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FuzzyRussianHat · 09-29-2025, 08:16 PM

Slawomir Boguski – Starting Pitcher – Hanover Hitmen – 72.0% First Ballot

Slawomir Boguski was a 5’10’’, 200 pound left-handed pitcher from Szczecin, Poland; a northwestern city of about 395,000 people near the German border. The stocky lefty had overpowering stuff along with very good control and above average movement. Boguski’s velocity peaked in the 98-100 mph range with a five-pitch arsenal of slider, screwball, changeup, splitter, and cutter. He was impressive at switching between the options and making them look the same out of his hand.

Compared to other EBF aces, Boguski’s stamina was average, but his durability was excellent over 16 seasons as a starter. He was better than most at holding runners but graded as below average defensively. Boguski was pretty ordinary from a personality standpoint, but he became popular and well known across his career.

He was well liked back home in Poland despite leaving the country as a teenager and playing for pro teams in other countries. Boguski was a key figure for the Polish team in the World Baseball Championship from 2016-30, which included a world championship in 2018 and runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2028. Boguski tossed 226 innings with a 17-6 record, 2.03 ERA, 319 strikeouts, and 8.6 WAR.

In the 2018 title run, Boguski had a 1.43 ERA over 37.2 innings with 55 strikeouts, five quality starts, and 1.6 WAR. In 2028, he was also very strong with a 1.56 ERA over 40.1 innings with 8 Ks and 1.5 WAR. Boguski has the most pitching WAR of any Pole in the WBC and ranks second in pitching wins, strikeouts, and innings.

Boguski’s pro career started in Italy though, signed in August 2009 to a teenage amateur deal with Milan. He debuted in 2014 at age 21, but struggled in three starts. Boguski got a full-time gig the next year with respectable numbers and then posted 6+ WAR each year from 2016-18 with the Maulers. He won his only ERA title in 2018 at 1.87, but a lower inning count kept him from being a Pitcher of the Year finalist.

Milan was mostly mid-tier in his tenure with one playoff berth, a second round exit in 2015. For the Maulers, Boguski had a 51-35 record, 3.04 ERA, 823.2 innings, 926 strikeouts, 214 walks, 126 ERA+, 73 FIP-, and 21.9 WAR. In January 2019, Milan traded Boguski to Manchester for four prospects. He was entering the last year under team control and the Maulers weren’t convinced that a long-term deal was in their best interests.

The Crushers had just gotten promoted back up to the EBF Elite after six years in the European Second League. Boguski had a mixed debut with the Crushers with a 4.25 ERA, the worst full-season of his career. Still, Manchester kept him in their plans with a four-year, $38,360,000 extension that winter. Boguski fared much better in the next few years, including career best 8.6 WAR efforts in both 2020 and 2022.

In 2022, Boguski was third in Pitcher of the Year voting, his only time as a finalist. He was the WARlord and leader in WHIP (0.86), K/BB (14.2), quality starts (27), and FIP- (58); each career highs. His ERA went up in 2023, but he was the Northern Conference leader for the only time with 311. Boguski’s career best was 320 Ks in 2020. Manchester was mostly mid-tier while he was there with one wild card in 2020. They lost in the first round and Boguski wasn’t used in the brief series.

In five seasons for Manchester, Boguski had a 60-56 record, 3.33 ERA, 1189.1 innings, 1449 strikeouts, 171 walks, 118 ERA+ 71 FIP-, and 33.8 WAR. A free agent for 2024 heading towards his age 31 season, Boguski signed a hefty seven-year, $155,800,000 deal with Hanover. This would be his most famous tenure as the Hitmen became a regular contender for the first time. The year before his arrival, Hanover started what would end up as an 11-year playoff streak.

From 2023-27 though, the Hitmen couldn’t get beyond the second round and only were a wild card. Boguski provided consistent innings, although he never reached his peak stats from the prior runs. Hanover broke through in 2028 with their first division title at 104-58. They ultimately ousted Nantes for their first pennant, then outlasted Munich in the European Championship.

Boguski had a strong playoff run with a 1.61 ERA in 28 innings with 25 Ks and a shutout in the finals against the Mavericks. He struggled though to a 5.10 ERA over 30 innings with 38 Ks in the Baseball Grand Championship. Hanover finished as one of four teams second at 13-6 and officially had the #2 spot via tiebreakers. In any event, Boguski was established as a big-game pitcher, especially via his WBC exploits with Poland. For Hanover, he had a 1.75 ERA over 56.2 playoff innings with 48 Ks and 0.9 WAR.

In 2029, he saw reduced innings with more of a starting/bullpen split. Hanover got the top seed at 108-54, but fell in a second round upset to Manchester. Boguski didn’t meet the vesting criteria for the seventh year of the contract and was sent to free agency for 2030.

With the Hitmen, Boguski had a 78-52 record, 3.27 ERA, 1242 innings, 1453 strikeouts, 189 walks, 120 ERA+, 79 FIP-, and 28.4 WAR. He was the first player to be inducted wearing the Hanover H on his hat and remains popular for his role in establishing the Hitmen as a contender. Boguski stayed in Germany on a three-year, $36,800,000 deal with Hamburg. He was merely okay in 2030 with a 3.92 ERA, 4-16 record, 206.2 innings, 139 strikeouts, 96 ERA+, and 2.0 WAR. Boguski opted to retire that winter at age 37.

Overall, Boguski had a 193-159 record, 3.27 ERA, 3461.2 innings, 3967 strikeouts, 614 walks, 285/451 quality starts, 61 complete games, 18 shutouts, 119 ERA+, 76 FIP-, and 86.1 WAR. Boguski ranks 60^th in wins, 30^th in innings, 13^th in strikeouts, and 22^nd in WAR among pitchers. His 10.31 K/9 is 55^th among EBF pitchers with 1000+ innings.

Boguski’s resume was tough for some Hall of Fame voters since he was rarely a Pitcher of the Year candidate. He was steady and reliable though and quietly worked his way up the leaderboards. Boguski’s high strikeout total was a big plus as was a higher-than-expected WAR total. Most, but not all, of the pitchers that had reached 3500 Ks in EBF had made it in eventually once eligible. Boguski’s 72.0% only narrowly breached the 66% requirement, but he secured a first ballot spot with the 2036 class for the European Baseball Federation.

Emilson Patino – Left Field – Barcelona Bengals – 69.9% Tenth Ballot

Emilson Patino was a 6’3’’, 195 pound left-handed left fielder from Vigo, Spain; a city of around 295,000 people in the northwest located just north of the border with Portugal. At his peak, Patino was a well-rounded batter overall although he got the highest marks for home run power and his eye. He fared especially well against right-handed pitching with a career .972 OPS and 162 wRC+. Facing lefties, Patino had a .773 OPS and 112 wRC+.

On the whole, he graded as an above average-to-good contact hitter with a decent strikeout rate. Patino’s 162 game average got you 29 home runs, 24 doubles, and 9 triples for a nice slate of extra base hits. He was also a reliably good-to-great baserunner with solid speed. Unfortunately, that didn’t help him much as a career left fielder with abysmal defensive grades. Patino did see some injuries woes especially late in his career, but he managed to persevere for a 22-year pro career.

Patino emerged as one of the top Spanish prospects for the 2003 EBF Draft and caught the eye of Barcelona, who picked him 16^th overall. He was a bench player as a rookie with only six starts over 107 games. Patino was used in a platoon role with good results in 2005 with 105 games, 96 starts, .907 OPS, and 2.7 WAR. The Bengals ended a six-year run of losing seasons and won their division at 94-68, but lost in the first round.

From 2006 onward, Patino had a full-time starting job with Barcelona. The Bengals exploded for a 111-51 season in 2006 and beat Munich for the Southern Conference Championship, although they fell to Kyiv in the European Championship. In 16 playoff starts, Patino had 21 hits, 10 runs, 7 extra base hits, 14 RBI, .953 OPS, and 0.7 WAR.

Patino was second in 2007’s MVP voting and was a conference leader for the first time with 125 runs. He also posted career highs for doubles (40), triples (17), and WAR (8.8). Barcelona finished 96-66 and repeated as conference champs, this time winning the EBF title in a rematch with Kyiv. Patino had another solid showing in the playoffs with 21 hits, 12 runs, 6 homers, 15 RBI, 2 walks, 1.009 OPS, and 0.8 WAR.

Around this time, Patino developed a reputation as a big-game performer. He also became a regular in the World Baseball Championship from 2006-17 with Spain, playing 90 games with 74 starts. Patino had 66 hits, 50 runs, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 23 homers, 57 RBI, .240/.350/.542 slash, and 3.1 WAR. Spain’s deepest run was a third place in 2015, although he was notably a reserve on that roster.

Barcelona couldn’t immediately maintain a dynasty, missing the playoffs in 2008 with 85 wins and in 2009 with 90 wins. Hurting them in 2008 was a sore shoulder that kept Patino out almost two months. Still, he signed a five-year, $34 million extension that winter.

2009 was Patino’s lone Silver Slugger win and another second place in MVP voting. He was the leader with career highs for RBI (137), total bases (416), and slugging (.702). This year also had Patino’s bests for hits (211), homers (50), and batting average (.356).

Patino was second in MVP voting again in 2010 with the lead in runs (122) and total bases (405). He had his highest OPS (1.114), OBP (.415), and wRC+ (204) as well as his third season with 8+ WAR. Barcelona got the top seed at 100-62, but fell in the Southern Conference Championship 4-2 to Zurich. In the defeat, this was Patino’s strongest playoff run with a 1.419 OPS, 282 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR in nine starts.

After 2010, Patino was never able to reach the previous high marks, especially for power. He wouldn’t get 30+ homers or 100+ runs for the rest of his run, but was still a solid starter for Barcelona. The Bengals again had the top seed in 2011 at 108-54 and reclaimed the pennant 4-1 over Athens. Barcelona was denied in the European Championship 4-1 by Dublin.

Patino’s playoff run was decent in 13 starts with 12 hits, 10 runs, .822 OPS, 119 wRC+, and 0.4 WAR. 2011 was the second-ever Baseball Grand Championship and Patino started 12 games with .730 OPS, 126 wRC+, and 0.1 WAR. Barcelona finished at 6-13. These were his final playoff games for the Bengals, but he had excellent stats over 57 starts with 69 hits, 43 runs, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 15 homers, 47 RBI, .324/.382/.606 slash, 172 wRC+, and 2.9 WAR.

Barcelona spent the rest of Patino’s run around .500 and let him leave for free agency after the 2013 campaign at age 32. For the Bengals, Patino played 1391 games with 1509 hits, 879 runs, 247 doubles, 105 triples, 287 home runs, 907 RBI, 528 walks, 373 steals, .319/.388/.598 slash, 169 wRC+, and 52.5 WAR. Marseille was convinced Patino still had big potential value and gave him a five-year, $52,500,000 deal.

Patino spent four years ultimately with the Musketeers as a respectable, if unremarkable starter. Marseille had a 2014 conference finals loss to Valencia and a second round exit in 2016. They were just outside of the playoffs his other years there. For Marseille, Patino played 555 games with 453 hits, 280 runs, 85 doubles, 29 triples, 86 home runs, 250 RBI, 255 walks, 131 steals, .261/.359/.491 slash, 135 wRC+, and 11.3 WAR. “

From 2018-20, Patino was with Brussels on a slate of one-year deals. He was primarily a pinch hitter with only 70 starts in 355 games. He had strong metrics in 2018, but was subpar after. Notably on July 28, 2018, Patino had a four home run game against Oslo. For the Beavers, Patino had 130 hits, 83 runs, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 30 home runs, 76 RBI, 79 walks, .253/.355.487 slash, 126 wRC+, and 3.3 WAR.

This marked the end of his time playing in Europe, although he continued on for another five years in Arab League Baseball. In 2021, Patino played 99 games with 2.8 WAR and .928 for Abu Dhabi. He joined Doha for 2022, but only made it three games before suffering a ruptured MCL that knocked him out eight months. Patino was determined to make it back though and was a full-time starter in 2023 for Bahrain.

With the Blitz, he had 141 games, .787 OPS, 105 wRC+, and 1.2 WAR. Patino joined Sulaymaniyah in 2024 with 156 games, 33 homers, .879 OPS, 124 wRC+, and 2.7 WAR; solid metrics for a guy aged 42. Dubai brought him in for 2025 with 121 games, 68 starts, .838 OPS, 112 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. Patino was unsigned in 2026 and eventually filed his retirement papers that winter at age 45.

In his five ALB seasons, Patino played 520 games with 440 starts, 401 hits, 272 runs, 72 doubles, 12 triples, 105 home runs, 244 RBI, 120 steals, .249/.354/.504 slash, 121 wRC+, and 8.2 WAR. For his combined pro career, Patino had 2821 games, 2493 hits, 1514 runs, 422 doubles, 152 triples, 508 home runs, 1477 RBI, 1104 walks, 1455 strikeouts, 640 steals, .290/.374/.552 slash, 150 wRC+, and 75.3 WAR.

Just in the European Baseball Federation though, Patino played 2301 games with 2092 hits, 1242 runs, 350 doubles, 140 triples, 403 home runs, 1233 RBI, 862 walks, 1089 strikeouts, 520 steals, .300/.378/.563 slash, 157 wRC+, and 67.1 WAR. He ranked 66^th in games, 89^th in runs, 92^nd in RBI, and 41^st in walks. However, he’s outside the top 100 in any other counting stats.

Patino’s resume was borderline even if you gave him credit for the ALB years. There was a brief four-year run where he was a legit MVP candidate, but Patino was mostly above average-to-good for the rest of the run. He didn’t have crazy accumulations despite playing into his mid 40s. Accolades were limited too outside of that brief run early in his career, making many think Patino was a Hall of Pretty Good type.

He was quite impressive though in his Barcelona peak and was excellent in the playoffs, playing a key role for three conference titles and a European title for the Bengals. That was something that really bolstered Patino’s case, but there remained many skeptics. Only once was he below 50%, but Patino was stuck mostly in the 50s range in his initial ballots.

Patino got as close as 62.7% in 2029, 64.4% in 2034, and 62.2% in 2035. 2036 was his tenth and final shot at the EBF Hall of Fame, just barely getting the bump across the 66% requirement at 69.9%. After the long wait, Patino secured his spot as the third member of the 2036 class and the sixth EBF inductee to make it on the tenth ballot.

09-29-2025, 08:16 PM	#2475
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,002	2036 EBF Hall of Fame (Part 2) Slawomir Boguski – Starting Pitcher – Hanover Hitmen – 72.0% First Ballot Slawomir Boguski was a 5’10’’, 200 pound left-handed pitcher from Szczecin, Poland; a northwestern city of about 395,000 people near the German border. The stocky lefty had overpowering stuff along with very good control and above average movement. Boguski’s velocity peaked in the 98-100 mph range with a five-pitch arsenal of slider, screwball, changeup, splitter, and cutter. He was impressive at switching between the options and making them look the same out of his hand. Compared to other EBF aces, Boguski’s stamina was average, but his durability was excellent over 16 seasons as a starter. He was better than most at holding runners but graded as below average defensively. Boguski was pretty ordinary from a personality standpoint, but he became popular and well known across his career. He was well liked back home in Poland despite leaving the country as a teenager and playing for pro teams in other countries. Boguski was a key figure for the Polish team in the World Baseball Championship from 2016-30, which included a world championship in 2018 and runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2028. Boguski tossed 226 innings with a 17-6 record, 2.03 ERA, 319 strikeouts, and 8.6 WAR. In the 2018 title run, Boguski had a 1.43 ERA over 37.2 innings with 55 strikeouts, five quality starts, and 1.6 WAR. In 2028, he was also very strong with a 1.56 ERA over 40.1 innings with 8 Ks and 1.5 WAR. Boguski has the most pitching WAR of any Pole in the WBC and ranks second in pitching wins, strikeouts, and innings. Boguski’s pro career started in Italy though, signed in August 2009 to a teenage amateur deal with Milan. He debuted in 2014 at age 21, but struggled in three starts. Boguski got a full-time gig the next year with respectable numbers and then posted 6+ WAR each year from 2016-18 with the Maulers. He won his only ERA title in 2018 at 1.87, but a lower inning count kept him from being a Pitcher of the Year finalist. Milan was mostly mid-tier in his tenure with one playoff berth, a second round exit in 2015. For the Maulers, Boguski had a 51-35 record, 3.04 ERA, 823.2 innings, 926 strikeouts, 214 walks, 126 ERA+, 73 FIP-, and 21.9 WAR. In January 2019, Milan traded Boguski to Manchester for four prospects. He was entering the last year under team control and the Maulers weren’t convinced that a long-term deal was in their best interests. The Crushers had just gotten promoted back up to the EBF Elite after six years in the European Second League. Boguski had a mixed debut with the Crushers with a 4.25 ERA, the worst full-season of his career. Still, Manchester kept him in their plans with a four-year, $38,360,000 extension that winter. Boguski fared much better in the next few years, including career best 8.6 WAR efforts in both 2020 and 2022. In 2022, Boguski was third in Pitcher of the Year voting, his only time as a finalist. He was the WARlord and leader in WHIP (0.86), K/BB (14.2), quality starts (27), and FIP- (58); each career highs. His ERA went up in 2023, but he was the Northern Conference leader for the only time with 311. Boguski’s career best was 320 Ks in 2020. Manchester was mostly mid-tier while he was there with one wild card in 2020. They lost in the first round and Boguski wasn’t used in the brief series. In five seasons for Manchester, Boguski had a 60-56 record, 3.33 ERA, 1189.1 innings, 1449 strikeouts, 171 walks, 118 ERA+ 71 FIP-, and 33.8 WAR. A free agent for 2024 heading towards his age 31 season, Boguski signed a hefty seven-year, $155,800,000 deal with Hanover. This would be his most famous tenure as the Hitmen became a regular contender for the first time. The year before his arrival, Hanover started what would end up as an 11-year playoff streak. From 2023-27 though, the Hitmen couldn’t get beyond the second round and only were a wild card. Boguski provided consistent innings, although he never reached his peak stats from the prior runs. Hanover broke through in 2028 with their first division title at 104-58. They ultimately ousted Nantes for their first pennant, then outlasted Munich in the European Championship. Boguski had a strong playoff run with a 1.61 ERA in 28 innings with 25 Ks and a shutout in the finals against the Mavericks. He struggled though to a 5.10 ERA over 30 innings with 38 Ks in the Baseball Grand Championship. Hanover finished as one of four teams second at 13-6 and officially had the #2 spot via tiebreakers. In any event, Boguski was established as a big-game pitcher, especially via his WBC exploits with Poland. For Hanover, he had a 1.75 ERA over 56.2 playoff innings with 48 Ks and 0.9 WAR. In 2029, he saw reduced innings with more of a starting/bullpen split. Hanover got the top seed at 108-54, but fell in a second round upset to Manchester. Boguski didn’t meet the vesting criteria for the seventh year of the contract and was sent to free agency for 2030. With the Hitmen, Boguski had a 78-52 record, 3.27 ERA, 1242 innings, 1453 strikeouts, 189 walks, 120 ERA+, 79 FIP-, and 28.4 WAR. He was the first player to be inducted wearing the Hanover H on his hat and remains popular for his role in establishing the Hitmen as a contender. Boguski stayed in Germany on a three-year, $36,800,000 deal with Hamburg. He was merely okay in 2030 with a 3.92 ERA, 4-16 record, 206.2 innings, 139 strikeouts, 96 ERA+, and 2.0 WAR. Boguski opted to retire that winter at age 37. Overall, Boguski had a 193-159 record, 3.27 ERA, 3461.2 innings, 3967 strikeouts, 614 walks, 285/451 quality starts, 61 complete games, 18 shutouts, 119 ERA+, 76 FIP-, and 86.1 WAR. Boguski ranks 60^th in wins, 30^th in innings, 13^th in strikeouts, and 22^nd in WAR among pitchers. His 10.31 K/9 is 55^th among EBF pitchers with 1000+ innings. Boguski’s resume was tough for some Hall of Fame voters since he was rarely a Pitcher of the Year candidate. He was steady and reliable though and quietly worked his way up the leaderboards. Boguski’s high strikeout total was a big plus as was a higher-than-expected WAR total. Most, but not all, of the pitchers that had reached 3500 Ks in EBF had made it in eventually once eligible. Boguski’s 72.0% only narrowly breached the 66% requirement, but he secured a first ballot spot with the 2036 class for the European Baseball Federation. Emilson Patino – Left Field – Barcelona Bengals – 69.9% Tenth Ballot Emilson Patino was a 6’3’’, 195 pound left-handed left fielder from Vigo, Spain; a city of around 295,000 people in the northwest located just north of the border with Portugal. At his peak, Patino was a well-rounded batter overall although he got the highest marks for home run power and his eye. He fared especially well against right-handed pitching with a career .972 OPS and 162 wRC+. Facing lefties, Patino had a .773 OPS and 112 wRC+. On the whole, he graded as an above average-to-good contact hitter with a decent strikeout rate. Patino’s 162 game average got you 29 home runs, 24 doubles, and 9 triples for a nice slate of extra base hits. He was also a reliably good-to-great baserunner with solid speed. Unfortunately, that didn’t help him much as a career left fielder with abysmal defensive grades. Patino did see some injuries woes especially late in his career, but he managed to persevere for a 22-year pro career. Patino emerged as one of the top Spanish prospects for the 2003 EBF Draft and caught the eye of Barcelona, who picked him 16^th overall. He was a bench player as a rookie with only six starts over 107 games. Patino was used in a platoon role with good results in 2005 with 105 games, 96 starts, .907 OPS, and 2.7 WAR. The Bengals ended a six-year run of losing seasons and won their division at 94-68, but lost in the first round. From 2006 onward, Patino had a full-time starting job with Barcelona. The Bengals exploded for a 111-51 season in 2006 and beat Munich for the Southern Conference Championship, although they fell to Kyiv in the European Championship. In 16 playoff starts, Patino had 21 hits, 10 runs, 7 extra base hits, 14 RBI, .953 OPS, and 0.7 WAR. Patino was second in 2007’s MVP voting and was a conference leader for the first time with 125 runs. He also posted career highs for doubles (40), triples (17), and WAR (8.8). Barcelona finished 96-66 and repeated as conference champs, this time winning the EBF title in a rematch with Kyiv. Patino had another solid showing in the playoffs with 21 hits, 12 runs, 6 homers, 15 RBI, 2 walks, 1.009 OPS, and 0.8 WAR. Around this time, Patino developed a reputation as a big-game performer. He also became a regular in the World Baseball Championship from 2006-17 with Spain, playing 90 games with 74 starts. Patino had 66 hits, 50 runs, 8 doubles, 3 triples, 23 homers, 57 RBI, .240/.350/.542 slash, and 3.1 WAR. Spain’s deepest run was a third place in 2015, although he was notably a reserve on that roster. Barcelona couldn’t immediately maintain a dynasty, missing the playoffs in 2008 with 85 wins and in 2009 with 90 wins. Hurting them in 2008 was a sore shoulder that kept Patino out almost two months. Still, he signed a five-year, $34 million extension that winter. 2009 was Patino’s lone Silver Slugger win and another second place in MVP voting. He was the leader with career highs for RBI (137), total bases (416), and slugging (.702). This year also had Patino’s bests for hits (211), homers (50), and batting average (.356). Patino was second in MVP voting again in 2010 with the lead in runs (122) and total bases (405). He had his highest OPS (1.114), OBP (.415), and wRC+ (204) as well as his third season with 8+ WAR. Barcelona got the top seed at 100-62, but fell in the Southern Conference Championship 4-2 to Zurich. In the defeat, this was Patino’s strongest playoff run with a 1.419 OPS, 282 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR in nine starts. After 2010, Patino was never able to reach the previous high marks, especially for power. He wouldn’t get 30+ homers or 100+ runs for the rest of his run, but was still a solid starter for Barcelona. The Bengals again had the top seed in 2011 at 108-54 and reclaimed the pennant 4-1 over Athens. Barcelona was denied in the European Championship 4-1 by Dublin. Patino’s playoff run was decent in 13 starts with 12 hits, 10 runs, .822 OPS, 119 wRC+, and 0.4 WAR. 2011 was the second-ever Baseball Grand Championship and Patino started 12 games with .730 OPS, 126 wRC+, and 0.1 WAR. Barcelona finished at 6-13. These were his final playoff games for the Bengals, but he had excellent stats over 57 starts with 69 hits, 43 runs, 9 doubles, 3 triples, 15 homers, 47 RBI, .324/.382/.606 slash, 172 wRC+, and 2.9 WAR. Barcelona spent the rest of Patino’s run around .500 and let him leave for free agency after the 2013 campaign at age 32. For the Bengals, Patino played 1391 games with 1509 hits, 879 runs, 247 doubles, 105 triples, 287 home runs, 907 RBI, 528 walks, 373 steals, .319/.388/.598 slash, 169 wRC+, and 52.5 WAR. Marseille was convinced Patino still had big potential value and gave him a five-year, $52,500,000 deal. Patino spent four years ultimately with the Musketeers as a respectable, if unremarkable starter. Marseille had a 2014 conference finals loss to Valencia and a second round exit in 2016. They were just outside of the playoffs his other years there. For Marseille, Patino played 555 games with 453 hits, 280 runs, 85 doubles, 29 triples, 86 home runs, 250 RBI, 255 walks, 131 steals, .261/.359/.491 slash, 135 wRC+, and 11.3 WAR. “ From 2018-20, Patino was with Brussels on a slate of one-year deals. He was primarily a pinch hitter with only 70 starts in 355 games. He had strong metrics in 2018, but was subpar after. Notably on July 28, 2018, Patino had a four home run game against Oslo. For the Beavers, Patino had 130 hits, 83 runs, 18 doubles, 6 triples, 30 home runs, 76 RBI, 79 walks, .253/.355.487 slash, 126 wRC+, and 3.3 WAR. This marked the end of his time playing in Europe, although he continued on for another five years in Arab League Baseball. In 2021, Patino played 99 games with 2.8 WAR and .928 for Abu Dhabi. He joined Doha for 2022, but only made it three games before suffering a ruptured MCL that knocked him out eight months. Patino was determined to make it back though and was a full-time starter in 2023 for Bahrain. With the Blitz, he had 141 games, .787 OPS, 105 wRC+, and 1.2 WAR. Patino joined Sulaymaniyah in 2024 with 156 games, 33 homers, .879 OPS, 124 wRC+, and 2.7 WAR; solid metrics for a guy aged 42. Dubai brought him in for 2025 with 121 games, 68 starts, .838 OPS, 112 wRC+, and 1.1 WAR. Patino was unsigned in 2026 and eventually filed his retirement papers that winter at age 45. In his five ALB seasons, Patino played 520 games with 440 starts, 401 hits, 272 runs, 72 doubles, 12 triples, 105 home runs, 244 RBI, 120 steals, .249/.354/.504 slash, 121 wRC+, and 8.2 WAR. For his combined pro career, Patino had 2821 games, 2493 hits, 1514 runs, 422 doubles, 152 triples, 508 home runs, 1477 RBI, 1104 walks, 1455 strikeouts, 640 steals, .290/.374/.552 slash, 150 wRC+, and 75.3 WAR. Just in the European Baseball Federation though, Patino played 2301 games with 2092 hits, 1242 runs, 350 doubles, 140 triples, 403 home runs, 1233 RBI, 862 walks, 1089 strikeouts, 520 steals, .300/.378/.563 slash, 157 wRC+, and 67.1 WAR. He ranked 66^th in games, 89^th in runs, 92^nd in RBI, and 41^st in walks. However, he’s outside the top 100 in any other counting stats. Patino’s resume was borderline even if you gave him credit for the ALB years. There was a brief four-year run where he was a legit MVP candidate, but Patino was mostly above average-to-good for the rest of the run. He didn’t have crazy accumulations despite playing into his mid 40s. Accolades were limited too outside of that brief run early in his career, making many think Patino was a Hall of Pretty Good type. He was quite impressive though in his Barcelona peak and was excellent in the playoffs, playing a key role for three conference titles and a European title for the Bengals. That was something that really bolstered Patino’s case, but there remained many skeptics. Only once was he below 50%, but Patino was stuck mostly in the 50s range in his initial ballots. Patino got as close as 62.7% in 2029, 64.4% in 2034, and 62.2% in 2035. 2036 was his tenth and final shot at the EBF Hall of Fame, just barely getting the bump across the 66% requirement at 69.9%. After the long wait, Patino secured his spot as the third member of the 2036 class and the sixth EBF inductee to make it on the tenth ballot. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)