Papelbon to Nationals

[AFDawg]

For RHP Nick Pivetta

http://mweb.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-o...phillies-trade-jonathan-papelbon-to-nationals

 

[BiscuitEater]

Done deal .. I should be able to catch a few games is August.

Nationals seem somewhat serious about a 'stretch run' .. Braves not so much.

 

[msstate7]

We're still in rebuild mode. Expect Jim Johnson at the very least to be traded. Possibly Maybin, AJ, avilan, Chris Johnson (hopefully), aardsma, frasor, Gomes, and maybe even wood/Teheran. We even listened on andrelton Simmons, so anyone but freeman/wisler could be available

 

[MarkDallas]

Wow, I didn't realize he is the all-time saves leader for both Philadelphia and Boston. I don't follow baseball closely, but that seems like a big deal.

 

[msudawg12]

Wow, I didn't realize he is the all-time saves leader for both Philadelphia and Boston. I don't follow baseball closely, but that seems like a big deal.

it is big but also not as big as you'd think, or for the reasons youd think. Its big because it shows his longevity and in the world of closers, there are very few guys that can handle that pressure over a long period of time.

Closers just dont make it as closers that long. Many of the closers dont make it more than a couple of years. To further illustrate this, there are only 48 closers in the history of baseball with over 200 saves.

Pap is currently 12th on the all-time saves leader list and still has some years to go.

Rank	Player (yrs, age)	Saves	Throws
1.	Mariano Rivera (19)	652	R
2.	Trevor Hoffman (18)	601	R
3.	Lee Smith (18)	478	R
4.	John Franco (21)	424	L
5.	Billy Wagner (16)	422	L
6.	Dennis Eckersley+ (24)	390	R
7.	Joe Nathan (15, 40)	377	R
8.	Francisco Rodriguez (14, 33)	371	R
9.	Jeff Reardon (16)	367	R
10.	Troy Percival (14)	358	R
11.	Randy Myers (14)	347	L
12.	Jonathan Papelbon (11, 34)	342	R

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He will likely move at least to 10 this year above Percival. F.Rod will keep climbing. Nathan is out with his second Tommy John surgery. who knows if he will ever be back.

He will also be moving to a team for the next year and a half that will allow him plenty of save chances vs what he has had in Philly. He will likely finish out that contract at number 6 above Eckersley. Pretty impressive.

He will also likely get renewed or picked up by another team at that point. Good thing about closers is that if they can maintain the mental edge part, they dont wear out their arms and can pitch into their 40's