Fantasy Baseball Closer Chart

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Fantasy Baseball Closer Chart 9/13/23 update: Tyler Kinley is the new committee leader for the Rockies, and Aroldis Chapman is the new leader for the Rangers as well. Adbert Alzolay is on the IL with a forearm strain, so the Cubs are back to being a committee.

Be sure to check out all the new info below and adjust your lineups/rosters accordingly!

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As witnessed year-in and year-out, Relief Pitcher exemplifies the term "volatility" more than any other position in baseball. Injuries, repeated blown saves/ineffective outings, and deadline trades are just a few reasons for player movement at the position.

The Closer role is an even more-fluid position due to the influx of "Closer Committees" present throughout the league. Numerous MLB teams have adopted this philosophy, allowing for more flexibility in deploying their best pitchers during the later innings.

Last season we altered the Job Security Legend in an effort to stay true to our site's namesake. This year, we are keeping a similar format, but we have updated the BAC Levels slightly. Here is the breakdown of updated levels of confidence from high to low:

• Sober: Who got the keys to the Jeep? This guy does, and he is the clear Designated Driver of his team's ninth-inning duties.
• Buzzed: This player has a clear case of the hiccups, but he's still the best choice for late-night excitement.
• Hammered: Sloppy and stumbling are continually used to describe this player's performance. His seat at the center field bar is ripe for the taking.
• Drunk Tank: Our new Closer Committee classification (noted with an *) for teams with two-plus relievers trying to seal the deal.

Pick-up a Sixer, and come drink-in all the frothy goodness of our 2023 Closer Chart. Stay tuned weekly for any, and all, relief pitching changes throughout the fantasy season.

Be sure to check out the rest of our Fantasy Baseball content for the latest news and notes to help you win your league. Stay frosty!

Fantasy Baseball Closer Chart

TEAMS	BAC LEVEL	LEAD CLOSER	SETUP MAN	NEXT MAN UP	IL	TEAM NEWS
AL EAST
BAL	Sober	Yennier Cano	Danny Coulombre	Shintaro Fujinami	Dillion Tate Felix Bautista	Baltimore gets Coulombre back from the IL, but Felix Bautista is heading to the IL with an injury. Cano will likely get the majority of high leverage innings until Bautista returns.
BOS	Sober	Kenley Jansen	Chris Martin	Josh Winckowski		Kenley Jansen said he is feeling good after leaving with a hamstring, and should be able to avoid the IL. Chris Martin could see more closing opportunities if Jansen needs extra days of rest to manage his injury.
NYY	Sober	Clay Holmes	Tommy Kahnle	Michael King		Holmes has completely turn around his pitching and has gotten his pinpoint placement back. So no more committee tag for the Yankees.
TB	Sober	Pete Fairbanks	Jason Adams	Colin Poche		Andrew Kittridge is back from his long recovery from Tommy John surgery. The Rays will ease him back into the action.
TOR	Sober	Jordan Romano	Jordan Hicks	Yimi Garcia	Erik Swanson	Erik Swanson was placed on the IL with a spine inflammation.
AL CENTRAL
CHW*	Drunk Tank	Gregory Santos	Aaron Bummer	Bryan Shaw	Liam Hendriks	Huge bummer, but Hendriks will miss the rest of the season with Tommy John surgery. Santos has been placed on the bereavement list, so Bummer and Shaw will take over until Santos returns.
CLE	Buzzed	Emmanuel Clase	Trevor Stephan	Enyel De Los Santos		Clase has recorded his 10th blown save of the season. Due to these recently struggles and are slapping the buzzed tag on Clase.
DET*	Drunk Tank	Alex Lange	Jason Foley	Beau Brieske		Lange looks to regain his command and has recorded the last two saves for the Tigers, so he will hold on his spot even though Foley is looking sharp.
KC*	Drunk Tank	Carlos Hernandez	Taylor Clarke	Collin Snider	Josh Staumont Austin Cox	Austin Cox was placed on the 60-day IL after injuring himself while covering first base. Collin Snider recorded his first hold of the season, so will move the young arm up the chart.
MIN	Sober	Jhoan Duran	Griffin Jax	Emilio Pagan Dylan Floro	Brock Stewart	The Twins traded for Dylan Floro, he'll share the third sport with Pagan. if Floro can be consistent he'll overtake Pagan in no time.
AL WEST
HOU	Sober	Ryan Pressly	Hector Neris	Bryan Abreu		The Astros traded for Kendall Graveman. The Astros have a deep bullpen, so Graveman won't make the chart right now, but he could crack it sooner than later.
LAA	Sober	Carlos Estevez	Aaron Loup	Jimmy Hergert	Jose Quijada	Jimmy Hergert picked up his 5th hold of the season and will move back up to his old spot.
OAK	Sober	Trevor May	Lucas Ecreg	Dany Jimenez	Zach Jackson Richard Lovelady	Trevor May recorded his 19th save. It was been crazy the turnaround May has had the second part of the season.
SEA	Sober	Andres Munoz	Matt Brash	Justin Topa		Brash recorded his third save of the year and is moving up to the setup spot for Munoz.
TEX*	Drunk Tank	Aroldis Chapman	Will Smith	Jose Leclerc		Well it has finally happened, Chapman has taken over as the leader for the Rangers, racking up his 5th save of the season.
NL EAST
ATL	Sober	Raisel Iglesias	A.J. Minter	Kirby Yates	Nick Anderson	A.J. Minter has been activated off the IL.
MIA	Drunk Tank*	Tanner Scott	Andrew Nardi	A.J. Puk		David Robertson has been removed as the Marlins' closer with his recent struggles. Scott will lead the Marlins going forward.
NYM*	Drunk Tank	Brooks Raley	Adam Ottavino	Drew Smith	Edwin Diaz	Adam Ottavino has failed in becoming the leader of the committee, so Raley is overtaking his spot as the lead dog.
PHL*	Drunk Tank	Craig Kimbrel	Jose Alvarado	Seranthony Dominguez		Jose Alvarado has returned from the IL and should resume contributing in high leverage situations right away.
WAS*	Drunk Tank	Kyle Finnegan	Hunter Harvey	Mason Thompson	Tanner Rainey Carl Edwards Jr.	Mason Thompson is back from the IL and was used in high leverage situations right away.
NL CENTRAL
CHC*	Drunk Tank	Mark Leiter Jr.	Julian Merryweather	Michael Fulmer	Adbert Alzolay	Adbert Alzolay is on the IL with a forearm strain, which means the Cubs are back being a committee. Leiter will lead the Cubs bullpen going forwarded.
CIN	Buzzed	Alexis Diaz	Lucas Sims	Buck Farmer	Tejay Antone	The Reds traded for Sam Moll from Oakland. We'll need to see what his usage will be before adding him to the chart.
MIL	Sober	Devin Williams	Joel Payamps	Elvis Peguero Andrew Chafin		The Brewers traded for Andrew Chafin. We'll have to wait and see how Craig Counsell uses Chafin before moving him up the chart.
PIT	Sober	David Bednar	Colin Holderman	Thomas Hatch		Holderman was returned from the IL, and had a scoreless inning in his first action back, so he returns to his spot as the setup man for Bednar.
STL*	Drunk Tank	Ryan Helsley	Giovanny Gallegos	John King	JoJo Romeo	Ryan Helsley has recorded his first save since returning and is back to his old spot as the committee leader.
NL WEST
ARI	Sober	Paul Sewald	Kevin Ginkel	Miguel Castro	Mark Melancon	Arizona traded for Paul Sewald. He has been great and will be the top guy right away.
COL*	Drunk Tank	Tyler Kinley	Justin Lawrence	Matt Koch		Tyler Kinley has been used mostly high leverage innings and has been great, so he is shooting up to the lead dog spot for the Rockies.
LAD*	Drunk Tank	Evan Phillips	Brusdar Graterol	Caleb Ferguson	Blake Treinen Alex Reyes Daniel Hudson	Well, Daniel Hudson is back on the IL with a MCL injury. He is going to be out for at least 1-2 months. No change in the chart for the Dodgers, it's just a shame that Hudson is back on the IL.
SD	Sober	Josh Hader	Robert Suarez	Scott Barlow	Steven Wilson	Suarez is back from his 10 game suspension and will returned to his old spot on the old spot.
SF	Sober	Camilo Doval	Tyler Rogers	John Brebbia		Doval is on a hot streak with four consecutive saves.