Imagine you’ve been at the same job for 10 years. You’ve gotten really good and comfortable at the job. You’re respected by your colleagues and have fallen into a daily routine that works for you.

Suddenly, you’re told you’re being transferred. You didn’t ask for this move, you’re happy where you are. You don’t want to leave, people depend on you.

Fantasy owners are forced to deal with this type of situation every year at the trade deadline, and it’s especially difficult to deal with when one of their dependable closers is traded. That pitcher can go from dependable closer to spare part in the blink of an eye.

Despite playing for the lowly Royals (they’re more jesters this year), Kelvin Herrera was enjoying a solid season. He was 1-1 with a 1.05 ERA and had converted 14 of his 16 save opportunities while striking out 22 and walking just two. Life was good for him, as well as fantasy owners who depended on him.

This week, he was shipped to Washington — a great move for the Nationals, but not so great for fantasy owners. He now finds himself setting the table for Sean Doolittle — who has converted on 20 of his 21 save opportunities, is striking out 11.8 per nine innings and appears in no danger of losing his job. Herrera, who may get the occasional endgame opportunity, virtually is useless for fantasy (he was the fifth most dropped pitcher in ESPN leagues this week).

The same thing happened to Alex Colome, who had 11 saves (and a 4.15 ERA) for the Rays before being dealt to the Mariners. He is 1-for-2 in save chances in Seattle, but is too unreliable to keep around in hopes Edwin Diaz (27 saves) pitches too many days in a row or gets hurt.

If your closer is traded at the deadline or gets hurt, it is important to know who is next in line or has a chance to pick up saves. Otherwise, you’re set up for disaster. Here is a look at some teams’ situations:

Cubs: Brandon Morrow is on the disabled list with lower back tightness, so Justin Wilson was given the first save opportunity and gave up two runs, blew the save and took the defeat. If he isn’t given a shot at redemption, it’ll be on Pedro Strop or Steve Cishek to get the job done.

Orioles: Zach Britton (0.00 ERA, 1.154 WHIP) returned from the disabled list but has not yet been put in a save situation (which will come about as often as Haley’s Comet playing for the cellar-dwelling Orioles). At this point, his value is limited as the lefty practically is auditioning to become a setup man for a contender. There is a slim chance he becomes a closer.

Phillies: Hector Neris (6.00 ERA, 10 saves) was banished to the minors, so Seranthony Dominguez, who has three saves in three tries and is striking out 11.7 per nine, should be next in line. Also keep an eye on Edubray Ramos, who has one save and is striking out 10.2 per nine.

Astros: Hector Rondon (four saves, 1.35 ERA this month) is the closer this week, but Ken Giles (11-for-11, 0.00 ERA, 13:1 K/BB in save chances) may be the man next week. He who has the hot hand will finish games.

White Sox: Joakim Soria has not allowed an earned run since May 18 — collecting six saves, two holds, 13 strikeouts and a .116 opponent average over his past 13 appearances (12 ²/₃ innings). He likely is going to go the route of Britton and Herrera at the deadline, so enjoy this insane stretch and keep your eyes on Jace Fry (or Nate Jones’ return from the DL).

Royals: You have a better chance of bumping into someone from Kansas City during a visit to Mumbai than you do finding a reliable reliever from the Royals. On the off chance a Royal gets a shot at a save (and your team is desperate enough to wait until that day), your options are Kevin McCarthy or Brandon Maurer, who has 35 career saves (and a 5.25 career ERA).

Rays: With Colome gone, Sergio Romo (4-for-8 in save chances) may be the man. But, he also might start Monday and Tuesday with Jose Alvarado or Chaz Roe pitching the ninth. Who the heck knows what’s going on there?

Blue Jays: Roberto Osuna was officially suspended for the rest of the season, so give up on the dreams of getting him back. Ryan Tepera has five saves, but hardly seems a sure thing. Tyler Clippard and Seung Hwan Oh are waiting in the wings.

Big Hits

Odubel Herrera OF, Phillies

Had at least one RBI in seven of his previous nine games and a homer in his past four before Friday. He is 13-for-39 (.333) with five homers, nine RBIs, eight runs and a stolen base over his past nine games.

Brandon Nimmo OF, Mets

Entered Friday with a six game hitting streak, going 12-for-29 (.414) with three homers, nine RBIs, eight runs, a stolen base and a 1.210 OPS in that span.

Mike Clevinger SP, Indians

Has not lost since May 24, going 3-0 with a 2.38 ERA, 36 strikeouts and a .198 opponent average in his past five starts.

Jhoulys Chacin SP, Brewers

Has allowed more than two runs just twice in his past nine starts, going 4-1 with a 2.33 ERA, 46 strikeouts, a .197 opponent average and .543 OPS in that span.

Big Whiffs

Jakob Junis SP, Royals

Has lost five consecutive starts — allowing 34 hits, 21 earned runs (6.30 ERA), 11 walks, eight homers and a .281 opponent average over his past 30 innings. He has also hit three batters in that span.

Dexter Fowler OF, Cardinals

He has just four hits in his first 39 at-bats (.103) this month. He has a .186 on-base percentage, one run scored, no stolen bases and 12 strikeouts in his past 16 games.

Daniel Mengden SP, A’s

After winning four straight from May 15-31 (and being praised on this very page), he is 0-2 with a 10.05 ERA, 6:10 strikeout-to-walk rate and a .322 opponent average in his past three starts.

Daniel Murphy 2B, Nationals

In his first nine games since returning from the DL, he has gone 3-for-29 (.103) with no homers, two RBIs and a .271 OPS. It’s like he’s a Met again!

Check Swings

The Indians’ Trevor Bauer is striking out a career-high 11.5 per nine innings, recording six double-digit strikeout performances this season. He is 4-2 with a 1.99 ERA, .199 opponent average and 72 strikeouts over his past seven starts, five of which were double-digit whiff efforts.

Before being scratched from his start on Thursday with hamstring tightness, the Angels’ Tyler Skaggs was 3-0 with a 0.45 ERA, 22:5 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .222 opponent average in three starts this month.

You don’t need Roto Rage to tell you that Mike Trout is really good at baseball, but over his pervious nine games before Friday, he was 16-for-25 (.640) with four homers, nine RBIs, 14 walks (five intentional) and a 1.916 OPS.

Monday was the first game Jacob deGrom won since May 18. In his five starts in between, he went 0-2 with a 1.25 ERA, 44 strikeouts, nine walks and a .206 opponent average. The Amazin’s scored six runs in those starts. Meh! That inability to produce runs for deGrom reminds me of a joke: What’s the difference between me and you? I’m not wasting my time reading this joke.

Team Name of the Week

Theonys Martin