Posted by tecwrg on 11/20/2017 9:04:00 PM (view original):
Rivera is worthy of the HOF and will, in fact, be elected. Most likely on the first ballot.
Martinez is not worthy, and barring last ballot sympathy votes next year, will drop off the ballot.
I don’t like WAR, but if it’s gonna be a mainstream stat, I guess I’ll have to get use to it. WAR already docks Gar for not playing defense, yet he still finished with the almost exact same WAR as Pudge Rodriguez. One of the best defensive catchers of all time, probably the best arm of all time, and he was no slouch at the plate, but Gar hit so well, that he finished ahead of him in WAR