In the closer report to this week, we review the first half of the stops in the closer landscape and take a look at the end of the round situations that deserve to be watched with two weeks before the trade deadline.
Closer fantastic baseball classification
Tier 1: above
Josh Hader – Houston Astros
Hader abandoned another home run during his last outing before the break, blowing up a stop against the Rangers. Six of the eight circuits he authorized came last month. With four points authorized during his two previous outings, he put his ERA from 1.80 to 2.53. However, these figures show that he had room for regression, and it remains closest to fantastic purposes.
Tier 2: the elite
Andrés Muñoz – Seattle Mariners
Edwin Díaz – New York Mets
AROLDIS CHAPMAN – Boston Red Sox
Joan Duran – Minnesota Twins
Emmanuel Clase – Cleveland Guardians
Robert Suarez – San Diego Padres
Muñoz granted two points to make a stop against the Yankees last Thursday, then rebounded with a clean sleeve in a situation not spared against the Tigers on Sunday before the break. Muñoz recorded only one stop in June before locking four stops in six days to start July. The 26 -year -old right -hander enters the second half with 21 stops and an MPM of 1.50, 0.89 whip and a 46/14 k / bb ratio on 36 rounds.
Díaz, during his last outing before the break, converted a two -round stop against the Royals on Saturday, removing a striker for his 19th stop for the season to go with an MPM of 1.66, 0.87 Whip and a 55/13 k / BB ratio on 38 rounds. The 31 -year -old right -hander is back dominating the mound after missing the 2023 season and a disappointing 2024 in his first year of injury.
Chapman was in fact closest to baseball in the last month, leading all the lifts by a wide margin with a 49% K-BB ratio since the beginning of June. He added two stops against the Rays before the stars break, withdrawing five strikers during two aimless rounds, extending his goalless outing sequence at 18 games.
Duran worked two outings against the pirates before the break. He recovered a stop on Friday, withdrawing two in a goalless round. He then took the defeat on Sunday, abandoning one point on three strokes. The 27 -year -old right -hander will take an MPM of 1.66, 1.13 whip and a 49/16 k/bb ratio with 15 stops of 43 1/3 innings in the second half. Duran and the configuration of the Griffin Jax installation should arouse major interest on the deadline for exchanges. Jax would approach a capable if he landed in a favorable situation or if the twins decided to move Duran. The two lifts still have three seasons of control of the team, so the team should probably leave with an important trade set to take a step.
Clase worked an aimless round to convert a backup against the White Sox on Friday, then launched two rounds to win a victory against Chicago on Sunday. The 27 -year -old right -hander converted 20 stops with an MPM of 2.91, 1.22 whip and a 42/10 k/bb ratio on 43 1/3 sleeves. And in San Diego, Suarez worked a clean round with a withdrawal for a stop against the Phillies last Thursday, then worked another perfect frame with a withdrawal for his 28th stop before the stars break.
Tier 3: Solid options
Mason Miller – Athletics
Devin Williams – New York Yankees
Trevor Megill – Milwaukee Brewers
Félix Bautista – Baltimore Orioles
Tanner Scott – Los Angeles Dodgers
VA Vest – Detroit Tigers
Emilio Pagán – Cincinnati Reds
David Bednar – Pirates of Pittsburgh
Daniel Palencia – Chicago Cubs
Camilo Doval – Giants de San Francisco
Ryan Helsley – Cardinals of St. Louis
Carlos Estévez – Kansas City Royals
Jeff Hoffman – Toronto Blue Jays
Pete Fairbanks – Rays de Tampa Bay
Kyle Finnegan – Nationals of Washington
Kenley Jansen – Los Angeles Angels
Miller made three aimless appearances in the days preceding the break, including consecutive stops against the Blue Jays. He seems to be back on the right track with eight consecutive outings. The 26 -year -old right -hander now has 19 stops with an MPM of 4.04, 1.07 whip and a 57/17 k/bb ratio on 35 2/3 sleeves.
After abandoning two points against the Blue Jays on July 2, Williams entered the stars break with four perfect outings. He fell online for a victory last Thursday against the navy, then withdrew two in a clean setting against the Cubs. Meanwhile, Megill has not appeared since the last column and remains at 21 stops with an MPM of 2.41, 1.16 whip and a 43/15 k/bb ratio on 33 2/3 sleeves.
Bautista launched a clean round against the dishes last Thursday for his 18th judgment. The 30 -year -old right -hander made an impressive return of Tommy John surgery, displaying an MPM of 2.41, 1.04 whip and a 48/20 k/bb ratio on 33 2/3 sleeves.
In Los Angeles, Scott withdrew two times two in a clear round on Saturday for his 19th stop, then exploded an opportunity on Sunday, abandoning two points against the Giants. The 30 -year -old left -hander has granted five points in his last four outings. Blake Treinen seems ready to be activated from the injured list of the stars break and could include chances of backup depending on the matches.
Vest exploded a safeguard in its only appearance last week, unusually walking three strikers against the navy on Sunday. However, he had a stellar first half, emerging as the main Detroit with 15 stops, an MPM of 2.30, 1.02 whip and a 48/15 k / bb ratio on 43 sleeves.
Pagán made an endless outings against the Rockies last week, winning a victory on Saturday before locking his 20th victory on Sunday. The 34 -year -old right -hander had an excellent season in Cincinnati, displaying a 2.93, 0.88 whip and a 50/13 k / BB ratio on 40 sleeves. Bednar also launched the two days during the weekend, converting his 13th judgment on Sunday against the twins. Meanwhile, Palencia caught two other stops on Saturday and Sunday with two goalless outings against the Yankees. The 25-year-old right-hander was an escape in the first half, recording an MPM of 1.57, 0.87 whip and a 39/11 k/bb ratio on 34 1/3 sleeves.
In San Francisco, Doval worked around a safe blow and a walk to convert a stop against the Dodgers on Friday, then launched an unequivocal round in a non -saving situation on Sunday. Doval walking problems and the lower withdrawal rate this season continue to bring him a volatile closer. However, he has generally done the job since he resumed the role of ninth round.
Helsley defeat on Saturday, abandoning one point on two strokes against the brave. He rebounded on Sunday with a goalless round for his 19th stop for the season to go with an MPM of 3.27, 1.42 whip and a 36/14 k / bb ratio on 33 rounds.
Estévez withdrew two times two in a non -economic round in a non -economic situation on Friday, then fell online for a victory despite the abandonment of two points on Sunday. Meanwhile, Hoffman broke a sequence of nine goalless games with three points authorized against athletics on Friday to give it an MPM of 5.03 in 39 1/3 innings at the break.
In his only appearance this week, Fairbanks made a stop and took the defeat with two authorized points against the Red Sox on Friday. The 31 -year -old right -hander has an MPM of 2.75, 1.14 whip and a 31/15 k / bb ratio on 36 sleeves. Finnegan also exploded a stop and made a defeat, abandoning three points against the Brewers on Saturday. And in Anaheim, Jansen won a victory with a round of work against the diamondbacks on Friday.
Tier 4: here for backups
Matt Strahm / Orion Kerkering – Philadelphia Phillies
Kevin Ginkel – Arizona Diamondbacks
Robert Garcia – Texas Rangers
Strahm recovered a stop for the Phillies on Sunday against the Padres, his sixth of the season. No backup of Arizona this weekend. Ginkel, Kendall Graveman and Kyle Backhus could all appear in the mixture of backups. And the Rangers went without a backup to close the first half. Garcia suffered a defeat with an authorized race against the Astros on Saturday.
Tier 5: barrel bottom
Calvin Faucher/Ronny Henriquez – Miami Marlins
Grant Taylor – Chicago White Sox
Seth Halvorsen / Victor Vodnik – Colorado Rockies
Replacement of candidates for the climb / hiding place
Last week’s chronicle discussed commercial speculation surrounding minnesota Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran. Although it is a surprise to see the two readers exchanged by the deadline, it cannot hurt to take a look at who could intervene in their place. Louis Varland has been the next lift in the high -level order. The 27 -year -old right -hander made the transition from Starter to note this year and was incredibly effective, displaying an MPM of 1.81, 1.01 whip and a 43/11 k/bb ratio on 44 2/3 sleeves. And when he is healthy, Brock Stewart has flashed in the past three seasons. Until now, the 29 1/3 rounds of the 33 -year -old right -wing veteran have been the most presented since 2017. It has displayed a solid MPM of 2.45, 1.13 whip and a 38/10 k/bb ratio.
The angels remain in the mixture of the Joker with four games behind the stars break. But if they are late in the next two weeks, we could see the veteran closer to Kenley Jansen in motion. His departure could open the door to Reid’s Detmers to get into the nearest role. Despite the speculations that he could return to a starting role, he will continue to work outside the enclosure of the lifts, where he was the most effective. The 26 -year -old left -handed had a rough section in early May, but posted a 1.24 MPM with 38 stick withdraws in 29 rounds since May 9.
