Ep 25: Ranking Closers with Greg Jewett

Please welcome Greg (https://twitter.com/gjewett9) and enjoy our conversation on all things Closers (and other RPs).  Here's a link to his closer charts: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YQLeAKTjBGGerTdKUMQHYhxfVHi73Y9eJcEGlFh7Lr0/edit#gid=2012002294 3:45 Josh Hader, Aroldis Chapman, Kirby Yates, Roberto Osuna -- The closest you can get to actual safety you can find at the closer position. Already things start to get riskier... 8:40 Edwin Diaz 13:50 Taylor Rogers (with Sergio Romo shout out) 15:20 Liam Hendricks 16:05 Brad Hand 17:50 Ken Giles 19:40 Kenley Jansen (with Blake Treinen shout out) 22:20 Raisel Iglesias (with Robert Stephenson shout out) 25:05 Emilio Pagan -- MOVING DOWN!  (likely committee with Anderson, Castillo, Alvarado, and others)  https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2020/01/28/its-the-ninth-inning-who-do-you-want-protecting-the-rays-lead/ 27:35 Brandon Workman (with Darwinzon Hernandez shout out) 30:05 Kind of skipped Hansel Robles and moved on to Archie Bradley (with Kevin Ginkel shout out) 32:30 Sean Doolittle (with Will Harris and Daniel Hudson discussion) 37:30 Oberg, Neris, Kimbrel, Kennedy, Colome, Jimenez, Leclerc  (shout outs to Joely Rodriguez, Rowan Wick, Jeremy Jeffress) 44:50 Will Smith and Mark Melancon -- HERE ARE TWO MORE GUYS GOING WAY TOO EARLY.  Get a guy with the job. 47:05 Matt Magill (ADP > 350!!!) (with Austin Adams shout out) -- VALUE 54:40 Pirates - Keone Kela (maybe Crick after he gets traded?) Spare yourself the headache 57:20 Orioles - Mychal Givens  (and maybe Hunter Harvey...but beware: probably not many save opportunities for any Oriole) 59:30 Marlins - Brandon Kintzler maybe...Strop could sign, Stanek still maybe...just stay away 1:00:30 Giants - Greg: "I don't know." 1:02:35 Cardinals - Greg: "I have no idea."  1:05:15 Alex Reyes??? Value dart-throws: 50:40 Drew Pomeranz 1:07:25 Rowan Wick, Robert Stephenson, etc 1:10:05 Kevin Gausman ...Sergio Romo, Seth Lugo, and others in Greg's great article: https://www.fantasyalarm.com/articles/gjewett/76866/mlb-advanced-analytics-reliever-efficiency-rate-season-review/ I'd love it if you would write a kind review on iTunes, and let me know what you think on Twitter.  I'm at https://twitter.com/commonsensefbb.