Closer Ranks
9/1
LAB REPORTS
New Closer Ranks!!!
We have some decent clarity and the top guys are still performing very well. Only five teams with committees or two man groups might be a season low.
Lab Ranks (#)🧪
Tier 1 - The Two Best (9/1)
- Mason Miller (#1)
- Bryan Baker (#5)
Still the class of the NL and AL.
Tier 2 - Pretty Much Studs (9/1)
3. Josh Hader (#3)
4. Jhoan Duran (#2)
5. Aroldis Chapman (#9)
6. Louis Varland (#4)
7. David Bednar (#7)
8. Cade Smith (#8)
9. Raisel Iglesias (#15)
10. Trevor Megill (#11)
11. Jacob Latz (#10)
12. Andrés Muñoz (#6)
13. Riley O'Brien (#18)
The group remains very strong and there really isn't that much difference between most of them. Hader jumps up a spot since his three months are too impressive to ignore. Varland jumps up a spot as well. Everyone else stayed where they were.
Tier 3 The Mids (9/1)
14. Tanner Scott (#13)
15. Emilio Pagán (#17)
16. Mason Montgomery (#12)
17. Yoendrys Gomez (#21)
Hogan Harris takes the puzzling fall as he really didn't do anything to lose the job. Mason Montgomery makes the big jump as the job is his and he now has a chance to run with it and lock down the role for next year.
Tier 4 The Single Sick Pups (9/1)
18. Kenley Jansen (#20)
19. Ben Joyce (#14)
20. Jacob Webb (#19)
21. Andrew Kittredge (#28)
22. Steven Cruz (#27)
23. Kodai Senga (#26)
24. Jordan Romano (#52)
25. Dylan Smith (#22)
This group is where things get tough. Andrew Kittredge has looked the best this week and Romano continues to have sustained success. Pretty much everyone else has either blown a save of had a rough outing. That keeps them all on high alert for losing their role.
Tier 5 Two Man Sick Pup Groups (9/1)
26. Elvis Alvarado (#47)
26a. Hogan Harris (#25)
I cant let the two man group go so the Athletics get stuck here. Alvarado has jumped into the lead out of the blue here but his history and just the fact that it has happened like this makes me believe Harris isn't completely out of the 9th yet.
Tier 6 The Swamp (9/1)
27. Justin Martinez (#34)
27a. Brandyn Garcia (#23)
27b. Juan Morillo (#55)
28. Grant Taylor (#16)
28a. Bryan Hudson (#31)
28b. Sean Newcomb (#68)
29. Clayton Beeter (#32)
29a. Orlando Ribalta (#46)
29b. Erik Tolman (N/A)
30. Michael Petersen (#37)
30a. Calvin Faucher (#30)
30b. Josh Ekness (#59)
I strongly believe JMart will see the first save chance this week. He will still be hampered by not pitching back to back but he should close. I still think Taylor has a good chance to close but Hudson is clearly next up really I could call them a duo. I have no idea what is going on with the Nats or MIA. Ekness choked a bit tonight but it doesn't seem like either team wants one guy or even two possibilities.
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