Sox rank 12th in saves with 27
That the Red Sox rank 12th among American League teams in saves with 27 should come as no surprise. After all, our closer has been on the shelf for most of the season.
It would probably not shock you then to learn that the Boston Red Sox also have a 12-ranking for save opportunities with 42. If you do the math, that’s 15 blown saves.
The shocking part comes when you look at all the contending teams (Chicago White Sox, LA Angels, New York Yankees, and Oakland A’s) and realize that all have blown as many or more save opportunities, with the exception of Chicago. The White Sox don’t trail this group by much with 14.
The Stat Man has never subscribed to the “everybody else stinks so it’s okay if we do” mentality. Still, you can file the correlation of bullpen success to team success in the “Stats are Meaningless” folder. Winning may come down to pitching in the playoffs, but outscoring your opponent so it never gets to a save opportunity seems to work in the regular season.
It would probably not shock you then to learn that the Boston Red Sox also have a 12-ranking for save opportunities with 42. If you do the math, that’s 15 blown saves.
The shocking part comes when you look at all the contending teams (Chicago White Sox, LA Angels, New York Yankees, and Oakland A’s) and realize that all have blown as many or more save opportunities, with the exception of Chicago. The White Sox don’t trail this group by much with 14.
The Stat Man has never subscribed to the “everybody else stinks so it’s okay if we do” mentality. Still, you can file the correlation of bullpen success to team success in the “Stats are Meaningless” folder. Winning may come down to pitching in the playoffs, but outscoring your opponent so it never gets to a save opportunity seems to work in the regular season.
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