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Old 04-11-2019, 01:31 AM   #721
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Derek Acuņa, RHP

Acuna signed a minor league contract with the Red Sox out of Venezuela on March 4th, 1917. He made it as high as the #4 overall prospect in baseball in 1923 and finished second in Rookie of the Year that year. He won two Pitcher of the Year awards and one MVP. He also went to 9 all-star games in his career. He retires with the 6th highest WAR total of all starting pitchers just 0.1 WAR behind Goran Williams.

Career Stats: 3216 IP, 662 BB, 1333 K, 3.23 FIP, 80 FIP-, 77.3 WAR, 57.4 JAWS

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Parker Alvey, RHP

Alvey was a 1st round draft pick in 1922 out of Tulane. He won three Pitcher of the Year awards and two MVPs, had 6 all-star appearances, and won a World Series.

Career Stats: 2432.3 IP, 519 BB, 1054 K, 3.15 FIP, 80 FIP-, 58.4 WAR, 54.8 JAWS

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Youssef Râadouni, SS

Raadouni was drafted 2nd overall out of Fond du Lac High School in 1920 but is originally from Morocco. He was a defensive wizard all throughout his career at shortstop, winning 7 gold gloves at the position. He also went to three all-star games and won two silver sluggers.

Career Stats: 7280 PA, 1888 H, 96 HR, 133 SB, .332 wOBA, 93 wRC+, 248.6 ZR, 48.7 WAR, 42.4 JAWS

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Arnold Pedersen, C

A majority of Pedersen's career value came with the Royals. He won a gold glove, four silver sluggers, and a world series. He went to 7 all-star games. Pedersen was originally drafted 4th overall in 1924 out of Georgetown and retires as the third best (Zepp, McKee) catcher in MLB history.

Career Stats: 7146 PA, 1842 H, 114 HR, .331 wOBA, 100 wRC+, 12.2 ZR, 34.8 WAR, 31.2 JAWS

Junior Sloot, RHP

Sloot is originally from Curacao and signed as a scouting discovery in 1921. He won Pitcher of the Year in 1930 and went to three all-star games. Seven of his MLB seasons were spent with the Expos and another 6 with the Yankees. The minute he passed 30 years old his career fell apart and he turned from MVP candidate to below average pitcher.

Career Stats: 2920 IP, 616 BB, 1062 K, 3.68 FIP, 93 FIP-, 49.3 WAR, 51.7 JAWS

Joshua Ham, CF

Ham was drafted by the Mets 14th overall in 1918 out of Brother Rice High School and stayed with the team through 1934 - a full sixteen years in the organization. He won two MVP awards, three gold gloves, one silver slugger, a world series, and made 4 all-star teams. His first six career years provided very good value but at age 28 quickly became replacement level due to a long list of injuries.

Career Stats: 6768 PA, 1738 H, 89 HR, 213 SB, .335 wOBA, 101 wRC+, 227.4 ZR, 41.0 WAR, 36.5 JAWS
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