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Old 03-22-2019, 06:02 PM   #563
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Librado Dorado, LHP

Dorado was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1908 and made his debut in 1913. He then was a steady MVP-caliber producer for 11 straight years, winning two Pitcher of the Year awards and going to 9 all-star games. From 1915 through 1920, he led the league in K/9 every year.

Career Stats: 2651 IP, 606 BB, 1487 K, 2.46 FIP, 77 FIP-, 65.9 WAR, 59.3 JAWS

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Rick Vandervelde, RHP

Vandervelde goes into the HOF along with Dorado. He was drafted in the 14th round of 1904 out of high school and was settling in as a minor league reliever. However, in 1911, his value jumped up and he was immediately a top of the rotation starter in the major leagues. Every year but his last was spent with the Mariners, anchoring their rotation for a long time. He won one gold glove and went to two all-star games.

Career Stats: 3371 IP, 767 BB, 1682 K, 2.70 FIP, 85 FIP-, 68.5 WAR, 50.5 JAWS

Augustin Fernández, RHP

Fernandez was an international finding out of Venezuela in 1908 and had a good but compacted career. He won the Pitcher of the Year in 1922, went to 5 all-star games, and won the World Series with the Indians in 1918. He really hit his stride at the age of 24 and his career was over at the age of 35.

Career Stats: 2897.3 IP, 768 BB, 1102 K, 2.98 FIP, 91 FIP-, 50.7 WAR, 46.7 JAWS

Jody Hajek, 1B

The next two players are examples of the team not understanding how to use their team properly. Jody Hajek was the first player to 100 career home runs and retires with the most (134) in history. He finished his career with over 10,000 PA, went to an all-star game, won two silver sluggers, and was a World Series Championship. But he could not play defense to save his life - even at 1B. He averaged nearly -20 ZR at 1B every year for over a decade. This was a guy that needed to be a DH but never got put there. He was the 15th overall pick in 1906 out of high school.

Career Stats: 10930 PA, 2686 H, 134 HR, 163 SB, .333 wOBA, 110 wRC+, -292.3 ZR, -2.7 WAR, 6.4 JAWS

Lester Barlow, SS

Barlow was a long-time top prospect whose career never completely panned out. He was drafted 2nd overall out of the Oregon high school league and was the #3, #2, and #1 prospect in 1905, 1906, and 1907, respectively. The only time he put up positive value was in 1909 and 1910, where he was about average. The Cardinals continued to put him at SS, despite putting up over -20 ZR every single year. In his absolute worst fielding year (1914), he had 90 errors and a -46.4 ZR.

Career Stats: 10061 PA, 2385 H, 335 SB, .315 wOBA, 101 wRC+, -391.7 ZR, -2.8 WAR, 5.6 JAWS
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