Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Heat Check: National League

Every week, Nicklaus Gaut writes a fantasy baseball article for Trade Rumors Front Office.  Here's his latest...

Hello friends.

Well, we covered the American league bullpen situations last week so proper order dictates we slide on over to the National League for this week's musing. So let's run it back, checking on each team's closing situations as well as looking for notable backups, dark horses, and best options for those fishing for Holds.

But before we head over to the senior circuit, let's update a couple of situations that have seen movement since last we spoke.

Minnesota Twins Update

What we said then: "Duran should slide back into his closer role."

What actually happened: Duran immediately racked two Saves in his first two appearances but two Holds in his last two, with Cole Sands getting the Save in one, and Caleb Thielbar in the other.

Duran was brought in to face Tyler O'Neill, Wilyer Abreu, and Connor Wong with a two-run lead in the eighth on Saturday, and Sands cleaned up in the ninth. On Monday night, Griffin Jax pitched the seventh and allowed the tying run, with Duran out for the eighth to face Dylan Moore, Josh Rojas, and Julio Rodriguez after the Twins gave him a two-run lead in the top. Lefty Caleb Thielbar then came in to finish out the ninth.

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