Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Injuries compounding early-season chaos across saves landscape

In this week's Closer Report, injuries and late-inning struggles have made the start of the season one of the most turbulent across the closer landscape in recent memory. Daniel Palencia, Jhoan Duran, and Raisel Iglesias all landed on the injured list, prompting fantasy managers to scramble for replacements. Meanwhile, Jeff Hoffman's role is in question following another volatile week on the mound.

We'll navigate through it all and break down the last week in saves in my weekly closer rankings. ⚾️  Baseball is back! MLB returns to  NBC and Peacock in 2026 !

In addition to becoming the exclusive home of Sunday Night Baseball, NBC Sports will broadcast MLB Sunday Leadoff, “Opening Day” and Labor Day primetime games, the first round of the MLB Draft, the entire Wild Card round of the postseason, and much more. 2026 Fantasy Baseball Closer Rankings ▶ Tier 1 Mason Miller - San Diego Padres Andrés Muñoz - Seattle Mariners Cade Smith - Cleveland Guardians Ryan Helsley - Baltimore Orioles Given how the rest of the closer landscape has played out over the first month, Miller could be worth a first-round pick if drafting today. While it's only been a month of play, he's putting up some historic numbers on the mound, striking out 27 of the 38 batters he's faced for a 71.

1% strikeout rate. He added three more saves over the last week to give him eight so far. With Miller unavailable on Tuesday, Adrian Morejon stepped in for his first save against the Rockies.