Tanner Scott just blew his MLB-leading fifth save with the Dodgers yesterday, instantly turning a 4-2 lead in the eighth inning into a tie game that grew into a 7-4 defeat. Scott, a much-ballyhooed free agent pickup this offseason, has a 3.28 ERA, which is in line with his career ERA (3.55). And he has 10 saves this year.
Many Dodger fans have been frustrated by Scott, but he still boasts a 0.2 WAR this year. And positive WAR is better than nothing.
An interesting comparison case is Devin Williams, who was the Yankees' big relief pitcher pickup this offseason. With a career WAR of 8.2 (which rivals Scott's 9.1 career WAR over 9 years, two more than Williams), Williams has also lost the closer role this year thanks to a bevy of shaky performances.
Williams has only blown one save this year. But he has only 5 saves on the season, and his 6.75 ERA translates to a -0.7 WAR this year, much worse than Scott's.
With so many of the Dodgers' high-leverage arms on the IL, we have no choice but to trot Tanner Scott out there and hope for the best. It's not a great strategy--we lost an opportunity to sweep the Guardians yesterday and instead finished the roadtrip with a mediocre 3-3 record--but it may be all we've got for now.
Yikes.
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