zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
So let's play a silly offseason game. Say BBWAA says hey X poster, you're still posting on a baseball message board 20 years after it was cool You are basically a baseball writer.
Who do you vote for this year?
Keep in mind this isn't who you think would get in. But who are the people you vote for. Of course you don't have to vote for all 10. But who are your 10 picks?
FOr me in no particular order.
1. Andruw - All time defensive CF, 400+ homers, how he hasn't gotten in is baffling. But he's trending to get in year 10.
2. Chase Utley - He'll be held back by voters because he doesn't have counting stats. But a great defensive 2B who also could hit. His peak was some of the best 2B play of all time.
3. Ichiro - Came into the league past (or on the back end) of their prime, and ****ing killed it. If he had been in the majors since he was 22, he probably is pushing 100 WAR.
4. Beltran - I mean the thunder to the lightning of Andruw, another amazing CF, arguably even better than Andruw overlal because of his 30+ year old play.
5. CC Sabathia - A lock, Him and Ichiro are IMO the 2 first round hall of famers this year.
6. A - Rod - I mean I hate the guy. But yeah he's a lock talentwise. Hard to hold back juicers. Bonds and Clemens should be in too
7. Wagner - THis is where I start having a "do they belong" debates. But Wagner is the tail end of hall of fame closers of his era.
8. Manny - How much roids helped him, who knows. But he's one of the best right handed hitters of his era.
9. Bobby Abreu - Bobby has so many stats that say he should be a hall of famer. But he doesn't feel like a hall of famer, he lacks the highs, but from 24-35 he had a slash of .301/.406/.497. He was a getting on base machine. He was also super durable playing 140 or more games every year from when he became a starter at 24 until his aged 38 season. That's quite excellent (and kind of suspicious in the steroid era) but he just kind of was very good for a really long time. Never elite, just very good to great. His WAR is a hall of famer, just doesn't really feel like it.
10. Mark Buerhle - Honestly, I would be tempted to not vote for him. Or anoyone here. But Buerhle has some arguments. the other debate is Pedrioia who had a HOF peak his WAR7 is comparable to Jose ALtuve who should be a HoF lock. Neither of these are like lock hall of famers and if Iwas the only eprson voting I probably would have stopped after A-Rod honestly.
Who do you vote for this year?
Keep in mind this isn't who you think would get in. But who are the people you vote for. Of course you don't have to vote for all 10. But who are your 10 picks?
FOr me in no particular order.
1. Andruw - All time defensive CF, 400+ homers, how he hasn't gotten in is baffling. But he's trending to get in year 10.
2. Chase Utley - He'll be held back by voters because he doesn't have counting stats. But a great defensive 2B who also could hit. His peak was some of the best 2B play of all time.
3. Ichiro - Came into the league past (or on the back end) of their prime, and ****ing killed it. If he had been in the majors since he was 22, he probably is pushing 100 WAR.
4. Beltran - I mean the thunder to the lightning of Andruw, another amazing CF, arguably even better than Andruw overlal because of his 30+ year old play.
5. CC Sabathia - A lock, Him and Ichiro are IMO the 2 first round hall of famers this year.
6. A - Rod - I mean I hate the guy. But yeah he's a lock talentwise. Hard to hold back juicers. Bonds and Clemens should be in too
7. Wagner - THis is where I start having a "do they belong" debates. But Wagner is the tail end of hall of fame closers of his era.
8. Manny - How much roids helped him, who knows. But he's one of the best right handed hitters of his era.
9. Bobby Abreu - Bobby has so many stats that say he should be a hall of famer. But he doesn't feel like a hall of famer, he lacks the highs, but from 24-35 he had a slash of .301/.406/.497. He was a getting on base machine. He was also super durable playing 140 or more games every year from when he became a starter at 24 until his aged 38 season. That's quite excellent (and kind of suspicious in the steroid era) but he just kind of was very good for a really long time. Never elite, just very good to great. His WAR is a hall of famer, just doesn't really feel like it.
10. Mark Buerhle - Honestly, I would be tempted to not vote for him. Or anoyone here. But Buerhle has some arguments. the other debate is Pedrioia who had a HOF peak his WAR7 is comparable to Jose ALtuve who should be a HoF lock. Neither of these are like lock hall of famers and if Iwas the only eprson voting I probably would have stopped after A-Rod honestly.
