DJ's, got his top 20. Scott's got his top 20, running to take
a look at where they're a little similar and of course
where they differ. DJ, let's start with you and go 10:40
here.
Yeah, so I start out a little interesting here with my top
20. I have Paul Seewald Andres Munos back-to-back, both on
the Mariners Seewald, not quite as dominant last year as he was
in 2021, so I'm interested to see how he starts off. I think
some save chances will be divided up There. But who
knows? When it's all said and done, we'll have those
strikeouts. You can help you even if he's not getting saves
and there's always the chance he gets the primary role
already went over. Why I like Alexis d as a potentially make
that step forward and why I really am not going to pay for
Daniel Bard. This season, Scott Barlow. I think, is a little
bit underrated and I'm not too worried about the presence of
Aroldis. Chapman, who I think is
on the back, nine for his career.
Number 15, I had Pete Fairbanks here,
the Rays, always keep us on their toes. On our toes from a fan.
See perspective with the closer role but
Fairbanks was lights out,
darling. You are a yeah I mean lights out there
you'll wander and I have a number 14, Jorge Lopez
struggled, after the trade from the Orioles last season. The
Orioles were smart to trade in on that but we'll see how we'll
see what happens in that Bullpen but Duran is another
one of those guys. Like if he gets the
primary role he could jump into that top 10
Stratosphere at least one of the
nastiest throwers in the game.
David Bednar, dealt with an injury last year, but I think
he's Rock Solid there. There are some concerns based on, you
know what Scott said, always a chance, you could be traded.
I moved Felix Bautista down a couple of spots with the news
of the,
the knee and the shoulder
so far this spring, we'll see how things go. If, you know, we
Trends in the right direction, it's ready for opening day,
maybe I'll put them back in my top 10. I've Kenley Jansen and
11.
He'll have the primary closer role after that big contract but
probably not going to pay his ATP.
Scott has your 10:40 stack of curious where you differ from
DJ and where you guys kind of see some things. The same.
Yeah, I think you'll hear a lot of the same names in the same
spots. I have Jose Leclerc as my number twenty closer. Kevin
Smith's, favor closer, the team's improved and he's got
the Baton to start the season so
I think you can maybe come at 220, saves,
I like Alexis Diaz and Cincinnati maybe just
an eyelash lesson DJ only because the walk problem concerns me
and we know it's a homer friendly Stadium, but man, that
strikeout right. That stuff is electric, Paul Seewald at 18,
Pete Fairbanks. I'll skip ahead to 16
Andrews Munoz. 15, those are three closures. You don't know
if they'll be sharing with other people. Although if
anybody in Tampa Bay is going to get 25 saves, it's going to
be Fairbanks. We both have concerns about Daniel bar, dice
lauded him at 17, but age 38 season,
big walk problem, he's in the wrong Park. I don't want you to
draft him. You want to run, I mean, hundred-mile-an-hour
fastball at this guy, lights up the radar gun. He looked
the part when he was given that closer gig in the second half
of last
year, I think Minnesota
will win 85 ballgames, this year Duran will shake. Hands at
a lot of the end of those games play homes. What do we do with
this guy? He was unhittable for a half, he was really
hittable for the second half. He was hurt for a while and we
know the Yankees, if there's any problem with homes, they'll
put somebody else in the ninth inning, they'll maybe make
a trade for somebody. I feel like you have to rank him
proactively
and I'm sure he's higher on DJ's list and he is on mine,
but I didn't really know what to do with him. I put him at
13.
David Bednar. It's really a case of. Do you think
Pittsburgh trades? I'm he'll certainly be there closer.
He'll get 15 saves 18 saved. 20 saves
and then Pittsburgh would will not contend. They're happy to
take that Revenue, sharing money and put it in their
pocket that really not trying to put any disguise on it that
they want to win 65 games. Every year. Bend our will say,
probably about half of those, if he sticks.
I don't know if you will,
although I rank Jensen at 11:00, he's somebody DJ and
I don't want to draft into an age 35 season. Does the pitch clock
bother him? He's probably a 60 inning guy at this point in
time
and this is the weakest Red Sox team. We've probably seen
in ten Seasons DJ At 5:50 a little bit more premium assets
and I know you're 10 starts with somebody Scott touched on
the clay homes.
How do you evaluate a guy like that? That we've seen
the roller coaster but a team that's going to win a lot of
ball games. Yeah. So he had one bad stretch last year which
basically coincided with a back injury
I know there was a shoulder issue toward the end of
the season but to me I have to look at the look at it through that
context. So for me assuming he's at full health, you know,
he's the primary guy there. I think Michael King is is one of
the watches potential fall back but
I think, you know, full health, you know, Combs is found, you
know, sort of a new level here and,
and it's the Yankees closer. So, you have to be, you have to
be aggressive there, Camilo Duvall. I really liked what he
did. During the second half last year, as far as putting
the ball on the ground. Missing bats
could troll was a little off in the second half, so I think
that's something to watch, but you like the ballpark to,
I think he's going to be fine, Ryan helsley finished, the year
last year with a finger injury, but, you know, plenty of time
to heal from that the velocity Spike
that he's had. He's a monster
Devin Williams. You know, this is finally his opportunity to
be a primary closure following the Josh hater trade first full
season in the closer role, I think the control kind of
separates him from some of the elite options here
but I think he can be Rock Solid and I have Ryan Presley
at number six, he had some injuries last year but finished
the season strong and of course you love drafting to closer on
a really good team and
I expect the Astros would be a 95 plus win team. This season.
Scott had is 5:50. A for you.
Yo, lot of the same guys who committed of all, we've talked
a lot in the show, The Walk rate isn't perfect but I Like
the Way San Francisco handles, their pitching staff and I can
see him taking a step forward for it's going to be a winning
team.
I do have Felix Batista right now as closer 9, but he's
probably going to move down my board, because I'm worried
about that knee and worried about that shoulder. And again
Baltimore thinks they're Contender, which means
the leash could be short. So I probably miss ranked him bump
him down a few
slots.
Ryan helsley got chance to close second half last year and
look the part that Walk out. Strike rate is outstanding.
I think he'll have a really strong year for a Cardinals
team that probably winds around 90 games
and one of my goals here, I'm always trying to find a tier 1
closer at a tier 2 price and that's what Ryan Presley is.
That's what Rhys, alun glacius is guys who you're going to
take 20 or 30 picks after your top-ranked closers, but think
any of them could lead, either of those
guys could lead the majors and saves. I want you to Target
both of them in your 2023. Yahoo drafts. All right, let's
close this thing out
top five. So your DJ These are the
premium premium. There's no way around it. These are the Tier 1
guys. Who are your top five going into the season. So
Jordan Romano, I have it number five, he has a 2-0. Three era
over the past three seasons that feels like nobody talks
about that.
I expect the Blue Jays to be very very good and I think
Romano is underrated number four. I've rice l glacia so
I actually have a little bit higher than Scott and I know
how much Scott likes him. I think closing for the Braves is
going to be money,
he was great after the trade last year. I'm going to be
super aggressive on a glacier. This year number three I've
Josh heater.
It's kind of just like what Josh haters going to show up.
Is it going to be the one that struggled in the middle of
the season? Is it going to be the one who finished strong in
the regular season in the postseason? We'll see. But
the upside is obviously still through the roof there.
A manual cloth, say,
I think he's probably adding Diaz's. I have number one here,
just because of the strike out upside but Class, A might even
be more efficient than the As. And I think the Guardians are
going to be a really good team
Diaz, you can't go wrong. I mean like, I mean, 18
strikeouts just ridiculous what he did last year, has really
become comfortable pitching in New York, which I think is
a big thing for him.
I think you have to go Diaz number one but Class A is
really not too far behind Scott. I know a lot of the same
names again for the top five, but a little bit different
order here, on the back end. I really want to hear about
number five for you and where your concerns might like
because this is a guy that has
been at the top for a little bit now.
Yeah, you know I just feel like the Josh Shader we used to know
that we fell in love with is gone because he's always been
a little bit wild but the walk problems got a little bit out
of hand and he's got a little bit of a homer problem too
and San Diego. They're not going to hesitate if hater gets
off to a bad start. I could see him losing that job. I still
haven't rank running a relief pitcher five, but I'm not going
to draft into hater. This year.
Devin Williams gets the big chair in Milwaukee guy. Also
walks a few too many batters, but he's got a big strikeout,
right. I think he's gonna get 35 or 40 saves through
Milwaukee team. Probably makes
a wild-card run, Jordan Romano
last year. I talked about, I want tier 2 prices on my
closures. It can be Tier 1 guys, that was Jordan Romano
last year. This year will be a little bit more expensive, but
if you think Toronto is going to win 90 games and I sure do
then Jordan Romano is somebody's going to be targeting.
Now, I have class A at to, I have Diaz at one, their
different pitchers in the sense that with class A, he doesn't
walk anybody, nobody hits a home run off this guy unless
you get a two wire in your hands, but he doesn't have a
lock at you crazy.
Strikeout right, I'm DS. Strikes out everybody.
So with closet, your living more with the pitch to contact.
Maybe he allows a few more hits as the shift goes away this
year, but I like this Guardians team. Terry Francona is usually
very good to his closers.
I have no problem spending a previous
premium pick on Class. A, the thing with Diaz is it just you
have the stomach to pay the freight on him ADP wise,
and give up your third or fourth best hitter. Give up one
of your top starting pitchers. I probably won't do that, but
man, anytime On your staff Strikes Out 17 guys per nine
innings.
He's got unbelievable stuff, the Mets could have the best
roster, maybe the best pitching staff in the National League.
So I don't think I'll write the ticket on DS, but I understand
why people will. I think, what's interesting about Diaz
is like, let's
say you pick a starter, who maybe doesn't have the monster
strike out raid, he kind of helps you balance that out and
make up for it. So, I think in certain situations,
I mean, Diaz is great and you'll feel good, no matter
what, if you draft them, but obviously in certain situations
that make Makes more sense than others. And with that every you
go to the Yahoo standard league, right? Has a Innings
cap
and it's become a cap that a lot of fantasy teams won't even
go near because the starters don't throw as many innings. So
DJ makes a great point that we're in an
era. Now the shape of baseball now the strikeout rate used to
be with a closures or how many saves does he get? You wouldn't
even really think so much about their strikeouts but because he
has his strikeout rate is so removed from everybody else in
this
pool, he could allow you to, maybe take some Pitch to
contact. Text starting pitchers that you normally wouldn't want
because you feel like Diaz is going to make up the strikeouts
for your. So
that's a great point with the shape of baseball has changed.
It's so much more reliever driven now and so getting those
125 strikeouts from Diaz, probably mean more than they
might have ten years ago.
I went back with that we conclude another positional preview
for circling the bases. The reliever Market
top 20s from each of these guys. Well, done
first got paying a ski
DJ Short. I'm Connor Rogers
will talk to you soon.