Welcome back to another edition of the Closer Report. The theme of this week’s chart is closers starting to pull away from committees in certain bullpens. Let’s take a look at the chart for this week.
| Rank | Team | Closer | Change from last week | Notes | |
| 1 | Brewers | Josh Hader | 0 | ||
| 2 | Padres | Taylor Rogers | 0 | ||
| 3 | Braves | Kenley Jansen | 1 | ||
| 4 | White Sox | Liam Hendriks | -1 | ||
| 5 | Yankees | Clay Holmes | 1 | Still expected to hold the role when Chapman is healthy | |
| 6 | Blue Jays | Jordan Romano | -1 | ||
| 7 | Mets | Edwin Diaz | 1 | ||
| 8 | Dodgers | Craig Kimbrel | 3 | ||
| 9 | Astros | Ryan Pressly | -2 | ||
| 10 | Guardians | Emmanuel Clase | 7 | Saves in every game in the Rockies series | |
| 11 | Angels | Raisel Iglesias | -1 | ||
| 12 | Rockies | Daniel Bard | -3 | ||
| 13 | Tigers | Gregory Soto | -1 | ||
| 14 | Giants | Camilo Doval | 4 | ||
| 15 | Pirates | David Bednar | 0 | ||
| 16 | Rangers | Joe Barlow | -2 | ||
| 17 | Diamondbacks | Mark Melancon | -4 | ||
| 18 | Twins | Emilio Pagan | 6 | ||
| 19 | Cardinals | Giovanny Gallegos | 0 | ||
| 20 | Red Sox | Tanner Houck | 6 | Saves in the last three chances | |
| 21 | Orioles | Jorge Lopez | 6 | ||
| 22 | Mariners | Committee | -2 | ||
| 23 | Cubs | David Robertson | -1 | ||
| 24 | Phillies | Committee | -8 | Corey Knebel is not the closer anymore | |
| 25 | Marlins | Tanner Scott | -2 | Saves in three of the last four chances | |
| 26 | Rays | Committee | -1 | ||
| 27 | Royals | Scott Barlow | 1 | ||
| 28 | Athletics | Dany Jimenez | -7 | ||
| 29 | Nationals | Tanner Rainey | 0 | ||
| 30 | Reds | Committee | 0 | ||
Yankees update:
Aroldis Chapman threw a bullpen session on Tuesday. According to manager Aaron Boone, he still expects to use Holmes in high-leverage situations, so it sounds like this situation has the chance to get a little messy.
Situations becoming clearer:
The Twins, Red Sox, and Marlins closer situations were a little foggy at one point, but we’re starting to see closers pull away a bit now. It always was Pagan leading the way in Minnesota, but he seems to have a larger edge ahead of relievers like Johan Duran and Tyler Duffey. We are also seeing Houck and Scott pull away in their respective situations. Of course, you will see more wins and save opportunities in Boston.
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