Remember how we told you to not pay for your closers?
Those of you silly enough to pay for saves might be kicking yourself at the moment. Jonathan Papelbon has some inflated numbers and studs like Jonathan Broxton and Francisco Rodriguez haven't even recorded their first saves of the year. This is exactly why we tell you to hold off on saves and grab guys like Billy Wagner, Octovio Dotel and Carlos Marmol!
Make sure that if you only have two solid closers or you have three iffy ones, you keep checking out your league's free agency for saves. Keep coming back to Fantasy Knuckleheads for all the big time breaking news concerning closers!
This year is particularly peculiar because after two weeks there is already great disarray in the ranks. Let's check it out:
Key:
JS = Job Security - Good, Fair, Poor
| Elite Closers |
Team | JS | Not Far Behind | One Liners | ||||
| 1 | Mariano Rivera | NYY | G | The best closer in fantasy until proven otherwise | ||||
| 2 | Jonathan Broxton | LAD | G | He might not have a save but that's not his fault | ||||
| 3 | Jonathan Papelbon | BOS | G | He might be hitting hiccups but great job security | ||||
| 4 | Joakim Soria | KC | G | KC is bad but Soria still puts up elite numbers | ||||
| 5 | Jose Valverde | DET | G | Bringing back the magic this year | ||||
| 6 | Brian Wilson | SF | G | Wilson looks to improve on his elite 2009 numbers | ||||
| Good to have |
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| 7 | David Aardsma | SEA | G | Elite K's from a closer with 40+ saves | ||||
| 8 | Trevor Hoffman | MIL | G | You have to wonder when age will catch up | ||||
| 9 | Heath Bell | SD | G | He will get trade, the question is "where?" | ||||
| 10 | Carlos Marmol | CHI | G | He's going to walk people but looks solid so far | ||||
| 11 | Francisco Cordero | CIN | G | Guys like this help you win fantasy leagues | ||||
| 12 | Andrew Bailey | OAK | G | Looks healthy enough! | ||||
| 13 | F. Rodriguez | NYM | G | Not an elite closer anymore, but still great | ||||
| 14 | Ryan Franklin | STL | G | Another Dave Duncan success story | ||||
| 15 | Billy Wagner | ATL | G | He already blew a save but just a minor hiccup | ||||
| 16 | Rafael Soriano | TB | G | Injuries are always a concern for him. | ||||
| 17 | Octavio Dotel | PIT | G | No reason to doubt yet | ||||
| 18 | Jon Rauch | MIL | G | I remain skeptical until further results | ||||
| Tread Lightly... | ||||||||
| 19 | Chad Qualls | ARI | G | Juan Gutierrez | I've never really been a big fan of Qualls | |||
| 20 | Matt Capps | WAS | G | Capps has answered the call so far but can he keep it up? | ||||
| 21 | Kevin Gregg | TOR | F | Jason Frasor | Ever heard "Easy come easy go"? | |||
| 22 | Matt Lindstrom | HOU | F | Brandon Lyon | It's bad to have closers on teams that can't win. | |||
| 23 | Leo Nunez | FLA | F | Dan Meyer | Saves at the expense of ERA and WHIP. Your choice | |||
| Wildcards! |
Current RP |
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| Huston Street | COL | F | Franklin Morales | I have a feeling he won't come back right | ||||
| Brad Lidge | PHI | F | Ryan Madson | His arm strength is slowly building back up | ||||
| Kerry Wood | CLE | F | Chris Perez | Could come back strong and then hurt himself again | ||||
| Mike Gonzalez | BAL | P | Jim Johnson | He's getting paid way too much to be given up on already | ||||
| Brian Fuentes | ANA | F | F Rodney | He could come back healthy...but... | ||||
| Frank Francisco | TEX | P | Neftali Feliz | Feliz is just electric, Frankie might not get his job back | ||||
