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, May 7, 2025.
American League
| Team | Projected Closer | Next Man Up |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | Felix Bautista | Yennier Cano |
| Boston Red Sox | Aroldis Chapman | Justin Slaten |
| Chicago White Sox | Jordan Leasure | Cam Booser |
| Cleveland Guardians | Emmanuel Clase | Cade Smith |
| Detroit Tigers | Tommy Kahnle | Will Vest |
| Houston Astros | Josh Hader | Bryan Abreu |
| Kansas City Royals | Carlos Estevez | Lucas Erceg |
| Los Angeles Angels | Kenley Jansen | Ryan Zeferjahn |
| Minnesota Twins | Jhoan Duran | Griffin Jax |
| New York Yankees | Luke Weaver | Devin Williams |
| Oakland Athletics | Mason Miller | Tyler Ferguson |
| Seattle Mariners | Andres Munoz | Carlos Vargas |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Pete Fairbanks | Edwin Uceta |
| Texas Rangers | Luke Jackson | Chris Martin |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Jeff Hoffman | Yimi Garcia |
The first few weeks of the 2025 MLB season cleared up at least some of this chart.
The big change in April came in The Bronx, as offseason acquistion Devin Williams imploded in his first month with the team. That led the Yankees to remove him in favor of Luke Weaver, one of baseball’s best relievers last season.
It sounds like a short-term move. However, if Weaver pitches well again, it may make things very interesting.
As of April 29, the White Sox have one reliever with a save. That would be Brandon Eisert, who got it in a rain-shortened game against the Twins.
Mike Clevinger came in as a potential option but was DFA’d in mid-April. Bryse Wilson and Cam Booser, both of whom were acquired last winter, have pitched well.
As for the Tigers, Beau Brieske got Detroit’s first save opportunity on March 28. Brieske proceeded to give up five runs in 0.1 IP, highlighted by a game-winning home run off Mookie Betts.
Since then, Tommy Kahnle owns a team-high five saves, while Will Vest notched three between April 19-26.
National League
| Team | Projected Closer | Next Man Up |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Shelby Miller | Kevin Ginkel |
| Atlanta Braves | Raisel Iglesias | Pierce Johnson |
| Chicago Cubs | Ryan Pressly | Porter Hodge |
| Cincinnati Reds | Emilio Pagan | Tony Santillan |
| Colorado Rockies | Seth Halvorsen | Tyler Kinley |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Tanner Scott | Kirby Yates |
| Miami Marlins | Jesus Tinoco | Calvin Faucher |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Trevor Megill | Abner Uribe |
| New York Mets | Edwin Diaz | Ryne Stanek |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Jose Alvarado | Orion Kerkering |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | David Bednar | Dennis Santana |
| San Diego Padres | Robert Suarez | Jason Adam |
| San Francisco Giants | Camilo Doval | Ryan Walker |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Ryan Helsley | Phil Maton |
| Washington Nationals | Kyle Finnegan | Jorge Lopez |
It had been a roughly even timeshare for the ninth inning in Arizona, even though A.J. Puk had more saves than Justin Martinez. Puk notched four saves over his first eight games, while Martinez had two. However, Martinez (4) and Puk (5) had roughly the same amount of games finished.
Puk is currently on the IL, and now Martinez is on the injured list with shoulder inflammation. Shelby Miller, despite a big blow-up in Philadelphia, looks to be the primary saves option in Arizona.
Moving on to other teams in the NL, David Bednar is back from Triple-A and picked up a save on April 25. And in San Francisco, Camilo Doval had himself a banner week in late April, picking up three saves and a win.
This chart will be updated throughout the year.