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VanillaGorilla · 12-12-2012, 03:09 PM

RL HOFers Reggie Jackson, Frankie Frisch, Bill Dickey, and Jesse Burkett enter the league in 2008.

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Mark Baldwin was the 11th over-all pick in 1985 by the SF Giants. He logged seasons with the White Sox and Dodgers before retiring as an Indian in 2002 after sticking them with a $14 million contract when his best days were behind him. A tip of the hat to Baldwin's agent.

He had put together an amazing resume, and Cleveland cannot be faulted to giving who was arguably the best pitcher in the 1990s a go.

Baldwin was dominant. As a ChiSox, he won the CYA in 1993, 1994, and 1995, winning the Triple Crown in '95. He posted a combined record of 63-29 over those three seasons. He won the CYA, again, in 1998, as a Dodger, going 19-8 with an OOTP ERA of 2.58 (npa ERA+ 168) while striking out 304 hitters.

In 1993 and 1995 he posted ERAs of 2.29 and 2.28 which produced eye popping ERA+s of 194 and 200, respectively. 5 times he led the league in strikeouts, and he also topped the 300 mark in 1996.

Baldwin was named to 5 AS teams.

For his career he had a record of 257-196 (he went 12-16 4.91 and 6-14 7.04 on his 2 year contract with Cleveland to finish his career) and a career OOTP ERA of 3.39 which made for a tremendous (especially considering his last two seasons were 92 and 65) career npa ERA+ of 135.

Baldwin went 4-3 with a 2.63 OOTP ERA in the post season, but he never pitched in a WS.

Baldwin gets in in his first year of eligibility on the First Ballot screening. All of his numbers, except for HOFs, exceed the current Hall averages.

Black Ink: 67
Gray Ink: 259
HOFm: 177.5
HOFs: 46

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Babe Ruth 'only' hit 60 HRs in 2007. He now has 741 for his career. At the start of the preseason he is an unsigned free agent. Barry Bonds is also unsigned, as is Dave Kingman who beat out Ruth for the AL HR title in 2007. All are asking for big money. Will be interesting to see if any of them sit out the season sticking to their price demands.

ADD: Bonds signs a 1 year $7 million contract with Oakland. That number is about half of what he was asking. Ruth and Kingman start the season unsigned. Bonds is 39 y/o, Ruth 33, Kingman 29.

12-12-2012, 03:09 PM	#119
VanillaGorilla All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,371	Class of 2008: Baldwin RL HOFers Reggie Jackson, Frankie Frisch, Bill Dickey, and Jesse Burkett enter the league in 2008. -------------- Mark Baldwin was the 11th over-all pick in 1985 by the SF Giants. He logged seasons with the White Sox and Dodgers before retiring as an Indian in 2002 after sticking them with a $14 million contract when his best days were behind him. A tip of the hat to Baldwin's agent. He had put together an amazing resume, and Cleveland cannot be faulted to giving who was arguably the best pitcher in the 1990s a go. Baldwin was dominant. As a ChiSox, he won the CYA in 1993, 1994, and 1995, winning the Triple Crown in '95. He posted a combined record of 63-29 over those three seasons. He won the CYA, again, in 1998, as a Dodger, going 19-8 with an OOTP ERA of 2.58 (npa ERA+ 168) while striking out 304 hitters. In 1993 and 1995 he posted ERAs of 2.29 and 2.28 which produced eye popping ERA+s of 194 and 200, respectively. 5 times he led the league in strikeouts, and he also topped the 300 mark in 1996. Baldwin was named to 5 AS teams. For his career he had a record of 257-196 (he went 12-16 4.91 and 6-14 7.04 on his 2 year contract with Cleveland to finish his career) and a career OOTP ERA of 3.39 which made for a tremendous (especially considering his last two seasons were 92 and 65) career npa ERA+ of 135. Baldwin went 4-3 with a 2.63 OOTP ERA in the post season, but he never pitched in a WS. Baldwin gets in in his first year of eligibility on the First Ballot screening. All of his numbers, except for HOFs, exceed the current Hall averages. Black Ink: 67 Gray Ink: 259 HOFm: 177.5 HOFs: 46 ------------------- Babe Ruth 'only' hit 60 HRs in 2007. He now has 741 for his career. At the start of the preseason he is an unsigned free agent. Barry Bonds is also unsigned, as is Dave Kingman who beat out Ruth for the AL HR title in 2007. All are asking for big money. Will be interesting to see if any of them sit out the season sticking to their price demands. ADD: Bonds signs a 1 year $7 million contract with Oakland. That number is about half of what he was asking. Ruth and Kingman start the season unsigned. Bonds is 39 y/o, Ruth 33, Kingman 29. Last edited by VanillaGorilla; 12-12-2012 at 03:17 PM.