Kenley Jansen will reportedly be available to pitch Thursday after taking a line drive off of his foot Tuesday. Jansen stayed in the game but then blamed his blown save on his foot injury. Dave Roberts certainly made a bigger deal out of it than it was in his postgame comments, so assuming Jansen actually is available Thursday, he should be just fine going forward. If for some reason Jansen wound up on the IL, Joe Kelly would almost certainly get the first crack as saves.

Luke Jackson has three saves in the last week, and A.J. Minter added one on Sunday for good measure. The Braves will almost certainly add bullpen help before the trade deadline, and I still think there is a strong chance one of the arms they add will close ahead of Jackson. That being said, he has nearly as many saves (17) as walks (18) this season, to go along with a 12.26 K/9. I would no longer be shocked if Jackson holds on to the closing job all season.

Jackson and Ian Kennedy are the only closers with more than two saves since the All-Star break, and like Jackson, I think there is a chance Kennedy is still his team’s closer after the trade deadline. Will Smith appears to be the closer everyone covets, but why couldn’t Kennedy be the closer in Atlanta or Boston come August 1? Kennedy’s 5.11 K/BB rate seems legit, and I’m not dropping him until I know for sure where he’s going to pitch the rest of the season.

Speaking of Boston, Nathan Eovaldi will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket on Thursday. There is a strong possibility he is Boston’s closer by the next time you read this article, but I still think Boston could make a trade. Feel free to add him, but he is far from a sure thing.

I think we can officially crown Wade Davis as this season’s Brad Boxberger . Davis picked up two more saves this week but also allowed three earned runs on Tuesday. His 6.04 ERA and 1.69 WHIP are hideous, even for Coors. Colorado is only 3.5 games out of the Wild Card, and if they have any hopes of making the playoffs, they need to stop using Davis in meaningful situations. That being said, I don’t think there’s any point in rostering Scott Oberg until after the trade deadline. I would rather speculate on someone like Reyes Moronta or Daniel Hudson .

Speaking of Hudson, he picked up the save Saturday with Ken Giles out. Hudson probably won’t get any more saves this week with Giles returning, but it appears clear Hudson will get the first crack at the job if/when the Blue Jays trade Giles.

Carlos Martínez has converted all three of his save chances since the All-Star break, but he also allowed three earned runs in 3.2 innings and took the loss on Tuesday. On the one hand, St. Louis’s bullpen is deep, so the Cardinals don’t need to give Martinez a long leash. On the other hand, John Gant allowed two earned runs on Friday and hasn’t pitched since, so he probably isn’t getting the next save opportunity. Martinez still needs to be owned in all leagues, but I am starting to get nervous.

I haven’t really talked about Taylor Rogers a whole lot in this space, but he is the only Twin to get a save in July. Blake Parker has a win and a hold this month, but his last save was back on June 22. Rogers only has five saves over the last 30 days, but better days likely lie ahead. Rogers should be owned in most leagues, at least until we find out Minnesota has gone back to a closer by committee.

Emilio Pagán picked up a save Sunday but blew the save on Monday, only to see Oliver Drake earn the save. Diego Castillo has been solid in two appearances since returning from a shoulder injury, and we can expect Pagan and Castillo to share closing duties with José Alvarado out for at least five more weeks. As has been the case most of the season, you should look for saves elsewhere.