Colorado Rockies: 5 April Numbers Every Rockies Fan Should Know

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Is it possible to underscore the importance of the Rockies signing Greg Holland in the offseason? It was described as a high-risk, high-reward move after the former All-Star closer was an unknown after coming back from Tommy John surgery. However, any question marks have quickly turned to exclamation points with Holland as the closer.

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On Saturday night, Holland converted his 11th save of the season. That is the most saves in the month of April for a Rockies closer in franchise history. It’s also solid for any month in Colorado franchise history. The 11 saves tie the record for the most saves in a single calendar month in Rockies history. Holland joins Brian Fuentes (11 in May of 2007) and Huston Street (11 in June of 2009) at the top of the Colorado leaderboard in this category.

He’s also set some other Rockies records in a very short time in purple pinstripes. Holland converted the save in each of his first nine appearances for the Rockies prior to pitching in a non-save situation Monday night against the Washington Nationals. He tied Darren Holmes for the franchise record for saves in consecutive appearances.

How much of an impact has Holland made with his new team? According to Elias, the only other pitcher to save as many games by the end of April in his first season with a team was Lee Smith, who had 12 saves for the Baltimore Orioles in 1994.