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33. Greg Holland

33. Greg Holland
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: November 20, 1985 in Marion, NC USA
  • Weight: 210 lbs.
  • Height: 5'10"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: August 02, 2010
  • Final Game: October 01, 2021
  • Reliever of the Year Award - 2014
  • Cy Young - 2013
  • Cy Young - 2014
  • MVP - 2013
  • MVP - 2014
 
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Greg Holland rose up the ranks in the Kansas City Royals organization where he was designed to be a reliever from the get-go.  With his reliable four-seam fastball, Holland would never start a game for KC but would work his way from middle relief to the full-time closer’s role when Jonathan Broxton was traded to Cincinnati on July 31, 2012.  It proved to be a wise trade for the Royals.

He would cement himself as an elite closer in the American League and in 2013 and 2014 he would Save 47 and 46 Games respectively while having ERAs under 1.50 and WHIPS under 1.000.  Named an All-Star in both of those seasons, Holland regressed a bit in 2015 but he would be forced out due to elbow issues and underwent Tommy John Surgery.  This would cost him not only the 2016 season but also the 2015 postseason where the Royals would win the World Series.  He may not have been in the playoffs that year but there is no doubt that Kansas City could not have gotten there without him.

Holland would not be resigned at the end of the 2015 season and after sitting out the entire 2016 campaign he would be signed by the Colorado Rockies where he would lead the NL in Saves.  After stops in St. Louis, Washington, and Arizona, Holland returned to the Royals bullpen in 2020, where he was in a set-up capacity for two years before he left for Texas.

With the Royals, Holland had 159 Saves.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Selected in the 10th Round of the Amateur Draft 6/7/07.
  • Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies 1/28/17.

    Acquired (2): Signed as a Free Agent 2/2/20.

    Departed (2): Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers 3/16/22.
  • Games Played: 394
  • Notable Statistics: 24 Wins
    17 Losses
    2.72 ERA
    255 Games Finished
    159 Saves
    403.2 Innings Pitched
    514 Strikeouts
    2.61 FIP
    1.142 WHIP
    11.3 bWAR

    11 Playoff Games
    0 Wins
    0 Losses
    0.82 ERA
    11 Games Finished
    7 Saves
    11 Innings Pitched
    15 Strikeouts
    0.82 WHIP
    2.50 SO/BB
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (2015)
    All-Star (2013 & 2014)
    Highest Win Probability Added (2013)

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