Should You Draft Closers Or Trade For Saves?
One of the hardest positions to draft for on your fantasy baseball team is your closer. While there are some closers out there who get the job done every year, there are just as many closers out there who have one or two great years, only to flame out rather quickly. In addition, since every team out there need’s a closer, you may be able to get just as many saves out of a closer on a bad team as you would from a closer who is on a great team. Just to make things even more stressful, one must remember that since closers typically only pitch one inning per save, you may get a closer that has a lot of saves, yet has a huge ERA that cost’s you point’s in that category.
So do you worry about getting a high quality closer in your draft or do you trade for one later on? While you never want to use one of your first couple of picks on a closer, if you can get a really high quality one with your seventh or eighth pick, go for it. If you can’t, just pick whoever is left with your last pick and spend the next couple of week’s paying attention to who is available. There is typically an undrafted closer that is racking up saves that you can get as a free agent.