S57 Time for the Hall - Part 2

 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. 

SP

Jason Gates
It's crazy that he went from 10 votes down to 2, perhaps the blog is having an inverse effect on Gates getting in. This will be his 4th season and quickly running out of available years and he comps well compared to the other Hall of Fame pitchers. Similar to Galvis, 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. Another area he is just like Galvis is the 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. 
Votes Last Season: 2
Cash vote: YES

Juan Galvis
Enter S56 voting, Galvis was just 2 votes away from his selection but then turned out a dud, lossing an amazing 9 votes. 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. 
Votes Last Season: 6
Cash vote: YES

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. Berkman also went from 13 votes all the way down to 3 votes, but with other available names on the ballot there's some sense to that since he's considered a borderline HoFer. 
Votes Last Season: 3
Cash vote: Borderline

Jeffrey Randall, Adrian Simon, and Gerald Kojima
These guys will not likely garner any votes and should be happy to be on the ballot. With ERAs above 3.50, WHIPs above 1.25, and K/9 below 7.1 they relied on the position players behind them to help them out of jams. Kojima holds 3 Cy Young between the group and accounts for 4 of the 9 All-Star appearances the group had. Randall however did prove useful in the playoffs with 12 W/SVs and nearly 3,000 K. If you are going to vote for any of them, he should be the one. Kojima is likely the best of the bunch and might garner a few votes himself. 

RP
Relief pitchers have it tough, I'm not sure how Sammy Felix got in, but maybe it was easier back in the early years when pitching strategies were a little different. Often times in these current times, the best RPs are used for more games and not as the closer but higher leverage situations. I personally think they are underrated but understand it's likely because of how fickle they can be season t season. With names like Al Balentien, and Tomo Hayashi not gaining access to the Hall, you have to wonder if any of them actually will. It shall be renamed, Hall of everyone but relief pitchers!

Jace Sale
This guy knew how to close out games. Not only is he the All-Time Saves leader but by nearly 200 saves. He pitched for 18 seasons as a closer and every single one of them he closed out and saved more than 30 games. He owns 5 Fireman of the Year Awards and only missed the All-Star game 3 of the seasons he played. He saved 12 games over the 7 years Boston made the playoffs. His Monitor Score ranks among the top, even for starting pitchers. I surprised to see he only had 10 votes last season, but maybe that's because of the amount of talent on the ballot last season. How in the world did he go from 10 votes in S53, to 15 in S54, and then DOWN to 12 last season. Get this guy in the Hall before he's no longer eligible. 
How is it this guy lost a vote? This is likely his last year, as he's been on the ballot for 5 seasons now, with this year being his 6th. Let's get the All-time saves leader and most Fireman of the Year awards into the Hall. 
Votes Last Season: 11
Cash vote: YES

There you go folks, S56 possible Hall of Famers. Let's see if anyone gets in this year!

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S56 - Gloves

 Richard Castle - contributing reporter

The Cobbfather Gazette started a new look into ranking players by defensive value. As a first look we are omitting catchers for now, until we can find a better way to include passed balls, and all things related to stolen bases. Bold names indicate Gold Glove winners. Majority of the time they will be top of the list, and rightfully so, but sometimes a player in another league who was runner up might have been better than the opposing league. To make the lists easier, we'll list top 10 and bottom 10. If you guys are interested in a full list, let me know; perhaps we do that next year. 

First Base - Top 10

1. 7.51 - Geronimo Nunez - Boston
2. 6.32 - Yusmeiro Troncosco - Austin
3. 6.21 - Gary Halladay - Salem
4. 6.10 - Keith Halter - New Orleans
5. 5.63 - Quincy Bates - Pittsburg
6. 4.69 - Carlos Soto - Houston
7. 4.66 - Bendard Morton - Washington DC
8. 2.54 - James Kondou - Vancouver
9. 1.99 - Steve Lalli - Montreal
10. 1.16 - Emilio Molina - OKC

First Base - Bottom 10

1. -26.57 - Leo Wood - Dover
2. -15.22 - Alex Perez - Hartford 
3. -13.28 - Fritz Grahram - Augusta
4. -12.82 - Raul Fernandez - Montreal & Mickey Barmes - Helena
5. -11.65 - Ryne Truman - Tacoma
6. -8.75 - Chuck Rupe - Philadephia
7. -8.28 - Ehire Cruz - Salt Lake City
8. -7.78 - Omar Gonzales - Toyo
9. -6.81 - Nomar Rodgers - Atlanta
10. -5.84 - Chuck Brinson - Chicago

Second Base - Top 10

1. 16.31 - Brad Vernon - Vancouver
2. 5.32 - Ed Watanabe - Chicago
3. 5.14 - Alberto Castillo - Boston
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4. 4.49 - Wayne Brow - Colorado Springs
5. 4.14 - JP Avilan - Tokyo
6. 4.17 - Willie Martin - Buffalo
7. 3.90 - Vin Pirela - Philadelphia
8. 3.52 - Phillip Burnett - New York
9. 3.33 - Javier Quevedo - New Orleans
10. 2.34 - Yohan Nova - Houston

Second Base - Bottom 10

1. -17.63 - Charley Rhymes - Jacksonville
2. -13.22 - Tike Crosby - Milwaukee
3. -13.15 - Alex Kennedy - Tacoma
4. -12.19 - Damion Ni - Huntington
5. -11.35 - Brennan Howard - Montreal
6. -9.77 - Nicholas Cornely - Pittsburgh
7. -8.07 - Wandy Latos - Mexico City
8. -7.83 - Miles Cookson - Minnesota
9. -7.30 - Ronald Wilson - Washington DC
10. -6.80 - Roger Stinnett - Salt Lake City

Shortstop - Top 10

1. 6.74 - Marshall Banks - Colorado Springs
2. 5.57 - Christian Seung - Charleston
3. 3.62 - Yusmeiro Del Rosario - Philadelphia
4. 2.36 - Matty Doubront - Milwaukee
5. 2.24 - Michael Woo - Houston
6. 2.14 - Esteban Castro - Milwaukee
7. 2.08 - Brooks Jarvis - New York
8. 2.02 - Sammy Beltre - Minnesota
9. 1.79 - Howie Baltz- Huntington
10. 1.58 - Bart Higley - Minnesota

Shortstop - Bottom 10

1. -34.49 - Wayne Chatwood - Pittsburgh
2. -19.80 - Benji Astacio - Austin
3. -17.68 - Victor Abad - Vancouver
4. -12.23 - Jhonatan Castro - Salem
5. -11.60 - Norberto Martinez - Anaheim
6. -10.84 - Nestor Merced - Dover
7. -7.21 - Junior Wang - Mexico City
8. -6.44 - Mark Durrington - Washington DC
9. -4.55 - Enos Haas - Buffalo 
10. -3.35 - Lazy Bigbie - Tacoma

Third Base - Top 10

1. 5.65 - Rafael Rodriguez - Oklahoma City
2. 5.51 - Mariano Villano - Pittsburgh
3. 5.19 - Banjo Urlaub - Salt Lake City
4. 4.73 - Edwar Guerrero - Anaheim
5. 4.72 - Chili Lawton - Montreal
6. 3.43 - Vince Saarloos - Atlanta
7. 3.29 - Bernie Mendez - Tokyo
8. 3.00 - Charlie Hinojosa- Minnesota
9. 2.90 - Leonel Martinez - Hartford
10. 2.78 - Rip Bromberg - Huntington

Third Base - Bottom 10

1. -27.68 - Carmen Buller - New York
2. -24.30 - Chan Ho Jiang - Dover
3. -21.79 - Gus Koh - Tacoma
4. -20.25 - Jimmy Blaser - Milwaukee
5. -19.30 - Lawrence Parrish - Augusta
6. -14.00 - Jay Norton - Salem
7. -3.68 - Erasmo Rodriguez - Austin
8. -3.62 - Brett Caminiti - Columbus
9. -3.39 - Rocky Steenstra - Washington DC
10. -2.18 - David Quintana - Helena

Leftfield - Top 10

1. 11.42 - Dicky Chang - Salem
2. 9.99 - Ernest Clements - Austin
3. 6.67 - Juancito Martin - New Orleans
4. 5.77 - Tsubasa Maeda - Columbus
5. 5.26 - TJ Christenson - Atlanta
6. 4.65 - Julio Pascual - Pittsburgh
7. 2.93 - Jeanmar Furcal - Charleston
8. 2.42 - Warren Cobb - Hartford
9. 2.33 - Jose Castro - Sante Fe
10. 2.13 - Miguel Barrios - Boston

Leftfield - Bottom 10

1. -41.72 - Yuniesky Tavarez - New York
2. -23.91 - Cy Bettis - Dover
3. -20.16 - Louie Weiss - Huntington
4. -17.35 - Spud Campbell - Tokyo
5. -7.11 - Jason McGuiness - Oklahoma City
6. -6.31 - Earl Hawkins - Augusta
7. -6.18 - Leury Barcelo - Washington DC
8. -5.98 - Sammy Alou - Buffalo
9. -5.62 - Tony Kwon - Milwaukee
10. -5.26 - Dario Lester - Houston

Centerfield - Top 10

1. 9.16 - Lewis Gaetti - New York
2. 6.11 - JO Avila - Tokyo
3. 5.65 - Tyrone Greer - Sante Fe
4. 5.17 - Brian Lorick - Minnesota
5. 4.24 - Leonys Guerrero - Charleston
6. 3.53 - Gonzalez Liriano - Columbus
7. 3.08 - TJ Nick - Washington DC
8. 2.35 - Yu Iwamura - Augusta
9. 2.13 - Adam West - Atlanta
10. 1.66 - Bonk Burnett - Hartford

Centerfield - Bottom 10

1. -22.89 - Storm Phelps - Dover
2. -15.19 - Shea Crowe - Chicago 
3. -15.06 - Jordany Solarte - Pittsburgh
4. -12.69 - Larry Schultz - Austin
5. -10.03 - Jose Ontiveros - Anaheim
6. -9.07 - Sal Judge - Augusta
7. -6.82 - Alex Parrish - Milwaukee
8. -6.40 - Esteban Amaro - Salem
9. -5.63 - Brandon Stevens - Oklahoma City
10. -5.47 - Roy Richards - Tacoma

Rightfield - Top 10

1. 18.89 - Carl Conine - Austin
2. 9.22 - Rich Rendon - Augusta
3. 4.67 - Juancito Uribe - Boston
4. 3.71 - Hugh McMillan - Pittsburgh
5. 3.56 - Patsy Shipley - Vancouver
6. 3.33 - Noe Lecuona - Hartford
7. 3.30 - Leon Beck - Anaheim
8. 2.74 - Reymond Balboa - Philadelphia
9. 1.85 - Jonnie Daniels - Atlanta
10. 0.85 - Benny Saez - Charleston

Rightfield - Bottom 10

1. -26.38 - Roger Herman - New York
2. -21.20 - Lewis Suggs - Tacoma
3. -15.24 - Vic Nova - Colorado Springs
4. -12.47 - Yovani Franco - Buffalo
5. -12.28 - Aaron Piatt - Dover
6. -11.88 - Eric Mashore - Tokyo
7. -6.33 - Douglas Laxton - New Orleans
8. -5.37 - Brace Lansing - Oklahoma City
9. -5.07 - Max Escuela - Helena
10. -5.03 - Avisail Gonzales - Milwaukee

S57 - Rule 5 Draft coverage

Gabrielle  O. Alvarez-Tillman - Contributing Reporter

We are underway with our Rule 5 draft coverage tonight. 

1. New York Empire - To no surprise, they selected nobody. Improving the ML roster only hurts the chances at a repeat #1 draft pick next season. 
2. Dover Hazmats - They had some room on the 40 man but after all those Free Agent signings, perhaps no room on the ML roster. In a typical year I wouldn't blame them for passing, but this year there was some ML talent that could have helped. 
3. Austin Sons' of Odin - Our first actual pick in the draft and they go Bob Fullmer. What is this, Fullmer House? Go back to Azgard with this pick!
4. Tacoma Aroma - Something smells around here and it's Reese Jacobs' ability to field at Shortstop. Just because he's highly rated, doesn't make him useable. Though his bat is great....if he could play shortstop. He'll be nothing more than a .300 wOBA (well below average) hitter at best. 
5. Mexico City Staring Frogs - When you draft a Shortstop in the Rule 5, this is the type of guy you get. Has potential to hit lefties, but will produce on the defensive side of the ball. Why is that a saying, the ball's round?!?
6. Pittsburgh Yinzers - $5 bet says the commish couldn't read yinzer so he passed up this pick altogether. No Pick. 
7. Colorado Springs From My Loins - This season is all about Jorge Johnson. We can't have any new rule 5 pick coming in and stealing his thunder! No pick. 
8. Augusta Alcoholics - The team goes for 2B Von Wright and I think this pick is Von Wrong! Perhaps the team likes his power which might...MIGHT net them 15 HR with maybe 3x more strikeouts than walks and a .305 wOBA. 
9. Washington DC Nationals - Fantastic pick here, can't believe the Nationals landed MIKE TRO....wait, it's his third cousin from Palo Alto, Cali whose only real experience is MLB the Show? Perhaps this guy is friends with Donovan Romano, except Chad doesn't have the home field of Santa Fe helping him out. Not a bad pick for the Rule 5. 
10. Milwaukee Metronomes - No pick is an interesting tactic for the Metronomes. Perhaps they didn't find any music to their ears this season. 
11. Salem Bourbon Makers - The Bourbon makers go with Santos Mercedo, P; but he's not projected to finish the season at the ML level. He'll likely be offered back, rejected by Helena and regulated to AAA ball.  
12. Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII - Now this is a pick. Controllable ML ready arm who should keep the ball on the ground most days; which is exactly what Santa Fe needs. Plus side, it comes at the expense of their division rivals. 
13. Charleston Offspring - Speaking of that division, Charleston makes a solid bullpen pick with S54 Fireman of the Year and All-Star, S55 All-Star and World Series champion Darby Hatcher who the Chicago Gunslingers had just traded for this season but decided to not assign him to a roster and let him walk. 
14. Buffalo Bisons - No pick
15. Jacksonville Lizard Kings - No pick
16. Anaheim Diablos - No pick
17. Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates - Canada was hungry, most likely because all they eat are Tim Horton's donuts and maple syrup shots; Les Padden is a diamond in the rough but is starting to look more like just a shiny rock. A polished turd is still a turd. 
18. Tokyo Nomo - All the way in Japan, the Nomo needed One Mo and selected Kike Guardado; which similar to Mexico City's pick at #5, projects as a solid defensive glove. What a fine pick this late in the first round. I would have expected him to go top 5, if not top 10 for sure. 
19. Vancouver Canucks - On the other side of Canada goes Miguel Perez who is healthy as an ox and has potential for a spot start or janitor pitcher. What this kid is famous for, is knowing how to throw just about every pitch there is; rumor has it he even knows how to throw an eephus pitch. 
20. Columbus Corgis - No pick
21. Philadelphia Harpers - We'd have to look back up who Philly has starting at Catcher, but Mateo's pitch call ranks up there with Lance Gilmartin, Gregorio Cordero, and Chuck Herdnon; but doesn't quite offer the bat to match. Still if the need is there for a backup or late inning defensive replacement for a middle of the road starting catcher; he's a solid bet for a few late innings. 
22. Boston Baseball Team - No pick
23. Minnesota North Stars - No pick
24. Helena Hot Dogs - No need, no pick
25. Oklahoma City Barons - No need, no pick
26. Salt Lake City Punk! - No need, no pick
27. Chicago Gunslingers - This is one way to rebuild, trade for a player and let them go in the rule 5. Gunslinger fans can forget about Odrisamer Duran.
28. New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers - NO.HD drafted 2B Michael Iwazaki; but what they should have done is held on to Ted Suppan with their big need of starting pitchers. 
29. Huntington Tropics - No need, no pick
30. Houston Space Cowboys - No need, no pick
31. Hartford Rising Stars - No need, no pick
32. Atlanta Expos - No need, no pick

Alright folks, that's the first round of the Rule 5, let's see if any of the picks in Rounds 2 thru 4 pan out. I'm sure we'll see plenty on the waiver in no time. Do we take any bets on who the first player will be? 

S57 - Time for the Hall - Part I

Eli Cash - contributing reporter

Another Hall of Fame season is upon us, speaking of which....VOTE HERE. 

For the new voters out there, be sure to skim past articles; 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. 

Players grouped by position. If you have a good retired player that I can include, please let me know. 

C

Marshall Van Ostrand
His voting support dropped off last year and rightfully so. We'll cover him quickly, His 9 All-Star appearances is 4th amongst all logged Catchers, falling just one behind Elston Lloyd, Al Samuel, and Lonnie Mills. On top of his 1 ring, he had 4 seasons of .300+ average, ending his career with a .393 OBP; which is still excellent for a catcher lead by his amazing BB/K rate of 1.30. His test says he's close to a shoe-in but his Monitor score is lacking. And the precedence set by not those who ranked ahead of him. Sadly, that might actually mean we never get a catcher in the Hall until Kyle Crain. 
Votes Last Season: 0

Cash vote worthy: NO

Lonnie Mills
This 9 time All-star proudly wears his single World Series ring and offered his teams a .300+ average for 9 of the 15 seasons he played. In his prime, he also offered 100+ RBI. His Test score says he's a no-brainer for the Hall but his Monitor is greatly lacking. If high average guys like Al Samuel, Jamie Summers, Julio Contreras, and Chris Foster weren't voted into the Hall; it's hard to support Mills. Those guys also had more All-Star appearances than Mills. Let him join the Hall of Dizzy. 
Votes Last Season: 7
Cash vote worthy: BORDERLINE

Fritz Butcher
A Butcher who doesn't cut it? I love that joke! Seven All-Star appearances, in only 11 seasons. Had he played another 4, we would most likely be talking about him in a different light. He averaged nearly 150 hits a season with 22 hr, and pulled down 75 runs/rbi combo but like Van Ostrand, no single season is outstanding considering he struck out more times than he had RBIs or Runs. 
Votes Last Season: 1
Cash vote worthy: NO

1B

Lee Schlitter
Not your prototypical First Baseman, Schlitter relied more on his speed and ability to get on base than a power bat. A combo that hasn't done well in HoF voting. Schlitter well surpassed the 2500 Hit milestone as well as the milestones for Runs and Stolen Bases. Ending his career with a .380 OBP and nearly a walk per strikeout. In his 16 seasons he made the All-Star game an amazing 10 times. For 4 seasons he had more than 200 hits, and for an additional 3 he still hit above .300. 13 seasons of scoring more than 100 Runs, 9 seasons with 35+ Doubles and 1 Gold Glove. I love a good 1-2 lead off hitter and that's exactly what you had with him, he averaged 176 Hits, 24 HR, 39 SBs, 114 Runs, and 84 RBI. While I may not have voted him last year due to other names, he gets the vote this year. He ranks Top 10 in Runs scored, #10 in stolen bases, and #16 in Hits. If that doesn't get you in the hall, then we need to rename it to the Homers Club in honor of only allowing power hitters in. 
Votes Last Season: 4
Cash vote worthy: YES

Vern Lowe 
Lowe didn't quite cross the major thresholds, but he did have 7 seasons with 40+ HR, 7 with 100+ R, and 9 with 100+ RBI, to go with 2 All-star appearances and 4 Gold Gloves. All-time he ranks in at #94 average in average, and #56 in HR. The 4 Gold Gloves just goes to show he wasn't all bat. One more solid season and he would have likely surpassed the HR, R, and RBI thresholds but retired after 13.  He ranks top 60 in HR, top 80 in RBI and XBH, and top 120 in Runs and SBs. You could easily make a case for him, but he'd be jumping names like Kendry Lunar, Don Sparks, Vic Park, Dorssys Tatis we just don't think he deserves to be mentioned above those guys. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote worthy: BORDERLINE

Birdie Kydd 
Yes he hit over 500 home runs, and managed 8 seasons of 40+ HRs which helped he cross the 100 RBI a season 9 times; but that's all there was to his game; HRs. He falls short of the RBI milestone. Compared to other Hall of Fame First Baseman or past eligible ones, does he stack up? One of the lowest OBPs and BB/K rate for any of them. Yes he won 2 Rings but it had a lot to do with the team around him. He was good, don't get me wrong; but does he belong in the Hall? That's for you to decide. And not that I'd hold it against him, but he was 8-48 in stolen base attempts. Maybe his 500 Cash Points and his 40 HR, 93 Run, 113 RBI career average convince you to get him in. 
Votes Last Season: 1
Cash vote worthy: NO

Charlie Lyons
Lyons surpassed the 2500+ hits and ranks 38 on the all-time list. He failed to pass 1500 in runs or RBIs but he still ranks top 70 all time in both. With 8 seasons above a .300 average, he also knocked in 100+ RBI 9 times, winning 1 ring and 4 All-star appearances. Unlike most 1Bs in the Hall, he failed to reach 40 HR in any of his 16 seasons. He averaged 24 HR, 85 R, and 88 RBI over those 16 seasons as well. Great player, just not sure he's Hall worthy. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote worthy: NO


2B

Jose Pizzaro
Averaged 158 Hits, 29 HR, 19 SBs, 84 Runs, and 96 RBI over his 15 seasons. Low Monitor Score with only a .332 OBP. 3 Seasons of .300 hitting with 3 All-Star appearances, an MVP, and 2 Gold Gloves. If Wandy Guillen, Vic Crowe, and Ernie 'I Miss Bert' McEnerney didn't make the Hall, Pizzaro doesn't deserve it either. Simple as that. Though he is one of few players that ranks in the top 100 of all major stats (H, R, HR, RBI, and SB) which is saying something about his consistency and value to a team. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

SS

Terrance Ricarrdi
There are no Shortstops in the Cobbfather Hall of Fame, but surely a few are deserving, but is Ricarrdi the right one to start with? 2 Gold Gloves, a .307 OBP, though he did have 2 of his 13 seasons with 40+ HR. He averaged 120 hits, 34 home runs, with 80 runs and 85 rbi a season, and 9 All-Star appearances. Still digging through the archives, but I have not seen another Shortstop with more appearances than Ricarrdi. With only two +/- more seasons he would have gotten to 500 home runs. On the downside, his .317 OBP is quite low for a HoF hopeful; even for a SS. He cracks the top 80 in HR but is outside the top 200 in hits and nearly outside the top 200 in runs scored. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

3B

Cookie Rodriguez
Cookie has the highest monitor score of all eligible 3Bs this season, and he rounded all four bases 544 times in his 15 year career, but to the tune of a .335 OBP and a .43 B/K rate. For 3Bs his numbers feel soft in comparison to those already in the Hall; but he did receive a single vote last season. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

RF

Crash Meacham & Wilfredo Alberro

He should be honored to even be on the ballot...and we've used our limit of words on them already. Moving on. 
Votes Last Season: First Ballot
Cash vote: NO

LF

Yohan Mairena

Yohan falls below HoF Andres Candelaria on the Monitor Score and failed to cross any of the major barriers over the course of his 15 seasons; though he owns a .382 OBP; above all other LF HoF members and below players like Swann and Taylor who were not elected to the Hall. But he is also one of few years with 2+ MVPs - that's 4% of Cobbfather history. But does his Hall of Chance depend on those two great years he had when he was the league MVP, perhaps so. 
Votes Last Season: 7
Cash vote: NO

Bryan Foster
Gregory Treinen-lite. Make use of your vote elsewhere. 
Votes Last Season: 0
Cash vote: NO

Midre Mantalban
With recent talk of Jorge Johnson earning his 3k hit and thus being a shoe-in for the Hall, well M&M fell just 70 hits shy of his 3k; something only a select few have done. He's #5 on the all-time hit list, just within the top 100 in runs and just outside the top 100 in RBI and XBH. If you think Jorge Johnson belongs in the Hall, you better be voting for Midre as he'll set some precedence for guys who can hit but don't hit bombs. 
Votes Last Season: 5
Cash vote: NO

CF

None

No worthy Right Fielders on the ballot this year. 

DH
None
No Designated Hitters on the ballot this year. 

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Part Two coming later for pitchers...