Closers are a volatile commodity, especially in fantasy baseball. Here are a few potential options for saves later in the season that could help your roster now.
Unless one has a dominant closer on their fantasy baseball team, the relief pitcher slot can be in a state of flux all season. While pitchers like Wade Davis, Trevor Rosenthal and Craig Kimbrel are among the stars at their positions, those middle to lower tier closers can be rather volatile, and can actually hurt a fantasy team in other categories.
Likewise, over the course of the year, either due to ineffectiveness or injury, we can see setup men step into that closer role and perform quite admirably. This is, after all, how Davis took on the role last year for the Royals, stepping in when Greg Holland was lost for the year after needing Tommy John surgery.
So, let us take a look at some of these setup men that could be in line to take over the closer role on their squads. Even if they do not, should you be in a league that rewards holds, or are looking for a possible sleeper option to take over at closer later in the year, these pitchers may be worth a second look.
All pitchers included on this list are owned in under 40% of ESPN leagues as of May 6th.
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