Vito Fernández, LF
Inner Circle, meet your newest leader. Fernandez accumulated over 20 more WAR than the previous career record holder, Johan Velez. He came quite close to becoming the first position player and only second ever MLB player to pass the 100 WAR mark. 3 times in his career (1963, 1965, and 1970) he won both the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove in LF. He had four seasons of 40+ HR, two seasons of 8 WAR, and two seasons of 9 WAR. The numbers would be even greater had he not struggled with injuries. Over his first 16 MLB seasons, he averaged only 139 games per year in a time when many players play almost every game for their team.
Initial Acquisition: Signed in 1951 with the Marlins out of Venezuela
MLB Awards: 4 Tomas Reed MVP, 1 ROY, 6 Youssef Raadouni GG, 13 AS, 9 SS, 1 WS, 1 PMVP
Career Stats: 10213 PA, 2239 H, 466 HR, 43 SB, .378 wOBA, 144 wRC+, 119.3 ZR, 98.8 WAR, 76.1 JAWS
Brantley MacKay, C
Mackay's career totals surpass those of Eddie Lopp and Morton Zepp and he retires as the 4th best catcher in history. Two of the players ahead of him are still active (Timo Fernandez and Rocky Farris) and one is already in the Hall of Fame (Nathan Reifsnyder). Mackay was a doubles machine and his solid bat paired with elite defense and durability gave him a great career with the Padres, Red Sox, and White Sox.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 4th overall in 1956 by the Padres out of Pittsburgh
MLB Awards: 2 Youssef Raadouni GG, 4 AS, 2 SS, 2 WS, 1 PMVP
Career Stats: 7691 PA, 1728 H, 142 HR, 1 SB, .309 wOBA, 100 wRC+, 25.6 ZR, 43.8 WAR, 36.3 JAWS
Ulysses Gleeson, 1B
Gleeson relied more on walks and doubles than a traditional slugging first baseman, but he did quite well for himself. His career peaked in 1958 with an MVP award but he had a few seasons of 5+ WAR scattered throughout his career. A natural-born DH, Gleeson struggled defensively, thankfully not getting a chance on his one-third of an inning at shortstop as a 37-year old. He was born in Carrick-on-Shannon in Ireland and becomes the first Irish-born player in the Hall of Fame.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 2nd overall in 1953 by the Blue Jays out of Santa Clara
Drafted 1st overall in 1954 by the Devil Rays out of Santa Clara
MLB Awards: 1 Tomas Reed MVP, 6 AS, 6 SS, 1 PMVP1 aq
Career Stats: 10549 PA, 2424 H, 258 HR, 51 SB, .359 wOBA, 134 wRC+, -68.2 ZR, 55.2 WAR, 44.0 JAWS
Sebastián Vargas, 1B
Vargas was incredibly consistent for 13 years as the Cubs first baseman. He played over 160 games in 11 of those seasons and put up 2-5 WAR in 11 as well. His poor defense pulled away much of the impact he had on offense. He retires with the 5th most home runs in MLB history and continues the trend of high HR hitters with very low career WAR totals.
Initial Acquisition: Signed in 1951 with the Cubs out of Venezuela
MLB Awards: 3 AS, 3 SS, 1 WS, 2 PMVP
Career Stats: 10923 PA, 2375 H, 451 HR, 2 SB, .347 wOBA, 126 wRC+, -86.1 ZR, 41.7 WAR, 36.0 JAWS
Charlie Barry, CF
Speaking of big HR hitters not in the Hall of Fame...Charlie Barry is the king of them all. Barry's 474 career count is two more than Solomon Stubbs, setting a new record. However, he inexplicably played in centerfield his entire career, despite a 20/80 defensive rating. He lost so much value on defense that his career totals are embarrassingly low for a legend.
Initial Acquisition: Drafted 7th overall in 1950 by the Brewers out of Farmington
MLB Awards: 4 SS
Career Stats: 9225 PA, 1958 H, 474 HR, 16 SB, .345 wOBA, 125 wRC+, -245.3 ZR, 22.7 WAR, 22.5 JAWS