December 29, 2004
Hoffman Honored
Congratulations to Trevor Hoffman, this year's winner of the Hutch Award.
Hoffman, the 40th winner of the Hutch Award, was recognized for returning last season and recording 41 saves after missing almost all of the 2003 season following two rounds of shoulder surgery as well as his involvement in the community.
Hoffman didn't miss a beat as he struck out nearly a batter an inning and was stingier than usual in issuing walks. He's just 7 saves away from 400 and will be just the third pitcher to reach that plateau. With two good seasons, he'll set the all-time save mark.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I was glad to learn about the Hutch Award. I read about it
on your link, & it seemed to emphasize off the field &
other intangibles. Your description of it here made it
sound primarily on-the-field statistics-related stuff.
When I went to the link on all time saves leaders I noticed Robb Nen has not pitched in the last two seasons yet is at 314 saves. Know this is a what if but if he had pitched the last two seasons with his usual 40+ saves he would have had about the same number of saves as Trevor Hoffman plus be two years younger.
