Bullpens are settling in as we near the All-Star break. We’ll run through some of the major issues this week and some quick notes at the end as usual. I’ll try to put a trade preview piece together for next week’s column unless we see some major movement. Arizona Diamondbacks

Jonathan Papelbon and the Philadelphia Phillies may need to work up some new dance moves. He’s struggled this week and there are signs he might be in trouble. And for fantasy owners, there is the chance he’s dealt at the deadline. Kevin Gregg could also see himself the train out

The Seattle Mariners’ bullpen continues to intrigue, the Boston Red Sox bullpen continues to confuse and could we see a reunion in Beantown to solve those woes and the Papa Grande era in Detroit is over (or at least on indefinite hold). Seattle Mariners I covered the Mariners’ pen last

Get me rewrite! I wanted to stay up late to see if the Mariners got a save opportunity. And if they did, how Eric Wedge would handle it. He handled it exactly as I thought he would. He let lefty specialist Oliver Perez pitch the ninth with two right-handers coming

Things look like they are finally settling down in bullpens around the league. We have a new sheriff in town in San Diego, but he’s probably not for the long term. We have a new sheriff in town in Colorado and he’s got a chance to be for the long

I was remiss in not covering the Baltimore Orioles’ closer situation here last week, but I’m not too concerned with Jim Johnson. Buck Showalter said he’ll stick with Johnson and I think he will. Heck, Joe Maddon keeps trotting Fernando Rodney out there. Some managers just give guys longer leashes

Before we get to the closer report, I want to throw a little plug in for the my FantasyFix podcast debut. You can catch me and Brett Talley talking baseball here. Enough shameless self-promotion. Did you pick up a save in the Marlins bullpen this week? It sounds like just

So, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe there is more volatility coming to the closer’s position. What’s happening in Tampa Bay? How about Boston? Read on to see where those jobs are headed. Tampa Bay Rays Fernando Rodney was the surprise of 2012 having a season for the ages.  Sporting a 0.60

If you are chasing saves, I hope you’ve been paying attention to some of my recommendations this year. We’ve seen Heath Bell and Junichi Tazawa elevated to the closer’s role in the last week – both of those players were likely far off you radar at the season’s start. Not

By early May, we usually know who is going to close for most teams for the remainder of the season. It’s rare that the closer you have in early to mid-May is the one who will lead the team in saves at the end of the year. It’s not a