Glavine300 Hall Of Fame Report

Once again I have decided to go through our Hall of Fame Ballot to try and take a deeper look at who you might want to cast your vote for. I use a point system that rewards players for Single Season achievements, career milestones, Awards, All Star games and even defensive stats while rewarding players who played tougher positions (ie SS/C/CF/3^rd/2^nd).

This is just my formula and can not be taken as an exact science.  I will sort the players by Primary Major League position for easy comparison

 

DH: We currently have 1 DH in the hall of fame Giomar Andujar, he was voted in season 49  and scored 213 with my formula due in large part to his negative defensive score.

BubbaMarlette: He got 7 votes last season so clearly has some fans. He scored very close to Andujar with 211.  He was a huge power hitter and even had the ability to steal some bases. I guess if you are good with Andujar in the Hall than you are okay with Bubba

 

1^st: We have 8 first baseman in the HOF now with the best being Reynel Franco (669) and the worst Ed Hitchcock (239)

Gerald Feng picked up 11 Votes last season, he was another big power bat that won himself an MVP but was also a negative on the defensive side limiting his score to 216

RJ Tarraga is a potentially deserving vote getter, last season he did get 8.  His score is 290 which by no means is high for 1^st baseman its much closer to meeting my standards.

Brett Knorr1 vote last season and a score of 261. Once again a little on the low side for a vote from me. He was a tremendous base stealer therefor probably doesn’t get the love that other 1^st/COF type power hitters get.

2^nd: We have 8 second basemen in the hall with scores ranging from 534, Benito Miranda and 396, Joe O’Keefe.

WikiFuentes (374) Zack Swann (354) Kelly Cone (320) Zachery Perez (285) all picked up at least one vote last season. But beyond Fuentes I don’t see any of them ever getting the call from Cooperstown.

Fuentes was a great base stealer who had surprising power (375 Homers-479 Doubles) who played solid defense even winning himself a Gold Glove for his work in LF

SS: Only one of these in the HOF Bob Drew who scored 381 thanks in large part to his great glove work and solid power

Sadly we only have one nominee who called SS home, Carlos Leon, while Carlos was a very solid power hitter, especially for a SS (496 homers) he did only steal 1 base his entire career and when not playing 2^nd/3^rd he was actually pretty bad with the glove (77 Negative plays at SS and CF). He will not be getting my vote.

3^rd:  6 are currently in the HOF, with Albert Barrios taking the top spot (570) and DT May  (348) the bottom.

KensukeMartin only picked up 3 votes last year but according to me is very deserving with a score of 387 that puts him comfortably in the top 4 of all Third basemen. The power was never anything special, though 304 Homers aren’t bad. He stole almost 600 bases and scored over 1500 Runs, all the while playing exceptional defense making 154 Positive plays at 3^rd base

John Won was a big vote getter last season (8) and for good reason, he hit 607 Homers but beyond that didn’t do much. He struck out almost 2000 times as was a bad fielder at any position except 1^st base. While his score is 294. I will not be voting for him

Russ Root was another very good power hitter that could field the position very well but lacks the accolades and awards that the other nominees have, his total score is 259.

Centerfield: Three in the Hall BC Santiago (677) Elmer Stocker (473) Santo Toca (350)

We have some interesting nominees this season with Turner King a first time guy getting a lot of early love. King scores 406 with my formula on the back of great power (569 Homers) and great defense (192+ plays at CF) . He also has a closet full of awards.

BrandonHardy almost got in last season (13 Votes)  He was a wiz with the glove…but probably only slightly better then King….if even that. He lacks the offensive numbers from Turner and therefore only scores a 297

ErnestJensen and Jesus Urbina were fine players as well but fall short of being Hall Of Famers

Right Field:  There are only three RF’s in the Hall right now ranging from David Molina (525) to Cesar Campos (294)

CalvinTanaka was one vote shy last season, he was solid fielder as far as COF go and was a tremendous hitter finishing his career with an OPS of 909. My score for him is 376.

ChadScherzer, score 342 is another strong contender for getting my vote. Stealing 744 bases he was a great table setter while also sporting a OBP of 372

Left Field: 5 in the Hall Joel Gomes (488) all the way down to Tike Dykstra (205)

WayneYashian is the only player worth talking about this year as he scored a solid 298. He was good with the bat (284 AVG-402 Homers) and good on the bases (238 steals) while also being a plus defender in LF. Has an outside chance at getting my vote.

Catchers: Pedro Johnson is our on Catcher in the Hall of Fame, score (515)

BobbyThomas (389) I think is very deserving of getting a vote this season (389) Lots of awards and some great hitting numbers (2400 Hits, 363 Homers and a very good 281 AVG.)

SawyerWatkins got two votes last season and his score sits at 350. Doesn’t have the awards that Thomas has but was also great hitter, better then Thomas, but not nearly as solid a fielder.

 

That’s it for the batters, if I left anyone out its because they weren’t very good or their careers were too short.

 

Starting Pitchers:

I don’t see anyone who is even close to being a Hall Of Fame

 

Relief Pitchers: 3 in the Hall Currently

While OtisRivera and Pete Jang were amazing relief pitchers I am not sure they have the numbers that will convince people to vote for them. I could be swayed to go for Rivera if there was a groundswell of support for him