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Originally Posted by KSig RC
Mine pretty much mirror Keith Law's from ESPN:
-Ripken: Clearly one of the top 3 shortstops in history, with the highest-ever WARP scores when adjusted and underrated defense, a no-brainer even without the (overrated) streak
-Gwynn: Not just an inclusion because of the mythical 3000 hit plateau - also one of the best pure contact hitters of all time, relative to era, and alll-around solid at the plate
-McGwire: Uh, seriously? Top 15 in HR/SLG, put up a couple of the best seasons in recent history, and the most feared hitter in the league for about a decade. Clear inclusion.
-BLYLEVEN: Clearly the best pitcher not in the Hall - amazing Ks and Wins, he compares favorably to Nolan Ryan, and no one doubts his inclusion, right? He wouldn't even be in the bottom third of HOF pitchers . . .
-Gossage: Better than Sutter in every conceivable, reasonable way
I think I could be talked into Trammell, as well, but these are the no-brainers for me.
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Well that made my post easy - mine mirror yours, except Trammell is a definite on my list. His numbers put him in, in my mind, and it's ridiculous he hasn't gotten more support. Of course, my favorite ballplayer, Donnie Baseball, has no shot whatsoever.
At least it will be better than last year. WTF Sutter?
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