There are very few things more volatile in the fantasy landscape than closers. MLB teams continue to adapt and use their bullpens differently to gain an edge. That has left very few elite fantasy closers with more teams opting to go match-ups over having one ninth-inning option.It's not often an elite closer hits the free-agent market so it should have come as no surprise when the Astros opted to give out a five-year contract worth $95 million to one of the best relievers we've seen in recent ...

Hey, RotoBallers! We are back with more fantasy baseball rankings. Today, we will look at ourMLB team's early 2024 fantasy baseball closer and relief pitcher rankings and tiers for 5x5 mixed roto leagues. Saves are one of the most volatile categories in fantasy baseball. However, the good news is that many teams have a clear top option for saves heading into the 2024 season.Emmanuel Classe led the majors in saves with 44, followed by Camilo Doval and David Bednar, who tied for second place with ...

Free agent reliever Josh Hader signed a historic deal with the Houston Astros on Friday. His total figure falls short of the $102 million deal Mets closer Edwin Diaz netted last winter but Hader's five-year, $95 million contract is the largest for a reliever in MLB history as it does not contain any referrals. Diaz's deal contains deferrals and is said to be around $94 million in present-day value. That, folks, is not a coincidence.The Astros undoubtedly improve with the deal. Whether or not ...

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Josh Hader was tasked with shutting the door versus the Colorado Rockies on Saturday. The left-hander seemingly had no issues as he needed only 12 pitches to finish off the Rockies. He struck out Ryan McMahon, got Austin Wynns to ground out and fanned Elehuris Montero to record his 15th save of the season. The 28-year-old has recorded 15 of his 18 save chances up to this point. He holds a 1.42 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 34/12 K/BB across 26 appearances this season.

San Diego Padres left-handed pitcher Josh Hader notched his 13th save of the season on Thursday, securing an 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. Hader didn't allow a baserunner and struck out two in his inning of work. This continues what has been a dominant season for Hader in which he has a 0.86 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, and 29 strikeouts over 21 IP. He has also converted 12 of his 14 save chances. The lanky lefty is on track to reclaim his spot as the best closer in the game, and may have done ...

San Diego Padres lefty Josh Hader earned his 12th save of the season Tuesday when his club defeated the Washington Nationals 7-4. The 29-year-old went one inning, allowing no runs on one hit while striking out a batter. Hader's been lights out for the Padres this year, sporting a 0.90 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 35.5% strikeout rate, and his save total puts him third in the league. It seems like the former 19th-rounder has put a shaky 2022 campaign behind him and is once again a top reliever in all of ...

San Diego Padres relief pitcher Josh Hader was asked to shut the door versus the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. The lefty reliever had no issues here as he made easy work of the three batters he faced. It has been a high scoring weekend series in Mexico City, but that didn't matter to Hader. He retired Joey Bart, Austin Slater and Wilmer Flores in order on Sunday. He sports a tremendous 0.69 ERA, and a 17/5 K/BB ratio. Hader has 10 saves this season and appears back to being an elite ...

San Diego Padres pitcher Josh Hader allowed one walk while striking out one across a scoreless inning to earn the save during Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves. He entered the game in the ninth inning to protect a one-run lead. The 29-year-old walked Austin Riley to start the inning but retired the next three hitters he faced to secure his fifth save of the season. Hader is a perfect 5-for-5 in save opportunities with a 1.13 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, and a 14:4 K: BB across eight innings in ...

San Diego Padres closer Josh Hader did not have a clean outing but did pick up his fourth save in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Mets. Hader came on to pitch the ninth inning up by three. He allowed a leadoff walk, got the first out on a strikeout, allowed another walk, allowed an RBI single, got the second out on a groundout, and ended the game with a strikeout. This was Hader's first run allowed in five appearances, and he has a stellar 1.80 ERA and 18.00 K/9 rate to show for it, although he also...

San Diego Padres left-handed pitcher Josh Hader worked a clean ninth inning to pick up his first save of the season. Hader struck out a batter and didn't allow a baserunner over his inning of work. The All-Star reliever will be locked in as the Padres' closer and should rack up saves on a solid team. Although last year was a bit of a rollercoaster, he seemed to figure things out down the stretch and in the playoffs, allowing just one earned run from September on (including playoffs). It appears...