And without throwing a pitch…Mariano Rivera is now your active saves leader.
Unable to find a team to take a chance on him and a rocky (at best) 2010 campaign, Trevor Hoffman has decided to put an end to his 18-year career.
“It’s time to retire. It’s time to move on,” Hoffman told MLB.com. “This is more of a self-evaluation. I expect to pitch at a certain level and I had to be honest with myself that I wasn’t certain I could maintain that anymore.”
After making his seventh All-Star team in 2009, his numbers took a dip in 2010. He blew five of his first ten save chances…and finished with only ten saves and a 5.89 ERA.
For his career, the 43-year-old finished with 601 saves, a 2.87 ERA and as the all-time leader in games finished.
Hoffman should waltz into the Hall of Fame alongside Ken Griffey Jr. in July 2016, but given the nutso voting habits of the BBWAA of late…it’s hard to predict what exactly will play out.
The San Diego Padres are planning a press conference Wednesday at PETCO Park to announce Hoffman’s new gig with the ballclub. And yes…this is the same team that once released their long-time closer via fax.
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