2025 Closer Situations: Team Analysis
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Arizona Diamondbacks
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Total Saves: 42
(10/9) Arizona posted 80 wins and 42 saves in 2025 for a 52.5% team save percentage of overall wins. The D'Backs bullpen was considered a strength entering the season, but injuries decimated this unit. First, A.J. Puk (elbow) - who racked up 4 saves over the first few weeks of the season - required Tommy John surgery in late-June. Justin Martinez (elbow) was next in line for Tommy John surgery, leaving the D'Backs without their top-2 relief pitchers. Veteran Shelby Miller filled in admirably until a trade to Milwaukee took him out of the picture. That left Kevin Ginkel (shoulder) as the favorite to receive save opportunities after the trade deadline, but he too suffered an injury that would end his season in early August. Without a bona-fide closer, Arizona led the league with 17 pitchers recording at one save during the season. Miller (10 saves, 23.8% team save share) was the only one to reach double-digits.
With Puk and Martinez not expected back until late next season, manager Torey Lovullo will once again have to get creative when it comes to who closes out games in 2026. Jalen Beeks, who led Arizona relievers in innings last year, is now a free-agent. If Ginkel (shoulder) is healthy, he might be the favorite to take on the bulk of closing duties, as he's set to become a free-agent in 2027. Ryan Thompson - another 2027 free-agent - could be in the mix as well, while Andrew Saalfrank and John Curtiss appear to be favorites for late-inning roles based on their impressive 2025 campaigns.
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Sacramento Athletics
Team: Sacramento Athletics
Total Saves: 35
Closer: Committee
(9/25) The A's made one of the biggest moves of the 2025 trade deadline, trading star closer Mason Miller to San Diego for top prospect Leo De Vries. Since that date, 5 different pitchers have combined for only 10 saves, with Hogan Harris (4), Michael Kelley (2) and Sean Newcomb (2) recording multiple, while Osvaldo Bido and Tyler Ferguson picked up 1 apiece.
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Atlanta Braves
Team: Atlanta Braves
Total Saves: 34
(9/25) Surprisingly, Atlanta didn't move Raisel Iglesias at the trade deadline despite a hot market for late-inning relievers. The veteran closer - who is tied for the league lead with 15 saves since Aug. 1 - becomes a free-agent after this season. Over the past 2 months, Iglesias has posted a 0.42 ERA, 0.69 WHIP and 22:5 K:BB over 21.2 innings - a marked improvement over the 4.74 ERA he carried prior to that date. The right-hander is likely to finish top-10 in the saves category once again and his strong finish to 2025 should draw plenty of interest for teams seeking high-leverage relief help this off-season.
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6/29:A.J. Minter, who logged his first save of the season Tuesday at Philadelphia, has appeared in 3 games in 4 days. This makes Will Smith the likeliest candidate for a save chance if one were to arise Wednesday.
Baltimore Orioles
Team: Baltimore Orioles
Total Saves: 38
(9/25) Felix Bautista (shoulder) recorded 19 saves for Baltimore for a 76% team save share before he underwent surgery in mid-August to repair a torn labrum and torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. "The Mountain" will be sidelined until at least late in the 2026 season. With Bautista out of action, interim manager Tony Mansolino declared he'd play matchups late in games, but southpaw Keegan Akin has racked up 8 of the team's 14 saves since Bautista's injury. Dietrich Enns and Corbin Martin have logged 2 saves apiece, while Yennier Cano and Gregory Soto (who was subsequently traded to the Mets) combined for the other two.
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Boston Red Sox
Team: Boston Red Sox
Total Saves: 45
(8/7) Aroldis Chapman has been the best reliever in the American League (and possibly all of MLB) through early-August, boasting a 0.76 WHIP and 65:13 K:BB across 44.2 innings thus far. The All-Star has significantly improved his walk rate and First Pitch Strike Percentage this season while maintaining elite velocity and a 20.5 percent swinging strike rate. Chapman has recorded 21 of Boston's 32 saves for a 65% team save share, but his stability as the team's closer is firm after the team elected to hold the upcoming free-agent for a playoff run. Recently acquired Jordan Hicks hasn't been sharp since joining the Red Sox, but has picked up a few ancillary saves. Garrett Whitlock, Justin Wilson and Steven Matz are also serving high-leverage roles as the bridge to Chapman in the 9th-inning.
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6/27:Tanner Houck was placed on the restricted list Monday prior to Boston's three-game series at Toronto. Matt Strahm and John Schreiber are the likeliest candidates for save opportunities should any arise during the series.
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10/11:Hansel Robles exited Game 3 of the ALDS on Sunday due to a stomach illness after allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning. He should be considered day-to-day due to his illness. Assuming he tests negative for COVID-19, it wouldn't be surprising to see the right-hander available for Game 4 on Monday. It was the first earned run he's allowed since August 29.
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10/5:Entering tonight's AL Wild Card game against the Yankees, Hansel Robles has not allowed an earned run in 15 consecutive outings. Both he and Adam Ottavino enter tonight's contest with two-days rest, while Garrett Richards and Garrett Whitlock have had one day of rest after both pitched on Sunday.
Chicago Cubs
Team: Chicago Cubs
Total Saves: 44
(8/7) Daniel Palencia was one of the biggest winners after all the trade deadline fallout. Instead of acquiring a star closer, the Cubs made "lesser" moves on the relief market, acquiring depth in the form of Taylor Rogers and Andrew Kittredge. This leaves Palencia as the Cubs' unquestioned closer, especially since he's recorded 15 of the team's last 16 saves.
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Cincinnati Reds
Team: Cincinnati Reds
Total Saves: 41
(8/7) With Cincinnati in the thick of the NL Wild Card race, the team didn't make much noise on the relief market at the trade deadline. They let go of Taylor Rogers, but held closer Emilio Pagan and setup man Scott Barlow; both of whom are free-agents after this season. Pagan has struggled in recent outings, but he's been one of fantasy's biggest surprises in 2025, holding down the Reds' closer role all season.
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Cleveland Guardians
Team: Cleveland Guardians
Total Saves: 47
(8/6) Emmanuel Clase was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of MLB's sports-betting investigation, but his locker was recently cleared out and could signal that the Guardians don't expect him to be back with the team this season. Clase's fall from grace has been quick after he finished third in AL Cy Young voting last season and it remains to be seen if he'll pitch again in the majors. During Clase's absence, three different relievers have recorded saves for Cleveland - Cade Smith, Hunter Gaddis and Nic Enright. However, Smith is the clear favorite for closing duties, as he was performing better than Clase this season and has far more strikeout upside.
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7/1:Emmanuel Clase has appeared in each of the last 3 games. It's likely that Eli Morgan or Trevor Stephan would receive a save chance if one were to arise tonight against the Yankees.
Colorado Rockies
Team: Colorado Rockies
Total Saves: 29
(8/7) Prior to his injury, Seth Halvorsen (elbow) had recorded 5 of the Rockies' past 6 saves since July 1. Unfortunately, the hard-throwing righty was diagnosed with a mild flexor strain in his right elbow and could miss the remainder of 2025, though the injury is less severe than initially thought and he does have a chance of being activated prior to the end of the season. With Colorado recently trading Tyler Kinley and Jake Bird, that leaves Victor Vodnik and Juan Mejia to share closing duties. Vodnik has the best ratios among Rockies relievers and should be the favorite to receive the team's first save chance in August, whenever it arises.
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Chicago White Sox
Team: Chicago White Sox
Total Saves: 25
(8/7) Four different relievers have combined for the White Sox five saves since July 1, with Jordan Leasure the only one to record multiple since that date. Grant Taylor had been gaining some traction in the ninth inning in late-June, and offers more upside than Leasure due to his classic closer arsenal, but Chicago seems uncertain in developing the top prospect exclusively as a high-leverage reliever. Therefore, Leasure currently sits atop this hierarchy as we navigate manager Will Venable's mix-and-match approach to the late innings.
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Detroit Tigers
Team: Detroit Tigers
Total Saves: 40
Closer: Committee
(8/14) Will Vest had emerged as Detroit's clear top option for save chances prior to the 2025 trade deadline, but the Tigers' acquisition of Kyle Finnegan initially shifted things in the latter's favor. Finnegan converted both of Detroit's save chances after the trade deadline, but Vest has emerged for two saves recently as A.J. Hinch plays the matchups in the late innings. Detroit also acquired Paul Sewald and Rafael Montero to shore up its bullpen depth, but the team will rely heavily on Finnegan, Vest, Tommy Kahnle and Tyler Holton in high-leverage.
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Houston Astros
Team: Houston Astros
Total Saves: 45
(8/13) Josh Hader's stability as the Astros' closer was as high as it comes in the league until a recent shoulder strain forced the southpaw to the IL. Hader will be eligible to be reinstated Aug. 26, though he's without an official timeline for his return since a recovery timetable has yet to be announced. Enyel De Los Santos and Bennett Sousa combined to handle the ninth inning earlier this week, but Bryan Abreu is the likely favorite to fill in as Houston's closer.
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7/1:Ryan Pressly has recorded a Save in each of the past 2 days. He has yet to work 3 games in a row this season, so it's likely a save chance would go to Rafael Montero on Friday.
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9/29:Ryan Pressly is currently managing a knee issue and hasn't pitched since Saturday. Kendall Graveman was placed on the paternity list Tuesday. Look for Ryne Stanek or Yimi Garcia as the favorites to pitch in potential save opportunities for the next couple days if Pressley remains unavailable.
Kansas City Royals
Team: Kansas City Royals
Total Saves: 47
Next in Line: Hunter Harvey Out,
Lucas Erceg Out
(8/7) Carlos Estevez is among the league leaders with 28 saves (T-2nd) through early-August. The veteran right-hander has pitched well for the Royals despite a sub-20% K-rate that would be the lowest mark of his career. Estevez has never struck out a ton of batters, but he's always been around league average until this season. Regardless, Estevez continues to get the job done for Kansas City and is close to establishing a new career-high in the saves category. He's maintained one of the highest team save shares (90%) among closers and figures to finish out the year with the job, especially since his biggest competition for saves, Lucas Erceg, is still a few years away from salary arbitration.
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Los Angeles Angels
Team: Los Angeles Angels
Total Saves: 38
Next in Line: Reid Detmers 60-Day IL,
Ryan Zeferjahn
(8/8) Kenley Jansen is the league's reigning AL Reliever of the month after the veteran turned in a scoreless month of July with a 13:0 K:BB and 0.35 WHIP across 11.1 innings last month. The future Hall of Famer has not permitted a run in 13 straight appearances and has high stability as the Angels' closer, tallying 20 of the team's 26 saves overall through early August. With Ben Joyce (shoulder) out for the year, Reid Detmers in next-in-line for saves, having recorded 2 already this season. In a somewhat surprising move, Los Angeles was buyers at the trade deadline, though their relief market additions - Luis Garcia and Andrew Chafin - weren't as splashy as other teams vying for the playoffs.
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
Total Saves: 46
(8/7) With Tanner Scott (elbow) out due to inflammation, the Dodgers have shifted to a full closer committee in his absence. 5 different relievers have combined for the team's last 6 saves, with Ben Casparius the only one to record multiple. Surprisingly, none of their recent saves have gone to Blake Treinen, who returned from injury in late-July. Treinen last recorded a save back in April, so Casparius might be the committee "leader" until Scott returns - tentatively in mid-August. In addition to Casparius and Treinen, Alex Vesia continues to be rock solid for Los Angeles and is 2nd on the team with 4 saves this season.
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10/14:Corey Knebel will serve as the opener for Thursday's NLDS Game 5 matchup against the Giants. Knebel filled the opener role four times during the regular season, allowing one run in a combined 5.2 innings of work. Julio Urias is expected to follow him in bulk relief.
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10/6:The Dodgers' highest-leverage relievers are well rested, as Jansen, Treinen and Vesia enter Wednesday's NL Wild Card game against the Cardinals on 4 days rest.
Miami Marlins
Team: Miami Marlins
Total Saves: 40
Closer: Committee
(8/6) The Marlins did not trade any relievers of interest at the deadline, as the team has played surprisingly competitive ball over the past few months. In July, it appeared that Ronny Henriquez was gaining traction as Miami's preferred save share, but Calvin Faucher has resurfaced of late, picking up 3 of the team's last 4 saves. While Faucher leads the team with 11 saves, his stability is low as manager Clayton McCullough could turn back to Henriquez or even Anthony Bender at any given moment. Henriquez is the most talented reliever on the team, posting a 32.9% strikeout rate with 17.1% swinging strike percentage, and might be worth holding onto in deeper formats due to his strikeout upside.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Team: Milwaukee Brewers
Total Saves: 45
(8/8) Not only has Trevor Megill managed to stay healthy in 2025, he's tied for 4th in the league with 26 saves through early August. Megill has an 81% team save share, holding off the exciting Abner Uribe, underrated Nick Mears and newly acquired Shelby Miller for ninth-inning responsibilities. Uribe in particular has a 29% strikeout rate and leads MLB with 30 holds. He's worth monitoring as a potential closer-in-waiting should Megill's durability issues resurface.
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Minnesota Twins
Team: Minnesota Twins
Total Saves: 28
(8/6) Minnesota traded its 4 best relievers - Jhoan Duran to Philadelphia, Griffin Jax to Tampa Bay, Danny Coulombe to Texas and Louis Varland to Toronto - leaving its bullpen in a depleted state after the deadline. Out of the relievers left on the roster, Cole Sands and Justin Topa are the favorites to receive save chances over the remainder of the season. Sands has already picked up 2 saves for the Twins this season, while Topa recorded the team's first save since the deadline. We'll call this a closer committee for now, at least until one emerges as the favorite. Those seeking saves should probably look elsewhere, as Minnesota's fire-sale at the trade deadline doesn't provide much optimism for the remainder of 2025.
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New York Mets
Team: New York Mets
Total Saves: 40
(8/6) For the second consecutive year, New York overhauled its leverage ladder at the trade deadline. The Mets acquired Ryan Helsley, Tyler Rogers and Gregory Soto to upgrade it's bridge to Edwin Diaz in the ninth-inning. Diaz's stability as the Mets' closer remains incredibly high - even after the acquisition of reigning NL Reliever of the Year, Helsley. Diaz has permitted just 1 ER over his last 33 outings, posting a dominant 0.27 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 50:11 K:BB across 33.2 innings during that stretch.
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New York Yankees
Team: New York Yankees
Total Saves: 43
(8/13) After a month-long stretch of dominant results, Devin Williams' early-season woes have resurfaced. The right-hander recently allowed at least 1 ER in 5 straight outings and recently worked during the sixth inning to once again put his role within the Yankees' bullpen in question. In addition to high-leverage stalwart, Luke Weaver, New York's recent trade deadline acquisitions of David Bednar and Camilo Doval further cloud things, but Bednar appears to have emerged from this group as Aaron Boone's most trusted option to close games.
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7/1:Aroldis Chapman was activated from the 15-day IL. Clay Holmes has worked 3 games in the last 5 days, but did not pitch yesterday. Don't be surprised if the Yankees elect to give Holmes another day of rest with Chapman back. It's possible Chapman gets the call tonight if a save opportunity were to arise.
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6/29:Aroldis Chapman is likely to return Friday.
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10/5:Entering tonight's AL Wild Card game, Aroldis Chapman has a career 6.43 ERA and 2.07 WHIP in 14 innings at Fenway Park. However, he logged a 2.70 ERA against Boston this season with a 8:4 K:BB in 6.2 innings, albeit with two home runs allowed.
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9/29:Jonathan Loaisiga (shoulder) will likely be activated Wednesday.
Philadelphia Phillies
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
Total Saves: 47
(8/6) Philadelphia made one of the biggest headlines on the relief market, acquiring Jhoan Duran from Minnesota. Duran has converted both of the Phillies' saves since the trade deadline and appears likely to slot in as the team's closer moving forward. Manager Rob Thomson has been fluid with leverage roles in the past, and while Matt Strahm and Orion Kerkering have been solid, Duran has proven to be far more reliable closing out games. Newly signed David Robertson should join the late-inning mix in the coming weeks and gives Philadelphia another arm capable of closing if Duran were to be unavailable.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Total Saves: 36
(8/6) David Bednar had been the topic of trade rumors for years and the Pirates finally traded their star reliever, sending him to the New York Yankees prior to the deadline. However, pending free-agent Dennis Santana remains with Pittsburgh and figures to slot in as the team's closer for the remainder of the season. The Pirates haven't recorded a save since the deadline, but Santana has recorded 6 saves in 2025 and has maintained excellent ratios this season. Isaac Mattson is worth monitoring as a potential source of second-half saves, as he's posted a 0.99 WHIP and 29.2% K-rate through 26.1 innings.
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San Diego Padres
Team: San Diego Padres
Total Saves: 49
(10/6) For the second consecutive season, San Diego made the biggest splash on the relief market, giving up top prospect Leo De Vries to acquire Mason Miller from the Athletics at the 2025 trade deadline. Miller joined an already stellar relief corps that finished 1st in the league in bullpen ERA (3.06) by a wide margin (0.35 points better than the 2nd-ranked team). While Miller brought closing experience with him to San Diego, he only recorded 2 of the Padres 13 saves over the final 2 months as Robert Suarez anchored the club with a National League leading 40 saves (2nd overall) during the regular season. Still, Miller was the team's most dominant reliever, finishing the campaign on a 20-game scoreless streak during which he posted a 0.61 WHIP and 42:9 K:BB across 21.1 innings.
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Seattle Mariners
Team: Seattle Mariners
Total Saves: 43
(8/8) Munoz is tied for 4th in the league with 26 saves through early August, even after Seattle only recorded 2 saves during the month of June. The right-hander has a 93% team save share which speaks to his stability in his role under new manager Dan Wilson. Munoz is once again proving to be one of the most dominant relievers in the game, especially after he went more than 2 months before permitting his first earned runs of the season. Beyond Munoz and Matt Brash, Seattle's pen lacks proven high-leverage arms.
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San Francisco Giants
Team: San Francisco Giants
Total Saves: 41
(8/6) The Giants traded 2 important leverage relievers at the deadline - Tyler Rogers and closer Camilo Doval. This leaves Randy Rodriguez - a 2025 All-Star with a 35% strikeout rate - as the favorite for closing duties in San Francisco. However, Ryan Walker remains with the team and was the Giants' closer on Opening Day. Walker struggled early on and has been unable to replicate his success from 2024, but he's maintained respectable ratios since May 1 (3.60 ERA, 1.09 WHIP across 35 innings). While Rodriguez has tallied the team's only save since the deadline, don't discount the possibility of manager Bob Melvin turning back to Walker at some point this season.
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5/18:Camilo Doval has recorded a save in 3 straight games for San Francisco. The Giants are off on Thursday, but Doval may get a breather on Friday after his recent heavy usage.
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10/4:The Giants bullpen gets a much-needed break after winning the NL West. Camilo Doval, in particular, pitched 4 times in 5 days during the final week.
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10/1:Doval, Rogers and Leone have worked 2 out of the past 3 games, with Rogers throwing 47 pitches over that span. Strong possibility Rogers gets the night off against San Diego.
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9/30:Doval earned his 2nd big-league save on Wednesday and may be the new closer in San Francisco.
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9/29:The plans for Jake McGee (oblique) beyond Wednesday aren't entirely clear, but so long as he gets through mound work without any setbacks, a return to the Giants' bullpen for the final regular-season series against the Padres might not be out of the question.
St. Louis Cardinals
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
Total Saves: 42
Closer: Committee
(9/17) With the Cardinals slipping further back in the NL Central and Wild Card standings, the team went into sell-mode at the trade deadline, electing to trade Ryan Helsley, Phil Maton and Steven Matz - all of whom are free-agents after this season. Losing Helsley, the reigning NL Reliever of the Year, is a huge blow to this leverage ladder, but JoJo Romero initially emerged as the favorite for save chances. More recently, Riley O'Brien has stepped in for the Cardinals, securing 3 of the team's last 4 saves.
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10/6:The Cardinals' highest-leverage relievers are well rested, as Gallegos, Cabrera and Reyes enter Wednesday's NL Wild Card game against the Dodgers on 4 days rest, while Garcia is on 3 days rest.
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10/1:Garcia earned his 2nd save of the season Thursday night as the Cardinals give Gallegos some much deserved rest before the playoffs. Gallegos has logged a new career-high 79.1 innings this season.
Tampa Bay Rays
Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Total Saves: 35
(8/8) Tampa Bay acquired 2 high-leverage relievers prior to the trade deadline, adding Bryan Baker and Griffin Jax to give the team highly capable options to close games if Pete Fairbanks' durability were to ever come into question. However, Fairbanks has remained healthy all season - he's a mere 2.1 innings away from establishing a new career-high in the category - and he's tallied 9 of the Rays' 11 saves since June 1, and 19 of 25 overall (76% team save share). Fairbanks is once again proving to be a highly effective closer when healthy.
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10/11:Collin McHugh will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher Monday against the Red Sox as part of a bullpen day in Game 4 of the ALDS, Manager Kevin Cash hasn't appointed a primary pitcher to work behind McHugh, as the Rays will instead likely turn to a cadre of arms to fill innings out of the bullpen. Josh Fleming, JT Chargois, Pete Fairbanks, J.P. Feyereisen, Andrew Kittredge and Matt Wisler tossed 20 pitches or fewer in Sunday's 13-inning loss, so the Tampa Bay bullpen should be relatively fresh for Monday's contest.
Texas Rangers
Team: Texas Rangers
Total Saves: 37
Closer: Committee
(8/6) After designating Luke Jackson for assignment, Texas acquired Phil Maton and Danny Coulombe via trade, adding experience to its leverage ladder. With Robert Garcia recently experiencing back spasms, Maton was called for the Rangers latest save opportunity and converted against the Yankees, bringing his total to 3 on the season. It's possible Garcia and Maton split closing duties moving forward, but as long as Garcia is healthy, he should benefit from the larger share of save chances.
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Toronto Blue Jays
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
Total Saves: 42
(8/8) After inking a three-year, $33 million contract with the Blue Jays in January, Hoffman has racked up 26 of the team's 33saves through early August for a 78.7% team save share. Hoffman's 33.5% K-rate and 5.8% walk percentage are well above league average and his 39.8% chase rate is a 100th percentile metric per Statcast. Hoffman's ERA is inflated after allowing 10 home runs across 47.1 innings, but his underlying metrics combined with Toronto's success this season make him a top-10 closer over the rest of the season. With Yimi Garcia (shoulder) still ailing, the Blue Jays added Seranthony Dominguez and Louis Varland for late-inning depth.
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Washington Nationals
Team: Washington Nationals
Total Saves: 37
(8/7) To no surprise, Washington traded closer Kyle Finnegan at the deadline. With Finnegan now in Detroit, Miguel Cairo turns to an inexperienced group of relief pitchers looking to establish themselves in high-leverage. Among them, Jose Ferrer appears to be first in line to handle closing duties whenever the situation arises. Ferrer hasn't pitched particularly well this season, but leads the Nationals with 19 holds. Cole Henry or Zach Brzykcy are candidates to for save chances as well, but Ferrer's tenure with Washington should afford him opportunities for the remainder of 2025.
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9/23:Tanner Rainey earned the save for the Nationals last night and has worked 3 out of the last 4 games. Expect Kyle Finnegan, who hasn't pitched since Sept. 19, to get the save chance if one presents itself against the Cardinals tonight.
