Much like the famous Doors song that shares it’s name, bullpens are drawing near. (Minus the Oedipus complex that the song explores.) I mean, it may… but that is gross and I don’t wanna associate my bullpen goodies to that. Moving on, shall we? This year has been the SAGNOF-fest that we always come to expect. Closers up, closers down. Trades and attrition. It happens every single year and it is the reason why the waiver wire is what it is: So we can get the new third closer for the Twins. The chase for saves never ends, well, I mean it ends for season-long leagues, but for dynasty and keeper leagues, the times never change. Saves are a category. A deeply hated and often cursed at category that will always be debated about. Whether or not to invest earlier picks then normal to get a stud, or just fill in with hope-so’s and also rans. There unfortunately is no right or wrong answer because both strategies work as long as you are a waiver goblin. So with the final post of the year, much like the other years that I have done this, we look to next year… This year’s counting stats and information don’t matter, we want to know what lies on the horizon. So let’s find out!
2018 Projected Guess Closer Chart
American League
Team | Closer | Sneak Thief |
Baltimore | Zach Britton | Brad Brach |
Boston | Craig Kimbrel | Joe Kelly |
Chicago | Fernando Rodney | Juan Minaya |
Cleveland | Cody Allen | Andrew Miller |
Detroit | Shane Greene | Sam Dyson |
Houston | Ken Giles | Chris Devenski |
KC | Mike Minor | Scott Alexander |
LAA | Blake Parker | Cam Bedrosian |
Minnesota | Brandon Kintzler | Gabriel Moya |
New York | Aroldis Chapman | Dellin Betances |
Oakland | Blake Treinen | Liam Hendriks |
Seattle | Edwin Diaz | Nick Vincent |
Tampa | Alex Colome | Tommy Hunter |
Texas | Greg Holland | Keone Kela |
Toronto | Roberto Osuna | Matt Belisle |
National League
Team | Closer | Sneak Thief |
Arizona | Archie Bradley | Jimmie Sherfy |
Atlanta | Arodys Vizcaino | A.J. Minter |
Chicago | Kelvin Herrera | Carl Edwards Jr. |
Cincinnati | Raisel Iglesias | Jimmy Herget |
Colorado | Jeurys Familia | Jake McGee |
LA Dodgers | Kenley Jansen | David Hernandez |
Miami | Juan Nicasio | Kyle Barraclough |
Milwaukee | Corey Knebel | Josh Hader |
New York | A.J. Ramos | Brandon Morrow |
Philadelphia | Addison Reed | Adam Morgan |
Pittsburgh | Felipe Rivero | Steve Cishek |
San Diego | Brad Hand | Carter Capps |
San Fran | Mark Melancon | Hunter Strickland |
St. Louis | Wade Davis | Seung-Hwan Oh |
Washington | Sean Doolittle | Ryan Madson |