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mlive.com - 2/17/2008
Tigers' Jones eyes 40 saves at age 40
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Todd Jones has a chance to do something no one else has done: record 40 saves at age 40. The Detroit Tigers closer turns 40 on April 24. Jones had 37 saves when he was 38, and 38 saves when he was 39. Jones' biggest obstacle to becoming the first with 40 at 40 could be that San Diego's Trevor Hoffman, who turned 40 last October, might get there first. Hoffman has 524 career saves, the ...

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Looking ahead to 2009: K-Rod a free agent?
Detroit Tigers blog — ... I’m pretty sure we won’t be seeing Todd Jones close forever. There is, of course, talk set-up man Fernando Rodney could step into that role. That makes me a bit nervous. (There was talk Joel Zumaya was the Tigers’ future closer, but I think we have to put that on pause until we see just how he pitches when he comes back from injury, and if he can pitch successfully without further injuring himself.) So, it is possible Detroit could be thinking about a closer at that time. ...

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