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Re: My kingdom for a reliable reliever
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Re: My kingdom for a reliable reliever
You know... last night I didn't remember to account for the fact that some of those blown saves were actually wins anyway. Still, there are 3 games where Kimbrel would have been a better option than what Snit lobbed out there to close. April 27th vs. Colorado, Braves up 5-4, Minter allows 4 runs in the 9th, Braves lose 9-5… -
Re: My kingdom for a reliable reliever
You're also missing 1 tiny little point here also, which is the other reason why I said "this is not how any of this works". You can get a blown save at any point in the game if you're a reliever, yes, you can get one in the 6th as well. Let us review one prime case in which I think no one can spin it: April 16th vs… -
Re: My kingdom for a reliable reliever
We likely wouldn't get the Kimbrel who was the best in the game and has a 90% save percentage. He has had just 1 dominant season since leaving The Braves 4 years ago. That said, we win last night's game with him closing 99 out of a 100 times. I want to sign him at a reasonable cost. When a buyer desperately needs something… -
Re: My kingdom for a reliable reliever
It wasn't too long ago that the Phillies had the biggest lead in all divisions because of how much the Braves were floundering, these same Brewers that the Braves have a chance to sweep, yep these same Brewers, took care of that in the week by taking 3 of 4 vs the Phillies, and really honestly should've swept that series…
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