Madson was credited with his first hold of the season in Monday's 4-2 Opening Day win over the Angels, giving up a hit and a walk over one-third of an inning.

EDGE Analysis

Manager Bob Melvin deployed three of his closer options over the eighth and ninth innings Monday, with Santiago Casilla getting the first crack to close out a win. Madson was brought in to relieve lefty Sean Doolittle after the latter got the first two outs in the eighth and had to wade through the dangerous trio of Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron to get out of the inning. Madson surrendered a two-bagger to Trout and then intentionally walked Pujols before inducing a fielder's choice groundout from Cron to escape the frame. Melvin appears comfortable with keeping the closer role a fluid one to start the season, so holds may be Madson's most consistent fantasy contribution for the time being.