Scott White

As promised Thursday, I've compiled a list of alternate closers for every major-league team. If a team's closer gets injured, traded or otherwise removed from the role, you now have my prediction for who would take his place.

Ask and ye shall receive ... with a little moaning and groaning beforehand, of course.

As an added wrinkle, because I likes me some wrinkles -- which sounds like a really weird fetish, but anyway -- I've implemented a system of asterisks to indicate the likelihood of the alternate closer actually earning a few saves, taking into account the injury risk or incompetence of the guy ahead of him. One asterisk means not at all likely. Two means I could see it happening. Three means I wouldn't drop dead if it happened tomorrow.

Yes, drop-dead insurance -- it applies to only a select few.

Arizona Diamondbacks:
Brandon Lyon -- Tony A. Pena**
Atlanta Braves:
Mike Gonzalez -- Blaine Boyer**
Baltimore Orioles:
George Sherrill -- Jim R. Johnson*
Boston Red Sox:
Jonathan Papelbon -- Hideki Okajima*
Chicago Cubs:
Kerry Wood -- Carlos Marmol**
Chicago White Sox:
Bobby Jenks -- Octavio Dotel**
Cincinnati Reds:
Francisco Cordero -- Jared Burton*
Cleveland Indians:
Masahide Kobayashi -- Rafael Perez**
Colorado Rockies:
Brian Fuentes -- Taylor Buchholz***
Detroit Tigers:
Todd Jones -- Joel Zumaya***
Florida Marlins:
Kevin Gregg -- Matt Lindstrom*
Houston Astros:
Jose Valverde -- Doug Brocail*
Kansas City Royals:
Joakim Soria -- Ramon Ramirez*
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