Pitchers with 40+ Save Seasons By Team (Immaculate Grid)
Part of today’s Immaculate Grid challenge is to come up with pitchers with 40+ save seasons for specific teams.
Since there is a good chance we’ll see this category in the future on the grid, I went ahead and put together a table of 40+ save seasons by team. My goal is to have at least 3 different players for each team so you always have options to play around with on the grid.
You can use this as a ‘study sheet’ if you’re a purist or you can use it to help you if you get completely stuck on a box (some might call that cheating but we won’t tell).
NOTE: This list is a work in progress. I’ve currently gone through each season back to 2007 (plus a few guys that date back earlier) to pull all the 40+ save seasons.
Players With 200+ Hit Seasons
| Name | Teams |
|---|---|
| Angels | Brian Fuentes, Francisco Rodriguez |
| Astros | Jose Valverde |
| Athletics | Dennis Eckersley |
| Blue Jays | |
| Braves | Kenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel |
| Brewers | Francisco Rodriguez, John Axford, Francisco Cordero |
| Cardinals | Trevor Rosenthal, Jason Motte |
| Cubs | |
| Diamondbacks | JJ Putz, Jose Valverde |
| Dodgers | Kenley Jansen, Huston Street |
| Giants | Brian Wilson |
| Guardians | Emmanuel Clase, Joe Borowski |
| Mariners | Edwin Diaz, Fernando Rodney, JJ Putz |
| Marlins | AJ Ramos |
| Mets | Jeurys Familia |
| Nationals | Rafael Soriano, Drew Storen |
| Orioles | Zack Britton, Jim Johnson |
| Padres | Kirby Yates, Heath Bell, Trevor Hoffman |
| Pirates | Mark Melancon, Joel Hanrahan |
| Phillies | Brad Lidge |
| Rangers | Joe Nathan, Neftali Feliz |
| Rays | Alex Colome, Brad Boxberger, Fernando Rodney, Rafael Soriano |
| Reds | Francisco Cordero |
| Red Sox | Craig Kimbrel, Jonathan Papelbon* |
| Rockies | Wade Davis, Greg Holland |
| Royals | Greg Holland, Joakim Soria |
| Tigers | Francisco Rodriguez, Jose Valverde |
| Twins | Joe Nathan* |
| White Sox | Addison Reed, Bobby Jenks |
| Yankees | Mariano Rivera |
*These players have previously been the most popular answer for this team in this category.
Don’t Forget!
To use a player in a square, they must have 40 or more saves in that particular team’s uniform.
You cannot just use any player that has 40 saves in a season with one team and then pick a different team they played for.
