If I had a ballot, here are the guys who would be on it:
- Randy Johnson: The dominant lefty of his generation.
- Pedro Martinez: His numbers are outstanding.
- John Smoltz: Of the big three pitchers for the Braves, I'd take him over Glavine.
- Craig Biggio: Bill James rates him as the number six all-time second baseman.
- Jeff Kent: The most home runs of any second baseman.
- Mike Mussina: He was an outstanding pitcher who pitched in the AL East all of his career.
- Tim Raines: Look at the numbers.
- Alan Trammell: He has better metrics than Barry Larkin.
- Mike Piazza: He might be the best power hitter of any catcher in MLB history.
- Edgar Martinez: One of the best professional hitters of his time.
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Regarding Martinez, you have precedent working against you to a degree. Frank Thomas was mainly a DH, and Molitor was a DH for a great deal of his career. Jaffe's take on Martinez (punch the hyperlink) is interesting. I was surprised how Edgar owned the "best closer of all time."
I don't like the DH either, but he was one of the best hitters of his era, and he played on the west coast, which hampered prime time exposure.
Mussina is a borderline candidate, but I think his numbers get deflated by playing his career in the AL East and not really getting much of a shot at the playoffs. If Mussina would have played in the AL Central or anywhere in the NL, his metrics would be even better.
If I had to pull one dude off that ballot, it would probably be Kent.
77% of Martinez' PAs were as DH.
57% of Thomas' PAs were as DH.
I am shocked at the pundits who continue to slobber all over Schilling.
Schilling's recent Twitter war of words about evolution certainly isn't helping his character issues.
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