We’re all about closers this week. We’ll rank ‘em 1-30 and let fantasy owners know who may or may not be on the chopping block.

As closers get injured or lose their managers’ confidence, doors open for setup men to win jobs and for fantasy owners to score on the waiver wire. Closer is the only position where playing time translates directly into fantasy value, so all it takes is one chance for a no-name player to be worth a roster spot.

Take Oakland A’s new closer Andrew Bailey, for example. No baseball fan or fantasy owner outside of the Bay Area could have told you who this guy was until this season. But, lo and behold, he starts pitching lights-out as a setup man, and suddenly finds himself as the team’s go-to reliever in the ninth inning.

St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin has had even more success, and he was on very few fantasy teams’ rosters at the beginning of the season. Scott Downs is another; David Aardsma; Fernando Rodney; all of these guys won jobs this season after starting the season on fantasy’s “unownable” list.

And of course, injuries create sudden chances for middle relievers, even if they’re just of the temporary variety. For the sake of simplicity, these interim closers — Ryan Madson, C.J. Wilson and Jeremy Accardo — have been listed in our rankings below, rather than the injured closers they replaced. If a player is getting save chances RIGHT NOW, he’s included in the rankings below.

Here’s the full list of current closers, along with short captions on what they’ve been up to lately:

1. Jonathan Broxton, LAD: Season numbers blow away next-best closer; leads full-time stoppers with 53 strikeouts, 6 wins, 0.70 WHIP
2. Francisco Rodriguez, NYM: Free agent steal hasn’t allowed an earned run since April, a span of 24 appearances; T3rd in MLB with 17 saves
3. Jonathan Papelbon, BOS: Solid season, but already has nearly twice as many walks this season (14) than he did all of ‘08 (8)
4. Joe Nathan, MIN: Doing what he always does; chasing 40 saves (he has 15) with pristine ratios (1.78 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) and a decent K rate (10.3 K/9)
5. Mariano Rivera, NYY: Showing signs of weakness with .245 opponents’ batting average and career-worst 5 HRs allowed; still is 15-for-16 in save chances
6. Heath Bell, SD: Big-time surprise as MLB saves leader; more than holding his own post-Trevor Hoffman with 18 saves, 1.32 ERA, 0.95 WHIP
7. Trevor Hoffman, MIL: Hitting his first rough patch; has allowed runs in 2 of his last 3 outings after starting the year with 18 straight scoreless innings
8. Francisco Cordero, CIN: Improved command has been a pleasant surprise; on pace for 1.17 WHIP and near career-best efficiency (16.6 P/IP)
9. Brian Fuentes, LAA: Has driven ratios (4.43 ERA, 1.39 WHIP) down with 5 straight scoreless outings; leads MLB with 21 save opps and 18 saves (tie)
10. Joakim Soria, KC: Back healthy (shoulder), but looks more human and has yet to record a save since returning from the disabled list

11. Bobby Jenks, CHW: Good bet for fourth straight season with 30+ saves, but low strikeout rate keeps him in second tier of closers
12. Ryan Franklin, STL: Has taken command of the ninth inning, but manager Tony LaRussa typically gives short leash to his closer
13. Matt Capps, PIT: Tied for MLB lead with 6 June saves; even with DL stint, ranks among National League leaders with 16 saves
14. Kerry Wood, CLE: Hasn’t allowed a hit in June; hasn’t allowed a run since May 19; but hasn’t gotten a save opportunity since May 28
15. Brian Wilson, SF: Good, not great, option as fantasy closer; is on pace for 42 saves, but has the distinct look of a career 4.00+ ERA guy
16. Huston Street, COL: Rockies’ recent success good for Street in 2 ways; more save chances (7 in June) and less likely to be traded
17. George Sherrill, BAL: Threat to lose job woke him up; is 9-for-9 in save chances with a 1.20 ERA since May 4
18. Kevin Gregg, CHC: Numbers (3.99 ERA, 1.43 WHIP) still have room for improvement, but has been good with 1.50 ERA, 0.75 WHIP since May 16
19. Jose Valverde, HOU: ‘Stros are slow to give closer role back since return from DL; is making his case with 2.1 scoreless innings and 5 strikeouts
20. Chad Qualls, ARI: Nursing a forearm injury and working through mechanical flaws; issues show in his results - he has a 5.17 ERA over the last 5 weeks

21. David Aardsma, SEA: Still tip-toeing around walks (20 in 31.1 IP) to rack up 12 saves; hasn’t historically gotten away with baserunners over the long haul
22. Andrew Bailey, OAK: Has been up and down as closer, but is secure in new job; be wary of heavy work load - leads closers with 9.2 IP in June
23. Ryan Madson, PHI: Having a career season with 2.36 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, but returns to setup role once Brad Lidge (knee) returns from DL
24. Mike Gonzalez, ATL: Enigmatic, but has dominant stuff and is explosive with strikeouts; save chances aren’t exclusive with Rafael Soriano in town
25. Fernando Rodney, DET: June hasn’t been good to Rodney (0-1, 10.80 ERA), but 32-year-old is still a perfect 12-for-12 in save chances this season
26. Matt Lindstrom, FLA: Has power arm, but needs to shape up; walks have been major contributor to 5.68 ERA and 1.82 WHIP
27. C.J. Wilson, TEX: Not the sexiest option for saves, but should get a handful more while Frank Francisco mends sore shoulder
28. Jeremy Accardo, TOR: Best guess to get save chances with Scott Downs on DL; got the save Thursday in first appearance since recall from Triple-A
29. Randy Choate, TB: Leader of committee that also features J.P. Howell and Dan Wheeler; has gotten 3 of the team’s last 5 save chances
30. Mike MacDougal, WAS: Nats’ closer situation gets worse and worse; MacDougal takes over after White Sox designated him for assignment