Hey everyone, back at it this Tuesday with our final pre-season closer rankings. A few things have changed over the past month and a lot has stayed the same. The closer competitions in Washington and Colorado became a tad bit more clear, but both situations are still fluid. I listed two new names for each team as their respective closer, but again, that can still change over the next week. The Angels are the third team to see a new name at the top of their closer depth chart, following the injury to Huston Street.
TIER 1: Nothing Compares 2 U
1. Kenley Jansen (Los Angeles Dodgers)—Grant Dayton, Pedro Baez
2. Aroldis Chapman (New York Yankees)—Dellin Betances, Tyler Clippard
3. Edwin Diaz (Seattle Mariners)—Nick Vincent, Evan Scribner
4. Zach Britton (Baltimore Orioles)—Brad Brach, Mychal Givens
5. Ken Giles (Houston Astros)—Luke Gregerson, Will Harris
Thoughts on Nate Jones or is that not really happening anymore?
I’m still high on him, and theres a good chance Robertson (or maybe Jones himself) gets dealt to a team like Washington. Its just as possible he takes over the job in Chicago if Robertson struggles early. Either way, I like Jones as a top 5 non-closer bullpen option still.
Thanks!