Bullpen Report: September 30, 2015

• He allowed a two-run homer to Lucas Duda, but Ken Giles otherwise held on for his 14th save of the year. Giles was a top tier non-save relief option last year and he’s kept it up this season while accumulating saves. His K% dropped to 29.6% from a ridiculous 38.6% last year but a 30% strikeout rate is still elite and although he’ll continue to close on the Phillies, Giles should be a prime target in 2016.

• Speaking of prime targets, David Robertson continued his excellent year for the White Sox, closing his 33rd game. A 66.5% LOB% has inflated his ERA a bit to 3.23 which puts a damper on his overall ranking this year but a 2.36 xFIP and 28.5 % K-BB% are both top five in the league and Robertson should remain a top tier closer this year and next.

• Although the Braves have been one of the worst teams in the league, one bright spot has been Arodys Vizcaino in the ninth inning. Vizcaino saved his 8th game on the year last night and now supports a 1.74/2.46/3.47 ERA/FIP/xFIP pitching line with 35 strikeouts in 31 innings pitched. He might only get one more save for the rest of the season but could provide nice value in next year’s fantasy drafts. Vizcaino’s 9.2% BB% is above league average but he’s displayed better control in the lower minors and it wouldn’t surprise me to see him improve in that area moving forward.

• Quick Hits: Brad Boxberger has seemingly been on a roller coaster this year but he now has an impressive 39 saves. Jake McGee will still be around to swipe a few saves but Boxberger’s done enough to likely be the main guy again in 2016. Shawn Tolleson allowed two hits but still threw a scoreless ninth for his 34th save. The Rangers and Tolleson have been on fire in the second half with Tolleson pitching to a 2.25 ERA and 21 saves since the break. Francisco Rodriguez and his 2016 salary kept him on the Brewers but he closed his 38th door last night. K-Rod’s transition from flame thrower to change-up artist (throws 41.8% change-ups) has been impressive and he should continue to rack up save totals next year whether or not he stays in Milwaukee.

Closer Grid:

	Closer	First	Second	DL/Minors
Arizona	Brad Ziegler	Daniel Hudson	David Hernandez
Atlanta	Arodys Vizcaino	Matt Marksberry	Edwin Jackson	Jason Grilli
Baltimore	Zach Britton	Darren O’Day	Brad Brach
Boston	Robbie Ross	Jean Machi	Noe Ramirez	Koji Uehara
CHI (NL)	Hector Rondon	Pedro Strop	Fernando Rodney
CHI (AL)	David Robertson	Nate Jones	Jacob Petricka
Cincy	Aroldis Chapman	J.J. Hoover	Ryan Mattheus
Cleveland	Cody Allen	Bryan Shaw	Zach McAllister
Colorado	John Axford	Jairo Diaz	Boone Logan
Detroit	Neftali Feliz	Alex Wilson	Al Albuerquerque	Joe Nathan
Houston	Luke Gregerson	Pat Neshek	Will Harris
KC	Wade Davis	Kelvin Herrera	Ryan Madson	Greg Holland
LAA	Trevor Gott	Mike Morin	Joe Smith	Huston Street
LAD	Kenley Jansen	Chris Hatcher	Yimi Garcia
Miami	A.J. Ramos	Mike Dunn	Bryan Morris	Carter Capps
Milwaukee	Francisco Rodriguez	Jeremy Jeffress	Will Smith
Minnesota	Kevin Jepsen	Glen Perkins	Trevor May
NY (NL)	Jeurys Familia	Tyler Clippard	Addison Reed
NY (AL)	Andrew Miller	Dellin Betances	Justin Wilson
Oakland	Sean Doolittle	Drew Pomeranz	Ryan Dull
Philly	Ken Giles	Dalier Hinojosa	Jeanmar Gomez
Pittsburgh	Mark Melancon	Joakim Soria	Tony Watson
St. Louis	Trevor Rosenthal	Kevin Siegrist	Steve Cishek
SD	Craig Kimbrel	Joaquin Benoit	Kevin Quackenbush	Brendan Maurer
SF	Santiago Casilla	Sergio Romo	Hunter Strickland
Seattle	Tom Wilhelmsen	Carson Smith	Logan Kensing
TB	Brad Boxberger	Jake McGee	Alex Colome
Texas	Shawn Tolleson	Keone Kela	Jake Diekman	Tanner Scheppers
Toronto	Roberto Osuna	Aaron Sanchez	Brett Cecil
Wash.	Casey Janssen	Matt Thornton	Blake Treinen	Jonathan Papelbon

[Green light, yellow light, red light: the colors represent the volatility of the bullpen order.]