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Closer watch

Most recently updated by Karl de Vries on May 20 2013

Welcome 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      |                | Shaky       | 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   | Chris Perez         |                | Secure      | Vinnie Pestano                   |
| Mariners  | Tom Wilhelmsen      |                | Locked In   | Pryor, Luetge, Capps             |
| Orioles   | Jim Johnson         |                | Secure      | Pedro Strop, Darren O'Day        |
| Rangers   | Joe Nathan          |                | Locked In   | Jason Frasor, Tanner Scheppers   |
| Rays      | Fernando Rodney     |                | Shaky       | 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   | Jonny Venters, Walden            |
| Brewers   | Jim Henderson       |                | Secure      | John Axford, Mike Gonzalez       |
| Cardinals | Edward Mujica       |                | Secure      | Trevor Rosenthal                 |
| Cubs      | Kevin Gregg         |                | Shaky       | Kyuji Fujikawa, Carlos Marmol    |
| D'Backs   | Heath Bell          |                | Secure      | David Hernandez, J.J. Putz (DL)  |
| Dodgers   | Brandon League      |                | Shaky       | Kenley Jansen                    |
| Giants    | Sergio Romo         |                | Locked In   | Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez   |
| Marlins   | Steve Cishek        |                | Secure      | Jon Rauch, A.J. Ramos            |
| Mets      | Bobby Parnell       |                | Secure      | Frank Francisco, Brandon Lyon    |
| Nationals | Rafael Soriano      |                | Secure      | Drew Storen, Tyler Clippard      |
| Padres    | Huston Street       |                | Secure      | Luke Gregerson                   |
| Phillies  | Jonathan Papelbon   |                | Locked In   | Mike Adams                       |
| Pirates   | Jason Grilli        |                | Locked In   | Mark Melancon                    |
| Reds      | Aroldis Chapman     |                | Locked In   | Jonathan Broxton                 |
| Rockies   | Rafael Betancourt   |                | Locked In   | Matt Belisle, Rex Brothers       |
+-----------+---------------------+----------------+-------------+----------------------------------+


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.