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Updated 2010 Closer Rankings – Coffee Is For Closers

March 27, 2010 by Kurt Turner

This is it gentlemen (and ladies). It's put up or shut up time. Which closer are you gonna take this season? I can never think of Closers without recalling that irreverent scene in the film, Glengarry Glenn Ross. Perhaps Alec Baldwin's finest acting moment. "Coffee is for closers!" What does it have to do with fantasy baseball? Not a thing. Because in that movie, Closers are everything, while in fantasy baseball, they are next to nothing, yet you gotta have a couple.

A. Always

B. Be

C. Closing

So what does that mean for us? Since my initial pre-season closer rankings, things have changed around the league in the course of one short month. Joe Nathan, you're fired. Kerry Wood, you suck. Huston Street, put that rosin bag down, rosin is for Closers! Brad Lidge, Andrew Bailey, and Bobby Jenks, all hurting...no coffee for you!

No matter who you grab come draft day, you will spend the entire season "Closing." All season long there will be injuries, and a closer carousel around baseball. New faces, new names, sleepers and surprises; so good managers, even those with a Jonathan Broxton or Mariano Rivera will be keeping tabs on the guys who start to emerge out of nowhere this season who will be next year's Andrew Bailey.

There is still a battle in Houston between Lyon and Lidstrom, as well as Toronto between Gregg and Frasor. Keep an eye on them this last week before the games count.

So as we get down to the last week of fantasy drafts let's look at the current value of the most volatile position in fantasy baseball.

Key:

JS = Job Security –  Good, Fair, Poor

In Bold = Guys I’m high on in 2010

Tier 1 Team JS Successor in Waiting One Liners
1 Jonathan Broxton LAD G George Sherrill Safe a bet as it gets
2 Mariano Rivera NYY G Phil Hughes Lowest WHIP of all 2009 closers
3 Jonathan Papelbon BOS G Daniel Bard Flyballs and walk stats rising
4 Joakim Soria KCC G Kyle Farnsworth Similar line to Papelbon at a better price
Tier 2
5 Billy Wagner ATL G Takashi Saito My leap of faith in his ability and recovery
6 Francisco Rodriguez NYM G Kelvim Escobar 3.71 ERA in ‘09. Ouch
7 Heath Bell SD F Edward Mujica Likely to be traded by all-star break
8 Andrew Bailey OAK F Brad Zeigler Can he avoid a sophomore slump?
9 Francisco Cordero CIN G Nick Massett Not flashy, but safe. Watch the WHIP
10 Brian Wilson SF G Jeremy Affeldt Somehow gets it done each year
Tier 3
11 Brian Fuentes ANA F Fernando Rodney Lots of saves, but he’ll give you a stroke
12 Jose Valverde DET F Joel Zumaya Could be a nice surprise comeback
13 Trevor Hoffman MIL G LaTroy Hawkins Old reliable, emphasis on old
14 Huston Street COL F Franklin Morales Morales gets the nod opening day
16 Rafael Soriano TB F J.P. Howell Injury concern, but great stuff
17 Carlos Marmol CHC F Angel Guzman Cardiac kid can throw the heat
18 David Aardsma SEA F Mark Lowe I don’t like this guy, but he'll get chances
19 Mike Gonzalez BAL P Jim Johnson Can he stay healthy?
Tier 4
19 Bobby Jenks CHW F Matt Thornton He’s not getting much love this season
20 Ryan Franklin STL F Jason Motte Franklin's struggled, Motte has not
21 Chad Qualls ARI F Juan Gutierrez Should be ready by opening day
22 Jon Rauch MIN P Matt Guerrier Rauch will have a short leash to start
23 Brad Lidge PHI P Ryan Madson Plays better in even years, risk/reward
24 Frank Francisco TEX P Neftali Perez He still has the job…somehow
25 Octavio Dotel PIT F Joel Hanrahan Could be a steal this season
Tier 5
26 Matt Capps WAS P Brian Bruney Closer on a bad team = opportunity
27 Kerry Wood CLE F Chris Perez Perez will take over sometime this season
28 Matt Lindstrom HOU P Brandon Lyon Handcuff these two
29 Leo Nunez FLA P Dan Meyer He walks too damn many batters
30 Jason Frasor TOR P Kevin Gregg If Frasor can keep Gregg at bay…
31 Franklin Morales COL X Betancourt He's lethal and Huston Street is hurt
32 Matt Thornton CHW X N/A If Jenks faulters...

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Here's a look at our Closer Breakouts, Busts and Sleepers.

For those interested in the infamous Coffee is For Closers scene, you can find it here.

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