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2012 Player Profile: Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox
Welcome to bean town Andrew Bailey. Bailey is just one of many closers that find themselves on a new team in 2012. This is one of the more fascinating off-season moves and not just because I’m a self inflicting Red Sox fan. Bailey is one of the more talented closers in baseball WHEN HEALTHY. He consistently saves games, only blowing 9 in 84 career chances. He also touts a rare rookie of the year award for closers, but that isn’t … Read entire article »
PRE-SEASON ANALYSIS
Off-Season Closer Analysis: Toronto Blue Jays
Welcome Sergio Santos to the Toronto Blue Jays and they continue their streak of new opening … Read more »
Off-Season Closer Analysis: San Diego Padres
After shedding the weight of Health Bell (all 250 lbs) from their roster with a trade to … Read more »
Off-Season Closer Analysis: Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers made a move we expected them to make last season. Ron Washington decided … Read more »
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 Updated -1/11/2012 | Saves | Strikeouts | ERA | ||
| Brian Wilson | 32 | Craig Kimbrel | 83 | Joel Hanrahan | 1.18 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 31 | John Axford | 60 | Antonio Bastardo | 1.38 |
| John Axford | 29 | Sergio Santos | 59 | Mariano Rivera | 1.83 |
| Leo Nunez | 29 | Carlos Marmol | 58 | Javy Guerra | 1.93 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 29 | Jonathan Papelbon | 57 | Kyle Farnsworth | 1.99 |
| Heath Bell | 29 | Francisco Rodriguez | 55 | Ryan Madson | 2.02 |
| Jose Valverde | 27 | David Hernandez | 51 | Craig Kimbrel | 2.08 |
| Huston Street | 27 | Fernando Salas | 50 | Andrew Bailey | 2.25 |
| Mariano Rivera | 26 | Antonio Bastardo | 46 | Heath Bell | 2.40 |
| Drew Storen | 25 | Brian Wilson | 45 | Fernando Salas | 2.57 |
| WHIP | Blown Saves | K/9 | |||
| Antonio Bastardo | 0.79 | Matt Capps | 7 | Craig Kimbrel | 14.37 |
| Andrew Bailey | 0.85 | Jordan Walden | 7 | Jonathan Papelbon | 12.16 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 0.90 | Carlos Marmol | 7 | Sergio Santos | 12.04 |
| Fernando Salas | 0.92 | Francisco Cordero | 5 | Carlos Marmol | 11.32 |
| Drew Storen | 0.95 | Craig Kimbrel | 5 | John Axford | 11.23 |
| Kyle Farnsworth | 0.98 | Joakim Soria | 5 | Frank Francisco | 10.79 |
| Francisco Cordero | 1.01 | Neftali Feliz | 5 | Antonio Bastardo | 10.62 |
| J.J. Putz | 1.01 | Kyle Farnsworth | 4 | Francisco Rodriguez | 10.27 |
| Mariano Rivera | 1.02 | J.J. Putz | 4 | David Hernandez | 09.96 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.04 | Mariano Rivera | 4 | Ryan Madson | 09.72 |
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LATEST CLOSER NEWS
2012 Player Profile: Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
Craig Kimbrel splashed onto the scene in 2011 and simply dominated. Granted he had some bad outings and battled inconsistency throughout the season that led to 8 blown saves. Still, the raining rookie of the year notched a record 46 saves for the Braves, was an All-Star, and managed 127 strikeouts. His ERA was only 2.10 throughout all that and his … Read entire article »
2012 Player Profile: Heath Bell, Miami Marlins
Heath Bell has been one of the more dominating closers over the past three years. He has a combined 132 saves and a career ERA 3.06, but in the past three years his ERA never went over 2.71. Bell is a fastball/curveball closer who relies strikeouts to get his saves. He constantly will challenge hitters because of the safety net … Read entire article »
2012 Closer Draft Kit Released!
Wow, the funny thing about making my closer draft kit is by the time I’m finished compiling the numbers, mixing in the 11 herbs and spices and adding a touch of magic, even I don’t know who will turn up #1 or #30. This year after all the numbers were crunched, Heath Bell turned up number one, followed by … Read entire article »
2012 Closer Report Draft Kit Release Date Announced!
The Closer Report draft kit for the 2011 season will be posted on Thursday January 19th, 2012. It will updated constantly. It will contain the top 65 relief pitchers with our own home cooking Injury risk and stability numbers, Keep checking the site for more pre-season analysis! We will keep our past draft kits up for you to view. … Read entire article »
Off-Season Closer Analysis: Toronto Blue Jays
Welcome Sergio Santos to the Toronto Blue Jays and they continue their streak of new opening day closers. Santos was acquired in the off-season in a trade with the White Sox. The Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos has set up the bullpen for another season of high expectations and disappointing results. So far in the off-season, the Blue Jays have added … Read entire article »
Off-Season Closer Analysis: San Diego Padres
After shedding the weight of Health Bell (all 250 lbs) from their roster with a trade to the Marlins, the Padres added none other than the well-traveled Huston Street. This was a serious coup for the Padres. A lot of people out there think that Heath Bell was the greatest closer in the National League and very close to it because of … Read entire article »
Off-Season Closer Analysis: Texas Rangers
The Texas Rangers made a move we expected them to make last season. Ron Washington decided to move closer Neftali Feliz to the starting rotation and then they signed veteran closer Joe Nathan. Nathan is 37 as he enters the 2012 season and enters the 12th season of his career. He came on strong for Minnesota last season after regaining his closer role and … Read entire article »
MLB Off-Season Closer Analysis: Oakland Athletics
The Oakland A’s and General Manager Billie Bean did their normal off-season sell off to get ready for a championship run in 2012. Part of that sell off was trading away former ROY closer Andrew Bailey to the Boston Red Sox. That now leaves the A’s with filling the closer role with someone on their roster or by signing a player. The … Read entire article »
MLB Off-Season Closer Analysis: Miami Marlins
The Miami Marlins have changed a lot more than just their name. The revamped Marlins have added a slew of big name players to debut in their new ballpark this spring. One of those players is ACE closer Heath Bell. Bell spent the last three years closing for the Padres and doing it in absolutely dominating fashion. While his … Read entire article »
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