Dusty Baker talked last month about trying, at some point when Sean Doolittle was unavailable, to get Brandon Kintzler to 30 saves. Kintzler, 33, was acquired from the Minnesota Twins at the non-waiver deadline, and he is headed for free agency after the 2017 season ends, so have a 30-save campaign on his resume would look good.
“At some point in time I would like to get — especially on an occasion when Doolittle is not available to close, I’d like to get -- Kintzler — he needs two more saves to thirty.