Andrew Miller Doesn’t Have Any Saves, And He’s The Best Reliever In Baseball

Posted Jun 6, 2017
Cleveland’s Andrew Miller is the sort of pitcher we had in mind when we developed the goose egg, our replacement for the save stat that rewards pitchers for throwing scoreless relief innings in clutch situations. Miller isn’t the Indians’ closer and in fact, Miller doesn’t have a single save yet this season. But no reliever has contributed more to his team’s bottom line. (FiveThirtyEight)

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