HoSM nomination: John Mabry

HoSM nomination: John Mabry
by Go_Crazy_Folks (2024-04-14 00:03:21)

14 seasons

-2.3 career WAR. Never exceeded 1.8.

5 seasons of positive WAR
8 seasons of negative WAR

No bold ink.

Award colum is blank other than getting some RoY votes.

This isn’t even mediocrity.

Click here for link at https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mabryjo01.shtml

Replies:

Sticking with former Cardinals: Gerald Perry - No Right Turn on Red 2024-04-15 14:32:58
He is the holy grail of this. - doug dascenzo 2024-04-14 15:32:38
You'd like to have his pension * - Cards86 2024-04-14 11:26:53
- Certainly. I loved him in his Cardinal days and am surprised - Go_Crazy_Folks 2024-04-14 11:43:14
  - I’d guess the former: inflated value of batting average. - tdiddy07 2024-04-15 08:35:03
    - It could also be how GMs valued veterans back then. - No Right Turn on Red 2024-04-15 14:28:18
      - And managers. - John@Indy 2024-04-17 14:07:05
      - Those are the contracts I'm most critical of when the Reds - tdiddy07 2024-04-16 09:21:59