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Hall of Merit — A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best Friday, November 06, 2015Most Meritorious Player: 2015 DiscussionVote for 15. Election will take place in December. Player SH WS BBR WAR Bryce Harper 39.9 9.9 Mike Trout 41.9 9.4 Paul Goldschmidt 33.0 8.8 Josh Donaldson 31.4 8.8 AJ Pollock 26.2 7.4 Kevin Kiermaier 16.8 7.4 Lorenzo Cain 27.1 7.2 Buster Posey 26.7 6.1 Joey Votto 31.1 7.6 Manny Machado 30.2 7.1 Jason Heyward 21.2 6.5 Anthony Rizzo 30.9 6.3 Chris Davis 27.8 5.2 Miguel Cabrera 23.1 5.2 Ian Kinsler 20.5 6.0 Brandon Crawford 18.9 5.6 Kris Bryant 27.5 6.0 Adrian Beltre 18.7 5.8 Nolan Arenado 23.6 5.7 Yoenis Cespedes 25.7 6.3 Starling Marte 20.3 5.3 Kevin Pillar 17.3 5.2 Ender Inciarte 14.6 5.3 Nelson Cruz 26.9 5.2 Curtis Granderson 27.5 5.1 Jose Bautista 24.4 5.1 Xander Boegarts 22.2 4.6 Francisco Lindor 14.5 4.6 Carlos Correa 16.1 4.1 Dee Gordon 24.4 4.9 Jason Kipnis 22.6 4.6 Jose Altuve 25.9 4.5 Andrelton Simmons 16.5 4.0 Justin Upton 22.4 4.4 Stephen Vogt 15.7 3.5 Russell Martin 15.7 3.3 Francisco Cervelli 17.0 3.1 Edwin Encarnacion 23.4 4.7 J.D. Martinez 23.5 5.0 Mookie Betts 23.7 6.0 Mike Moustakas 21.8 4.4 Andrew McCutchen 32.1 4.8 Giancarlo Stanton 13.6 3.7 Matt Duffy 18.2 4.9 Pitcher SH WS BBR WAR Zack Greinke 25.7 9.9 Jake Arrieta 27.4 8.9 Clayton Kershaw 21.9 7.6 Max Scherzer 18.3 7.5 Dallas Keuchel 22.3 7.2 Madison Bumgarner 17.6 5.9 David Price 20.5 5.8 Sonny Gray 15.6 5.8 John Lackey 18.3 5.5 Jacob deGrom 15.1 5.0 Gerrit Cole 18.4 4.7 Cole Hamels 12.9 4.4 Felix Hernandez 14.0 4.4 Yovani Gallardo 13.6 4.3 Chris Archer 14.1 4.2 Corey Kluber 13.6 4.1 Matt Harvey 14.0 4.1 Carlos Carrasco 12.7 4.1 Jose Quintana 15.5 3.9 Carlos Martinez 14.6 3.8 Jaime Garcia 12.8 3.8 Tyson Ross 10.7 3.8 Johnny Cueto 10.0 3.7 Dellin Betances 14.2 3.8 Wade Davis 18.2 3.4 Aroldis Chapman 12.7 2.8
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1. DL from MN Posted: November 06, 2015 at 04:39 PM (#5090100)No postseason credit figured yet, wanted to get it in before they announced MVP
1) Zack Greinke - best performance by a pitcher from 2012-2015
2) Mike Trout
3) Bryce Harper - Trout and Harper are basically tied
4) Jake Arrieta
5) Josh Donaldson - any of the top 5 were MMP worthy years versus others, then there is a dropoff
6) Paul Goldschmidt
7) Clayton Kershaw
8) Max Scherzer
9) AJ Pollock
10) Lorenzo Cain
11) Dallas Keuchel
12) Kevin Kiermaier
13) Buster Posey
14) Manny Machado
15) Joey Votto
16-20) Jason Heyward, Kris Bryant, David Price, Brandon Crawford, Sonny Gray
Still working on the rest
9.5 Bryce Harper
9.0 Mike Trout
8.7 Josh Donaldson
7.4 Paul Goldschmidt
7.4 Joey Votto
6.8 Manny Machado
6.7 Yoenis Cespedes
6.6 A.J. Pollock
6.6 Lorenzo Cain
6.5 Kris Bryant
6.0 Jason Heyward
5.8 Andrew McCutchen
5.7 Buster Posey
5.6 Chris Davis
5.5 Kevin Kiermaier
5.5 Anthony Rizzo
5.2 Matt Carpenter
5.2 Jason Kipnis
5.1 Curtis Granderson
5.0 J.D. Martinez
4.9 Matt Duffy
4.8 Nelson Cruz
4.8 Mookie Betts
4.7 Brandon Crawford
4.6 Adrian Beltre
4.6 Dee Gordon
4.5 Edwin Encarnacion
4.5 Nolan Arenado
4.5 Jose Bautista
4.4 Todd Frazier
4.3 Miguel Cabrera
4.3 Jose Altuve
4.3 Brandon Belt
4.3 Kevin Pillar
4.3 Xander Bogaerts
4.2 Ian Kinsler
4.2 Evan Longoria
4.1 Logan Forsythe
3.9 Kyle Seager
3.9 Odubel Herrera
3.8 Michael Brantley
3.8 Kole Calhoun
3.8 Francisco Cervelli
3.8 Mike Moustakas
RA9-WAR WAR Name
10.0 5.9 Zack Greinke
9.4 7.3 Jake Arrieta
8.1 6.1 Dallas Keuchel
7.9 8.6 Clayton Kershaw
7.1 6.4 David Price
6.4 6.4 Max Scherzer
5.9 3.6 John Lackey
5.7 3.8 Sonny Gray
5.2 5.2 Jacob deGrom
5.1 5.1 Madison Bumgarner
5.0 5.4 Gerrit Cole
4.8 4.8 Jose Quintana
4.7 4.4 Matt Harvey
4.5 1.8 Marco Estrada
4.4 5.5 Corey Kluber
4.3 4.1 Johnny Cueto
4.3 2.5 Yovani Gallardo
4.2 6.2 Chris Sale
4.2 5.3 Chris Archer
4.2 2.8 Wei-Yin Chen
4.1 4.2 Cole Hamels
4.1 2.8 Felix Hernandez
4.0 3.4 Carlos Martinez
3.8 4.8 Carlos Carrasco
You also may want to check Win shares for two-team players. Your total for Cespedes above is for Detroit only. He added another 13.0 with the Mets.
This is awards announcement week for MLB.
1. Mike Trout, CF, Los Angeles Angels: ho-hum, just another dominant season leading the AL in OPS+ and RC
2. Josh Donaldson, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays: the challenger to the crown falls just short
3. Dallas Keuchel, P, Houston Astros
4. David Price, P, Detroit/Toronto: the top two pitchers by a wide margin; Keuchel is 1st in ERA+ and IP, Price is 2nd and 3rd
5. Manny Machado, 3B, Baltimore Orioles: a great combination of offense (131 OPS+, 113 RC) and defense (+13 fielding)
6. Nelson Cruz, RF, Seattle Marines: even better than he was in 2014
7. Miguel Cabrera, 1B, Detroit Tigers: missing time hurts his chances but 170 OPS+ is still 2nd in AL
8. Sonny Gray, P, Oakland Athletics: 3rd in ERA+ with 147
9. Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore Orioles: 146 ERA+ and 121 RC pushes him ahead of the Blue Jays big bats
10. Wade Davis, RP, Kansas City Royals: a 0.94 ERA and 444 ERA+ deserves attention
1. Bryce Harper, RF, Washington Nationals: dominates the senior circuit with 195 OP+ and 161 RC
2. Jake Arrieta, P, Chicago Cubs
3. Zack Greinke, P, Los Angeles Dodgers: Arrieta edges out Greinke due to 7 extra IP, or roughly 1 game
4. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks: another quietly great season in the desert
5. Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds: a good (+6 fielding) but not great glove holds him behind Goldschmidt (+18)
6. Clayton Kershaw, P, Los Angeles Dodgers: 175 ERA+ in 232 IP
7. Buster Posey, C, San Francisco Giants: 135 OPS+ and 70% of his games at catcher
8. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, Chicago Cubs: 144 OPS+ and 124 RC
9. Nolan Arenado, 3B, Colorado Rockies: 124 OPS+ and +18 fielding
10. AJ Pollock, CF, Arizona Diamondbacks: 132 OPS+ and +14 fielding
1. Mike Trout, CF, Los Angeles Angels: ho-hum, just another dominant season leading the AL in OPS+ and RC
2. Bryce Harper, RF, Washington Nationals: dominates the senior circuit with 195 OP+ and 161 RC
3. Josh Donaldson, 3B, Toronto Blue Jays: the challenger to the AL crown falls just short
4. Jake Arrieta, P, Chicago Cubs
5. Zack Greinke, P, Los Angeles Dodgers: Arrieta edges out Greinke due to 7 extra IP, or roughly 1 game
6. Dallas Keuchel, P, Houston Astros: Keuchel is 1st in AL ERA+ and IP
7. Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks: another quietly great season in the desert
8. David Price, P, Detroit/Toronto: Price is 2nd and 3rd in AL ERA+ and IP
9. Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds: good (+6 fielding), not great glove holds him behind Goldschmidt (+18)
10. Clayton Kershaw, P, Los Angeles Dodgers: 175 ERA+ in 232 IP
11. Manny Machado, 3B, Baltimore Orioles: a great combination of offense (131 OPS+, 113 RC) and defense (+13 fielding)
12. Buster Posey, C, San Francisco Giants: 135 OPS+ and 70% of his games at catcher
13. Nelson Cruz, RF, Seattle Marines: even better than he was in 2014
14. Miguel Cabrera, 1B, Detroit Tigers: missing time hurts his chances but 170 OPS+ is still 2nd in AL
15. Anthony Rizzo, 1B, Chicago Cubs: 144 OPS+ and 124 RC
16. Sonny Gray, P, Oakland Athletics: 3rd in AL ERA+ with 147
17. Nolan Arenado, 3B, Colorado Rockies: 124 OPS+ and +18 fielding
18. AJ Pollock, CF, Arizona Diamondbacks: 132 OPS+ and +14 fielding
19. Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore Orioles: 146 ERA+ and 121 RC pushes him ahead of the Blue Jays big bats
20. Wade Davis, RP, Kansas City Royals: a 0.94 ERA and 444 ERA+ deserves attention
Rk Player WAR/pos Rbat Rfield Rbaser Rdp oWAR dWAR PA BA OBP SLG OPS
1 Bryce Harper 9.9 69.9 10.0 2.9 -0.7 8.9 0.4 654 .330 .460 .649 1.109
2 Mike Trout 9.4 58.8 5.0 -0.6 -0.4 8.9 1.0 682 .299 .402 .590 .991
3 Paul Goldschmidt 8.8 52.9 18.0 4.1 -1.8 6.8 0.9 695 .321 .435 .570 1.005
4 Josh Donaldson 8.8 45.2 11.0 3.3 -1.6 7.7 1.5 711 .297 .371 .568 .939
5 Joey Votto 7.6 59.5 6.0 -2.8 -0.3 7.0 -0.4 695 .314 .459 .541 1.000
6 Kevin Kiermaier 7.4 -0.8 42.0 2.5 2.5 2.8 5.0 535 .263 .298 .420 .718
7 A.J. Pollock 7.4 26.1 14.0 8.6 -0.9 5.9 1.8 673 .315 .367 .498 .865
8 Lorenzo Cain 7.2 19.9 18.0 6.1 0.3 5.3 2.3 604 .307 .361 .477 .838
9 Manny Machado 7.1 27.3 13.0 0.7 -2.2 5.7 1.9 713 .286 .359 .502 .861
10 Jason Heyward 6.5 13.6 24.0 6.3 5.1 3.9 2.0 610 .293 .359 .439 .797
11 Anthony Rizzo 6.3 38.1 10.0 0.2 0.7 5.2 0.0 701 .278 .387 .512 .899
12 Yoenis Cespedes 6.3 29.5 11.0 2.2 -0.1 5.1 0.7 676 .291 .328 .542 .870
13 Buster Posey 6.1 24.4 13.0 0.2 -2.2 4.7 1.8 623 .318 .379 .470 .849
14 Kris Bryant 6.0 28.1 4.0 2.7 1.9 5.5 0.6 650 .275 .369 .488 .858
15 Mookie Betts 6.0 18.0 10.0 1.6 2.3 4.9 1.4 654 .291 .341 .479 .820
16 Ian Kinsler 6.0 11.0 19.0 -1.2 0.3 4.0 2.5 675 .296 .342 .428 .770
17 Adrian Beltre 5.8 10.4 18.0 3.8 -1.7 3.9 2.3 619 .287 .334 .453 .788
18 Nolan Arenado 5.7 16.5 18.0 -1.0 -1.6 3.7 2.2 665 .287 .323 .575 .898
19 Brandon Crawford 5.6 7.8 20.0 1.2 0.1 3.4 2.9 561 .256 .321 .462 .782
20 Starling Marte 5.3 11.5 24.0 0.1 0.9 2.6 2.0 633 .287 .337 .444 .780
21 Ender Inciarte 5.3 3.3 29.0 3.8 1.5 2.0 2.6 561 .303 .338 .408 .747
22 Nelson Cruz 5.2 44.7 -8.0 -1.2 0.7 6.0 -1.8 655 .302 .369 .566 .936
23 Chris Davis 5.2 37.3 1.0 -3.5 0.7 5.2 -0.9 670 .262 .361 .562 .923
24 Kevin Pillar 5.2 -4.2 22.0 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 628 .278 .314 .399 .713
25 Miguel Cabrera 5.2 40.3 4.0 -2.5 -3.0 4.8 -0.3 511 .338 .440 .534 .974
Rk Player WAR/pos Rbat Rfield Rbaser Rdp oWAR dWAR PA BA OBP SLG OPS
26 Curtis Granderson 5.1 22.9 11.0 0.1 1.3 3.9 0.5 682 .259 .364 .457 .821
27 Logan Forsythe 5.1 17.5 6.0 1.9 -0.3 4.5 0.9 615 .281 .359 .444 .804
28 Jose Bautista 5.1 37.2 -3.0 2.1 -3.2 5.4 -1.1 666 .250 .377 .536 .913
29 J.D. Martinez 5.0 28.7 4.0 -2.4 0.5 4.6 -0.2 657 .282 .344 .535 .879
30 Matt Duffy 4.9 11.1 9.0 5.6 -0.1 3.9 1.2 612 .295 .334 .428 .762
31 Dee Gordon 4.9 8.6 13.0 1.8 1.7 3.5 1.8 653 .333 .359 .418 .776
32 Andrew McCutchen 4.8 34.5 -8.0 -2.7 0.3 5.7 -0.6 685 .292 .401 .488 .889
33 Edwin Encarnacion 4.7 36.4 0.0 -1.5 -0.7 4.8 -1.1 624 .277 .372 .557 .929
34 Jason Kipnis 4.6 15.4 1.0 2.5 1.7 4.5 0.4 641 .303 .372 .451 .823
35 Francisco Lindor 4.6 11.4 10.0 2.5 -0.5 3.5 1.7 438 .313 .353 .482 .835
36 Xander Bogaerts 4.6 7.1 0.0 5.3 0.3 4.6 0.9 654 .320 .355 .421 .776
37 Jose Altuve 4.5 16.8 3.0 -3.7 -0.9 4.2 0.8 689 .313 .353 .459 .812
38 Justin Upton 4.4 17.9 8.0 3.8 -0.2 3.5 0.2 620 .251 .336 .454 .790
39 Mike Moustakas 4.4 14.9 4.0 -2.3 0.7 4.0 0.8 614 .284 .348 .470 .817
40 Kyle Seager 4.3 15.4 0.0 -1.4 -1.1 4.3 0.4 686 .266 .328 .451 .779
41 Carlos Correa 4.1 15.4 0.0 2.6 1.1 4.1 0.6 432 .279 .345 .512 .857
42 Matt Carpenter 4.0 28.1 -10.0 -1.3 0.2 5.1 -0.9 665 .272 .365 .505 .871
43 Jung Ho Kang 4.0 14.4 4.0 2.2 -1.0 3.5 0.9 467 .287 .355 .461 .816
44 Andrelton Simmons 4.0 -10.0 25.0 -1.4 -0.5 1.2 3.5 583 .265 .321 .338 .660
45 Todd Frazier 4.0 13.7 6.0 -1.0 -2.2 3.4 0.9 678 .255 .309 .498 .806
46 Brandon Belt 3.9 19.8 6.0 0.2 2.1 3.2 -0.2 556 .280 .356 .478 .834
47 Adrian Gonzalez 3.9 22.1 10.0 -2.5 -2.2 2.8 0.1 643 .275 .350 .480 .830
48 Adam Eaton 3.9 18.0 -14.0 5.2 2.3 5.4 -1.1 689 .287 .361 .431 .792
49 Justin Turner 3.9 19.7 5.0 -1.3 -0.6 3.4 0.6 439 .294 .370 .491 .861
50 Ryan Braun 3.8 21.7 -1.0 6.1 -1.8 3.8 -0.8 568 .285 .356 .498 .854
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Generated 11/22/2015.
Rk Player WAA/pitch WAR PtchR RE24 WPA ERA+ FIP G GS IP ERA OPS+
1 Zack Greinke 7.5 9.3 54.48 57.778 6.903 225 2.76 32 32 222.2 1.66 45
2 Jake Arrieta 6.7 8.6 52.73 54.243 5.807 219 2.35 33 33 229.0 1.77 43
3 Clayton Kershaw 5.6 7.5 42.23 48.197 5.177 175 1.99 33 33 232.2 2.13 49
4 Dallas Keuchel 5.1 7.2 40.08 41.751 4.215 162 2.91 33 33 232.0 2.48 58
5 Max Scherzer 5.1 7.0 31.26 36.174 3.331 143 2.77 33 33 228.2 2.79 63
6 David Price 3.9 6.0 34.84 34.927 3.590 161 2.78 32 32 220.1 2.45 71
7 John Lackey 3.8 5.6 28.65 30.075 3.395 142 3.57 33 33 218.0 2.77 89
8 Sonny Gray 3.8 5.8 28.47 30.940 3.627 148 3.45 31 31 208.0 2.73 63
9 Jacob deGrom 3.2 4.7 25.50 28.673 3.302 145 2.70 30 30 191.0 2.54 63
10 Madison Bumgarner 3.1 4.9 23.00 26.475 2.827 129 2.87 32 32 218.1 2.93 73
11 Jaime Garcia 2.8 3.9 21.95 24.320 2.797 161 3.00 20 20 129.2 2.43 61
12 Matt Harvey 2.8 4.3 21.70 22.495 2.987 136 3.05 29 29 189.1 2.71 74
13 Gerrit Cole 2.8 4.5 26.52 24.158 2.453 148 2.66 32 32 208.0 2.60 76
14 Cole Hamels 2.6 4.4 11.93 14.718 1.488 112 3.47 32 32 212.1 3.65 84
15 Felix Hernandez 2.5 4.4 8.60 14.652 2.989 107 3.72 31 31 201.2 3.53 92
16 Carlos Martinez 2.4 3.9 18.26 18.892 2.103 130 3.21 31 29 179.2 3.01 92
17 Yovani Gallardo 2.4 4.1 15.44 14.800 1.632 124 4.00 33 33 184.1 3.42 97
18 Dellin Betances 2.3 3.8 22.59 24.966 4.034 266 2.48 74 0 84.0 1.50 43
19 Chris Archer 2.3 4.3 15.69 18.194 2.953 122 2.90 34 34 212.0 3.23 71
20 Wade Davis 2.3 3.4 23.19 29.019 4.312 444 2.29 69 0 67.1 0.94 23
21 Corey Kluber 2.2 4.2 18.32 21.491 1.675 122 2.97 32 32 222.0 3.49 73
22 Jose Quintana 2.1 4.0 13.74 16.624 1.046 116 3.18 32 32 206.1 3.36 101
23 Johnny Cueto 2.1 3.9 14.23 16.097 1.597 117 3.53 32 32 212.0 3.44 86
24 Wei-Yin Chen 2.1 3.8 15.88 13.696 1.803 124 4.16 31 31 191.1 3.34 103
25 Carlos Carrasco 2.1 3.8 14.32 13.296 1.852 118 2.84 30 30 183.2 3.63 72
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Generated 11/22/2015.
Also, next year we will be voting on 1989-2000. I hope that we see more participation for that era as well.
Reminder on the MMP schedule
1989-2000 +2016 (1972-1996 covered for Expansion VC)
1940-1949 +2017 (1947-1972 covered for Golden VC)
1912-1922 +2018
2001-2011 +2019 (modern era covered)
1923-1933 +2020
1934-1939 +2021 (1901-2021 finished in 10 years)
1-Harper
2-Trout
3-Donaldson
4-Goldschmidt
5-Votto
6-Grienke
7-Kershaw
8-Arrieta
9-Machado
10-McCutch
11-Scherzer
12-Rizzo
13-Pollock
14-Cespedes
15-Cain (Tie)
15-Davis (Tie)
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