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Dukie98 · 05-21-2019, 03:10 AM

For the fifth straight year, the Hall of Fame welcomed at least three new inductees -- and this time, all three inductees were no-doubt locks who received over 90% of the vote despite a crowded ballot. Third basemen Wade Boggs and Andy Van Slyke were welcomed to the Hall with 98.9% and 90.7%, respectively, as was righthander Heinie Berger, who earned 97.3% of the vote.

Boggs, a six-time batting champion, remains the all-time HRDL leader with 4,088 hits and 756 doubles. Boggs was drafted 12th overall in the 2011 draft following the league's inaugural season by the Phoenix Lizards, and he came in second in the Continental League's Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .375 with a league-best .474 on-base percentage. The following year, he won his first batting title, hitting .394 with a .481 on-base percentage, with a career-best 244 hits and 20 homers, and finished second in the MVP voting. After an off year in 2014, he won the batting titles in 2015, 2016, and 2017, hitting .367, .360, and .368, respectively, while leading the league in on-base percentage two more times. After the 2017 season, Boggs jumped to the Jacksonville Gulls in free agency. Boggs won two more batting titles in Jacksonville, hitting. .363 with a league-high 234 hits in 2019 and .357 in 2021, leading the league again in hits with 214. After hitting .376 in 2022, Boggs signed with Detroit in free agency. Boggs was the model of consistency in Detroit, hitting between .312 and .333 every year, and posting between 6.3 and 7.5 WAR each season. Boggs signed with the Charlotte Aviators in 2029, where he spent three solid seasons, and he made his farewell tour in 2032 with the Washington Ambassadors, where he hit .303 at age 42. Boggs made 12 All-Star teams over his career and won five Silver Slugger awards. He retired with a career batting average of .339 (5th all-time, and tops among retired players) and an on-base percentage of .426 (4th all-time). He scored 1915 runs (4th all-time), and his total of 4,088 hits is nearly 400 more than the second-place finisher. In addition to leading all hitters with 756 doubles, he also popped 183 homers and drove in 1486 runs. Boggs retired with 139.1 WAR - second all-time. He also holds the career record with 222 hits and 46 doubles in postseason play, posting a career .299 average with a .384 on-base percentage in October. Although Boggs never won a title, he led three teams to the World Series: Phoenix in 2015, Jacksonville in 2022, and Charlotte in 2021.

Berger, a workhorse, was drafted 46th overall by the New Orleans Crawfish in 2016. He came in third place in the 2017 Rookie of the Year voting, after posting a 3.26 ERA in 276 innings despite a middling 14-17 record. After two more solid years, Berger took the leap into stardom in 2020, leading the Continental League with 8.8 WAR and 279 innings, as he went 16-12 and finished second in the Cy Young Award voting. The following season was one for the ages, as Berger earned MVP and Cy Young honors, going 23-7 with a 1.68 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP, and a league-best 10.5 WAR in 300 innings and made the first of his six All-Star teams. Berger finished 3rd in the Cy Young voting in 2022, going 19-7 with a 2.88 ERA and 239 strikeouts. He nearly won another trophy the following year, finishing as runner-up in the Cy Young voting after leading the league with 22 wins, while posted a 3.27 ERA and fanning 236 batters. Berger remained exceedingly durable into his mid-30s, leading the league in innings pitched in 2026-28, while winning 56 games over those three seasons, including a league-best 20 in 2026. Berger continued to pitch effectively through 2030, when he posted a 3.33 ERA in 276 innings at age 37. After an off season in 2031, he signed with Vancouver for his swan song in 2032, winning 12 games at age 39. Berger retired with a 265-181 record, a 3.13 ERA, and 2877 strikeouts. He also posted 102.1 WAR. Berger ranked 7th in victories and 10th in WAR at the time of his induction. Over his storied career, Berger led the league in innings pitched six times, victories three times, and WAR three times. While Berger had a mediocre 9-8 postseason mark, he dazzled in 2022, going 2-0 with a 0.57 ERA, allowing just 14 hits in 31 innings.

Thirteen-time All-Star Andy Van Slyke was a fixture at third base for the Minneapolis Penguins after being selected 71st overall in the inaugural dispersal draft. He finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2011, hitting .371 with 25 homers, 120 RBI's, and 39 steals while posting 11.0 WAR. Van Slyke was remarkably consistent at a very high level, posting at least 8.0 WAR in eight of his first ten seasons. Perhaps his finest season was 2015, when Van Slyke hit .337 with a career-high 38 homers, 93 RBI's, 118 runs scored, and 59 steals. He continued to be productive well past his prime, ripping a career-high 43 doubles while pounding 31 homers and driving in 116 runs while stealing 40 bases in 2030 -- at age 41. Van Slyke possessed a rare combination of power and speed: he popped at least 19 homers in an incredible 14 seasons, while stealing between 40 and 65 bases in his first 16 seasons. After spending 21 seasons in Minneapolis, Van Slyke spent his final season in Denver. Tremendously durable, Van Slyke remains the all-time leader in games played, with 3319. He retired with 3608 hits (3rd all-time), 2129 runs scored (2nd all-time), 1,058 steals (2nd all-time), 451 homers, 1792 RBI's, with a career. 295 average and .488 slugging percentage. He also remains second all-time in total bases. Van Slyke won a Gold Glove and six Silver Slugger awards, and he starred on Minneapolis's 2018 World Series winners, hitting .337 with 4 homers in the postseason while stealing 13 bases in 24 games. For his career, he hit 17 homers and stole 45 of 53 bases in 121 postseason games.

The leading vote recipients include:

Wade Boggs, 3B, PHO/ JAX/ DET/ CHA/ WAS: 98.9%
Heinie Berger, RHP, NOR/ VAN: 97.3%
Andy Van Slyke, 3B, MIN/ DEN: 90.7%
Joe Mauer, C, NOR/ BOS/ KC/ NAS/ DET: 70.7%
Kirby Puckett, CF, HOU/ CAL/ PHI: 66.8%
Trevor Story, SS, LA/ CHA/ ATL/ MIL: 52.9%
Dave Ferriss, RHP, DAL/ NAS: 49.9%
Pat Duncan, RF, SEA: 46.6%
Cody Bellinger, 1B, PHI/ DAL/ PIT/ HOU/ VAN: 45.8%
Gary Gaetti, 3B, BOS/ VAN/ AUS: 45.5%
Bobby Bonds, RF, MEM/ KC/ VB: 43.3%
Steve Bedrosian, RHP, OTT/ OKC/ CAL/ BUF/ STL/ DEN/ ANA: 42.2%

Among the top players who were removed from the ballot for failing to hit the 10% threshold were left fielder Del Ennis, who tallied over 3,100 hits, five-time stolen base champion Donie Bush, and 400-homer hitters Matt Chapman and Greg Luzinski. Also, seven-time All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki saw his eligibility expire after ten years on the ballot.

Here's a look at the newest inductees:

05-21-2019, 03:10 AM	#164
Dukie98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 902	2035 Hall of Fame Voting For the fifth straight year, the Hall of Fame welcomed at least three new inductees -- and this time, all three inductees were no-doubt locks who received over 90% of the vote despite a crowded ballot. Third basemen Wade Boggs and Andy Van Slyke were welcomed to the Hall with 98.9% and 90.7%, respectively, as was righthander Heinie Berger, who earned 97.3% of the vote. Boggs, a six-time batting champion, remains the all-time HRDL leader with 4,088 hits and 756 doubles. Boggs was drafted 12th overall in the 2011 draft following the league's inaugural season by the Phoenix Lizards, and he came in second in the Continental League's Rookie of the Year voting after hitting .375 with a league-best .474 on-base percentage. The following year, he won his first batting title, hitting .394 with a .481 on-base percentage, with a career-best 244 hits and 20 homers, and finished second in the MVP voting. After an off year in 2014, he won the batting titles in 2015, 2016, and 2017, hitting .367, .360, and .368, respectively, while leading the league in on-base percentage two more times. After the 2017 season, Boggs jumped to the Jacksonville Gulls in free agency. Boggs won two more batting titles in Jacksonville, hitting. .363 with a league-high 234 hits in 2019 and .357 in 2021, leading the league again in hits with 214. After hitting .376 in 2022, Boggs signed with Detroit in free agency. Boggs was the model of consistency in Detroit, hitting between .312 and .333 every year, and posting between 6.3 and 7.5 WAR each season. Boggs signed with the Charlotte Aviators in 2029, where he spent three solid seasons, and he made his farewell tour in 2032 with the Washington Ambassadors, where he hit .303 at age 42. Boggs made 12 All-Star teams over his career and won five Silver Slugger awards. He retired with a career batting average of .339 (5th all-time, and tops among retired players) and an on-base percentage of .426 (4th all-time). He scored 1915 runs (4th all-time), and his total of 4,088 hits is nearly 400 more than the second-place finisher. In addition to leading all hitters with 756 doubles, he also popped 183 homers and drove in 1486 runs. Boggs retired with 139.1 WAR - second all-time. He also holds the career record with 222 hits and 46 doubles in postseason play, posting a career .299 average with a .384 on-base percentage in October. Although Boggs never won a title, he led three teams to the World Series: Phoenix in 2015, Jacksonville in 2022, and Charlotte in 2021. Berger, a workhorse, was drafted 46th overall by the New Orleans Crawfish in 2016. He came in third place in the 2017 Rookie of the Year voting, after posting a 3.26 ERA in 276 innings despite a middling 14-17 record. After two more solid years, Berger took the leap into stardom in 2020, leading the Continental League with 8.8 WAR and 279 innings, as he went 16-12 and finished second in the Cy Young Award voting. The following season was one for the ages, as Berger earned MVP and Cy Young honors, going 23-7 with a 1.68 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP, and a league-best 10.5 WAR in 300 innings and made the first of his six All-Star teams. Berger finished 3rd in the Cy Young voting in 2022, going 19-7 with a 2.88 ERA and 239 strikeouts. He nearly won another trophy the following year, finishing as runner-up in the Cy Young voting after leading the league with 22 wins, while posted a 3.27 ERA and fanning 236 batters. Berger remained exceedingly durable into his mid-30s, leading the league in innings pitched in 2026-28, while winning 56 games over those three seasons, including a league-best 20 in 2026. Berger continued to pitch effectively through 2030, when he posted a 3.33 ERA in 276 innings at age 37. After an off season in 2031, he signed with Vancouver for his swan song in 2032, winning 12 games at age 39. Berger retired with a 265-181 record, a 3.13 ERA, and 2877 strikeouts. He also posted 102.1 WAR. Berger ranked 7th in victories and 10th in WAR at the time of his induction. Over his storied career, Berger led the league in innings pitched six times, victories three times, and WAR three times. While Berger had a mediocre 9-8 postseason mark, he dazzled in 2022, going 2-0 with a 0.57 ERA, allowing just 14 hits in 31 innings. Thirteen-time All-Star Andy Van Slyke was a fixture at third base for the Minneapolis Penguins after being selected 71st overall in the inaugural dispersal draft. He finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2011, hitting .371 with 25 homers, 120 RBI's, and 39 steals while posting 11.0 WAR. Van Slyke was remarkably consistent at a very high level, posting at least 8.0 WAR in eight of his first ten seasons. Perhaps his finest season was 2015, when Van Slyke hit .337 with a career-high 38 homers, 93 RBI's, 118 runs scored, and 59 steals. He continued to be productive well past his prime, ripping a career-high 43 doubles while pounding 31 homers and driving in 116 runs while stealing 40 bases in 2030 -- at age 41. Van Slyke possessed a rare combination of power and speed: he popped at least 19 homers in an incredible 14 seasons, while stealing between 40 and 65 bases in his first 16 seasons. After spending 21 seasons in Minneapolis, Van Slyke spent his final season in Denver. Tremendously durable, Van Slyke remains the all-time leader in games played, with 3319. He retired with 3608 hits (3rd all-time), 2129 runs scored (2nd all-time), 1,058 steals (2nd all-time), 451 homers, 1792 RBI's, with a career. 295 average and .488 slugging percentage. He also remains second all-time in total bases. Van Slyke won a Gold Glove and six Silver Slugger awards, and he starred on Minneapolis's 2018 World Series winners, hitting .337 with 4 homers in the postseason while stealing 13 bases in 24 games. For his career, he hit 17 homers and stole 45 of 53 bases in 121 postseason games. The leading vote recipients include: Wade Boggs, 3B, PHO/ JAX/ DET/ CHA/ WAS: 98.9% Heinie Berger, RHP, NOR/ VAN: 97.3% Andy Van Slyke, 3B, MIN/ DEN: 90.7% Joe Mauer, C, NOR/ BOS/ KC/ NAS/ DET: 70.7% Kirby Puckett, CF, HOU/ CAL/ PHI: 66.8% Trevor Story, SS, LA/ CHA/ ATL/ MIL: 52.9% Dave Ferriss, RHP, DAL/ NAS: 49.9% Pat Duncan, RF, SEA: 46.6% Cody Bellinger, 1B, PHI/ DAL/ PIT/ HOU/ VAN: 45.8% Gary Gaetti, 3B, BOS/ VAN/ AUS: 45.5% Bobby Bonds, RF, MEM/ KC/ VB: 43.3% Steve Bedrosian, RHP, OTT/ OKC/ CAL/ BUF/ STL/ DEN/ ANA: 42.2% Among the top players who were removed from the ballot for failing to hit the 10% threshold were left fielder Del Ennis, who tallied over 3,100 hits, five-time stolen base champion Donie Bush, and 400-homer hitters Matt Chapman and Greg Luzinski. Also, seven-time All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki saw his eligibility expire after ten years on the ballot. Here's a look at the newest inductees: Attached Images Last edited by Dukie98; 05-21-2019 at 08:45 AM.