Eli Cash - contributing reporter
Another refresher for those who missed the Part 1 - particularly the primer for a detailed explanation of the three scoring system we use. As a quick reminder, a sure thing for a hitter is 60/130/500, for a starter its 60/130/420 and for a reliever (who doesn't use the Test Score) is 130/250.
Not sure if we'll get the pitchers updated like the positions for next year, but we'll try.
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Jason Gates
If Gates doesn't get in, he'd be the highest rated pitcher to not get into the Hall and scores higher than a few other currently inducted. This might very well be his last year on the ballot so we'll see how things shake out. He was 4 votes short last year. He surpasses the Ws (252) and K (2,873) milestones; not quite up there with the super first ballot elites, but impressive still in just 17 seasons. Slightly higher than HoF average WHIP and ERA, but still ranks up there with the second tier of HoFers. His number of 15+ win and 200+ seasons ranks up there with the best. His 20 playoff wins is near the top with only 3-4 Hall of Famers having more.
Past Voting: 13 (S57), 2 (S56), 10 (S55), 7 (S54)
Juan Galvis
Entering his 6th seasons on the ballot, Galvis was just 3 votes away from his selection. The closest he got was 2 votes away in S55 voting. He surpassed the Wins and Strikeouts milestones. Ended with a .614 win% and just shy of 3500 strike outs. Galvis won 15+ games 9 times out of 20 seasons. That falls just shy of the number of seasons for the first ballot pitchers like Munson, LaPorta, and James. His 7 seasons with 200+ K is very similar, just shy of the shoe-ins but above those who likely squeaked in. He only managed 4 Ws in the playoffs but you can't fault a man for not being on a playoff team.His 3 All-Star appearances would be the least of any Hall of Fame member. The other downside of Galvis is the higher than HoF standard in WHIP and ERA. Only Edgar Cortez who was elected during Season 24 has a higher WHIP. His 3.49 ERA would also be 3rd highest among all HoF starters. Only Cortez, who likely wouldn't get in by today's standards, and Ken Evans who has the second lowest Monitor score of all HoF pitchers.
Past Voting: 14 (S57), 6 (S56), 15 (S55), 9 (S54), 5 (S53)
Sherman Berkman
Sherman 'the Herman' Berkman as he's known by his friends is an interesting case. He only played 16 seasons but still surpassed the K milestone, nearly totaling 3200; that's averaging nearly 200 K a season! Which is actually did 11 of those 16 seasons; and with a sub 3.00 career ERA you have to wonder how many wins did his bullpens blow? That has to be the only explanation as to why he didn't surpass the win milestone as well. His Monitor score falls just below Braeden Abercrombie and Randall Washington who didn't make the cut in recent ballots. One of few starters with a K/9 above 8 and a K/BB above 3. He brought home 2 Cy Young awards and 8 All-star appearances. His voting has been all over the place and this might be his last year on the ballot, so let's see what the committee does and if he makes it in.
Past Voting: 7 (S57), 3 (S56), 13 (S55), 8 (S54)
Gerald Kojima
Gerald missed some of the marks but that might been because of the year in the minors he spent when the Empire were trying to cheat the system (S45). it would have taken just 14 wins for him to reach 250 which he would have reached without a doubt as he had 17, 19, 21, 20, 19, 24 the years prior and 18 the year after. Surely his 3 Cy Young give some merit but his scores fall at the bottom of the current HoFer list. Perhaps because he had such a short career due to be held in the majors until the Empire was ready to compete. Good pitcher and would have enjoyed having him on our team, but think he just misses the Hall.
Entering his 6th seasons on the ballot, Galvis was just 3 votes away from his selection. The closest he got was 2 votes away in S55 voting. He surpassed the Wins and Strikeouts milestones. Ended with a .614 win% and just shy of 3500 strike outs. Galvis won 15+ games 9 times out of 20 seasons. That falls just shy of the number of seasons for the first ballot pitchers like Munson, LaPorta, and James. His 7 seasons with 200+ K is very similar, just shy of the shoe-ins but above those who likely squeaked in. He only managed 4 Ws in the playoffs but you can't fault a man for not being on a playoff team.His 3 All-Star appearances would be the least of any Hall of Fame member. The other downside of Galvis is the higher than HoF standard in WHIP and ERA. Only Edgar Cortez who was elected during Season 24 has a higher WHIP. His 3.49 ERA would also be 3rd highest among all HoF starters. Only Cortez, who likely wouldn't get in by today's standards, and Ken Evans who has the second lowest Monitor score of all HoF pitchers.
Past Voting: 14 (S57), 6 (S56), 15 (S55), 9 (S54), 5 (S53)
Sherman Berkman
Sherman 'the Herman' Berkman as he's known by his friends is an interesting case. He only played 16 seasons but still surpassed the K milestone, nearly totaling 3200; that's averaging nearly 200 K a season! Which is actually did 11 of those 16 seasons; and with a sub 3.00 career ERA you have to wonder how many wins did his bullpens blow? That has to be the only explanation as to why he didn't surpass the win milestone as well. His Monitor score falls just below Braeden Abercrombie and Randall Washington who didn't make the cut in recent ballots. One of few starters with a K/9 above 8 and a K/BB above 3. He brought home 2 Cy Young awards and 8 All-star appearances. His voting has been all over the place and this might be his last year on the ballot, so let's see what the committee does and if he makes it in.
Past Voting: 7 (S57), 3 (S56), 13 (S55), 8 (S54)
Gerald Kojima
Gerald missed some of the marks but that might been because of the year in the minors he spent when the Empire were trying to cheat the system (S45). it would have taken just 14 wins for him to reach 250 which he would have reached without a doubt as he had 17, 19, 21, 20, 19, 24 the years prior and 18 the year after. Surely his 3 Cy Young give some merit but his scores fall at the bottom of the current HoFer list. Perhaps because he had such a short career due to be held in the majors until the Empire was ready to compete. Good pitcher and would have enjoyed having him on our team, but think he just misses the Hall.
Past Voting: 5 (S57), 2 (S56)
Samuel Ramirez
Ramirez is similar to Kojima with a slightly better Test score. Lower career ERA and WHIP, more K, a few less Ws in more seasons pitched. 10 Playoff Ws and 7 All Star appearances. 8 seasons of 15+ Ws and 7 with 200+ K. Surely he deserves more love than 3-4 HoF votes; but like Kojima we just aren't sure if he'll ever get enough to get in.
Ramirez is similar to Kojima with a slightly better Test score. Lower career ERA and WHIP, more K, a few less Ws in more seasons pitched. 10 Playoff Ws and 7 All Star appearances. 8 seasons of 15+ Ws and 7 with 200+ K. Surely he deserves more love than 3-4 HoF votes; but like Kojima we just aren't sure if he'll ever get enough to get in.
Past Voting: 3 (S57), - (S56), 4 (S55)
Diego Parraz, Alfonso Osuna, Adrian Simon, Mac Inouoe, Nick Ferrell
These guys will not likely garner any votes outside of the owner who nominated them (looking at you Nick Ferrell) and should be happy to be on the ballot. Three of them topped or had near 3k strike outs and only Osuna was able to notch 250+ wins. All of their winning percentages site around the .550 mark and only Diego Parraz had more than five 15+ W seasons; who also had 8 playoff wins. There's likely some argument for him but for now we'll loop into him into the pack with the rest.
With ERAs above 3.50,
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I still can't believe Jace Sale didn't make it in, but no RPs on the ballot this year.
With ERAs above 3.50,
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I still can't believe Jace Sale didn't make it in, but no RPs on the ballot this year.
There you go folks, S58 possible Hall of Famers. Let's see if anyone gets in this year!