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-Safe

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



Seattle Mariners

Closer-Fernando Rodney

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line-Danny Farquhar, Yoervis Medina

Texas Rangers

Closer-Neftali Feliz

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Tanner Scheppers, Shawn Tolleson


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

Kansas City Royals

Closer-Wade Davis

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Greg Holland (DL, will reclaim role), Kelvin Herrera


Minnesota Twins

Closer-Glen Perkins

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Casey Fien

Baltimore Orioles

Closer-Zach Britton

Status-Safe

Next in Line- Darren O'Day, Tommy Hunter

Boston Red Sox

Closer-Koji Uehara

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Edward Mujica, Junichi Tazawa


New York Yankees

Closer- Andrew Miller

Status-Safe

Next in Line- Dellin Betances, David Carpenter


Tampa Bay Rays

Closer-Brad Boxberger

Status-Hot Seat

Next in Line-Jake McGee (DL, should reclaim role), Kevin Jepsen. Ernesto Frieri



Toronto Blue Jays

Closer-Miguel Castro

Status-Safe

Next in Line- Brett Cecil, Robert Osuna


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-Safe

Next in Line- Alex Torres, Buddy Carlyle

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, Jason Motte

Cincinnati Reds

Closer-Aroldis Chapman

Status-Safe

Next in Line-Jumbo Diaz


Milwaukee Brewers

Closer-Francisco Rodriguez

Status- Safe

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-Adam Ottavino

Status-Panic

Next in Line-John Axford, Rafael Betancourt


Los Angeles Dodgers

Closer-Joel Peralta

Status-Panic

Next in Line-Kenley Jansen (DL, will reclaim role), Pedro Baez J.P. Howell


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, Jeremy Affeldt