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Old 06-28-2013, 03:50 AM   #51
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Class of 2046: Brett

George Brett was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the 16th pick in the 2019 draft.

He played in the Majors through the 2042 season accumulating the second most base hits in league history, 3238. He sits between Hank Aaron and Orlando Cepeda on the career hit list, the only players to have broken 3000.

Brett enters the HOF as the career leader in Games Played (2638), AB (10440), doubles (750), and triples (97).

Brett won 2 batting titles, collected 200+ hits in a season three times, and appeared in 9 All Star games. He posted a career slash line of 310/351/530 (46th/*/90th) for a npa OPS+ of 135. Brett's RL OPS+ is also 135.

He clouted 451 homers (32nd) and drove in 1775 runs (9th, between Frank Robinson and Tony Perez) and scored 1695 times (5th, between Willie Stargell and Orlando Cepeda). He also stole 128 bases.

I was managing the Rockies in 2028 when the AI shocked me by trading him at the end of August for Red J Smith and Shawn Camp (I let the AI make trades when I am managing for these leagues to keep my skew minimized). My bullpen was horrid, and needed help, and Red J Smith would win the AL batting title that year for his time in Tampa before the trade. Camp was a solid 35 year-old. In this league, pitching is at a premium (as it has been in most of the previous leagues) and there is zero talent to be had through Free Agency. Hitters are always available on the Free Agent list.

Red Smith petered out, and George Brett goes to the Hall of Fame. No shock there. However, Camp was what my BP needed, and the 2028 Rockies did win the WS. Hard to call it a bad trade, from that stand point.

Brett went on to win two WS. He won one in Tampa in 2035 (took ya long enough!) and one in Baltimore in 2038. He is the first player from either of these teams to be inducted into the Hall.

The 2038 win was especially sweet for Brett. He had sat out the 2037 season because no team wanted to pay his asking price. At age 37, he signed with Baltimore and played 140 games for the O's. Though no longer the superstar of old, he put up an npa OPS+ of 111 on a 266/317/461 line.

Brett enters the HOF at the age of 44 in his second year of eligibility.

Black Ink: 24 (39)
Gray Ink: 130 (159)
HOFm: 215 (210)
HOFs: 73 (61)

Gorilla Composite: 4.7 (5.2)

ADD: Brett joins his second OOTP HOF. 18 of the 42 entrants are RL HOFers.

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