The death of Koji Uehara's wrist has continued a process that began at the trade deadline. To the woe of fantasy owners, reliable closers are being replaced with scrubby alternatives. The Red Sox have a great Uehara replacement in Junichi Tazawa, but they're trying to reduce his workload. As such, they've named Jean Machi their closer. Machi has been nothing short of terrible this season – we'll get to that later. Don't even bother rostering him unless you're desperate.
While we have a new mess in Boston, the situation has clarified in Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, and Colorado.