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Old 08-03-2013, 05:22 AM   #98
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Class of 2070 VBBWAA Selection: Hrbek

"Kent the Gent" not only is a first ballot HOFer, here, but at the age 41 yrs and 260 days, he is the youngest entrant since the institution of the 5 year wait.

Hrbek was drafted by the Rays with the 7th overall pick in the 2047 draft.

Clubbing 50 HR and driving in 133 while slashing 319/383/624 (npa OPS+ 160), he took home ROY honors.

He followed up with a sophomre season HR total of 55 while slashing 334/389/704 for a career high npa OPS+ of 182 and his first of two MVP trophies.

In 2051 he collected a career high 143 runs on 47 HR and led the Rays to WS victory. He is the first member of that team to be inducted.

In each of his hirst 5 seasons he batted at least .309 and hit at least 39 HR and drove in at least 109 runs.

A Houston Astro in 2056, he hit a career high 57 HR and took home his second MVP.

The following season he posted a trad line of .303/45/124 bringing Houston a title. Hrbek is also the first member of this team to be inducted into the HOF.

For his career, Hrbek hit 513 HR (49th, one behind Viv Saier) on 2051 hits. He ripped 355 doubles, posted 1431 RBI (57th) and scored 1220 times (95th, one more than Jimmy Rollins) before he retired in 2064.

He has a career slash line of 303/368/587 which is a npa OPS+ of 147. He is tied for 49th place all time in slg% with Jim Gentile.

Hrbek enters the HOF having been named to 6 AS teams.

Black Ink: 19 (0)
Gray Ink: 134 (40)
HOFm: 205 (18)
HOFs: 46 (26)

Gorilla Composite: 3.9 (0.9)

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Cesar Cedeno enters his second OOTP HOF.

Bob Feller and Kent Hrbek are entering their first OOTP HOF.

Feller is 31st RL HOFer, or 95 entrants.
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