Trevor Hoffman's Hall of Fame candidacy comes down primarily to one number: his career saves total. If you think that number tells us something about a player's value or production, then you think he's a Hall of Famer. If you, like me, view saves as a junk stat, and their accumulation as a function more of context and managerial decisions than player performance, you probably don't think he's a Hall of Famer. But I'd like to delve a bit more into why I don't think Hoffman or other comparable relievers (such as Billy Wagner, whose career innings pitched total is lower than any pitcher in the Hall) belong.