2012 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 9

The Los Angeles Angles look like they have two capable options to close out games now as Scott Downs and Ernesto Frieri each picked up two saves last week. Downs is still unscored upon in 16 innings this season and has a 0.88 WHIP while Frieri has 11 scoreless innings since coming over to the [...]

2012 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 8

The question mark of who was going to close the Chicago White Sox was answered last week with Addison Reed collecting two saves in three scoreless innings of work. Hector Santiago has not seen a save chance since his blown save on April 25th and can be dropped in mixed-league formats.

Aroldis Chapman moved into [...]

2012 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 7

The Chicago White Sox reversed course last week on their announcement they would be moving Chris Sale from the rotation to the closer role. Sale made just one appearance in out of the bullpen and then was moved back into the rotation with a start on Saturday against Kansas City. Manager Robin Ventura has three players to [...]

2012 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 6

There were huge shakeups in bullpens all around major league baseball last week as injuries and ineffectiveness led to changes with some of the premier closers from last season in fantasy baseball. Mariano Rivera was lost for the season with a torn meniscus and ACL and the New York Yankees will now turn to David [...]

2012 Fantasy Baseball Closer Report – Week 5

Manager Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers may be moving toward a change in the ninth inning roles of Kenley Jansen and Javy Guerra after Jansen picked up two saves last week while working four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. Jansen has a 2.45 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and has totaled 24 strikeouts in 14 [...]