Why Punting Saves Does Not Work

I wrote this in response to a team who claims to be able to ignore Saves at the draft.

"We're #3! We're #3!

If that logic worked then teams would win every year doing it, but like the Red Sox found out and the Blue Jays are too stupid to realize, you need closers/saves.

Once the draft ends, the number of quality players who become available in the course of the season is one or two at a time, and there are 11 other teams looking for the same thing.

While drafting, a team won't over pay for a third closer, but that same team will take that third closer out of the pool because that is the best player available to fill a pitching slot."