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Old 04-13-2019, 10:20 AM   #751
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Geraldo Morales, CF

Morales is a special veteran's committee election. When he retired in 1920, he had 9 years and 129 days of MLB service so never was eligible for the Hall of Fame. However, his career numbers stack up well with any of the other CF, despite his abbreviated career. He was drafted by the Mets 4th overall in 1906, won 5 gold gloves, went to 5 all-star games, and was a silver slugger. After retiring, Morales became a General Manager and led the Road Warriors and Bees in the Atlantic League before getting a shot with the Phillies and Giants.

Career Stats: 5874 PA, 349 SB, .337 wOBA, 121 wRC+, 165.9 ZR, 47.2 WAR, 43.8 JAWS

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Gabe Morton, LHP

Morton finishes his career as one of the top 3 or 4 starting pitchers in the history of the game (Avila, Jensen, McFadden). He was drafted 12th overall in 1921 out of Denmark High School - he and Johan Velez were classmates, but they didn't win a State Championship despite having a .675 WPCT their senior year. Morton was a 3-time pitcher of the year, two-time MVP, 9-time all-star, and one-time World Series Champ.

Career Stats: 3900.3 IP, 998 BB, 1916 K, 3.28 FIP, 83 FIP-, 87.0 WAR, 72.0 JAWS

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John Button, CF

Button's career 554 doubles is the most in MLB history. He was drafted out of Minnesota in 1925 with the 12th overall pick and stayed in the Midwest his whole career with the Chicago Cubs. He was Rookie of the Year in 1927 and MVP in 1930. He won three gold gloves, one silver slugger, and went to 7 all-star games.

Career Stats: 11197 PA, 2893 H, 132 HR, 335 SB, .341 wOBA, 106 wRC+, 118.4 ZR, 52.8 WAR, 45.7 JAWS

Lucas Roe, LHP

Roe was also drafted 12th overall but in 1927 out of Huntington Beach. He won Pitcher of the Year in 1938 and went to two all-star games but finished his career at age 33. His injury list is one line long - Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day.

Career Stats: 2623.7 IP, 869 BB, 1025 K, 3.55 FIP, 92 FIP-, 45.1 WAR, 46.0 JAWS

Reggie Veras, SS

Veras is the lone international signing on this list, coming from the Dominican Republic in 1918. His injury list is much longer and he very rarely played an entire season. He was Rookie of the Year in 1924 with an impressive 5.8 WAR in 135 games. He also went to three all-star games and was a silver slugger and World Series Champ.

Career Stats: 9001 PA, 2307 H, 344 SB, .337 wOBA, 102 wRC+, 52.7 ZR, 44.4 WAR, 36.1 JAWS

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