Just something I thought might help us find a reliever to close in 2012. Blue marks the FA's. The rest are TRADE TARGETS! YEAH!
Saves + Holds Per Blown Save 2011 (Minimum 20 sv+hld)
Jose Valverde 49
Antonio Bastardo 25
Sergio Romo 24
Tony Sipp 24
John Axford 23
Koji Uehara 22
LaTroy Hawkins 20
Ryan Madson 18
Joel Peralta 13
Andrew Bailey 13
Chris Sale 12
David Robertson 12
Mike Adams 11
David Hernandez 11
J.J. Putz 11
Greg Holland 11
Javy Guerra 11
Javier Lopez 11
Jonathan Papelbon 10
Joel Hanrahan 10
Jonny Venters 10
Sean Marshall 10
Drew Storen 9
Chris Perez 9
Scott Downs 9
Mariano Rivera 9
Heath Bell 9
Rafael Soriano 8
Huston Street 8
Eric O'Flaherty 8
Rafael Betancourt 8
Brandon League 7
Joe Nathan 7
Brian Wilson 7
Daniel Bard 7
Brian Fuentes 7
Jason Motte 7
Francisco Rodriguez 7
Bill Bray 7
Jason Isringhausen 7
Vinnie Pestano 6
Joaquin Benoit 6
Francisco Cordero 6
Leo Nunez 6
Craig Kimbrel 6
Matt Thornton 6
Grant Balfour 6
Tyler Clippard 5
Jim Johnson 5
Nftali Feliz 5
Sergio Santos 5
Fernando Salas 5
Mark Melancon 5
Chad Qualls 4
Kyle Farnsworth 4
Jesse Crain 4
Jose Veras 4
Joakim Soria 4
Kerry Wood 4
Carlos Marmol 4
Jordan Walden 3
Kevin Gregg 3
Matt Capps 2
If nothing else, this list tells me that most teams count on their young, cheap talent to hold or close games. There are certainly some specialists in this list that would likely never get the call to close, either. Anyway, what you will. Who is your 2012 closer?