One of the more frustrating baseball developments in recent years is that we no longer have a right to know who is and isn't closing for each team. It's not a high priority for managers to tell us. I suspect many of them don't even know.

Many closer scenarios will take weeks to settle, to the extent they ever do. The trend is toward looser bullpen designations, with the best reliever not always (but still usually) being reserved for the ninth inning.

What I'm saying is the pursuit of saves involves a lot more guesswork than it used to. And I'm here to offer my best guess, along with my degree of confidence, for every bullpen. By presenting it in terms of a "pecking order," you can also find candidates for holds, if that's a stat of import in your league.

Arizona Diamondbacks
Pecking order
Scott McGough ARI RP
Joe Mantiply ARI RP
Kevin Ginkel ARI RP
Jeurys Familia ARI RP
Miguel Castro ARI RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Scott McGough

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Atlanta Braves
Pecking order
Raisel Iglesias ATL RP
A.J. Minter ATL RP
Joe Jimenez ATL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Raisel Iglesias, A.J. Minter

Baltimore Orioles
Pecking order
Felix Bautista BAL RP
Mychal Givens BAL RP
Cionel Perez BAL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Felix Bautista

Boston Red Sox
Pecking order
Kenley Jansen BOS RP
John Schreiber BOS RP
Chris Martin BOS RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Kenley Jansen

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Chicago Cubs
Pecking order
Michael Fulmer CHC RP
Brad Boxberger CHC RP
Brandon Hughes CHC RP
Adbert Alzolay CHC RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Michael Fulmer, Brad Boxberger

Chicago White Sox
Pecking order
Kendall Graveman CHW RP
Reynaldo Lopez CHW RP
Liam Hendriks CHW RP
Aaron Bummer CHW RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Kendall Graveman, Reynaldo Lopez

Cincinnati Reds
Pecking order
Alexis Diaz CIN RP
Lucas Sims CIN RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Alexis Diaz

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Cleveland Guardians
Pecking order
Emmanuel Clase CLE RP
James Karinchak CLE RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Emmanuel Clase, James Karinchak

Colorado Rockies
Pecking order
Daniel Bard COL RP
Dinelson Lamet COL RP
Brad Hand COL RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Daniel Bard

Detroit Tigers
Pecking order
Alex Lange DET RP
Jose Cisnero DET RP
Will Vest DET RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Alex Lange

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Houston Astros
Pecking order
Ryan Pressly HOU RP
Rafael Montero HOU RP
Bryan Abreu HOU RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Ryan Pressly  

Kansas City Royals
Pecking order
Scott Barlow KC RP
Aroldis Chapman KC RP
Dylan Coleman KC RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Scott Barlow, Aroldis Chapman

Los Angeles Angels
Pecking order
Jimmy Herget LAA RP
Carlos Estevez LAA RP
Matt Moore LAA RP
Ryan Tepera LAA RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Jimmy Herget, Carlos Estevez

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Los Angeles Dodgers
Pecking order
Evan Phillips LAD RP
Daniel Hudson LAD RP
Brusdar Graterol LAD RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Evan Phillips, Daniel Hudson

Miami Marlins
Pecking order
Dylan Floro MIA RP
Matt Barnes MIA RP
A.J. Puk MIA RP
Tanner Scott MIA RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? none

Milwaukee Brewers
Pecking order
Devin Williams MIL RP
Matt Bush MIL RP
Peter Strzelecki MIL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Devin Williams

Minnesota Twins
Pecking order
Jhoan Duran MIN RP
Jorge Lopez MIN RP
Griffin Jax MIN RP
Caleb Thielbar MIN RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Jhoan Duran, Jorge Lopez

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New York Mets
Pecking order
Adam Ottavino NYM RP
David Robertson NYM RP
Brooks Raley NYM RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Adam Ottavino, David Robertson

New York Yankees
Pecking order
Clay Holmes NYY RP
Jonathan Loaisiga NYY RP
Michael King NYY RP
Wandy Peralta NYY RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Clay Holmes

Oakland Athletics
Pecking order
Trevor May OAK RP
Dany Jimenez OAK RP
Zach Jackson OAK RP
Domingo Acevedo OAK RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Trevor May

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Philadelphia Phillies
Pecking order
Craig Kimbrel PHI RP
Seranthony Dominguez PHI RP
Jose Alvarado PHI RP
Gregory Soto PHI RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Craig Kimbrel, Seranthony Dominguez

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pecking order
David Bednar PIT RP
Duane Underwood PIT RP
Wil Crowe PIT RP
Chase De Jong PIT RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? David Bednar

San Diego Padres
Pecking order
Josh Hader SD RP
Robert Suarez SD RP
Luis Garcia SD RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Josh Hader

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San Francisco Giants
Pecking order
Camilo Doval SF RP
Taylor Rogers SF RP
Tyler Rogers SF RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Camilo Doval

Seattle Mariners
Pecking order
Paul Sewald SEA RP
Andres Munoz SEA RP
Diego Castillo SEA RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Paul Sewald, Andres Munoz

St. Louis Cardinals
Pecking order
Ryan Helsley STL RP
Giovanny Gallegos STL RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Ryan Helsley, Giovanny Gallegos

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Tampa Bay Rays
Pecking order
Peter Fairbanks TB RP
Jason Adam TB RP
Colin Poche TB RP

Confidence in top guy: medium
Chances of committee: high
Who's rosterable? Peter Fairbanks, Jason Adam

Texas Rangers
Pecking order
Jose Leclerc TEX RP
Will Smith TEX RP
Jonathan Hernandez TEX RP
Brock Burke TEX RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Jose Leclerc, Will Smith

Toronto Blue Jays
Pecking order
Jordan Romano TOR RP
Erik Swanson TOR RP
Anthony Bass TOR RP

Confidence in top guy: high
Chances of committee: low
Who's rosterable? Jordan Romano

Washington Nationals
Pecking order
Kyle Finnegan WAS RP
Alex Colome WAS RP
Carl Edwards WAS RP
Hunter Harvey WAS RP

Confidence in top guy: low
Chances of committee: medium
Who's rosterable? Kyle Finnegan