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No the best in that one stat... everQuote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
And it's Jose Arredondo.... and you took that comment out of context... he said if you adjust for leverage then K-Rod is the best on his team by far and the 2nd best in the AL.
I see him being behind Papelbon and Soria as relatively weak arguments... Nathan and Rivera can be argued rather well.... especially Rivera (whom I think- lemme check his stats one more time- is the best reliever in the AL this year)
Yes, Nathan and Rivera are easily the best two, and Papelbon and Soria run slightly ahead of himQuote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
Slightly ahead= arguablyQuote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
IMO, it is K-Rod, Rivera, Nathan... K-Rod had a great season, had the perserverance to break a record... was, although I agree this shouldn't be a major factor, a member of a playoff team... and was very clutch... and IMO he was the best AL RP this year....
"Perserverance to break a record"? What exactly does that mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
He broke the saves record because the Angels are a low-scoring team that also are good at preventing runs, so they had a lot of close games. Any very good reliever that stayed healthy the whole season would've saved 62 games, OR MORE (K-Rod blew 7 saves), if they were on the Angels.
Mariano Rivera was clearly the best reliever in the AL this year. Then there's a cluster of excellent guys right behind me, K-Rod included. I'd put K-Rod second, but that's up for debate. Any of K-Rod, Soria, Nathan, or Papelbon could be argued for 2nd place.
K-Rod isn't as bad as RedSoxRockies is making him out to be, nor is he as good as you are making him out to be. He's an excellent reliever, overrated because of the saves, but one of the top 5 in the AL, and the top 5 are all extremely close that they are effectively interchangeable.
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
Honestly, after Rivera (who I think was numero uno this year), I think the next 4 guys are pretty close to interchangeable.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
Bump
I probably should get my ballot in. No school Friday, so I should be able to do it then.
When will the results be posted?
The 10th, I believe he said
Voting ends the 11th- that's what the thread says- so results'll probably be around the 12th or 13th, by my guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedsoxRockies
EDIT- Disregard everything I just said
Voting is open THROUGH the 10th...so they'll be up whenever I get around to formatting it and posting it after the voting ends.