SFGate.com · Jul 7, 2016
Some perspective on Giants’ bullpen woes
No matter how you slice it, you cannot sugarcoat 17 blown saves (tied for the worst in the majors), or a 40 percent blown-save rate that ranks 13th of 15 NL teams.
The bullpen stands as the No. 1 element that the Giants need to fix, internally and externally.
Because perspective is more useful than hysteria, some facts:
•A blown save occurs when a reliever gives up a lead from the sixth inning on. The Giants play more close games than most. Thirty of the Giants’ 87 games — more than a third — have been settled by one run. So there is a lot more opportunity for a blown save and less margin for error. Their 42 save opportunities rank second in the league to the Marlins’ 46.