Monday, June 17, 2013
Closer watch
Posted by Karl de Vries and Karl de Vries at 7:00amWelcome to Closer Watch! If you want to look up a team's closer or his possible replacements, or just want a refresher on the league's closing situations, you'll find the answers on our continually updated chart.
AL Bullpens
+-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+ | TEAM | CLOSER | INTERIM CLOSER | SECURITY | NEXT-IN-LINE | +-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+ | Angels | Ernesto Frieri | | Secure | Scott Downs, Ryan Madson (DL) | | Astros | Jose Veras | | Shaky | Wesley Wright | | Athletics | Grant Balfour | | Secure | Ryan Cook, Sean Doolittle | | Blue Jays | Casey Janssen | | Secure | Steve Delabar, Esmil Rogers | | Indians | Vinnie Pestano | | Shaky | Bryan Shaw, Cody Allen | | Mariners | Tom Wilhelmsen | | Secure | Pryor, Luetge, Capps | | Orioles | Jim Johnson | | Secure | Pedro Strop, Darren O'Day | | Rangers | Joe Nathan | | Locked In | Jason Frasor, Tanner Scheppers | | Rays | Fernando Rodney | | Secure | Peralta, McGee, Farnsworth | | Red Sox | Andrew Bailey | | Secure | Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara | | Royals | Greg Holland | | Secure | Aaron Crow, Kelvin Herrera | | Tigers | Jose Valverde | | Secure | Coke, Benoit, Rondon | | Twins | Glen Perkins | | Secure | Jared Burton, Casey Fien | | White Sox | Addison Reed | | Locked In | Matt Thornton, Jesse Crain | | Yankees | Mariano Rivera | | Locked In | David Robertson | +-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+
NL Bullpens
+-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+ | TEAM | CLOSER | INTERIM CLOSER | SECURITY | NEXT-IN-LINE | +-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+ | Braves | Craig Kimbrel | | Locked In | Luis Avilan | | Brewers | Jim Henderson | | Secure | Francisco Rodriguez, John Axford | | Cardinals | Edward Mujica | | Locked In | Trevor Rosenthal | | Cubs | Kevin Gregg | | Secure | Carlos Marmol | | D'Backs | Heath Bell | | Secure | David Hernandez | | Dodgers | Kenley Jansen | | Secure | Brandon League | | Giants | Sergio Romo | | Locked In | Javier Lopez | | Marlins | Steve Cishek | | Secure | Dunn, Ramos, Qualls | | Mets | Bobby Parnell | | Secure | Brandon Lyon | | Nationals | Rafael Soriano | | Secure | Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard | | Padres | Luke Gregerson | | Shaky | Dale Thayer | | Phillies | Jonathan Papelbon | | Locked In | Mike Adams | | Pirates | Jason Grilli | | Locked In | Mark Melancon | | Reds | Aroldis Chapman | | Locked In | Jonathan Broxton | | Rockies | Rex Brothers | | Secure | Wilton Lopez, Matt Belisle | +-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+
Karl de Vries is a New Jersey-based writer and journalist who prefers following fantasy baseball to watching his hapless Mets embarrass themselves on TV every night. He can be reached at karl[dot]rotodiamond[at]gmail.com or followed on Twitter at @Karl_de_Vries.