	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
BAL	3	4	Jim Johnson	Danys Baez	Chris Ray Cla Meredith	Kam Mickolio
BOS	5	4	Jonathan Papelbon	Takashi Saito Billy Wagner	Daniel Bard Hideki Okajima Manny Delcarmen
NYY	5	4	Mariano Rivera	Phil Hughes	Phil Coke Brian Bruney Damaso Marte
TB	1	5	N/A	Grant Balfoure Randy Choat	Dan Wheeler Lance Cormier Russ Springer
TOR	3	4	Jason Frasor	Brandon League Scott Downs	Jeremy Accardo Shawn Camp Jesse Carlson

 

AL Central

TM	JS	H	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
CHW	2	5	Matt Thornton	Tony Pena	Octavio Dotel Scott Linebrink D.J. Carrasco
CLE	5	3	Kerry Wood	Chris Perez	Jensen Lewis Jess Todd Rafael Perez
DET	5	4	Fernando Rodney	Brandon Lyon	Ryan Perry Bobby Seay	Joel Zumaya
KC	5	4	Joakim Soria	Kyle Farnsworth Carlos Rosa	Yasuhiko Yabuta Jamey Wright Juan Cruz
MIN	5	5	Joe Nathan	Matt Guerrier	Jesse Crain Jose Mijares Jon Rauch

 

AL West

TM	JS	H	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
LAA	5	5	Brian Fuentes	Kevin Jepsen Darren Oliver	Jose Arredondo Jason Bulger
OAK	4	5	Andrew Bailey	Michael Wuertz	Brad Ziegler Santiago Casilla
SEA	4	4	David Aardsma	Mark Lowe	Shawn Kelley Miguel Batista	Sean White
TEX	5	3	Frank Francisco	C.J. Wilson	Neftali Feliz Darren O'Day	Joaquin Benoit

 

NL East

TM	JS	H	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
ATL	4	3	Rafael Soriano	Mike Gonzalez	Peter Moylan
FLA	4	4	Leo Nunez	Matt Lindstrom Dan Meyer	Kiko Calero Brian Sanches Brendan Donnelly	Scott Proctor
NYM	5	5	Francisco Rodriguez	Pedro Feliciano	Sean Green
PHI	1	4	Ryan Madson	Brad Lidge	Brett Myers J.C. Romero
WAS	4	5	Mike MacDougal	Tyler Clippard	Ron Villone

 

NL Central

TM	JS	H	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
CHC	4	5	Carlos Marmol	John Grabow	Aaron Heilman
CIN	5	4	Francisco Cordero	Arthur Rhodes	Nick Masset Daniel Herrera
HOU	5	4	Jose Valverde	LaTroy Hawkins	Tim Byrdak Doug Brocail Jeff Fulchino
MIL	5	4	Trevor Hoffman	Todd Coffey	David Weathers Seth McClung Mitch Stetter
PIT	5	4	Matt Capps	Joel Hanrahan	Jesse Chavez
STL	5	5	Ryan Franklin	Kyle McClellan	Jason Motte Trever Miller Josh Kinney

 

NL West

TM	JS	H	Closer	Next in line	Other possibilities	Disabled list
ARI	3	4	Juan Gutierrez	Clay Zavada Esmerling Vasquez	Daniel Schlereth Blaine Boyer	Chad Qualls
COL	5	4	Huston Street	Franklin Morales Rafael Betancourt	Matt Daley Joe Beimel
LAD	5	4	Jonathan Broxton	George Sherrill	Hong-Chih Kuo Ronald Belisario Ramon Troncoso
SD	5	5	Heath Bell	Luke Gregerson Mike M. Adams	Greg Burke
SF	5	5	Brian Wilson	Jeremy Affeldt Sergio Romo	Bob Howry Randy Johnson

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Laurence Mott, at 08:58 on 05/21/09, says: Thanks for the tips... Sincerely,Larry Mott

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