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1. Jacob Posted: December 27, 2021 at 08:15 PM (#6058787)He's only 5 WAR behind Bernie Williams and you could not find two more polar opposites in fielding. With a more refined defensive measures, I wouldnt be too certain he's not the equal of Bernie.
Lowrie will get another low cost offer from the As if he wants it.
Greinke will surely get offers, though who knows at what salary level and with what interest?
Hard to believe that in one year, Ellsbury will have not been playing long enough to get on a HOF ballot.
Doesn't the clock start only after he has formally retired?
And for all that, Ellsbury earned twice as much as Gardner.
I thought it was based on their last game, don't plenty of players never formally retire?
No, last game played (except for J.T. Snow).
And it's last big league game. Rickey was still beating the bushes in 2005, but he was on the ballot for the 2009 election, which followed his last big league game in 2013.
Have they changed that rule within the recent past? I remember reading that Warren Spahn had to wait to be eligible for the HoF ballot because of his minor league appearances at the end of his career, and his SABR bio seems to confirm it:
I don't know exactly when it was changed.
Looking back, I see Jimmy Wynn's Mexican League appearance in 1979 didn't delay his appearance (and inexcusable shutout) in the 1983 election.
And yes, Rickey's last MLB game was 2003.
Catchers (not necessarily hitters):
Jeff Mathis
Drew Butera
Robinson Chirinos
Jose Lobaton
Sean Kazmar, Jr. (who?)
Ryan Lavarnway (who?)
Alex Avila
Stephen Vogt
Kurt Suzuki
Hitters:
the aforementioned Khris Davis
Josh Harrison
Jordy Mercer
Brock Holt
Tyler Ladendorf (who?)
Mike Freeman (who?)
Donovan Solano
Pete Kozma
Gerardo Parra
Interestingly, the pickings for pitchers who, say, were 37 and over with a > 4.50 ERA were rather slim
Josh Tomlin
Cesar Valdez
Brandon Dickson
Lavarnway was a central figure in the final day of 2011 drama. He was a fairly well regarded Red Sox catching prospect who had been fairly productive in very limited time. With Varitek and Saltalamacchia struggling badly Francona gave Lavarnway a look. In game 161 he clubbed two homers and made a great defensive play (think Ruiz to close out Halladay's no hitter in the playoffs). So to break up the lefties (Ortiz, Gonzalez, JD Drew) Lavarnway batted fifth in game 162.
It did not go well. He grounded out his first time up leading off the second. In the third with two outs and a man at third Showalter walked Gonzalez intentionally and Lavarnway fanned ending the inning. In the fifth with two outs and one on he flew out. In the seventh with a runner at third and two outs Showalter had Gonzalez walked again, Lavarnway cooperated by grounding out. In the ninth with runners on the corners and one out Showalter issued his third intentional walk of the day to Adrian Gonzalez. Lavarnway grounded into an inning ending double play.
He never quite put it together. He looked like a guy who might wind up being a Zunino type catcher but never really got into a groove. He actually is still kicking around. He got nine games with the Indians last year and I'm pretty sure he's played for Israel in the WBC.
AAA lifer who briefly made a bit of news when he got into a handful (assuming Mordecai Brown's hand) of games this year 13 years after his only other time in the Majors. Played at Gwinnett from 2013 until 2021, utility infielder without the glove for SS.
Edit: or I could have just hit refresh before posting.
Kinda funny that "Hector Rondon" and "Nate Jones" made the list of "quality MLB players" to retire this offseason, but not Buster Posey, Alex Avila, or Wade Davis.
My kid and I went to a Gwinnett doubleheader a few years ago where Kaz got the walk-off hit in the first game and then, pressed into emergency service for an inning, was the winning pitcher in the second game. He's beloved here. Gwinnett will most likely end up retiring his number and I think the Braves were grooming him for a coaching/managing post-playing career.
Jimmy and Ken Singleton are probably the two greatest ballplayers to be shut out by the BBWAA Hall electorate.
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