Closer watch
by Karl de VriesMay 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.
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