By , D.J. Foster
Published July 13, 2016
With the trade deadline approaching and plenty of teams already making moves to shore up their bullpens, it's time to check in on closer depth charts around the league.
Players listed under the CLOSER section are the pitchers who should be directly in line for saves. Players under the NEXT UP heading are the ones who are next in line who could help you in the saves department in case of injury or trade. Pitchers under the SLEEPER category are guys who might have a crack at earning the closer role as the year carries on.
Let's take a look at bullpen depth charts around the league.
Team | Closer | Next Up | Sleeper |
---|---|---|---|
Arizona | Tyler Clippard | Daniel Hudson | |
Atlanta | Arodys Vizcaino | Jim Johnson | Chris Withrow |
Baltimore | Zach Britton | Brad Brach | |
Boston | Craig Kimbrel* | Koji Uehara | |
Chicago Cubs | Hector Rondon | Pedro Strop | |
Chicago White Sox | David Robertson | Nate Jones | |
Cincinnati | Tony Cingrani | Ross Ohlendorf | Raisel Iglesias |
Cleveland | Cody Allen | Bryan Shaw | |
Colorado | Jake McGee | Carlos Estevez | |
Detroit | Francisco Rodriguez | Justin Wilson | |
Houston | Will Harris | Luke Gregerson | |
Kansas City | Wade Davis* | Kelvin Herrera | Joakim Soria |
Los Angeles Angels | Huston Street | Joe Smith | Cam Bedrosian |
Los Angeles | Kenley Jansen | Pedro Baez | |
Miami | A.J. Ramos | Fernando Rodney | |
Milwaukee | Jeremy Jeffress | Will Smith | |
Minnesota | Brandon Kintzler | Fernando Abad | Ryan Pressly |
New York Mets | Jeurys Familia | Addison Reed | |
New York Yankees | Aroldis Chapman | Andrew Miller | Dellin Betances |
Oakland | Ryan Madson | Sean Doolittle* | John Axford |
Philadelphia | Jeanmar Gomez | David Hernandez | Hector Neris |
Pittsburgh | Mark Melancon | Neftali Feliz | |
St. Louis | Seung Hwan Oh | Trevor Rosenthal | |
San Diego | Ryan Buchter | Brandon Maurer | |
San Francisco | Santiago Casilla | Hunter Strickland | |
Seattle | Steve Cishek | Joaquin Benoit | |
Tampa Bay | Alex Colome | Xavier Cedeno | |
Texas | Sam Dyson | Jake Diekman | |
Toronto | Roberto Osuna | Jason Grilli | |
Washington | Jonathan Papelbon | Shawn Kelley |
*On Disabled List
Uncertain Situations To Watch: Diamondbacks, Padres, Twins, Reds, Rockies.
Trade Candidates: Arodys Vizcaino, Jeremy Jeffress
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