For the first time in a couple of seasons, I am going to be able to put together a Hall of Fame blog segment 😊 Since I wasn't able to (or maybe just forgot to) take a screenshot of the top five vote-getters who were not elected last season, I will start with the top five previous totals overall (listed under the "Hi" total on the extras HOF screen.) Those five are the following: Santiago Rivera, Gorkys Garces, Julius Kaufman, Esmailyn Johnson and Tsuyoshi Lo.
Since I have positional breakdowns of what constitutes a Hall of Fame player here in Plumpy, the first thing I check on is what position each guy qualifies for in terms of HOF candidacy (aka which position did he play most often during his career.) Rivera and Garces are both CF, Kaufman is a SP, Johnson is a 2B and Lo is a 1B. Here is how they compare to current HOF'ers at their positions:
Center Field
Slam Dunk HOFer: 99 Estimated WAR
Definite HOFer: 79 Estimated WAR
Strong HOF Case: 59 Estimated WAR
Weak HOF Case: 39 Estimated WAR
No HOF Case At All: 38 or fewer Estimated WAR
Santiago Rivera: Only four seasons of Park Adjusted data
Gorkys Garces: 19 Park Adjusted WAR in 6 seasons of data = 3.2 avg = No Case (for now)
Second Basemen
Slam Dunk HOFer: 113 Estimated WAR
Definite HOFer: 93 Estimated WAR
Strong HOF Case: 73 Estimated WAR
Weak HOF Case: 53 Estimated WAR
No HOF Case At All: 52 or fewer Estimated WAR
Esmailyn Johnson: 79 Estimated WAR = Strong HOF Case
Starting Pitchers
Slam Dunk HOFer: 153 Estimated WAR
Definite HOFer: 133 Estimated WAR
Strong HOF Case: 113 Estimated WAR
Weak HOF Case: 93 Estimated WAR
No HOF Case: 92 or fewer Estimated WAR
Julius Kaufman: 82 Estimated WAR = No Case
First Basemen
Slam Dunk HOFer: 93 Estimated WAR
Definite HOFer: 73 Estimated WAR
Strong HOF Case: 53 Estimated WAR
Weak HOF Case: 33 Estimated WAR
No HOF Case At All: 32 or fewer Estimated WAR
Tsuyoshi Lo: 34 Park Adjusted WAR in 7 seasons of data = 4.9 avg = Weak HOF case (for now)
Third Basemen
Slam Dunk HOFer: 76 Estimated WAR
Definite HOFer: 56 Estimated WAR
Strong HOF Case: 36 Estimated WAR
Weak HOF Case: 16 Estimated WAR
No HOF Case At All: 15 or fewer Estimated WAR
Chip Kinsler: No Data Yet
Lewis Hatley: 57 Park Adjusted WAR in 12 seasons of data = 4.7 avg = Strong HOF case (for now)
Right Fielders
Slam Dunk HOFer: 78 Estimated WAR
Definite HOFer: 58 Estimated WAR
Strong HOF Case: 38 Estimated WAR
Weak HOF Case: 18 Estimated WAR
No HOF Case At All: 17 or fewer Estimated WAR
Odalis Marmol: 45 Estimated WAR = Strong HOF Case
Based on the data that I currently have (seen above), Johnson and Lo are worthy candidates and will get two of my votes. As I write this, people have already started chiming in about their votes and so my next step is to look at the other players that people are considering to see which of them are also worthy candidates. The new names that have been mentioned so far are the following: Chip Kinsler and Odalis Marmol. Kinsler is a 3B and Marmol is an RF. After making a strong HOF case, Marmol will get my third vote and I'll gather more data on those listed above who I don't have enough information on yet.
