Brandon Peres, C - SPECIAL ELECTION
The induction for Peres is long overdue and the league did not want the 87-year-old to pass before receiving his due. When compared against all other catchers in Major League history and especially to those in the Hall of Fame, Peres simply just fits. He was a switch-hitter with a solid bat and glove, bouncing around from San Diego to New York to Oakland, Seattle, and San Francisco. A 16-year career behind the plate ended in 1935. When the Padres drafted him, he had very little potential, but he worked hard to slowly improve that potential and to fulfill all of it. He had an elite eye to go along with very good contact and power.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 568th overall in 1917 by the Padres out of San Francisco
MLB Awards: 2 GG, 2 AS, 1 SS, 1 WS
Career Stats: 7548 PA, 1663 H, 109 HR, 0 SB, .330 wOBA, 99 wRC+, 3.1 ZR, 35.3 WAR, 28.6 JAWS
Robinson Barquero, CF
Barquero's career recalls the origins of the league when the stolen base was an extremely common occurrence. He is the only player in the top 40 of stolen bases all-time who was born after the year 1894 and still comes in at number 17. A huge reason that he had so many stolen bases was that he got on base very often, leading the league twice in OBP. He ranks 10th all-time in walks and 11th in hits. In terms of his overall value, Barquero comes in behind Johan Velez as the second-best CF of all-time and lands in the top-20 of all hitters to ever play the game.
Initial Acquisition: Signed in 1957 with the Dodgers out of the Dominican Republic
MLB Awards: 1 Tomas Reed MVP, 6 AS, 7 Paul Vines SS, 1 WS
Career Stats: 12123 PA, 2784 H, 89 HR, 627 SB, .329 wOBA, 116 wRC+, -35.3 ZR, 69.3 WAR, 56.3 JAWS
Jay Hutton, C
Hutton's career was a little short but dominant as a hitter at the catching position, winning the Paul Vines slugging award in nearly half of his seasons. He wasn't very adept with the glove but for a year when he put together a good string of games and won the Youssef Raadouni Gold Glove.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 13th overall in 1968 by the Blue Jays out of South Carolina
MLB Awards: 1 ROY, 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 2 AS, 5 Paul Vines SS
Career Stats: 6067 PA, 1517 H, 105 HR, 9 SB, .334 wOBA, 109 wRC+, -12.6 ZR, 34.4 WAR, 29.7 JAWS
Isaac Porter, RHP
Porter won a lot of World Series for someone drafted by the Diamondbacks. He had a very good career and one he could be proud of as a 1st overall pick, but didn't quite have the peak to bring his JAWS score high enough for Hall entry. He retires with the 3rd most strikeouts all-time but only finished in the top-three in J.P. Avila award voting once. He did win the Joe Hubbard award while in college.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 1st overall in 1965 by the Diamondbacks out of Mississippi
MLB Awards: 3 AS, 2 WS
Career Stats: 3718 IP, 1489 BB, 2803 K, 3.53 FIP, 92 FIP-, 62.7 WAR, 48.1 JAWS