Pirates (Minor Leaguers) Saves Matt Ryan 99 Mark Corey 74 Joe Maskivish 73 Joe Ausanio 68 Marc Pisciotta 67 Stan Belinda 66 John Lamb 66 Jeff McCurry 66 Dave Daniels 65 Noah Krol 60 Tony Pavlovich 60 Correctly answered by…

Phillies (Minor Leaguers) Saves Todd Frohwirth 114 Toby Borland 83 Kyle Kawabata 76 Cary Hiles 75 Brian Stumpf 67 Ricky Bottalico 63 Jerry Reed 58 Doug Nickle 58 Rocky Childress 56 Dave Wallace 56 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Neil…

Athletics (Minor Leaguers) Saves Bert Snow 71 Chad Harville 70 Jim Brink 65 Jose L. Guzman 63 Todd Revenig 62 Mark Acre 55 Santiago Casilla 53 Jim Corsi 49 Steve Phoenix 48 Mike Maurer 43 Paul Smyth 43 Bruce Walton…

Yankees (Minor Leaguers) Saves Jay Tessmer 172 Jonathan Ortiz 93 Jason Ellison 75 Darrin Chapin 70 Danny Rios 69 Rich Batchelor 67 Paul Thorp 67 Mike DeJean 65 Mike Gardella* 65 Curt Kaufman 64 no correct responses! Select one of…

Fielding WAR and WS Leader Boards span from 1901 through 2013 and consist of all individuals with five or more player-seasons that meet the following criteria: 1901-1960 (“pre-expansion era”) – player finished among the top 3 in Fielding WAR and…

Old-Time Franchises – Single-Season WAR Leaders recounts the yearly WAR leaders for professional baseball franchises that existed from 1871 through 1900. The team rosters are constructed using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first…

Founded on my research for the “Minors vs Majors” chapter in my book, “Hardball Retroactive” paired with complementary articles “Minors vs. Majors: The Top Minor League Batters in the Expansion Era” and “Minors vs. Majors: The Top Minor League Pitchers…

Mets (Minor Leaguers) Saves Heath Bell 108 Carlos Muniz 100 Jeff Innis 93 Julian Vasquez 77 Mike Welch 73 Paul Sewald 70 Tim Lavigne 66 Eric Cammack 61 Wes Gardner 59 Jeff Tam 59 Correctly answered by Michael McConchie, Neil…

Twins (Minor Leaguers) Saves Bobby Korecky 105 Anthony Slama 102 Brent Stentz 99 Gus Gandarillas 94 Juan Padilla 86 Pat Neshek 83 Beau Kemp 78 Greg Johnson 69 Rob Delaney 66 Michael Tonkin 65 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey and…

Pilots / Brewers (Minor Leaguers) Saves Rob Wooten 93 Sean Maloney 80 Brian Mallette 78 Jay Aldrich 77 Angel Miranda* 58 Carlos Velazquez 58 Greg Mullins* 55 Nate Griep 54 Jim Henderson 51 Ed Puig* 51 Correctly answered by Rod…