Chad Moriyama Dodgers, Sabermetrics, Scouting
I voted in the IBWAA Hall Of Fame election for 2013, in which Mike Piazza was the only player elected this time around.
In its 2013 Hall of Fame election the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) selected Mike Piazza, with 79.10% of the vote. While no other player managed the required 75% threshold, Craig Biggio was closest with 64.18%.
Roger Clemens finished in third place, with 52.24%. Jeff Bagwell and Barry Bonds tied for fourth at 50.75%. Complete results below.
The IBWAA selected Bert Blyleven in 2010 and Roberto Alomar in 2011. No player tallied 75% in 2012. Though he was elected by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) in 2012, Barry Larkin remains on the IBWAA ballot.
Beginning with this election, the IBWAA added voting for “special consideration” candidates, those normally associated with the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Veterans and Era Committees. This year’s candidates were Buzzie Bavasi, Gil Hodges, Tom Kelly, Marvin Miller, Danny Murtaugh and Vada Pinson.
My ballot can be found in the lead picture, where a yellow highlight means a vote for the individual and a ‘YES’ next to a name means I would have voted for them if I had room.
These are the overall percentages for the players who got votes:
Discuss?
Random 3-team trade I’ve been thinking about:
Capuano + Nats prospect to MIN, Glen Perkins to WAS, Michael Morse to LAD.
I was thinking that Capuano and Jason Vargas are very similar value wise (1 more yr of control and similar production), and Vargas netted Kendrys Morales. Now, I was reading somewhere that Morales and Morse are also very similar value wise. Obviously, Cap for Morse straight up doesn’t make sense for Washington because they’re in the market for a reliever but have enough starters. That’s where Minnesota comes in; but Perkins and his elite production and 3 more years of control seem to be a bit more valuable, so that’s where the extra prospect from WAS balances it out. MIN gets the starter that they need, WAS gets their LH reliever, and we get our bench bat/backup 1B/insurance for Crawford.
Thoughts Chad? Usually you think my trade proposals are off.
Anything is possible.
I just don’t see the Nationals giving up a bat like Morse for a reliever.
“They aren’t going to force a trade, though. The early rumor was that the Nationals wanted left-handed relief help, and would trade Morse for it, but given his qualifications that never made any sense. If anything, a southpaw for the pen would come as part of something larger, in a deal for prospects, giving the Nationals help in the present, as well as a chance for a better future that Morse, who will be a free agent after 2013 anyway, would not.”
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2013/1/10/3861130/michael-morse-washington-nationals-trade-rumors-hot-stove
I agree with that.
Obviously this would be great for the Dodgers, right? Give away a guy with zero utility to the team and get a 1B reserve and a platoon partner for Ethier, plus a backup plan in case of injury.
But again, the Nationals get a reliever for Morse and give up what I’m assuming is a valuable prospect, because if not a good prospect, I’m unsure why the Twins would want Capuano on a one-year deal. The reason the Angels took Vargas is because they want to win now and he helps stabilize the rotation for his one year. The Twins? One year for what? They aren’t going anywhere.
I’m not sure it makes a ton of sense for anybody but the Dodgers. Of course, I would pull the trigger, but the Dodgers would have to give up more than Capuano, possibly a lot more.
It’s not that I think they’re off. If I thought they were off, I would ignore them or lol at them.
Just generally, I think that most people tend to think of their favorite team only and not analyze the situations of the other teams completely.
Yeah, I agree that it doesn’t make that much sense for Minnesota. However, I think Washington pulls the trigger as well if offered Perkins for Morse. I think that Perkins is the single most valuable piece in this deal, so that’s why I had Washington giving up a prospect. Before you say that he’s just a reliever, keep in mind that he has been ELITE, and he’s signed through 2015. About your point on Cap being of no utility, Morse has little utility to WAS, and with the way their talented roster is put together, the biggest upgrade would come from a RP.
I understand your point about one-dimensional thinking, but it was hard to find a team that was looking for another SP and had a dominant RP. Of those teams (MIN, COL w/Belisle or Brothers, SD w/Gregerson, possibly CLE or SEA), none of them are in contention. That’s where the problem lies, because the double-edged sword is that teams in contention won’t want to give up their elite RP. But you’re right, it doesn’t make sense for the Twins.
Finding a fit specifically for the Dodgers is the problem though, and that’s why the team isn’t in negotiations for him, I think. The Dodgers have stuff the Nationals already have and vice versa, really.