2022 Fantasy Baseball Closer Grid

Published: May 28, 2022, 8:14 AM EDT
If you've been a subscriber here at Fantasy Alarm, you've seen the Fantasy Baseball Closer Grid before. If you're new, it's very simple. We not only list who the closer is for each MLB team, but we then go another two-deep into the bullpen to let you know who would be next in line to accrue saves should there be an injury or a change, as well as which relief pitchers you may want to target if your league scores for holds. This isn't about how the teams' depth charts read always, so keep that in mind. Sometimes the heir-apparent is an obvious one, but in many cases, it is not. we look for things like skill-set, contact rates, pitch-command, pitch-mix, how many lefties are in the bullpen, who has worked as a closer before, and who has experience in high-leverage situations among other things.
GREEN will be those with strong talent, abundant opportunities, and a high level of job security. The tier below will be in YELLOW followed by ORANGE and lastly RED to indicate who may have the job right now but could lose it with one bad hiccup.
Updated: 05-28-22
Team | Stability | Closer | Setup Man | Sleeper | Injured/Suspended |
Chicago White Sox | Elite | Liam Hendriks | Kendall Graveman | Aaron Bummer | Aaron Bummer |
Milwaukee Brewers | Elite | Josh Hader | Devin Williams | Brad Boxberger | Jake Cousins |
Los Angeles Angels | Elite | Raisel Iglesias | Ryan Tepera | Oliver Ortega | |
New York Mets | Elite | Edwin Diaz | Seth Lugo | Drew Smith | Trevor May |
Atlanta Braves | Elite | Kenley Jansen | Will Smith | A.J. Minter | Kirby Yates |
Toronto Blue Jays | Elite | Jordan Romano | Adam Cimber | Yimi Garcia | Tim Mayza |
Cleveland Guardians | Elite | Emmanuel Clase | Bryan Shaw | Trevor Stephan | James Karinchak |
San Diego Padres | Elite | Taylor Rogers | Luis Garcia | Robert Suarez | Pierce Johnson/Drew Pomeranz |
New York Yankees | Stable | Clay Holmes | Wandy Peralta | Miguel Castro | Aroldis Chapman/Jonathan Loaisiga/Chad Green/Zack Britton |
Detroit Tigers | Stable | Gregory Soto | Michael Fulmer | Alex Lange | Will Vest/Jose Cisnero |
Los Angeles Dodgers | Stable | Craig Kimbrel | Daniel Hudson | Alex Vesia | |
Colorado Rockies | Stable | Daniel Bard | Alex Colome | Tyler Kinley | |
Philadelphia Phillies | Stable | Corey Knebel | Brad Hand | Seranthony Dominguez | JoJo Romero |
St. Louis Cardinals | Stable | Giovanny Gallegos | Ryan Helsley | Genesis Cabrera | Alex Reyes |
Minnesota Twins | Stable | Emilio Pagan | Jhoan Duran | Tyler Duffey | Jorge Alcala |
Arizona Diamondbacks | Stable | Mark Melancon | Ian Kennedy | Joe Mantiply | |
Baltimore Orioles | Stable | Jorge Lopez | Felix Bautista | Dillon Tate | |
Chicago Cubs | Stable | David Robertson | Rowan Wick | Mychal Givens | Codi Heuer |
Houston Astros | Stable | Ryan Pressly | Rafael Montero | Ryne Stanek | |
Texas Rangers | Stable | Joe Barlow | Matt Bush | Brock Burke | Jose Leclerc |
San Francisco Giants | Stable | Camilo Doval | Tyler Rogers | Dominic Leone | |
Miami Marlins | Fluid | Anthony Bass | Tanner Scott | Cole Sulser | Anthony Bender |
Pittsburgh Pirates | Fluid | David Bednar | Chris Stratton | Wil Crowe | |
Oakland A's | Fluid | Dany Jimenez | Zach Jackson | A.J. Puk | |
Tampa Bay Rays | Fluid | Brooks Raley | JP Feyereisen | Colin Poche | Andrew Kittredge/Pete Fairbanks |
Kansas City Royals | Fluid | Scott Barlow | Josh Staumont | Collin Snider | |
Washington Nationals | Volatile | Tanner Rainey | Kyle Finnegan | Steve Cishek | Sean Doolittle |
Cincinnati Reds | Volatile | Art Warren | Tony Santillan | Alexis Diaz | Lucas Sims/Tejay Antone |
Seattle Mariners | Volatile | Paul Sewald | Diego Castillo | Andres Munoz | |
Boston Red Sox | Volatile | Jake Diekman | Matt Barnes | Matt Strahm | Hansel Robles |
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