Closer Report, August 16

6 bullpens have no clear owner of the ninth. Where the saves are actually gettable.

Saves are the category most often decided by a role rather than a skill, so this is the standing read on all 30 bullpens rather than a reaction to any one blown save. CCS is the closer-confidence score: save share over the last 30 and 14 days, leverage, role history, skills and usage. The number that matters is not any single arm's score but the GAP between the top two.

Committees: this is where saves are gettable

No arm has separated. These are the bullpens worth speculating in, because the cost of the second-best arm is near zero and the payoff if he takes the job is a full closer.

TeamArmCCSProj SV (rest of season)SVRead
KC[Steven Cruz](#/player/674444)5611.04Committee, no clear owner
[Alex Lange](#/player/656638)425.710Live alternative
[Nate Pearson](#/player/663878)332.72Deep
NYM[Devin Williams](#/player/642207)567.614Committee, no clear owner
[Kodai Senga](#/player/673540)454.62Live alternative
[Daniel Duarte](#/player/650960)331.81Deep
PIT[Gregory Soto](#/player/642397)549.513Committee, no clear owner
[Mason Montgomery](#/player/682254)508.34Live alternative
[Lake Bachar](#/player/669199)301.62Deep
SF[JT Brubaker](#/player/664141)504.72Committee, no clear owner
[Dylan Smith](#/player/681916)463.92Live alternative
[Keaton Winn](#/player/676775)210.01Deep
LAD[Edwin Díaz](#/player/621242)5010.77Committee, no clear owner
[Tanner Scott](#/player/656945)4810.013Live alternative
[Jack Dreyer](#/player/676263)291.91Deep
LAA[Samy Natera Jr.](#/player/696519)493.73Committee, no clear owner
[Ben Joyce](#/player/690829)341.31Live alternative
[José Fermin](#/player/820862)341.31Deep

Leaning: he has it, but not by much

A clear leader with a live arm behind him. Rosterable, but the handcuff is worth more here than anywhere else.

TeamArmCCSProj SV (rest of season)SVRead
PHI[Jhoan Duran](#/player/661395)7117.319Has it for now
[Jonathan Bowlan](#/player/680742)477.11Next in line
[Caleb Kilian](#/player/668873)250.58Deep
BOS[Aroldis Chapman](#/player/547973)6722.724Has it for now
[Erik Miller](#/player/669062)271.43Next in line
[Brayan Bello](#/player/678394)271.31Deep
ATL[Raisel Iglesias](#/player/628452)6617.516Has it for now
[Didier Fuentes](#/player/800311)302.12Next in line
[Tyler Kinley](#/player/641755)291.51Deep
TOR[Louis Varland](#/player/686973)6426.522Has it for now
[Paul Sewald](#/player/623149)366.517Next in line
[Tyler Rogers](#/player/643511)313.53Deep
CWS[Grant Taylor](#/player/691799)558.66Has it for now
[Trevor Richards](#/player/670950)393.61Next in line
[Bryan Hudson](#/player/663542)321.93Deep
CHC[Jacob Webb](#/player/657097)5218.48Has it for now
[Ryan Zeferjahn](#/player/666171)324.23Next in line
[Caleb Thielbar](#/player/573204)251.12Deep
BAL[Andrew Kittredge](#/player/552640)5012.26Has it for now
[Yennier Cano](#/player/666974)323.12Next in line
[Cam Sanders](#/player/676742)312.82Deep

Locked down

Wide separation at the top. Pay for the closer, ignore the handcuff.

TeamArmCCSProj SV (rest of season)SVRead
SEA[Andrés Muñoz](#/player/662253)8518.116Owns it
[Seranthony Domínguez](#/player/622554)270.65Next in line
[José A. Ferrer](#/player/678606)210.01Deep
COL[Jordan Romano](#/player/605447)8519.512Owns it
[Juan Mejia](#/player/675848)210.03Next in line
[Brennan Bernardino](#/player/657514)210.01Deep
NYY[David Bednar](#/player/670280)8419.217Owns it
[Tim Hill](#/player/657612)240.21Next in line
[Fernando Cruz](#/player/518585)230.12Deep
MIL[Trevor Megill](#/player/656730)8426.818Owns it
[Chad Patrick](#/player/694477)312.15Next in line
[Antonio Senzatela](#/player/622608)220.02Deep
CLE[Cade Smith](#/player/671922)8318.721Owns it
[Colin Holderman](#/player/670059)200.01Next in line
[Matt Festa](#/player/670036)200.00Deep
MIA[Pete Fairbanks](#/player/664126)8320.616Owns it
[Victor Vodnik](#/player/680767)250.54Next in line
[Tyler Zuber](#/player/676604)210.01Deep
HOU[Josh Hader](#/player/623352)8120.017Owns it
[Bryan Abreu](#/player/650556)332.26Next in line
[AJ Blubaugh](#/player/805123)291.21Deep
STL[Riley O'Brien](#/player/676617)8020.323Owns it
[George Soriano](#/player/666277)200.01Next in line
[Justin Bruihl](#/player/677865)200.00Deep
SD[Mason Miller](#/player/695243)8017.220Owns it
[Adrian Morejon](#/player/670970)301.41Next in line
[Bradgley Rodriguez](#/player/699134)280.91Deep
TEX[Jacob Latz](#/player/656641)7824.223Owns it
[Tyler Alexander](#/player/641302)220.02Next in line
[Peyton Gray](#/player/682608)200.00Deep
ATH[Hogan Harris](#/player/663687)7716.49Owns it
[Elvis Alvarado](#/player/665660)200.02Next in line
[Scott Blewett](#/player/656240)200.00Deep
TB[Bryan Baker](#/player/641329)7727.926Owns it
[Tyler Wells](#/player/669330)322.94Next in line
[Steven Matz](#/player/571927)261.01Deep
CIN[Emilio Pagán](#/player/641941)7620.515Owns it
[Julian Garcia](#/player/670062)312.02Next in line
[Brock Burke](#/player/656271)270.91Deep
DET[Kenley Jansen](#/player/445276)7613.714Owns it
[Tyler Holton](#/player/663947)372.62Next in line
[Kyle Finnegan](#/player/640448)280.81Deep
ARI[Brandyn Garcia](#/player/805299)743.34Owns it
[Kevin Ginkel](#/player/656464)370.61Next in line
[Juan Morillo](#/player/666661)200.00Deep
MIN[Yoendrys Gómez](#/player/672782)7225.915Owns it
[Taylor Rogers](#/player/573124)240.52Next in line
[Jeff Hoffman](#/player/656546)230.12Deep
WSH[Clayton Beeter](#/player/690925)7222.610Owns it
[Tom Cosgrove](#/player/676680)260.91Next in line
[Max Kranick](#/player/668820)190.00Deep

How to read this

The cutoffs are calibrated to the league, not picked: across the 30 bullpens the top arm's CCS runs from 34 to 82 with a median of 74, so a leader in the 70s with 25-plus points of daylight is a real closer, while a leader in the 40s and 50s with company right behind him is a committee whatever the depth chart says.

Proj SV is the engine's expected saves for the rest of the season, which is the number to trade on, season saves are already banked and tell you about the past. A committee arm with meaningful projected saves is the cheapest source of the scarcest category in the game.

_Confidence scores generated August 14, 2026._

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