Tfence92 wrote:Gianstoppable wrote:Tfence92 wrote:
No one is going to bring in the closer there.
Everyone would wait til they get a lead and bring him in to get the save.
You can argue that it's not the right play, but it's baseball.
I know thats how baseball is, but like most realistic fans agree, you should put your BEST reliever in when its the highest leverage situation.
I wouldn't go that far, "most"?
I mean, there isn't even really any one team that does it (Cards have done it recently, and Nats might be starting to do it now), so to say most realistic fans are behind it is quite a stretch.
I don't disagree in the ideology at all, fwiw. However, baseball comes down to money, and just like how we can argue Ws are meaningless for SP, you can do the same with saves. That said, wins and saves are what get you paid.
Wins are a terrible pitching stat, saves are too but they are a little more representative. Its basic knowledge that you should use your best pitcher (based off matchups) in the highest leverage situations. I hate the "Closers cant pitch in a tie game" I'm sorry but if your best pitcher is your closer use him. Barnes should never be in a close game, especially a tie game. Same with Drake