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FERGIE JENKINS ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME
Big news in Texas, as the Rangers have their first ever player elected to the Hall of Fame! He's in on his 1st year of eligibility, with 99.3% of the vote. I guess one or two guys left him off the ballot for some reason.
Very fitting that Fergie is the first guy with a "T" cap to get in, as I traded for him in the first season of my dynasty and he immediately became our first big name in the rotation. He also is (and was) the first Canadian in the Hall, which is cool because that's my country too. As I started in 1972, he kept his 1971 Cy Young with the Cubs, and sadly didn't win another. But a lot of his stats were better than real life.
Real Life Fergie Jenkins: 284-226, 4500 IP, 3.34 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 3192 K, 84.2 bWAR, 80.1 fWAR, 67.8 JAWS
Dynasty Fergie Jenkins: 284-204, 4462 IP, 3.02 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 3119 K, 109.6 bWAR, 99.3 fWAR, 84.1 JAWS
Funny he had the same 284 Wins total, but his rate stats with me were much better. Likely owing to a solid defense most of the time. His JAWS score especially benefitted from his great career with Texas. Glad he improved upon his real-life totals and became a near unanimous Hall of Famer!
Also, you'll see in the voting that Jon Matlack netted 40.4% in his 1st year on the ballot. It'll be an uphill climb, but we'll see if we can get him in too.
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