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Originally Posted by bn2cardz
Mariano's 652 saves is not a safe record. He didn't record his first save until he was 26. His first full season was the next season at 27. Craig Kimbrel is only 28 and already has 237 saves.
Between 2011 and 2014 Kimbrel's lowest save total was 42. Mariano never had a four year run of leading the league in saves, nor did he have a four year run of 40+ saves. Kimbrel's save % is 90.5%, Mariano's was 89.1%. If Kimbrel can have a healthy career than Mariano's record is not safe. Even if it isn't Kimbrel it will just take another career closer with more chances.
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I don't see anything special in the saves record. I mean who cares? The special thing about Mariano was that he was Mariano. If Kimbrel overtook his saves mark, it wouldn't mean anything in terms of where he stands against Mariano. Rivera might have been the single greatest inning for inning pitcher of all time, saves record or not.