Brandon Lyon will close in Arizona

Bob Melvin says that Brandon Lyon will get the first shot at replacing Jose Valverde as the Diamondbacks' closer.

Of Lyon, Tony Pena, and Chad Qualls, Lyon would be my last choice for closer for fantasy purposes, mostly because he has the lowest career K/9 rate (5.5) of the three. Qualls has the highest (6.9), by the way.

This certainly pushes Lyon's value up, but he would still be one of the last closers I would take since it would be very surprising to see him hold the job for the entire season. Feel free to pass on Lyon and grab Pena or Qualls mid-season when one of them takes the closer role from Lyon.