Effectively Wild Episode 1052: The State of the Save
May 1, 2017
Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about Boog Powell’s debut, Ryan Webb’s and Matt Albers’ ongoing pursuit of history, and the ethics of baseball injuries, then discuss some early-season evidence that the save stat’s grasp on manager’s minds is starting to slip.
Audio intro: Sharon Van Etten, "Save Yourself"
Audio outro: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, "Save Me"
Link to Ben’s article about saves
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Ben, I listened to your piece on Chris Devenski. Though his statistics are impressive, particularly number of innings and strikeouts. However, it should be noted that twice he pitched 4 innings in games that went extra innings. In each game, he had 7 strikeouts. Those numbers are likely not going to hold up. Curious, how many extra inning games did Houston play last year?
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