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Originally Posted by MSU ROX
But in that particular situation, he gets the job done the majority of the time. 86.36% of the time in that particular situation in 2007.
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"Getting the job done" is not what a save measures. It measures not screwing up. The game is won when you enter. Don't blow it and you get a save. It measures not failing, not whether you're a good pitcher or even a good closer.
And if you want to look at save percentage, you'll also find that Todd Jones is a mediocre, middle-of-the-pack closer (behind Nathan, K-Rod, Rivera, Jenks, Ryan, Otsuka, Ray, Gordon, Cordero, Wagner, Hoffman, Saito and even Mike Gonzalez, who leads the majors in that category, which should tell you its worth).
Cut it any way you like, Todd Jones is a mediocre closer........