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FuzzyRussianHat · 10-12-2024, 06:05 AM

Beisbol Sudamerica had a very strong 2016 Hall of Fame class with three inductees on their first ballot. Two were no-doubters with 1B Bernaldo Lagasse at 98.6% and 3B/1B Pedro Souza at 98.0%. RF/1B Oliveiro Castillo also saw a strong showing at 81.5%.

Catcher Moises Avalos barely missed out with 62.7% on his eighth try. He had finished above 60% five times, but the anti-catcher bias still kept him short of the 66% requirement. Through more than 80 years of BSA history, there still wasn’t a single inducted catcher. The only other player above ½ of the vote was RF Amauris Garcia at exactly 50% for his third ballot.

Three players fell off the ballot after ten failed tries. SP Adrian Jurado debuted at 33.6%, but ended at only 8.7%. He had a 17-year run with a 209-166 record, 3.39 ERA, 3291.2 innings, 3058 strikeouts, 593 walks, 106 ERA+, and 51.7 WAR. Jurado had one ERA title, but otherwise was generally an above average pitcher with some longevity. He also had weak playoff numbers with Caracas in his 30s that didn’t help his case.

LF Kasim Mati won MVP in 1994 with Medellin and four Silver Sluggers, but his totals were hurt by leaving for MLB after only a 12-year run Mati had 1987 hits, 997 runs, 393 doubles, 334 home runs, 1120 RBI, a .305/.361/.534 slash, 150 wRC+, and 72.1 WAR. With a few more years, Mati probably gets the nod. He debuted at 35.9%, but finished at only 6.1%.

SP Augusto Candido also fell off, debuting at 33.6% and ending at only 4.6%. He won Pitcher of the Year in 1996 and won three Gold Gloves and two Copas Sudamerica with Recife. Injuries derailed Candido with a torn elbow ligament at age 30 and career-ending shoulder inflammation at age 32. In 11 years with Recife, he had a 158-100 record, 2.57 ERA, 2502 innings, 2409 strikeouts, 358 walks, 125 ERA+, and 64.3 WAR. Had Candido stayed healthy for a few more years, he was certainly on pace for a HOF spot.

Bernaldo “Cowboy” Lagasse – First Base – Brasilia Bearcats – 98.6% First Ballot

Bernaldo Lagasse was a 6’3’’, 200 pound switch-hitting first baseman from Belem, Brazil; the capital of the northern Para state with around 1,300,000 people. Nicknamed “Cowboy,” Lagasse had a legendary eye for drawing walks. He was the league leader in walks in 15 of his 16 full seasons as a starter and led nine times in on-base percentage.

Lagasse was also a very solid contact hitter and had excellent power in his swing. His 162 game average saw 40 home runs and 27 doubles. His strikeout rate was unremarkable, but that didn’t stop him from being one of the most impressive bats in South America. Lagasse led the league five times in runs scored purely from getting on base so often, as he was quite slow with terrible baserunning skills

Defensively, Lagasse spent his entire career at first base. He was a subpar gloveman, but you could do worse. He was a reliable ironman who played 149+ games each season from 1997-2012. Lagasse wasn’t a vocal leader and loyalist, but that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the most popular players of his era.

Lagasse’s talents were evident during his amateur career, drawing attention even as a high schooler. He was a rare draft pick out of the prep ranks, going 11^th to Brasilia in the 1992 BSA Draft. The Bearcats were patient in developing Lagasse, as he didn’t play at all in 1993 or 1994. He only saw 59 games and seven starts between 1995 and 1996. Lagasse earned a full-time starter gig in 1997 and held it for the next nine years for Brasilia.

In his first four years as a starter, Lagasse led the Southern Cone League in on-base percentage. He had 5.1 WAR seasons in 1997 and 1998, then exploded in 1999 with his first of ten 40+ home run seasons. Lagasse led in runs (121), walks (100), OBP (.424), OPS (1.058), and WAR (10.7). He posted only the sixth-ever 100 walk season to that point in BSA. That effort earned MVP honors and pushed Brasilia to the top seed at 103-59, ending a three-year playoff drought.

In the playoffs, Lagasse earned LCS MVP honors and pushed Brasilia to a Copa Sudamerica win over La Paz, their first title since the 1930s. He had 16 hits, 9 runs, 4 doubles, 2 homers, 8 RBI, and 10 walks in 16 playoff starts. The Bearcats would miss the playoffs by one game in 2000, then surprisingly fell to 73-89 in 2001. Lagasse still thrived though, continuing what would be a nine-year streak of seasons worth 7+ WAR. After the 2000 campaign, Brasilia gave him an eight-year, $29,880,000 extension.

Brasilia returned to the playoffs from 2002-04 and won Copa Sudamerica in 2002 over Caracas. Lagasse had a legendary postseason run, winning MVP honors in all three rounds of the playoffs. In 12 starts, he had 17 hits, 9 runs, 8 home runs, and 15 RBI. Lagasse also won a Silver Slugger and was third in MVP voting, leading the league in runs, walks, and WAR.

The Bearcats lost in the first round in 2003 and fell in the 2004 LCS to Salvador. For his 43 playoff starts with Brasilia, Lagasse had 47 hits, 28 runs, 5 doubles, 16 home runs, 33 RBI, 19 walks, a .305/.373/.675 slash, and 186 wRC+. He was also a regular for Brazil with 163 games and 153 starts from 1998-2013 in the World Baseball Championship. Lagasse had 110 hits, 84 runs, 20 doubles, 37 home runs, 87 RBI, 134 walks, a .216/.394/.481 slash, 150 wRC+, and 6.2 WAR.

Lagasse won his second MVP and a Silver Slugger in 2003, leading in runs (122), RBI (129), walks (90), OBP (.429), slugging (.685), OPS (1.114), and WAR (9.4). This season also had his career best 56 home runs. Brasilia missed the playoffs in 2005, but Lagasse won another Slugger and was second in MVP voting. He led in OBP, slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR this year and topped 50 home runs for the third time.

Now 32-years old, Lagasse’s stock was at a peak and he decided to leave after the 2005 season for free agency. With Brasilia, he had 1654 hits, 973 runs, 259 doubles, 369 home runs, 888 RBI, 837 walks, a .323/.419/.598 slash, 192 wRC+, and 75.6 WAR. While Bearcats fans were disappointed he left, he remained a beloved figure for his role in their two titles. Lagasse’s #30 uniform would be retired at the end of his career.

Lagasse signed a four-year, $29,600,000 deal with Rio de Janeiro. The Redbirds had won the Cup in 2003 and lost in the 2005 LCS. Rio continued its playoff streak with four division titles with Lagasse. He debuted with his third MVP and a Silver Slugger in 2006, posting career and league bests in runs (125), doubles (41), OBP (.470), slugging (.725), OPS (1.195), wRC+ (234), and WAR (11.2). The OBP mark was a new BSA single-season record that held until 2023 and still ranks seventh as of 2037. The OPS mark was the fifth best to that point and sits 11^th in present day.

2007 saw his fifth Silver Slugger with league bests in homers, walks, OBP, slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. It was his fifth time leading both WAR and OPS. Lagasse was second in 2007 and 2009’s MVP voting. Rio won the Southern Cone League in 2008, but lost Copa Sudamerica to Santa Cruz. The Redbirds lost in the 2005 LCS and had first round losses in 2006 and 2008. Lagasse was merely decent in the playoffs for Rio with 36 starts, 43 hits, 19 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 14 RBI, 14 walks, a .321/.387/.425 slash, and 121 wRC+.

With Rio de Janeiro, Lagasse had 707 hits, 461 runs, 102 doubles, 182 home runs, 392 RBI, 384 walks, a .330/.434/.648 slash, 200 wRC+, and 35.4 WAR. 2008 was a down year, but otherwise he was playing his best baseball in his mid 30s. Lagasse decided to go to free agency again and the superstar had worldwide offers. This ended his Beisbol Sudamerica career, signing a three-year, $42,100,000 deal with MLB’s Toronto Timberwolves.

Lagasse had an impressive debut in 2010 for Toronto, leading the National Association with 116 walks. His 40 home runs, 186 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR were all impressive for a 36-year old debutant. Lagasse led in walks again the next two years, but his power began to decline by year three. The Timberwolves didn’t make the playoffs in his run, but he lived up to the deal over three years with 14.9 WAR, 155 wRC+, and a .233/.367/.459 slash.

Now 39-years old, Boston signed Lagasse for two years and $22,700,000. His power and contact ability both dropped noticeable and he was a backup mostly with the Red Sox with 57 starts over 131 games. He had 1.9 WAR and 126 wRC+ with Boston. In total in MLB, Lagasse had 447 hits, 290 runs, 57 doubles, 112 home runs, 307 RBI, 391 walks, a .231/.366/.443 slash, 150 wRC+, and 16.8 WAR. Lagasse wanted to play in 2015, but went unsigned and retired that winter.

For his combined pro career, Lagasse had 2808 hits, 1724 runs, 418 doubles, 663 home runs, 1587 RBI, 1612 walks, a .305/.411/.577 slash, 185 wRC+, and 127.8 WAR. Just in BSA, he had 2361 hits, 1434 runs, 361 doubles, 551 home runs, 1280 RBI, 1221 walks, a .325/.424/.613 slash, 195 wRC+, and 111.0 WAR.

As of 2037 in BSA, Lagasse ranks seventh in walks, 19^th in WAR among position players, 47^th in home runs and 41^st in runs scored. He retired as the BSA leader in on-base percentage among all players with 3000+ plate appearances and still sits second in 2037. Lagasse also retired as the OPS leader at 1.036, just ahead of home run king Milton Becker’s 1.035. Lagasse is still seventh as of 2037, showing his spot as an incredibly efficient bat, even if he didn’t have the big grand totals.

His .411 OBP for his entire pro career also ranks 14^th best among all Hall of Famers in any world league as of 2037. Lagasse’s 1612 pro walks is 19^th among all players in all leagues. He was a remarkable hitter and a big reason Brasilia won it all in both 1999 and 2002. Lagasse was an easy headliner for the 2016 BSA Hall of fame at 98.6%.

10-12-2024, 06:05 AM	#1693
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,092	2016 BSA Hall of Fame (Part 1) Beisbol Sudamerica had a very strong 2016 Hall of Fame class with three inductees on their first ballot. Two were no-doubters with 1B Bernaldo Lagasse at 98.6% and 3B/1B Pedro Souza at 98.0%. RF/1B Oliveiro Castillo also saw a strong showing at 81.5%. Catcher Moises Avalos barely missed out with 62.7% on his eighth try. He had finished above 60% five times, but the anti-catcher bias still kept him short of the 66% requirement. Through more than 80 years of BSA history, there still wasn’t a single inducted catcher. The only other player above ½ of the vote was RF Amauris Garcia at exactly 50% for his third ballot. Three players fell off the ballot after ten failed tries. SP Adrian Jurado debuted at 33.6%, but ended at only 8.7%. He had a 17-year run with a 209-166 record, 3.39 ERA, 3291.2 innings, 3058 strikeouts, 593 walks, 106 ERA+, and 51.7 WAR. Jurado had one ERA title, but otherwise was generally an above average pitcher with some longevity. He also had weak playoff numbers with Caracas in his 30s that didn’t help his case. LF Kasim Mati won MVP in 1994 with Medellin and four Silver Sluggers, but his totals were hurt by leaving for MLB after only a 12-year run Mati had 1987 hits, 997 runs, 393 doubles, 334 home runs, 1120 RBI, a .305/.361/.534 slash, 150 wRC+, and 72.1 WAR. With a few more years, Mati probably gets the nod. He debuted at 35.9%, but finished at only 6.1%. SP Augusto Candido also fell off, debuting at 33.6% and ending at only 4.6%. He won Pitcher of the Year in 1996 and won three Gold Gloves and two Copas Sudamerica with Recife. Injuries derailed Candido with a torn elbow ligament at age 30 and career-ending shoulder inflammation at age 32. In 11 years with Recife, he had a 158-100 record, 2.57 ERA, 2502 innings, 2409 strikeouts, 358 walks, 125 ERA+, and 64.3 WAR. Had Candido stayed healthy for a few more years, he was certainly on pace for a HOF spot. Bernaldo “Cowboy” Lagasse – First Base – Brasilia Bearcats – 98.6% First Ballot Bernaldo Lagasse was a 6’3’’, 200 pound switch-hitting first baseman from Belem, Brazil; the capital of the northern Para state with around 1,300,000 people. Nicknamed “Cowboy,” Lagasse had a legendary eye for drawing walks. He was the league leader in walks in 15 of his 16 full seasons as a starter and led nine times in on-base percentage. Lagasse was also a very solid contact hitter and had excellent power in his swing. His 162 game average saw 40 home runs and 27 doubles. His strikeout rate was unremarkable, but that didn’t stop him from being one of the most impressive bats in South America. Lagasse led the league five times in runs scored purely from getting on base so often, as he was quite slow with terrible baserunning skills Defensively, Lagasse spent his entire career at first base. He was a subpar gloveman, but you could do worse. He was a reliable ironman who played 149+ games each season from 1997-2012. Lagasse wasn’t a vocal leader and loyalist, but that didn’t stop him from becoming one of the most popular players of his era. Lagasse’s talents were evident during his amateur career, drawing attention even as a high schooler. He was a rare draft pick out of the prep ranks, going 11^th to Brasilia in the 1992 BSA Draft. The Bearcats were patient in developing Lagasse, as he didn’t play at all in 1993 or 1994. He only saw 59 games and seven starts between 1995 and 1996. Lagasse earned a full-time starter gig in 1997 and held it for the next nine years for Brasilia. In his first four years as a starter, Lagasse led the Southern Cone League in on-base percentage. He had 5.1 WAR seasons in 1997 and 1998, then exploded in 1999 with his first of ten 40+ home run seasons. Lagasse led in runs (121), walks (100), OBP (.424), OPS (1.058), and WAR (10.7). He posted only the sixth-ever 100 walk season to that point in BSA. That effort earned MVP honors and pushed Brasilia to the top seed at 103-59, ending a three-year playoff drought. In the playoffs, Lagasse earned LCS MVP honors and pushed Brasilia to a Copa Sudamerica win over La Paz, their first title since the 1930s. He had 16 hits, 9 runs, 4 doubles, 2 homers, 8 RBI, and 10 walks in 16 playoff starts. The Bearcats would miss the playoffs by one game in 2000, then surprisingly fell to 73-89 in 2001. Lagasse still thrived though, continuing what would be a nine-year streak of seasons worth 7+ WAR. After the 2000 campaign, Brasilia gave him an eight-year, $29,880,000 extension. Brasilia returned to the playoffs from 2002-04 and won Copa Sudamerica in 2002 over Caracas. Lagasse had a legendary postseason run, winning MVP honors in all three rounds of the playoffs. In 12 starts, he had 17 hits, 9 runs, 8 home runs, and 15 RBI. Lagasse also won a Silver Slugger and was third in MVP voting, leading the league in runs, walks, and WAR. The Bearcats lost in the first round in 2003 and fell in the 2004 LCS to Salvador. For his 43 playoff starts with Brasilia, Lagasse had 47 hits, 28 runs, 5 doubles, 16 home runs, 33 RBI, 19 walks, a .305/.373/.675 slash, and 186 wRC+. He was also a regular for Brazil with 163 games and 153 starts from 1998-2013 in the World Baseball Championship. Lagasse had 110 hits, 84 runs, 20 doubles, 37 home runs, 87 RBI, 134 walks, a .216/.394/.481 slash, 150 wRC+, and 6.2 WAR. Lagasse won his second MVP and a Silver Slugger in 2003, leading in runs (122), RBI (129), walks (90), OBP (.429), slugging (.685), OPS (1.114), and WAR (9.4). This season also had his career best 56 home runs. Brasilia missed the playoffs in 2005, but Lagasse won another Slugger and was second in MVP voting. He led in OBP, slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR this year and topped 50 home runs for the third time. Now 32-years old, Lagasse’s stock was at a peak and he decided to leave after the 2005 season for free agency. With Brasilia, he had 1654 hits, 973 runs, 259 doubles, 369 home runs, 888 RBI, 837 walks, a .323/.419/.598 slash, 192 wRC+, and 75.6 WAR. While Bearcats fans were disappointed he left, he remained a beloved figure for his role in their two titles. Lagasse’s #30 uniform would be retired at the end of his career. Lagasse signed a four-year, $29,600,000 deal with Rio de Janeiro. The Redbirds had won the Cup in 2003 and lost in the 2005 LCS. Rio continued its playoff streak with four division titles with Lagasse. He debuted with his third MVP and a Silver Slugger in 2006, posting career and league bests in runs (125), doubles (41), OBP (.470), slugging (.725), OPS (1.195), wRC+ (234), and WAR (11.2). The OBP mark was a new BSA single-season record that held until 2023 and still ranks seventh as of 2037. The OPS mark was the fifth best to that point and sits 11^th in present day. 2007 saw his fifth Silver Slugger with league bests in homers, walks, OBP, slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. It was his fifth time leading both WAR and OPS. Lagasse was second in 2007 and 2009’s MVP voting. Rio won the Southern Cone League in 2008, but lost Copa Sudamerica to Santa Cruz. The Redbirds lost in the 2005 LCS and had first round losses in 2006 and 2008. Lagasse was merely decent in the playoffs for Rio with 36 starts, 43 hits, 19 runs, 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 14 RBI, 14 walks, a .321/.387/.425 slash, and 121 wRC+. With Rio de Janeiro, Lagasse had 707 hits, 461 runs, 102 doubles, 182 home runs, 392 RBI, 384 walks, a .330/.434/.648 slash, 200 wRC+, and 35.4 WAR. 2008 was a down year, but otherwise he was playing his best baseball in his mid 30s. Lagasse decided to go to free agency again and the superstar had worldwide offers. This ended his Beisbol Sudamerica career, signing a three-year, $42,100,000 deal with MLB’s Toronto Timberwolves. Lagasse had an impressive debut in 2010 for Toronto, leading the National Association with 116 walks. His 40 home runs, 186 wRC+, and 7.3 WAR were all impressive for a 36-year old debutant. Lagasse led in walks again the next two years, but his power began to decline by year three. The Timberwolves didn’t make the playoffs in his run, but he lived up to the deal over three years with 14.9 WAR, 155 wRC+, and a .233/.367/.459 slash. Now 39-years old, Boston signed Lagasse for two years and $22,700,000. His power and contact ability both dropped noticeable and he was a backup mostly with the Red Sox with 57 starts over 131 games. He had 1.9 WAR and 126 wRC+ with Boston. In total in MLB, Lagasse had 447 hits, 290 runs, 57 doubles, 112 home runs, 307 RBI, 391 walks, a .231/.366/.443 slash, 150 wRC+, and 16.8 WAR. Lagasse wanted to play in 2015, but went unsigned and retired that winter. For his combined pro career, Lagasse had 2808 hits, 1724 runs, 418 doubles, 663 home runs, 1587 RBI, 1612 walks, a .305/.411/.577 slash, 185 wRC+, and 127.8 WAR. Just in BSA, he had 2361 hits, 1434 runs, 361 doubles, 551 home runs, 1280 RBI, 1221 walks, a .325/.424/.613 slash, 195 wRC+, and 111.0 WAR. As of 2037 in BSA, Lagasse ranks seventh in walks, 19^th in WAR among position players, 47^th in home runs and 41^st in runs scored. He retired as the BSA leader in on-base percentage among all players with 3000+ plate appearances and still sits second in 2037. Lagasse also retired as the OPS leader at 1.036, just ahead of home run king Milton Becker’s 1.035. Lagasse is still seventh as of 2037, showing his spot as an incredibly efficient bat, even if he didn’t have the big grand totals. His .411 OBP for his entire pro career also ranks 14^th best among all Hall of Famers in any world league as of 2037. Lagasse’s 1612 pro walks is 19^th among all players in all leagues. He was a remarkable hitter and a big reason Brasilia won it all in both 1999 and 2002. Lagasse was an easy headliner for the 2016 BSA Hall of fame at 98.6%. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)