Clay Holmes, formerly the closer of the New York Yankees, blows saves. It’s what he does these days. He blows saves in the closer role — 11 this season, to be exact. He blows saves when used in innings other than the ninth — two of them already, in 2.5 weeks away from top dog duties. He was an excellent closer in 2022 and 2023, a good-but-lucky one in 2024’s first few months, and is not a closer right now.