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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Brewers turn to Abner Uribe, Kenley Jansen moves to third in all-time saves

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Jorge Montanez breaks down the last week in saves from around the league with updated closer rankings.

In this week's Closer Report, the Brewers are moving off of Trevor Megill in the ninth inning and giving Abner Uribe a chance to close out games. Meanwhile, other closers could be on the hot seat as many struggled on the mound, including Jeff Hoffman, who blew his third save in five chances. Let's dive in as we cover the last week in saves around baseball with an updated closer rankings.

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2026 Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings ▶ Tier 1 Mason Miller - San Diego Padres Jhoan Duran - Philadelphia Phillies Andrés Muñoz - Seattle Mariners Edwin Díaz - Los Angeles Dodgers Ryan Helsley - Baltimore Orioles Miller struck out the side on back-to-back days against the Rockies last week, picking up a win on Friday. He then tossed a scoreless inning with one strikeout on Tuesday for his fifth save of the season. It was the first outing in which he did not record multiple strikeouts.

Must have been an off night. The 27-year-old right-hander has retired 20 of the 27 batters he has faced for a 74. 1% strikeout rate.

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