Closer Tiers...

[intense]

Can someone put their closers in tiers for me? I have an upcoming draft, I'd like to see where you guys compare them too eachother.

Nathan
Krod

Rivera
BJ Ryan
Wagner
Street
Putz
Hoffman

Saito
Cordero
Jenks
Lidge
Ray
F.Cordero
Feuntes
Gordon

Gagne
Wickman
Isringhausen
Valverde
Dotel
Borowski
T.Jones
Tankersly
Hermanson
Torres
Pineiro



thats how I have them right now.

[teddy ballgame]

I would agree with that, but I would probably move Putz down to the next tier. He's kind of a question mark at the moment for me.

[schmidty]

Paps has to fit in there now. I'm still debating on where to slot him in myself. The arm trouble scares me a bit, but he's not alone in that regard. You have to figure lower 2nd tier/high 3rd tier at the worst. Personally, I'd place him after Wagner.

[doc watson]

Dempster?

[biju]

I'm certainly in the minority, but I would push Valverde up into the upper-mid portion of the 3rd tier.

I would also probably drop Lidge down a bit. He's just been too shaky for my tastes.

[jfg]

I think there is a big drop off from tier 1 to tier 2 but after that there isn't much of a difference even between tier 2 guys and tier 4. If your first closer is coming out of tier 6 though I think it's better off just to punt saves for the time being.

1 Nathan
BJ Ryan
Krod

2 Rivera
Wagner

3 Gagne
Papelbon
Lidge
Street
Putz
F.Cordero
Jenks
C.Cordero
Gordon

4 Hoffman
Fuentes
Valverde
Ray
Saito
Isringhausen

5 Tankersley
T.Jones
Torres
Dempster
Benitez

6 Wickman
Dotel
Hermanson
Borowski

[RJ24VC15]

Nathan
Krod

Rivera
BJ Ryan
Hoffman

Wagner
Street
Putz

Saito
Cordero
Jenks
Lidge
Ray
F.Cordero
Feuntes
Gordon
Gagne
Isringhausen

Wickman
Valverde
Dotel
Borowski
T.Jones
Tankersly
Hermanson
Torres
Pineiro

[blankman]

I think there is a big drop off from tier 1 to tier 2 but after that there isn't much of a difference even between tier 2 guys and tier 4. If your first closer is coming out of tier 6 though I think it's better off just to punt saves for the time being.

1 Nathan
BJ Ryan
Krod

2 Rivera
Wagner

3 Gagne
Papelbon
Lidge
Street
Putz
F.Cordero
Jenks
C.Cordero
Gordon

4 Hoffman
Fuentes
Valverde
Ray
Saito
Isringhausen

5 Tankersley
T.Jones
Torres
Dempster
Benitez

6 Wickman
Dotel
Hermanson
Borowski

Gagne at 6?

Here's a guy that hasn't pitched in how long?

To me, if you're going to take a closer in that range, you need a much more sure thing than Gagne. Best of luck to him though.

[brock middlebrook]

...Pineiro

new here?

[Doughhead]

I think there is a big drop off from tier 1 to tier 2 but after that there isn't much of a difference even between tier 2 guys and tier 4. If your first closer is coming out of tier 6 though I think it's better off just to punt saves for the time being.

1 Nathan
BJ Ryan
Krod

2 Rivera
Wagner

3 Gagne
Papelbon
Lidge
Street
Putz
F.Cordero
Jenks
C.Cordero
Gordon

4 Hoffman
Fuentes
Valverde
Ray
Saito
Isringhausen

5 Tankersley
T.Jones
Torres
Dempster
Benitez

6 Wickman
Dotel
Hermanson
Borowski

Seems awfully low for Hoffman. He's not a good K pitcher, but otherwise he's as good as anybody out there.