2023 Fantasy Baseball: Bullpen breakdown for all 30 teams, your guide to saves, holds and committees

Finding saves involves a lot more guesswork these days

One of the more frustrating baseball developments in recent years is that we no longer have a right to know who is and isn't closing for each team. It's not a high priority for managers to tell us. I suspect many of them don't even know.

Many closer scenarios will take weeks to settle, to the extent they ever do. The trend is toward looser bullpen designations, with the best reliever not always (but still usually) being reserved for the ninth inning.

What I'm saying is the pursuit of saves involves a lot more guesswork than it used to. And I'm here to offer my best guess, along with my degree of confidence, for every bullpen. By presenting it in terms of a "pecking order," you can also find candidates for holds, if that's a stat of import in your league.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pecking order

Scott McGough ARI RP

Joe Mantiply ARI RP

Kevin Ginkel ARI RP

Jeurys Familia ARI RP

Miguel Castro ARI RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Scott McGough

Atlanta Braves

Pecking order

Raisel Iglesias ATL RP

A.J. Minter ATL RP

Joe Jimenez ATL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Raisel Iglesias, A.J. Minter

Baltimore Orioles

Pecking order

Felix Bautista BAL RP

Mychal Givens BAL RP

Cionel Perez BAL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Felix Bautista

Boston Red Sox

Pecking order

Kenley Jansen BOS RP

John Schreiber BOS RP

Chris Martin BOS RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Kenley Jansen

Chicago Cubs

Pecking order

Michael Fulmer CHC RP

Brad Boxberger CHC RP

Brandon Hughes CHC RP

Adbert Alzolay CHC RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Michael Fulmer, Brad Boxberger

Chicago White Sox

Pecking order

Kendall Graveman CHW RP

Reynaldo Lopez CHW RP

Liam Hendriks CHW RP

Aaron Bummer CHW RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Kendall Graveman, Reynaldo Lopez

Cincinnati Reds

Pecking order

Alexis Diaz CIN RP

Lucas Sims CIN RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Alexis Diaz

Cleveland Guardians

Pecking order

Emmanuel Clase CLE RP

James Karinchak CLE RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Emmanuel Clase, James Karinchak

Colorado Rockies

Pecking order

Daniel Bard COL RP

Dinelson Lamet COL RP

Brad Hand COL RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Daniel Bard

Detroit Tigers

Pecking order

Alex Lange DET RP

Jose Cisnero DET RP

Will Vest DET RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Alex Lange

Houston Astros

Pecking order

Ryan Pressly HOU RP

Rafael Montero HOU RP

Bryan Abreu HOU RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Ryan Pressly  

Kansas City Royals

Pecking order

Scott Barlow KC RP

Aroldis Chapman KC RP

Dylan Coleman KC RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Scott Barlow, Aroldis Chapman

Los Angeles Angels

Pecking order

Jimmy Herget LAA RP

Carlos Estevez LAA RP

Matt Moore LAA RP

Ryan Tepera LAA RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Jimmy Herget, Carlos Estevez

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pecking order

Evan Phillips LAD RP

Daniel Hudson LAD RP

Brusdar Graterol LAD RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Evan Phillips, Daniel Hudson

Miami Marlins

Pecking order

Dylan Floro MIA RP

Matt Barnes MIA RP

A.J. Puk MIA RP

Tanner Scott MIA RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? none

Milwaukee Brewers

Pecking order

Devin Williams MIL RP

Matt Bush MIL RP

Peter Strzelecki MIL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Devin Williams

Minnesota Twins

Pecking order

Jhoan Duran MIN RP

Jorge Lopez MIN RP

Griffin Jax MIN RP

Caleb Thielbar MIN RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Jhoan Duran, Jorge Lopez

New York Mets

Pecking order

Adam Ottavino NYM RP

David Robertson NYM RP

Brooks Raley NYM RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Adam Ottavino, David Robertson

New York Yankees

Pecking order

Clay Holmes NYY RP

Jonathan Loaisiga NYY RP

Michael King NYY RP

Wandy Peralta NYY RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Clay Holmes

Oakland Athletics

Pecking order

Trevor May OAK RP

Dany Jimenez OAK RP

Zach Jackson OAK RP

Domingo Acevedo OAK RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Trevor May

Philadelphia Phillies

Pecking order

Craig Kimbrel PHI RP

Seranthony Dominguez PHI RP

Jose Alvarado PHI RP

Gregory Soto PHI RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Craig Kimbrel, Seranthony Dominguez

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pecking order

David Bednar PIT RP

Duane Underwood PIT RP

Wil Crowe PIT RP

Chase De Jong PIT RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? David Bednar

San Diego Padres

Pecking order

Josh Hader SD RP

Robert Suarez SD RP

Luis Garcia SD RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Josh Hader

San Francisco Giants

Pecking order

Camilo Doval SF RP

Taylor Rogers SF RP

Tyler Rogers SF RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Camilo Doval

Seattle Mariners

Pecking order

Paul Sewald SEA RP

Andres Munoz SEA RP

Diego Castillo SEA RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Paul Sewald, Andres Munoz

St. Louis Cardinals

Pecking order

Ryan Helsley STL RP

Giovanny Gallegos STL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Ryan Helsley, Giovanny Gallegos

Tampa Bay Rays

Pecking order

Peter Fairbanks TB RP

Jason Adam TB RP

Colin Poche TB RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Peter Fairbanks, Jason Adam

Texas Rangers

Pecking order

Jose Leclerc TEX RP

Will Smith TEX RP

Jonathan Hernandez TEX RP

Brock Burke TEX RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Jose Leclerc, Will Smith

Toronto Blue Jays

Pecking order

Jordan Romano TOR RP

Erik Swanson TOR RP

Anthony Bass TOR RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Jordan Romano

Washington Nationals

Pecking order

Kyle Finnegan WAS RP

Alex Colome WAS RP

Carl Edwards WAS RP

Hunter Harvey WAS RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Kyle Finnegan