Deadliest Closers in Fantasy Baseball
August 4, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Miscellaneous
In fantasy baseball, a great closer is worth his weight in gold. Right now, there are a few closers that are pitching extremely well and are giving opposing teams no chance to win.
Here’s a look at the closers in fantasy baseball that are performing the best right now:
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
Rivera is regarded by most as the best closer of all-time. He’s also currently the best closer of right now. He hasn’t given up a run since June 12th. Since then, he’s picked up 16 saves.
Huston Street, Colorado Rockies
In the last month, Street has been amazing. During that time, he has one win, nine saves, 13 strikeouts, an ERA of 0.82 and a microscopic WHIP of 0.18. In his last 11.1 innings, he’s given up only two hits.
Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals
Although he was injured earlier in the season, Soria has bounced back and has pitched great as of late. In July, Soria had seven saves to go along with a 0.82 ERA and a 0.64 WHIP.
Rafael Soriano, Atlanta Braves
Soriana has long shown potential but he’s just now putting it all together. He’s become the Braves’ full-time closer and finished with nine saves in the month of July.
