"The number: 17 This may be one of the most amazing stats of the year: 17 different pitchers recorded a save for the Diamondbacks. Yes, that's a record (the 2021 Rays and 2024 Dodgers each had 14). It wasn't by design, of course. A.J. Puk started the season as Arizona's closer and got injured after eight appearances and four saves. Justin Martinez picked up five saves before injuring his elbow. Shelby Miller earned 10 saves"
"The number: 38 That's the estimated number of runs Braves shortstops created, via FanGraphs' wOBA formula, as Nick Allen and friends collectively hit .222/.281/.268 with just 18 extra-base hits. That 38 runs created were the lowest of any position in the majors in 2025 and the second lowest for the shortstop position over the past five seasons. (Tigers shortstops created 37 runs in 2024.) It was the fewest extra-base hits for any position since Rangers left fielders remarkably had just 16 extra-base hits in 2022"
Arizona used 17 different pitchers to record saves in 2025, a major-league record driven by injuries to A.J. Puk and Justin Martinez and a midseason trade of Shelby Miller. The Diamondbacks finished near the bottom in bullpen ERA and reliever win probability added, indicating an urgent need for both rotation and relief upgrades and a settled closer. Braves shortstops created an estimated 38 runs via FanGraphs' wOBA, hitting .222/.281/.268 with only 18 extra-base hits, the lowest runs-created by any position in 2025; Atlanta signed Ha-Seong Kim to address shortstop.
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