Trevor Hoffman

form, but if possible, acquiring a difference maker in the pen would be a viable alternative.  Trevor Hoffman's name has been floated around, but he can veto any trade, and San Diego most likely would not want to part with their potential Hall-of-Fame closer.  An interesting possibility might be Mike MacDougal of the White Sox.  He has experience closing in Kansas City, and has had success at the major league level, yet he has been toiling in Triple-A since April.  He is not necessarily a distinct upgrade over anyone currently in the Mets' bullpen, but it could be useful to see what he's got when the rosters expand on September 1, and it probably would not take much to pry him away from Chicago.

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ree years, for a bit of insurance, but it was no matter because the Mets went down in order against Trevor Hoffman, the all-time saves leader, in the ninth anyway, and the Padres evened the series at 1-1.  Wright had also made a significant baserunning error in the fifth inning, getting doubled off at first on a Carlos Beltran fly ball to right field.

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4.62 mark in non-save situations since he was named the closer.  The all-time leader in saves, Trevor Hoffman has been having a sub-par season so far, but his numbers are still much more respectable in save situations than otherwise.  He has saved 22 games in 25 chances with a 4.03 ERA in those 25 games, as opposed to a 5.40 ERA in 10 innings of other circumstances.

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