- He's a rookie
- He was converted to a reliever around 2009 or 2010
- He was never a closer
Twins-460 R-Closer: Matt Capps: 49 innings-Saves 15 BS: 7 ERA: 4.41 WHIP: 1.16
Orioles-483 R -Closer: Kevin Gregg: 45 innings-Saves 17 BS: 4 ERA: 4.20 WHIP: 1.58
Rangers- 615 R-Closer- Neftali Feliz: 46 innings-Saves 23 BS: 6 ERA: 3.33 WHIP: 1.20
Mariners- 395 R: Closer: Brandon League: 47.1 innings-Saves 29 BS: 4 ERA: 2.85 WHIP: .99
A's-462 R-Closer: Andrew Bailey: 25.1 innings-Saves 14 BS: 2 ERA: 2.13 WHIP: .99
Angels-462 R-closer: Jordan Walden: 46 innings-Saves 26 BS: 8 ERA: 2.74 WHIP: 1.19
Now you may be thinking... why are the Rangers on that list? They score a lot of runs. Well, even though they score a lot of runs Feliz still has trouble closing games out and he also gives up more runs (indicated by his ERA) than Walden.
We can exclude Andrew Bailey from the list because of the number of innings he has pitched this year. But that leaves us with Capps, Gregg, League, Feliz, and Walden. Though Walden does have the most blown saves he does have a better ERA and out of the 5 closers (excluding Bailey), Walden is 3rd in WHIP.
The numbers speak for themselves, Walden is a top AL Closer (among low-scoring teams).
The final word is: Why would you want a different closer?
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