In yesterday’s action alone, there were seven blown saves, adding to the perception that closers have been under siege in the season’s first week. However, as is often the case when making observations based on small samples, perception doesn’t quite match up with reality. So far this season, relievers have converted 68.1% of all save […]
Posts Tagged ‘Jose Valverde’
Is 2012 Shaping Up As Year of the Blown Save?
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Statistical Analysis, Yankees, tagged Jose Valverde, Mariano Rivera on April 12, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Opening Day Oddities; Blue Jays and Indians Play Longest Game; Valverde Perfect No Longer
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged Cleveland Indians, Jose Valverde, Opening Day, Toronto Blue Jays on April 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Opening Day, or at least yesterday’s version of it, pitted the two teams with best and worst Spring Training records. The Toronto Blue Jays just wrapped the second best spring winning percentage (.774) in a non-labor impacted season since 1984, while the Cleveland Indians turned in the lowest rate of success (.241) over the same […]