Top 20 Closer Rankings

1. Jonathan Papelbon – Similar numbers to Nathan and six years younger, Papelbon is as close to a sure thing as you can find in an ever-changing closers market.
2. Joe Nathan - Though K-Rod grabbed all the attention this season, Nathan simply continued his dominance.  His numbers were actually better than K-Rod, saves aside.  He should [...]

Top 10 CL for 2009: Early Edition

The only thing I changed was a flip flop of Papelbon and Nathan at 1 and 2.  There really is not much difference between the two, but there is a difference in age (Nathan 35, Papelbon 29 in 2009) so that slightly favors Papelbon’s upside.  If I had to pick between the two, I’d pick [...]