After a couple of high-octane weeks that saw multiple 2025 closers lose their jobs, fantasy baseball managers caught a break from some of the mayhem related to late-inning high-leverage relief situations last week.

In fact, a couple of late-inning high-leverage relievers who’ve previously been removed as their teams’ closer enjoyed nice bounce-back weeks. We’ll talk about them later in this article.

Ultimately, chaos is frequently associated with the 2025 MLB fantasy baseball closer position, and we’ve got plenty of ground to cover this week and several late-inning high-leverage relievers that we need to talk about. Make sure to check out our 2025 Fantasy Baseball Closer Grid on a regular basis. We update the grid as news happens. 

(Stats quoted in this article are current as of the morning of June 18th, 2025)

 

 

 

Arizona Diamondbacks

It’s been a rough week for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Their closer, Justin Martinez, is having Tommy John surgery and will obviously miss the rest of the season. It’s not looking good for A.J. Puk, who is on the IL due to a flexor strain. Puk suffered a setback and was forced to pause his throwing program. Shelby Miller, who blew a save opportunity on Tuesday, will likely get the majority of the Diamondbacks’ save chances moving forward. Jalen Beeks, Kevin Ginkel, and Ryan Thompson could also be in the mix for save opportunities as well. The Diamondbacks are hoping that one of their relievers can emerge as a reliable go-to option in the ninth inning.

 

 

 

New York Yankees

Devin Williams, who regained his role as the New York Yankees’ closer when Luke Weaver hit the IL due to a hamstring injury, has four saves and a hold in his last seven appearances spanning 6.1 IP. Control had been an issue for Williams, but he had seven strikeouts and zero walks to go along with a 1.42 ERA during that time span. Weaver seems to be on track to return to action as early as this weekend, and it remains to be seen if he will reclaim his role as the Yankees’ closer.

 

 

 

Los Angeles Dodgers

We’ve previously covered the “disarray” surrounding the Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen in this column, but it seems that manager Dave Roberts’ announcement that the team didn’t have a set closer was exactly the wake-up call that Tanner Scott needed. Scott, the former and seemingly current closer, hasn’t given up a run in his last eight games (8 IP), and has four saves and two holds during that time span. Even more impressive is the fact that he’s struck out 11 batters and hasn’t issued a walk in those eight appearances. It was a good week for the Dodgers’ deep bullpen. Kirby Yates and Alex Vesia each had a save and two holds, Michael Kopech recorded three holds, and Anthony Banda recorded two holds. Should Scott go into another funk, the Dodgers have plenty of live arms in their bullpen that they can rely on.

 

 

 

Miami Marlins

It’s looking like the Miami Marlins have finally settled on a closer, at least for now. Their choice is the same reliever that many fantasy analysts predicted would be the team’s closer in preseason projections. Calvin Faucher hasn’t given up a run in his last nine appearances spanning eight IP. Faucher has five saves, five strikeouts, and he has issued just one walk during that time span. Freddy Tarnok has the only other Marlins dating back to May 28th, but he has recently been sent down to the minor leagues. Anthony Bender (three holds last week and 11 on the season) and Ronny Henriquez both could be given an occasional save opportunity should Faucher be unavailable.