WAR: 13.4

RA9-WAR: 16.5; RAR: 134.4

FDP-Wins: 3.2; BIP-Wins: -1.1; LOB-Wins: 4.3

Having struck out just 8.69 batters per 9 innings pitched, Francisco Cordero was never the prototypical fireball-throwing shutdown closer. Instead, in stranding an average of 76.3% of baserunners, the three-time All-Star was extremely effective in preventing runs from scoring, and his impressive 42.9% groundball rate played a big part in that.