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Closer Encounters: Reliever Trade Madness!
65 days ago
Several big-name relievers changed teams at the deadline, with closers like Tanner Scott and Carlos Estevez heading into unclear situations with their new teams.
Closer Encounters: 2024 Relief Market Primer
73 days ago
Which relievers will be on the dealt over the course of the next week, and what are their most likely landing spots?
Closer Encounters: 2024 Closer Rankings 3.0
201 days ago
Injuries and trades have shaken up the closer market, with Edwin Diaz claiming the top spot in Ryan Rufe's updated closer rankings.
Closer Encounters: 2024 Closer Rankings 2.0
247 days ago
Several key reliever signings have shaken up Ryan Rufe's closer rankings, allowing Jhoan Duran to move into the top three.
2024 Closer Rankings
2024 Closer Rankings
276 days ago
276 days ago
Ryan Rufe shares his initial closer rankings for 2024, with Raisel Iglesias earning quite a high spot.
Closer Encounters: An Early Look at Closers for 2024
August 24, 2023
Ryan Rufe shares his early thoughts on how the reliever position will break down in next year's drafts.
Closer Encounters: The Importance of a Good Bullpen
June 29, 2023
Ryan Rufe looks at the behavior of contenders in the reliever trade market in recent seasons and predicts who might get moved this year.
Closer Encounters: 2023 First Impressions
April 12, 2023
Ryan Rufe takes an early look at bullpens around the league. How worrisome is Emmanuel Clase's shaky start?
Closer Encounters: 2023 Closer Rankings 2.0
March 17, 2023
Ryan Rufe shares his updated closer rankings, with Josh Hader taking the top spot following Edwin Diaz's knee injury.
Closer Encounters: 2023 Closer Rankings
February 2, 2023
Ryan Rufe shares his 2023 closer rankings and breaks down his favorite targets as well as the relievers he's avoiding.
Closer Encounters: 2022 Saves in Review, Part 2
October 18, 2022
Ryan Rufe recaps the saves landscape in this year's NFBC Main Event and shares his own hits and misses from this past season.
Closer Encounters: 2022 Saves in Review, Part 1
October 12, 2022
Ryan Rufe recaps this past season's saves landscape. Just how many teams preferred closer committees over the conventional approach?
Closer Encounters: The Home Stretch
September 13, 2022
Ryan Rufe highlights bullpens to avoid down the stretch as well as a few names to target. Could Raisel Iglesias claim the closer role in Atlanta down the stretch?
Closer Encounters: Hader Saves His Season?
September 2, 2022
Ryan Rufe discusses Josh Hader's turbulent recent stretch and analyzes a handful of bullpens that are currently in flux.
Closer Encounters: A First Look at Closers for 2023 Drafts
August 23, 2022
Ryan Rufe breaks down the 2023 closer market before taking a look at a handful of closer situations that are currently in flux.
Closer Encounters: Trade Deadline Upheaval
August 5, 2022
The trade deadline has left closer situations in flux around the league, but Ryan Rufe is here to break it all down.
Closer Encounters: Relief Market Primer
July 28, 2022
Ryan Rufe breaks down the relievers who could be on the move in the next few days as well as their potential destinations.
Closer Encounters: Midseason Closer Rankings
July 7, 2022
Ryan Rufe gives a tiered ranking of his top 70 closers for the rest of the season, with Clay Holmes jumping up near the top.
Closer Encounters: Closer Infirmary Adds Another
June 28, 2022
Ryan Rufe breaks down the latest closer news around the league, with one of the top closers of this generation landing on the injured list and another nearing a return.
Closer Encounters: Committee Time in Philly
June 20, 2022
Ryan Rufe tracks the latest closer developments around the league, with a new committee in place in Philadelphia.
Closer Encounters: Closer in Waiting Rankings
June 11, 2022
Ryan Rufe explains the thought process behind his Closer in Waiting Rankings.
Closer Encounters: Hader's Gone Streaking
June 4, 2022
Ryan Rufe recaps the bullpen developments in May as Josh Hader is streaking in Milwaukee.
Closer Encounters: Holmes Stepping Up for Yankees
May 28, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes the latest bullpen happenings around baseball, including in New York where Clay Holmes is dominating.
Closer Encounters: Pen Woes in Philly & Boston
May 19, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes two struggling bullpens, including the Phillies, who have one of the highest ERAs in baseball.
Closer Encounters: Pressly Nearing Return to Astros
May 4, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes the latest happenings in bullpens around the league, including in Houston where Ryan Pressly looks ready to return.
Closer Encounters: Leveraging WPA & gmLI to Identify Potential Closers
April 27, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes applies a couple of advanced stats to analyze bullpens across the league. Is it time to give up on Jake McGee in San Francisco?
Closer Encounters: Struggling Hendriks Causes Concern
April 20, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes closer situations around the league, including in Chicago where Liam Hendriks has struggled early this season.
Closer Encounters: Clarity, Chaos in First Week
April 14, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes what we learned about closer situations in the first week of baseball, including how southpaw Taylor Rogers is fitting in in San Diego.
Closer Encounters: Kimbrel to the Dodgers
April 2, 2022
Ryan Rufe analyzes the Craig Kimbrel trade to the Dodgers and other happenings in bullpens around baseball.
Closer Encounters: Spring Developments
March 31, 2022
Ryan Rufe checks out closer scenarios around the league, including in San Francisco where manager Gabe Kapler named his man for the ninth inning.