Welcome back to the latest edition of the “Closer Report.” We have seen some teams streaking, leading to their closers seeing a big jump up in the chart, and other teams struggling as of late, leading to their closers seeing a drop in the chart. It is a long season, so we’re always going to see closers have their runs depending on how their team is doing.
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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report
Here is a look at the chart for this week:
| Rank | Team | Closer | Change | Notes |
| 1 | Guardians | Emmanuel Clase | 0 | Tied for MLB lead with 22 saves |
| 2 | Blue Jays | Jordan Romano | 0 | Tied for MLB lead with 22 saves |
| 3 | Orioles | Felix Bautista | 0 | |
| 4 | Giants | Camilo Doval | 0 | |
| 5 | Reds | Alexis Diaz | 3 | Seven saves this month, still perfect on the season |
| 6 | Padres | Josh Hader | 0 | |
| 7 | Angels | Carlos Estevez | -2 | |
| 8 | Rangers | Will Smith | -1 | |
| 9 | Brewers | Devin Williams | 6 | |
| 10 | Astros | Ryan Pressly | 3 | |
| 11 | Mariners | Paul Sewald | 0 | |
| 12 | Braves | Raisel Iglesias | 0 | |
| 13 | Red Sox | Kenley Jansen | -4 | |
| 14 | Pirates | David Bednar | -4 | |
| 15 | Twins | Jhoan Duran | -1 | |
| 16 | White Sox | Kendall Graveman | 0 | |
| 17 | Rays | Committee | 1 | |
| 18 | Mets | Committee | -1 | |
| 19 | Marlins | A.J. Puk | 1 | |
| 20 | Yankees | Clay Holmes | 2 | Four saves this month |
| 21 | Phillies | Committee | 0 | |
| 22 | Cardinals | Committee | -3 | |
| 23 | Dodgers | Committee | 0 | |
| 24 | Diamondbacks | Committee | 2 | |
| 25 | Cubs | Adbert Alzolay | 4 | Slight edge for Alzolay |
| 26 | Nationals | Committee | -2 | |
| 27 | Rockies | Committee | -2 | |
| 28 | Tigers | Alex Lange | -1 | |
| 29 | Royals | Scott Barlow | -1 | |
| 30 | Athletics | Committee | 0 |
News and Notes
- It was originally Giovanny Gallegos taking over as the lead closer in the Cardinals bullpen with Ryan Helsley (forearm) on the IL, but Jordan Hicks has found himself also in the picture leading to a committee for St. Louis in the meantime.
- The Reds are the hottest team in the MLB, leading to a number of save chances for Diaz this month, and he has yet to blow a save so far this season.
- It has been the complete opposite for Bednar, as the Pirates have lost 10 games in a row.
- After it was a committee for the Cubs most of the season, we’ve seen Alzolay take a slight edge for save chances in the Cubs bullpen.
- In the Yankees bullpen, Holmes has seemingly taken a slight hold back of the closer role after a slow start to the season.
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