Valverde looking pretty safe as AZ closer

[NZF]

Why draft closers as early as 6th round? Makes no sense to me and if anyone can provide a reason ill be astound.

Is Mariano Rivera a good enough reason

5 wins 33 saves 1.79 ERA and .79 Whip over 60 innings gives you one helluva an advantage.

In roto leagues a stud closer can damn near when you a league so 1 dominant closer in the 4th or 5th round is by no means a luxury. Especially a K guy like Lidge or K-Rod and especially if the league you're playing in is competitive.

If it is then there's no way you can accumulate all those waiver wire closers. They get spread around.

[stumpak]

That's exactly it. If have a massive roster of WW closers either:

a) You got really lucky or

b) Your league is not very competitive.

WW closers also carry a downside. See Matt Herges 2004 or Mark Bruney 2005.

[AKhomebrewer]

I realize this is a minority consideration, but it doesn't pay to sit back in a holds league, either. A large number of these replacement closers come from the ranks of set-up guys, who were drafted for holds in my 14-team H2H.
(example: I wasted my fifth-round pick on Mota ... when he got hurt, I couldn't go after Jones, cuz another guy had drafted him for holds). The exception was Fuentes ... nobody wants Rockies set-up guys.

[BaseballFann0008]

closers are like kickers