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In response to "Why won't you vote for a closer? " by Krusty

There's been far too many closers who pile up huge save #'s without it meaning anything (Armando Benitez was the %-rate leader for a while)

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jan 6 '10, 09:55

Smith was never *lights out* to me; where Hoffman and Rivera have been stupendous for 10-14 years.

Smith's WHIP is 1.256 for his career. Rivera's is 1.013. Hoffman's is 1.041.

That's a huge discrepancy and leads me to believe Smith did it with quantity of opportunity instead of dominance of talent.

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Hell, I'd consider Billy Wagner ahead of Lee Smith. - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:01 2
- I'd agree with that. He's another borderline candidate that I think ends up outside looking in. (nm) - musubi Jan 6, 10:03 1
  - Yep. Like I said, only 2 right now are Hoff & Rivera. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 10:04

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There's been far too many closers who pile up huge save #'s without it meaning anything (Armando Benitez was the %-rate leader for a while)

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