It was a pretty good week for fantasy baseball managers looking to pad their fantasy teams’ saves totals, as 12 different 2025 MLB closers recorded three or more saves since our last article. 

Baltimore Orioles reliever Felix Bautista is one of those 2025 MLB closers who recorded four saves last week. Despite his high walk totals (5.7 BB/9) he seems to be fully recovered from the Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for the entire 2024 season. 

In a somewhat surprising move, the Orioles sent Yennier Cano down to the minor leagues on Sunday. Cano does have 11 holds this season, but his 4.73 ERA is almost a run more than his 3.81 career average. Cano should be back with the big league club before too long, but in the meantime, Gregory Soto and Seranthony Dominguez could see occasional save opportunities if Bautista is unavailable.

Soto has 55 career saves and is tied for having the third most holds (17) in baseball this season. He has a 0.93 ERA, 17 strikeouts, and just two walks in his last 13 appearances spanning 9.2 IP.

Dominguez also has some prior closing experience (39 career saves), and he hasn’t given up a run dating back to May 26th (12.2 IP).

We’ve adjusted the Orioles’ depth chart on our 2025 Fantasy Baseball Closer Grid. The grid gets updated as news happens. It’s a great resource that you should be using on a regular basis.

(Stats quoted in this article are current as of the morning of June 25th, 2025)

Here’s some other bullpen-related news that you should be aware of:

Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels got a bit of a scare when their 2025 MLB closer, Kenley Jansen, exited his most recent appearance on Monday night after throwing just four pitches. Bench coach Ray Montgomery blamed Jansen’s early exit on shoulder cramping.  We’ll take Montgomery at his word for now, but just in case Jansen’s condition is more than simple cramps, you might want to keep Reid Detmers on your watch list. His overall stats (4.64 ERA) aren’t pretty, but the last time he gave up a run was May 17th. As this article is being written, Detmers is in the middle of a 14.2 scoreless inning streak. He has 24 strikeouts, eight walks, two saves, and six holds during that time span.

 

 

 

Atlanta Braves 

The Braves’ bullpen remains in flux after manager Brian Snitker announced that Raisel Iglesias would no longer be the team's primary closer. Iglesias hasn’t given up a run or a walk since Snitker made the announcement, but the first save recorded by a Braves reliever in the “post-Iglesias era” went to Dylan Lee on Monday. Lee came on in the eighth inning and pitched 1.1 innings for the save. He bailed out Iglesias, who allowed two runners to get on in the eighth inning. It was the first save for a Braves reliever since May 16th. We introduced you to Lee in our June 11th column. He’s a lefty, but he’s been equally effective against right and left-handed hitters this season. Lee has 21 career minor league saves, and he hasn’t given up a run in his last 12 appearances spanning 13.2 IP. He has struck out 17 batters and walked just one during that time period. To add to the volatile atmosphere surrounding the Braves' bullpen, Snitker used Iglesias again on Tuesday, but this time, he was able to lock down the save against the Mets. At least for now, the Braves’ bullpen appears to be a closer-by-committee situation.

 

 

 

Arizona Diamondbacks

The Diamondbacks got more bad news last week as it was announced that A.J. Puk would be the latest Arizona pitcher needing Tommy John surgery this season. Puk joins fellow late-inning high-leverage reliever Justin Martinez, who also had to undergo Tommy John surgery. Shelby Miller has had his ups and downs this season, but he recorded three saves last week and is currently the favorite to continue to close out games for the Diamondbacks. As we mentioned last week, Jalen Beeks, Kevin Ginkel, and Ryan Thompson remain late-inning high-leverage reliever options for the Diamondbacks should Miller be unavailable or struggle. 

 

 

 

New York Yankees

Luke Weaver returned from the IL this past weekend, and manager Aaron Boone suggested that he and Devin Williams would share closer duties. So far, it’s looking like the Yanks are looking to ease Weaver back into a high-leverage role, and he has been used in the eighth inning since his return from the IL. He was lit up for 2 hits (including a home run), a walk, and two earned runs in his first game back, but pitched a scoreless eighth inning on Tuesday night. Williams has turned his season around and hasn’t given up a run in his last seven appearances. For now, it’s looking like Williams will handle most of the closing duties, but should he slump, Weaver would probably move right back into the closer's role.