Actually, for fantasy players the question only begets more questions – How good is he? How good is the team he pitches for? And perhaps more importantly than those two, how secure is his job?
So even IF we found someone we thought was better than Mo, will they still be getting their team’s saves in August or September? That has to be factored in with some choices, not so much with others. So let’s look at the rankings for drafting a closer this year.
Top 12 Closers for 2012 (as of mid-January)
- Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
- Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
- Jonathan Papelbon, Philadelphia Phillies
- Ryan Madson, Cincinnati Reds
- Brian Wilson, San Francisco Giants
- Huston Street, San Diego Padres
- Joel Hanrahan, Pittsburgh Pirates
- John Axford, Milwaukee Brewers
- J.J. Putz, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Drew Storen, Washington Nationals
- Rafael Betancourt, Colorado Rockies
- Jason Motte, St. Louis Cardinals
Well, we have covered all the positions so next week we will start to take a look at Round 1 of a current draft.{jcomments on}