Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez struck out one in a perfect inning to preserve the 2-1 victory over the Cardinals on Friday night. The effort earned Vazquez his 11th save of the season, good for third in the National League. He has allowed just one run this season and remains one of the top closer options in fantasy.

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vzquez notched his eighth save of the year in a 7-5 win over Texas on Wednesday. He struck out the final two hitters he faced, walked one and also allowed a hit in his designated ninth inning. It marked saves on back-to-back days for the hard-throwing southpaw, and his ERA now sits at 0.66. However, his control has wavered a bit his last two times out, including [...]

Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez pitched a scoreless inning on Saturday, giving up a walk while striking out one in a win against the Phillies. Vazquez has only made five spring appearances thanks to an illness early in camp. However, he has shown no ill effects, having not allowed a run thus far. Vazquez remains one of the top closer options in fantasy.

Pittsburgh Pirates close Felipe Vazquez appears to be in midseason form as spring training begins to wind down. During an appearance against the Tigers on Tuesday, the southpaw retired all four hitters he faced, including striking out the side in the fifth. Adam Berry of MLB.com noted that Vazquez hit 101 mph on the stadium radar gun. After registering 37 saves and 89 strikeouts in 2018, the 27-year-old reliever is one of the surest bets for saves and strikeouts and can be targeted in the mid-ro[...]

The exciting young gun versus the proven veteran. A sports debate older than fantasy baseball itself, and a decision were faced with at every draft pick. Thats why were comparing the young gun (Mitch Haniger) to the proven veteran (Michael Brantley), two outfielders within the same sub-elite yet startable tier that owners must decide between on draft day.Haniger is going slightly higher in NFBC leagues at around pick 83, while Brantley is going at pick 117. Is it worth forking up the extra 34 sp[...]

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Pittsburgh Pirates closer Felipe Vazquez quietly had a career year in 2018, going 4-3 with 37 saves, a 2.70 ERA, 1.24 [...]

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With the non-waiver trade deadline now a few days behind us, we can confidently say: "a lot happened." But, seemingly more so than other trade deadlines in previous seasons, this time around we can also say: "a lot didn't happen." Zach Britton changed teams, to a team that absolutely no one suspected. Brad Hand changed teams. Also to a team not very highly suspected, and to a role much more confusing than his previous one. Keone Kela moved, but Shane Greene stayed put. Kyle Barraclough stayed[...]

Another mostly quiet week in bullpens around baseball, leading up to what is sure to be a wild trade deadline in a couple of weeks. A big name closer said a big word and got himself sent to the minors. A guy who was a closer very recently is a closer again due to an injury. A couple of committees seem to be working themselves out. Guys like Zach Britton, Shane Greene, Brad Brach, Joe Jimenez, and Kyle Barraclough (among many others) are looking at potential new roles once the calendar turns t[...]