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Fantasy baseball closer stock watch: Has Matheny cracked the code?

When the game is close, who will Mike Matheny be summoning from the Kansas City bullpen? Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Kansas City Royals RHP Scott Barlow has hovered around the Wins Above Replacement leaderboard for relief pitchers all season, so it seemed to be merely a matter of time before both saves and fantasy baseball love would come his way. Despite solid (if unappreciated) numbers, Barlow saved only two games over the first three months of the season, as manager Mike Matheny mostly chose Josh Staumont (reasonable) and Greg Holland (not reasonable!) for ninth-inning work.