Monday night, he worked a perfect ninth to reach the 20-save mark for the first time.

It’s a volatile time in the closing world. The trade deadline is just days away and names are flying around like sparrows.

Keep in mind, however, that other teams are sniffing around about Qualls, but the Snakes are unlikely to deal him unless they get an offer they can’t refuse. On the field, Qualls had a shaky save his last time out, but has pitched extremely well this month. His control, in particular, has been very impressive this season.

It’s the All-Star Break, and we’re back with another AL version of Saving Grace, to help you get your bullpen ready for the second half.

While some sites have speculated that Nunez is the closer, I don’t buy that just yet. Meyer has the better numbers but that’s not to say Nunez hasn’t been good. Both are worth owning and have been better than Lindstrom all season. Lindstrom may never get his old job back with these two around.