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There are plenty of things to worry about during your fantasy baseball draft-- rankings, sleepers, top prospects ****** but perhaps the toughest item to have up to date on your cheat sheet is a list of all the projected closers. Our does its best to stay on top of every ninth-inning situation, but as opening day approaches, there are still several closer battles and potential committee situations that bear watching. Chief among those are the Red Sox, Cardinals, Marlins, Royals, Twins, Diamondbacks, Giants, Orioles, and Mariners.Some of these battles figure to have a clear winner, but others could wind up being a matchup-based committee, which will only frustrate fantasy owners more. Either way, all are potentially important in fantasy leagues, so knowing the latest is key heading Victor Martinez Jersey into your draft.DOMINATE YOUR DRAFT: Perhaps conspicuous by his absence in all of this is Craig Kimbrel, who remains unsigned and might not join a team until June. Kimbrel could crash the party on any of the situations below (or about ****** other teams), but for now, he's nothing more than a draft-and-stash. ****** Fantasy Baseball Rankings: | | | | | | | | Who is the Red Sox closer?Boston has decided to enter the season with what looks to be a thin bullpen, but all that means is Matt Barnes should continue to be viewed as the overwhelming favorite for saves. Barnes is coming off a career year that saw him strike out ****** batters in 69.1 innings while maintaining a manageable HR-rate (0.73). His BB-rate (4.5) is a worry, but with little competition, he has the chance to greatly outproduce his ADP. In fact, he was one of the RPs on our .If Barnes can't handle the closer duties, it seems like the Red Sox will go to a committee approach, with Ryan Brasier and Tyler Thornburg among the names to watch. It's always po sible that Boston gives in and attempts to re-sign Craig Kimbrel, but it's likely that ship has sailed. ****** Fantasy Baseball Sleepers: | | | | | | |Who is the Cardinals closer?Jordan Hickscontinues to strike out batters in bunches this spring thanks to a nasty ****** mph fastball, but back in January Omar Infante Jersey new Cardinals manager Mike Shildt suggested he would use a matchup-based committee in the late innings. The signing of leftyAndrew Millercomplicates matters, but often in these lefty-righty situations, the southpaw is needed in the seventh or eighth innings and the righty winds up recording more saves.Hicks is no sure thing, as his command is still very much a work-in-progre s, but his live fastball gives him a considerable ceiling. We than Miller, but obviously this is a situation that will bear watching early in the season. ****** Fantasy Baseball Rankings Tiers, Draft Strategy | | | | | | |Who is the Marlins closer?Drew Steckenriderwas everyone's favorite for saves in Miami at the start at spring training, but after one particularly bad outing in early March,Sergio Romoseems to have surged into the lead, at least in the public's eyes. Romo hasn't been lights out this spring either, but he's had a much better K:BB ratio (9:2 for Romo compared to 2:4 for Steckenrider through March ****** and obviously has more experience. Steckenrider likely has more upside, which he showed in ****** K/9 ratio, 2.34/1.38 line), but his BB-rate can really hurt his WHIP and ability to close games.However, it should be noted that Marlins manager Don Mattingly said in February that he would use a matchup approach in the late innings, with leftyAdam Conleyalso being in the mix. We , but expect this to be another fluid situation.Top MLB Prospects | | | | | | |Who is the Royals closer?The battle betweenBrad BoxbergerandWily Peraltalooks like it will continue right up until opening day. Peralta has been much better this spring, but Boxberger has more experience and been better throughout his career. His BB- and HR-rates skyrocketed to 5.4 and 1.5, respectively, last season Dixon Machado Jersey , so there are obvious worries, but it felt like the closer's job was his to lose at the start of spring.It's po sible he lost it, especially after Peralta went Jackie Robinson Jersey ****** for ****** on save chances for the Royals last year, but Peralta actually had a higher BB-rate last year (6.0) than Boxberger, so he doesn't exactly profile as "Mr. Reliable". Neither has a ton of upside, but Boxberger's superior K-rate .Who is the Diamondbacks closer?UPDATE:Holland has been named the D-backs closer. We rank him near the bottom of opening day closers, but obviously if he keeps the job, he has upside as an RP2.Archie Bradleyhas been a solid reliever for two years now, but the D-backs have been reluctant to use him in the closer's role. It seemed like that might be the case again this year when they signedGreg Holland, who was coming off a big second half with the Nationals. Neither has pitched particularly well this spring, but Bradley is striking out more and has been the better pitcher for the past two seasons.It seems likely Bradley will finally get his chance to close, and if he can hold the job, he has .Who is the Twins closer?Minnesota hadtwo solid relievers in rightyTrevor Mayand leftyTaylor Rogers, but the offseason acquisition ofBlake Parkerfurther complicated their ninth-inning situation. Parker has some closing experience, Shane Greene Jersey but May would seemingly have the most upside despite mi sing most of last season because of Tommy John surgery. Rogers is perhaps the most reliable, but the fact he's a lefty likely puts him in a setup role.Unlike some of the other situations mentioned above, all three of these pitchers are performing well this spring, so a committee is po sible, We like May as a , but any of these three could far outproduce their ADPs.Who is the Giants closer?Despite some early rumblings from Giants camp thatMark Melanconwas looking good and would be in competition withWill Smithfor the closer's job, it's looking more and more likely that Smith will pick up where he left off last year in the closer's role.Smith is yet to give up a run this spring, while Melancon has been rocked for seven earned runs in only 5.2 innings. Smith has top ****** RP upside if he remains in the closer's role all season.Who is the Mariners closer?Seattle is clearly rebuilding this year, and with that comes the absence of a proven closer.Hunter Strickland, who saved ****** games with the Giants last year, is the closest thing the Mariners have, and all signs point to him closing to open the season. That doesn't inspire much confidence, as Strickland's K/9 ratio plummeted to