After Frankie's recent meltdowns, I have decided to write a post exploring who would be a better closer. I'm using a stat called clutch, from fangraphs. It measures how well you do compared to normal situations, which is why it's called clutch. Seeing how being a closer means you are clutch, I'm going to see how clutch some of our bullpen members have been. The formula is WPA/pLI- WPA/LI. What the hell does that mean? WPA is win probability added. pLI is a player's average leverage. WPA/LI is the win probability divided by Leverage for every event in a game. Okay, still with me? The most clutch pitcher on the Mets is Johan Santana. Brian Stokes is the most clutch revliever, with a Clutch of .69. (The leader this year in the Majors, Arroyo (!!!) is 1.41)
Pedro Feliciano could be an option, with a rating of .26. K-Rod, btw is -.50. With such greats such as Takahashi, and Switzer.
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