Re: KRod On Record Setting Pace
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While all of the focus on Rodriguez has been on the column one to the left of that -- he's in line to set the record for saves in a season, currently held by Bobby Thigpen, who notched 57 in 1990 -- you cannot separate that chase from his march towards the opportunities mark. Rodriguez has had 62 save opportunities this season, the second-highest total of all time, three behind Thigpen's mark of 65 set in '90.
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Without being too critical of an effective pitcher, what Francisco Rodriguez has done with those opportunities isn't special. He has blown six saves for a 90.3% conversion rate this season, a figure that compares unfavorably with peers such as Mariano Rivera of the Yankees (33/34, 97.1%) and Joakim Soria of the Royals (35/38, 92.1%).
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That rate is also unimpressive when compared to other high-save closers; among the 11 50-save campaigns in baseball history, Rodriguez's 2008 season features the seventh-highest total of blown saves and the seventh-highest save percentage, the eighth-highest ERA and RA, the ninth-highest Reliever Expected Wins Added total, the 10th-best strikeout-to-walk ratio and the worst Value Over Replacement Player.
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The fact is, Rodriguez's performance this season has not been special for any closer, and it's been below average for 50-save closers.
BP: Unconventional Wisdom: How good has K-Rod really been? - MLB - SI.com
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Ultimately, who really cares if he's been the best, or if he's been better than closer X or closer Y, or whether he's had to pitch more than 1 inning. The bottom line is that his team doesn't need him to pitch more than 1 inning; his team asks him to do one thing and that's to close out games and he gets the job done; he has closed out more close wins than anyone else in baseball (tied with Thigpen but soon to pass him); and he's going to the playoffs. That's all that really matters. Celebrate K-Rod's achievement because we might not see it done for a while.
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K'Rod has had the advantage of playing on a very good baseball team, as opposed to Soria and Rivera (yes, I am saying the Yankees are not a very good team this season). K'Rod is one of the most competitive players in the game. He will always give his best effort, which is a hallmark of this year's Angels team. The team gives him the ball with the lead and he does his job, for the most part.
I congratulate K'Rod on this outstanding achievement and expect to see a very difficult total to beat by the end of the season.
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We know he's an excellent closer, I just don't want fans to get confused thinking this is some all-time great season b/c he is setting a meaningless saves record. When I was a kid and dave Righetti ste the record at 46 I thought he was great until I grew up and understood the game more and realized he wasn't a great closer.
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I Split G GS GF W L S CG SHO IP ERA H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP
D.Righetti ('86) 46 0 46 0 0 46 0 0 67 0.40 39 3 3 0 14 1 52 1
B.Thigpen ('90) 57 0 57 0 0 57 0 0 62.2 0.14 31 1 1 0 17 1 50 1
F.Rodriguez ('08) 57 0 57 0 0 57 0 0 53.2 0.67 30 4 4 3 25 3 63 2
Here are the splits in actual converted saves for their respective seasons.
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DirtyKash
Ultimately, who really cares if he's been the best, or if he's been better than closer X or closer Y, or whether he's had to pitch more than 1 inning. The bottom line is that his team doesn't need him to pitch more than 1 inning; his team asks him to do one thing and that's to close out games and he gets the job done; he has closed out more close wins than anyone else in baseball (tied with Thigpen but soon to pass him); and he's going to the playoffs. That's all that really matters. Celebrate K-Rod's achievement because we might not see it done for a while.
:clap:We won't see this again for a long time. 60+ saves is a hard task to achieve. Krod will have helped win 60 of 90+ wins!! Closers have one job and that's to get the save. The amazing feat is his durability.
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That's what he looks like after every save. Congrats to Krod for being such a great durable reliever.
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#59 tonight! One more until 60!
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How come there aren't posts when he blows saves? he blew another one the other night.
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Because the title of this thread is not intended to be "Krod on recording setting pace for blown saves in a single season"
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Youn can still mention them although it would probably push this thread another page or 2.
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