The 2025 fantasy baseball season is here. That means trying to keep up with the constant flow of closer changes that are inevitable during every MLB season. Here’s a look at our updated fantasy closer chart, tracking likely favorites for saves.
Updated, September 5, 2025.
American League
| Team | Projected Closer | Next Man Up |
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | Hogan Harris | Sean Newcomb |
| Baltimore Orioles | Keegan Akin | Yennier Cano |
| Boston Red Sox | Aroldis Chapman | Greg Weissert |
| Chicago White Sox | Jordan Leasure | Brandon Eisert |
| Cleveland Guardians | Cade Smith | Hunter Gaddis |
| Detroit Tigers | Kyle Finnegan | Will Vest |
| Houston Astros | Bryan Abreu | Enyel De Los Santos |
| Kansas City Royals | Carlos Estevez | Lucas Erceg |
| Los Angeles Angels | Kenley Jansen | Brock Burke |
| Minnesota Twins | Justin Topa | Cole Sands |
| New York Yankees | David Bednar | Camilo Doval |
| Seattle Mariners | Andres Munoz | Matt Brash |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Pete Fairbanks | Edwin Uceta |
| Texas Rangers | Shawn Armstrong | Robert Garcia |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Jeff Hoffman | Seranthony Dominguez |
The 2025 MLB Trade Deadline took a sledgehammer towards the American League closer chart. And, we now have data to look at in August.
We’ll start in Sacramento, where Mason Miller was traded to the Padres. It leaves the Athletics’ bullpen in flux at the moment. Jack Perkins looked like the favorite untul he moved into the rotation. Sean Newcomb received the team’s most recent save.
In Baltimore, Felix Bautista is done for the year. Keegan Akin has assumed the saves favorite role.
Minnesota’s bullpen was eviscerated, as Jhoan Duran, Danny Coulombe, Griffin Jax, and Louie Varland were all traded. It left Cole Sands and Justin Topa as favorites for saves. Topa had two in August as of this writing.
Lastly, in The Bronx, David Bednar has been a steady hand while Devin Williams continues to have trouble in late-inning situations.
Most recently, Shawn Armstrong has been the primary saves option for the Rangers.
National League
| Team | Projected Closer | Next Man Up |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Andrew Saalfrank | Taylor Rashi |
| Atlanta Braves | Raisel Iglesias | Dylan Lee |
| Chicago Cubs | Daniel Palencia | Andrew Kittredge |
| Cincinnati Reds | Emilio Pagan | Tony Santillan |
| Colorado Rockies | Victor Vodnik | Juan Mejia |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Tanner Scott | Kirby Yates |
| Miami Marlins | Calvin Faucher | Ronny Henriquez |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Abner Uribe | Jared Koenig |
| New York Mets | Edwin Diaz | Ryne Stanek |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Jhoan Duran | Jose Alvarado |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Dennis Santana | Isaac Mattson |
| San Diego Padres | Robert Suarez | Mason Miller |
| San Francisco Giants | Ryan Walker | Spencer Bivens |
| St. Louis Cardinals | JoJo Romero | Riley O’Brien |
| Washington Nationals | Jose Ferrer | Clayton Beeter |
Like the American League, the NL list saw a massive shakeup.
Jhoan Duran is the closer in Philadelphia, while Ryan Helsley has worked as the main setup man for incumbent closer Edwin Diaz.
Robert Suarez, despite Mason Miller’s presence, has held on to the closer’s job in San Diego thus far.
JoJo Romero (Cardinals) and Jose Ferrer (Nationals) have both emerged as sneaky save options, as has Victor Vodnik after Seth Halvorsen hit the injured list.
This chart will be updated throughout the year.