Closer Monkey | 2026
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And the first blown save of the season goes to…
July 25, 2020 Buffalo Blue Jays — Up three in the eighth on Opening Day, the Jays turned to Rafael Dolis, who served three rocky weeks as the Cubs closer in May 2012, but got the job done for the last four years for the Hanshin Tigers. His return to MLB was reminiscent of his…
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Hunter Harvey hits the IL
July 24, 2020 Baltimore Orioles — Presumed Baltimore saves leader Hunter Harvey was placed on the injured list with elbow soreness. He’ll be out at least one week. Old friend Mychal Givens likely gets the crack at the gig out of the gate. Updated hierarchy: *Givens | Bleier | Armstrong.* = closer-by-committee San Francisco Giants — Tyler Rogers was…
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Around the league as Opening Day approaches
July 20, 2020 Atlanta Braves — Will Smith has overcome his entanglement with COVID-19 and should be back before August. Mark Melancon should close for now. Updated hierarchy: Melancon | Greene | Jackson. Baltimore Orioles — The shorter season makes it more likely that closer-in-waiting Hunter Harvey will start out with a chance to claim…
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2020 Tiered Closer Rankings
February 28, 2020 Below, find our tiered closer rankings for 2020. Obviously, these are moment-in-time rankings and may shift due to injuries or spring training outings, but hopefully they’ll help make your draft a little easier. Tier 1:Josh Hader There’s nobody in baseball quite like Josh Hader, who led all relievers with 138 strikeouts last…
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