Arodys Vizcaino (RP, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: Earlier today the current Brave's closer Jim Johnson was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a blockbuster trade. He will serve as the setup man for Kenley Jansen, and youngster Arodys Vizcaino is expected to take over as the closer for the Braves.

You can see our full MLB closers & saves depth charts updated here, and follow further updates and waiver wire pickups/stashes as we continue through the trade deadline.

If you are looking to boost your team saves, and Vizcaino is still available, go ahead and grab him off the waiver wire. He's only pitched nine innings so far this year, but he's rocking a 1.00 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 8:4 K:BB ratio to go along with three holds. Not too shabby at all.

The Braves have yielded plenty of saves this year for fantasy baseball owners, between Johnson and Jason Grilli, and I'd expect that continue going forward. Vizcaino should have the first crack at the job, and may run away with it. The trade season of saves-a-plenty continues...