A handful of teams, whether the reason is injury or ineffectiveness, now have a different closer ending games for them. You should consider picking these players up and squeeze every save and strikeout you can out of them.
- Scott Downs-Replacing the injured BJ Ryan.
- Ryan Franklin-The main St. Louis closer, hasn't given up a run in 7 innings .
- Brad Zeigler-Teammate and would-be save stealer Joey Devine is out for the year.
- Todd Coffey-The interim closer til Hoffman gets back (which should be a week or so). still, could net you a save or two in the mean time.
- Rafael Soriano-Has been the Braves most effective closer thus far.
- Carlos Marmol-Sweet Lou likes him more in the 8th, but he will get a few spot saves every now and then and will help you greatly in Ks.
- Manny Corpas-Took over for Huston Street, hasn't been effective yet though.
Here are some other players who aren't closers yet, but who you should keep a serious eye on in case something happens.
- Chris Perez-Having some control issues, but he's the most talented reliever the Cardinals have.
- Dan Wheeler- Troy Percival isn't exactly the poster boy of durability. When he breaks down, Wheeler will be next in line for saves.
- Jason Grili- Newly appointed closer Manny Corpas has already struggled and Grili is posting a 1.29 ERA.
- Chris Ray-I know he's not doing well, but neither is George Sherril.
- Tommy Hunter-Could pull an Adam Wainwright and close for the Braves down the stretch (if they're in contention)
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