"I think what the industry has begun to value is relievers' performance in general independent of saves," Kapler said late in spring training. "So if you look at what has happened in the offseasons of 2016 and 2017, the guys who have been in the highest demand have just been performers in the bullpen. That's why you see [Pat Neshek] and [Tommy] Hunter get such big deals. There had been a premium put on the track record of saves and this has nothing to do with saves. It has only to do with being able to get hitters out."