MLB Closer Situations 2015: All 30 Teams' Ninth Inning Man, And Next In Line Week 2

Finding closers is the bane of many fantasy baseball owners' existence. Saves aren't necessarily difficult for pitchers to achieve, but finding relievers in a position to consistently pick up saves without looking over their shoulder is a chore.

The best way to combat this is to always know who is next in line, and to either handcuff your closers from the jump or be ready to pounce on the next in line at the first sign of trouble. For our purposes, I'll list the closer, his status, and the threats. The statuses will be: Safe, Hot Seat, or Panic. Italics will indicate new additions to the list entirely, while bold italics will indicate a changed role or status.

 

Houston Astros

Closer-Luke Gregerson

Status-Hot Seat

Next in line- Chad Qualls


Los Angeles Angels

Closer-Huston Street

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Joe Smith

 
Oakland Athletics

Closer-Tyler Clippard

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line- Sean Doolittle (DL, should reclaim role)

Seattle Mariners

Closer-Fernando Rodney

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Danny Farquhar, Yoervis Medina

Texas Rangers

Closer-Neftali Feliz

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Shawn Tolleson, Keone Kela


Chicago White Sox

Closer-David Robertson

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Zach Putnam


Cleveland Indians

Closer-Cody Allen

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Bryan Shaw

 
Detroit Tigers

Closer-Joakim Soria

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Joba Chamberlain, Al Alburquerque, Joe Nathan (DL, unlikely to reclaim role) 

Kansas City Royals

Closer-Greg Holland

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Wade Davis

Minnesota Twins

Closer-Glen Perkins

Status-Locked down

Next in Line-Casey Fien

Baltimore Orioles

Closer-Zach Britton

Status-Safe

Next in Line- Darren O'Day, Tommy Hunter

Boston Red Sox

Closer-Edward Mujica

Status-Panic

Next in Line-Koji Uehara (DL, will reclaim role), Junichi Tazawa


New York Yankees

Closer-Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller (Situational)

Status-Shared

Next in Line- David Carpenter


Tampa Bay Rays

Closer-Brad Boxberger

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line-Jake McGee (DL, should reclaim role), Grant Balfour

Toronto Blue Jays

Closer-Miguel Castro

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line- Brett Cecil


Atlanta Braves

Closer-Jason Grilli

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line- Jim Johnson

Miami Marlins

Closer-Steve Cishek

Status-Safe

Next in Line-A.J. Ramos

New York Mets

Closer-Jeurys Familia

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line- Carlos Torres, Rafael Montero, Jenrry Mejia (DL, should reclaim role)

 

Philadelphia Phillies

Closer-Jonathan Papelbon

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Ken Giles

Washington Nationals

Closer-Drew Storen

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Casey Janssen (DL), Aaron Barrett

Chicago Cubs

Closer-Hector Rondon

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Pedro Strop

 

Cincinnati Reds

Closer-Aroldis Chapman

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Jumbo Diaz


Milwaukee Brewers

Closer-Francisco Rodriguez

Status- Locked down

Next in Line- Jonathan Broxton

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

Closer-Mark Melancon

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Tony Watson

St. Louis Cardinals

Closer-Trevor Rosenthal

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Jordan Walden

Arizona Diamondbacks

Closer-Addison Reed

Status-Hot seat

Next in Line-Brad Ziegler

Colorado Rockies

Closer-LaTroy Hawkins

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line-Adam Ottavino, Boone Logan


Los Angeles Dodgers

Closer-Joel Peralta

Status-Panic

Next in Line-Kenley Jansen (DL, will reclaim role), Chris Hatcher


San Diego Padres

Closer-Craig Kimbrel

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Joaquin Benoit


San Francisco Giants

Closer-Santiago Casilla

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Sergio Romo

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