Closer Report, September 18

9 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
LAA[Ben Joyce](#/player/690829)597.25Committee, no clear owner
[Ryan Watson](#/player/670245)453.73Live alternative
[Samy Natera Jr.](#/player/696519)220.03Deep
ATH[Hogan Harris](#/player/663687)5710.99Committee, no clear owner
[Elvis Alvarado](#/player/665660)497.84Live alternative
[Chris Roycroft](#/player/688297)200.01Deep
CWS[Bryan Hudson](#/player/663542)518.76Committee, no clear owner
[Grant Taylor](#/player/691799)508.38Live alternative
[Sean Newcomb](#/player/656794)230.13Deep
KC[Steven Cruz](#/player/674444)519.37Committee, no clear owner
[Nate Pearson](#/player/663878)467.33Live alternative
[Alex Lange](#/player/656638)312.210Deep
SF[Joel Kuhnel](#/player/669270)508.95Committee, no clear owner
[Dylan Smith](#/player/681916)332.83Live alternative
[Trent Harris](#/player/805345)332.71Deep
MIA[Pete Fairbanks](#/player/664126)508.514Committee, no clear owner
[Sandy Alcantara](#/player/645261)394.41Live alternative
[Calvin Faucher](#/player/676534)384.22Deep
CHC[Ryan Zeferjahn](#/player/666171)4913.44Committee, no clear owner
[Aaron Civale](#/player/650644)344.62Live alternative
[Ryan Rolison](#/player/669020)344.62Deep
BAL[Rico Garcia](#/player/670329)4814.15Committee, no clear owner
[Andrew Kittredge](#/player/552640)408.89Live alternative
[Josh Walker](#/player/677020)271.81Deep
ARI[Kevin Ginkel](#/player/656464)443.03Committee, no clear owner
[Brandyn Garcia](#/player/805299)432.85Live alternative
[Juan Morillo](#/player/666661)341.42Deep

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
MIN[Yoendrys Gómez](#/player/672782)6917.717Has it for now
[A.J. Minter](#/player/621345)322.41Next in line
[Andrew Morris](#/player/702193)271.02Deep
NYM[Kodai Senga](#/player/673540)6715.77Has it for now
[Tobias Myers](#/player/668964)353.12Next in line
[Devin Williams](#/player/642207)260.714Deep
TB[Bryan Baker](#/player/641329)6621.623Has it for now
[Tyler Wells](#/player/669330)375.36Next in line
[Cole Sulser](#/player/642121)333.53Deep
LAD[Tanner Scott](#/player/656945)6522.916Has it for now
[Jack Dreyer](#/player/676263)271.52Next in line
[Edgardo Henriquez](#/player/683618)261.22Deep
WSH[Erik Tolman](#/player/680899)6019.93Has it for now
[Jack Sinclair](#/player/695378)323.51Next in line
[Brad Lord](#/player/695418)200.01Deep

Locked down

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

TeamArmCCSProj SV (rest of season)SVRead
NYY[David Bednar](#/player/670280)8222.121Owns it
[John Schreiber](#/player/670167)291.31Next in line
[Ryan Yarbrough](#/player/642232)220.03Deep
CIN[Emilio Pagán](#/player/641941)8124.219Owns it
[Julian Garcia](#/player/670062)210.02Next in line
[Tony Santillan](#/player/663574)200.05Deep
HOU[Josh Hader](#/player/623352)8118.219Owns it
[Bryan Abreu](#/player/650556)260.53Next in line
[AJ Blubaugh](#/player/805123)210.01Deep
ATL[Raisel Iglesias](#/player/628452)8119.818Owns it
[Didier Fuentes](#/player/800311)250.52Next in line
[Brent Suter](#/player/608718)200.00Deep
TEX[Jacob Latz](#/player/656641)8119.724Owns it
[Jakob Junis](#/player/596001)332.13Next in line
[Tyler Alexander](#/player/641302)200.01Deep
SEA[Andrés Muñoz](#/player/662253)8016.418Owns it
[Cooper Criswell](#/player/681867)200.01Next in line
[Carlos Vargas](#/player/672841)200.00Deep
MIL[Trevor Megill](#/player/656730)8022.020Owns it
[Garrett Stallings](#/player/668831)260.61Next in line
[Aaron Ashby](#/player/676879)230.12Deep
CLE[Cade Smith](#/player/671922)8013.715Owns it
[Erik Sabrowski](#/player/681870)260.41Next in line
[Craig Yoho](#/player/684974)200.00Deep
PIT[Mason Montgomery](#/player/682254)8020.514Owns it
[Gregory Soto](#/player/642397)240.35Next in line
[Yohan Ramírez](#/player/670990)240.21Deep
COL[Jordan Romano](#/player/605447)7918.715Owns it
[Jimmy Herget](#/player/623474)220.02Next in line
[Jaden Hill](#/player/677955)210.02Deep
BOS[Aroldis Chapman](#/player/547973)7821.723Owns it
[Garrett Whitlock](#/player/676477)374.04Next in line
[Greg Weissert](#/player/669711)200.01Deep
DET[Kenley Jansen](#/player/445276)7716.413Owns it
[Tyler Holton](#/player/663947)220.02Next in line
[Kyle Finnegan](#/player/640448)200.01Deep
SD[Mason Miller](#/player/695243)7619.819Owns it
[Yuki Matsui](#/player/673513)260.71Next in line
[Adrian Morejon](#/player/670970)250.52Deep
TOR[Louis Varland](#/player/686973)7527.122Owns it
[Spencer Miles](#/player/693686)292.12Next in line
[Paul Sewald](#/player/623149)271.211Deep
STL[Riley O'Brien](#/player/676617)7415.719Owns it
[George Soriano](#/player/666277)342.32Next in line
[Ryne Stanek](#/player/592773)220.01Deep
PHI[Jhoan Duran](#/player/661395)7124.216Owns it
[Jonathan Bowlan](#/player/680742)260.82Next in line
[Brooks Raley](#/player/548384)220.01Deep

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 September 17, 2026._

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