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FuzzyRussianHat · 08-02-2023, 11:53 AM

The 1970 Hall of Fame class for Beisbol Sudamerica was incredibly impressive with three players all inducted at above 97% on their first ballot. Making the cut was starting pitcher Ramon Olguin, Closer Justo Carvalho, and 2B Remberto Borja. No other players were above 50%.

One was dropped after ten attempts with 1B Adrian Yannoni, who had a 19-year career primarily with Rio de Janeiro. He had 2631 hits, 1157 runs, 452 home runs, 1348 RBI, a .281/.327/.489 slash and 94.9 WAR. He also was a playoff leader at age 38 in Cordoba’s Copa Sudamerica win as finals MVP, but apart from that and one Silver Slugger, he lacked major accolades. Rarely would someone with 90+ WAR be excluded and most of those cases were great defense/low power guys unlike Yannoni. Despite his resume, he peaked at 40.4% on his debut and continued to slowly drop, ending at 9.1%.

Ramon Olguin – Starting Pithcer – Medellin Mutiny – 98.3% First Ballot

Ramon Olguin was a 6’0’’, 165 pound left-handed pitcher form Jujuy, a city of around 250,000 people in northwestern Argentina. Olguin was best known for stellar control, although his stuff and movement were solid to great at times as well. His velocity peaked at 97-99 mph with a fastball, slider, changeup, and circle change; with the first two being his most dangerous pitches. Olguin also was great at holding runners and fairly durable for most of his career. Olguin was considered a prankster as well and teammates had to be on the lookout for one of his practical jokes.

Olguin was a rare player to be picked out of high school, although he still wasn’t projected to be elite by many scouts. He wasn’t selected in the 1944 Beisbol Sudamerica Draft until the fourth round, picked 89^th overall by Medellin. He sat for three years on the reserve roster for seeing 7.1 innings in 1948. He became a part time starter with limited luck in 1949, then became a full starter from 1950 onward. His 1950 and 1951 were respectable seasons, but not award winning.

It was 1952 when the perception of Olguin changed drastically. At age 27, he won Pitcher of the Year by leading the Bolivar League in WAR (10.1) and wins (21-10) while adding 331 strikeouts and a career-best 1.95 ERA. This would be his only time winning the big award, but led the league in WAR thrice more, including an impressive 11.4 WAR in 1955 that also saw him lead with 337 strikeouts. Olguin was third in voting in 1953 and 1954 and second in 1955.

Olguin’s tenure came during a down period for Medellin, who only made the playoffs in 1954. Still, his #26 would be retired and he’d put up the majority of his career there with 206-131 record, 2.61 ERA, 3189 innings, 3217 strikeouts, and 88.7 WAR. He continued as a reliable arm into his 30s and was great for Argentina in the World Baseball Championship. From 1949-62 in the WBC, he had a 2.76 ERA with a 15-6 record and 11 saves, adding 209 strikeouts and 5.7 WAR in 182.2 innings. In 1959, he was the WBC’s Best Pitcher winner. Later that year was the first time he missed a significant chunk of time, out almost two months with a hamstring strain. He bounced back with no problem, becoming a free agent target at age 37.

Cordoba signed him to a two-year, $190,000 deal, but his production notably tipped in 1962 from his previous standard. He was shelled in his one postseason start that year and was traded in the summer of 1963 to Salvador. Cordoba re-signed him in 1964, but he suffered a torn labrum in May. Olguin managed to come back right at the end of the season, but suffered an ultimately career ending torn UCL, retiring him at age 39.

His final stats: 238-156, 2.67 ERA, 3743.1 innings, 3665 strikeouts to only 497 walks, 336/468 quality starts, a FIP- of 75 and 97.1 WAR. He was 12^th among pitchers in WAR at retirement and his stats certainly aren’t out of place among the field, although he isn’t in the top of any particular stats. His longevity was viewed as a major plus and the voters didn’t hesitate to put him in with 98.3%.

Justo Carvalho – Closer – Brasilia Bearcats – 97.9% First Ballot

Justo Carvalho was a 6’0’’, 200 pound left-handed relief pitcher from Lauro de Freitas, a municipality with around 200,000 people on the eastern Brazilian coast near Salvador. Carvalho’s velocity peaked at 95-97 mph, but his stuff was considered great with good movement and above average control. He had a two-pitch combo of a fastball and curveball, but was excellent at drawing both strikeouts and groundballs. For a reliever, Carvalho had strong stamina and was considered very durable. He was also thought of as very good at holding runners and respectable defensively.

After his amateur career, Calvalho was picked in the second round of the 1947 Beisbol Sudamerica Draft, 32^nd overall, by Brasilia. He spent 1948 on the reserve roster and made his debut in middle relief in 1949. Calvalho was moved to the closer role the next season and held that spot for the rest of his Bearcats tenure and all but the final two seasons of his career. Brasilia was a decent team, but only made the playoffs in 1951 during his run. Still, Carvalho led the Southern Cone in saves in 1951, 52 and 53. He was second in Reliever of the Year voting in 1951, then won the award in both 1952 and 1953.

He finished second twice more with Brasilia in 1955 and 1956. He was well liked enough by the franchise that they would retire his #27 uniform despite only an eight year run. With the Bearcats, Carvalho had 241 saves and 301 shutdowns, a 1.97 ERA, 871 strikeouts in 677.2 innings, and 25.9 WAR. He also started pitching for Brazil in the World Baseball Championship, although he was used as a starter as much as a reliever. From 1952-61, he had a 2.19 ERA in 123.1 innings with 173 strikeouts and 4.6 WAR. In one of those starts in 1952, he threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts and six walks against Canada.

For the 1957 season, the now 31-year old Carvalho was traded to Sao Paulo, who were in the middle of a dynasty run. They made four Copa Suadmerica appearances in his first four years with the team and won it all in 1958. Carvalho lived up to the billing, taking third in Reliever of the Year in 1958 and then winning it in 1959 and 1960. He was the first four-time winner of the award within the Southern Cone League. In the playoffs with the Padres, he had 14 saves with a 2.29 ERA over 55 innings, 69 strikeouts and 1.2 WAR.

He led the league in saves twice with Sao Paulo; in 1957 and 1959. By WAR, 1959 was his best season with 5.4, as well as a career-best 46 saves and 1.20 ERA. He carried on in the closer role until getting demoted after a weak 1962 season. He was unremarkable in middle relief in 1963, then saw only two innings in 1964 despite being healthy. Carvalho was still employed through 1965 but didn’t see the field, retiring after the season at age 40. With Sao Paulo, he had a 1.79 ERA, 241 saves and 272 shutdowns, 563.2 innings, 727 strikeouts, and 21.1 WAR.

His final stats saw a 1.89 ERA, 482 saves and 573 shutdowns, 1241.1 innings over 1012 games, 1598 strikeouts to 273 walks, a FIP- of 56, and 47.0 WAR. At retirement, he was second all-time in saves in Beisbol Sudamerica, behind only Jonathan Iglesias’ 579. He was also second in games pitched behind only Iglesias as well. Carvalho was the premiere closer of his era, well deserving of the acknowledgment at 97.9%.

Remberto “Irony” Borja – Second Base/Shortstop - Barquisimeto Black Cats – 97.2% First Ballot

Remberto Borja was a 5’10’’, 190 pound left-handed middle infielder from Maracaibo, Venezuela. Borja was a stellar contact hitter with a great eye who was excellent at getting on base either with hits or walks and excellent at avoiding strikeouts. He had terrific gap power and was good for around 40-50 doubles and triples per year, often getting extra bases with his great speed. He wasn’t a home run hitter, but still got around 10 per year. He split his career defensively between second base and shortstop with a bit more action at second. Borja was thought of as an above average to good second baseman defensively and an average to above average shortstop. Borja also was considered a very durable player for much of his career despite playing a physically demanding position.

Borja’s many talents were immediately noticed by teams and coming up on the 1951 Beisbol Sudamerica Draft, he was the hottest prospect. Barquisimeto picked him first overall and put him into the starting lineup right away. Borja was second in Rookie of the Year voting in 1952, then emerged as an elite player in year two with his first Silver Slugger. He won the award nine times total with the wins in 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61. He led the Bolivar League in batting average thrice, hits twice, runs twice, triples thrice, OBP six times, stolen bases three times, and WAR five times.

Borja popped into the MVP conversation for the first time in 1954, taking second. In 1955, he won the award with career bests in hits (219), runs (113), stolen bases (81), batting average (.373), and OPS (1.003). Borja took second in 1956, then won his second in 1958. He was second again in 1959, then took his third MVP in 1960. He had four seasons with 10+ WAR and six with 9+. On three occasions, Borja hit for the cycle; once in 1954 and twice in 1957. The Black Cats made the playoffs in 1957 and 1958 and won their first Bolivar League title in 1958, falling in Copa Sudamerica to the Sao Paulo dynasty. In 14 playoff games, Borja’s only postseason appearances, he had 15 hits, 9 runs, and a .297 average. He also played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Championship from 1953-58 and in 1964, posting 66 this, 24 runs, and 1.1 WAR in 62 starts.

1962 saw Borja’s first major injury with a concussion putting him out the entire second half. He wasn’t an MVP candidate after that, although he gave Barquisimeto two more solid seasons as a starter. The Black Cats would retire his #9 uniform and he remained a popular player with fans, but Borja decided to give Major League Baseball a chance. Jacksonville was optimistic, signing the 35-year old Borja to a four year, $836,000 deal. He was terrible in his one season with the Jaguars and was traded before the 1966 season to Toronto. He spent two seasons as a backup mostly with the Timberwolves, then went unsigned in 1968, retiring that winter at age 39.

For his South American career, Borja had 2367 hits, 1107 runs, 347 doubles, 271 triples, 142 home runs, 925 RBI, a .325/.384/.491 slash, 146 wRC+ and 99.2 WAR. At retirement, he had the best batting average of any BSA Hall of Famer and even though he’d get passed by a lot of 21^st Century players, his line remains especially impressive having player in a lower offense era. He remains a top ten Hall of Famer in OBP as well even as of 2037. Borja is a well-deserved first ballot pick at 97.2%.

08-02-2023, 11:53 AM	#469
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,617	1970 BSA Hall of Fame The 1970 Hall of Fame class for Beisbol Sudamerica was incredibly impressive with three players all inducted at above 97% on their first ballot. Making the cut was starting pitcher Ramon Olguin, Closer Justo Carvalho, and 2B Remberto Borja. No other players were above 50%. One was dropped after ten attempts with 1B Adrian Yannoni, who had a 19-year career primarily with Rio de Janeiro. He had 2631 hits, 1157 runs, 452 home runs, 1348 RBI, a .281/.327/.489 slash and 94.9 WAR. He also was a playoff leader at age 38 in Cordoba’s Copa Sudamerica win as finals MVP, but apart from that and one Silver Slugger, he lacked major accolades. Rarely would someone with 90+ WAR be excluded and most of those cases were great defense/low power guys unlike Yannoni. Despite his resume, he peaked at 40.4% on his debut and continued to slowly drop, ending at 9.1%. Ramon Olguin – Starting Pithcer – Medellin Mutiny – 98.3% First Ballot Ramon Olguin was a 6’0’’, 165 pound left-handed pitcher form Jujuy, a city of around 250,000 people in northwestern Argentina. Olguin was best known for stellar control, although his stuff and movement were solid to great at times as well. His velocity peaked at 97-99 mph with a fastball, slider, changeup, and circle change; with the first two being his most dangerous pitches. Olguin also was great at holding runners and fairly durable for most of his career. Olguin was considered a prankster as well and teammates had to be on the lookout for one of his practical jokes. Olguin was a rare player to be picked out of high school, although he still wasn’t projected to be elite by many scouts. He wasn’t selected in the 1944 Beisbol Sudamerica Draft until the fourth round, picked 89^th overall by Medellin. He sat for three years on the reserve roster for seeing 7.1 innings in 1948. He became a part time starter with limited luck in 1949, then became a full starter from 1950 onward. His 1950 and 1951 were respectable seasons, but not award winning. It was 1952 when the perception of Olguin changed drastically. At age 27, he won Pitcher of the Year by leading the Bolivar League in WAR (10.1) and wins (21-10) while adding 331 strikeouts and a career-best 1.95 ERA. This would be his only time winning the big award, but led the league in WAR thrice more, including an impressive 11.4 WAR in 1955 that also saw him lead with 337 strikeouts. Olguin was third in voting in 1953 and 1954 and second in 1955. Olguin’s tenure came during a down period for Medellin, who only made the playoffs in 1954. Still, his #26 would be retired and he’d put up the majority of his career there with 206-131 record, 2.61 ERA, 3189 innings, 3217 strikeouts, and 88.7 WAR. He continued as a reliable arm into his 30s and was great for Argentina in the World Baseball Championship. From 1949-62 in the WBC, he had a 2.76 ERA with a 15-6 record and 11 saves, adding 209 strikeouts and 5.7 WAR in 182.2 innings. In 1959, he was the WBC’s Best Pitcher winner. Later that year was the first time he missed a significant chunk of time, out almost two months with a hamstring strain. He bounced back with no problem, becoming a free agent target at age 37. Cordoba signed him to a two-year, $190,000 deal, but his production notably tipped in 1962 from his previous standard. He was shelled in his one postseason start that year and was traded in the summer of 1963 to Salvador. Cordoba re-signed him in 1964, but he suffered a torn labrum in May. Olguin managed to come back right at the end of the season, but suffered an ultimately career ending torn UCL, retiring him at age 39. His final stats: 238-156, 2.67 ERA, 3743.1 innings, 3665 strikeouts to only 497 walks, 336/468 quality starts, a FIP- of 75 and 97.1 WAR. He was 12^th among pitchers in WAR at retirement and his stats certainly aren’t out of place among the field, although he isn’t in the top of any particular stats. His longevity was viewed as a major plus and the voters didn’t hesitate to put him in with 98.3%. Justo Carvalho – Closer – Brasilia Bearcats – 97.9% First Ballot Justo Carvalho was a 6’0’’, 200 pound left-handed relief pitcher from Lauro de Freitas, a municipality with around 200,000 people on the eastern Brazilian coast near Salvador. Carvalho’s velocity peaked at 95-97 mph, but his stuff was considered great with good movement and above average control. He had a two-pitch combo of a fastball and curveball, but was excellent at drawing both strikeouts and groundballs. For a reliever, Carvalho had strong stamina and was considered very durable. He was also thought of as very good at holding runners and respectable defensively. After his amateur career, Calvalho was picked in the second round of the 1947 Beisbol Sudamerica Draft, 32^nd overall, by Brasilia. He spent 1948 on the reserve roster and made his debut in middle relief in 1949. Calvalho was moved to the closer role the next season and held that spot for the rest of his Bearcats tenure and all but the final two seasons of his career. Brasilia was a decent team, but only made the playoffs in 1951 during his run. Still, Carvalho led the Southern Cone in saves in 1951, 52 and 53. He was second in Reliever of the Year voting in 1951, then won the award in both 1952 and 1953. He finished second twice more with Brasilia in 1955 and 1956. He was well liked enough by the franchise that they would retire his #27 uniform despite only an eight year run. With the Bearcats, Carvalho had 241 saves and 301 shutdowns, a 1.97 ERA, 871 strikeouts in 677.2 innings, and 25.9 WAR. He also started pitching for Brazil in the World Baseball Championship, although he was used as a starter as much as a reliever. From 1952-61, he had a 2.19 ERA in 123.1 innings with 173 strikeouts and 4.6 WAR. In one of those starts in 1952, he threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts and six walks against Canada. For the 1957 season, the now 31-year old Carvalho was traded to Sao Paulo, who were in the middle of a dynasty run. They made four Copa Suadmerica appearances in his first four years with the team and won it all in 1958. Carvalho lived up to the billing, taking third in Reliever of the Year in 1958 and then winning it in 1959 and 1960. He was the first four-time winner of the award within the Southern Cone League. In the playoffs with the Padres, he had 14 saves with a 2.29 ERA over 55 innings, 69 strikeouts and 1.2 WAR. He led the league in saves twice with Sao Paulo; in 1957 and 1959. By WAR, 1959 was his best season with 5.4, as well as a career-best 46 saves and 1.20 ERA. He carried on in the closer role until getting demoted after a weak 1962 season. He was unremarkable in middle relief in 1963, then saw only two innings in 1964 despite being healthy. Carvalho was still employed through 1965 but didn’t see the field, retiring after the season at age 40. With Sao Paulo, he had a 1.79 ERA, 241 saves and 272 shutdowns, 563.2 innings, 727 strikeouts, and 21.1 WAR. His final stats saw a 1.89 ERA, 482 saves and 573 shutdowns, 1241.1 innings over 1012 games, 1598 strikeouts to 273 walks, a FIP- of 56, and 47.0 WAR. At retirement, he was second all-time in saves in Beisbol Sudamerica, behind only Jonathan Iglesias’ 579. He was also second in games pitched behind only Iglesias as well. Carvalho was the premiere closer of his era, well deserving of the acknowledgment at 97.9%. Remberto “Irony” Borja – Second Base/Shortstop - Barquisimeto Black Cats – 97.2% First Ballot Remberto Borja was a 5’10’’, 190 pound left-handed middle infielder from Maracaibo, Venezuela. Borja was a stellar contact hitter with a great eye who was excellent at getting on base either with hits or walks and excellent at avoiding strikeouts. He had terrific gap power and was good for around 40-50 doubles and triples per year, often getting extra bases with his great speed. He wasn’t a home run hitter, but still got around 10 per year. He split his career defensively between second base and shortstop with a bit more action at second. Borja was thought of as an above average to good second baseman defensively and an average to above average shortstop. Borja also was considered a very durable player for much of his career despite playing a physically demanding position. Borja’s many talents were immediately noticed by teams and coming up on the 1951 Beisbol Sudamerica Draft, he was the hottest prospect. Barquisimeto picked him first overall and put him into the starting lineup right away. Borja was second in Rookie of the Year voting in 1952, then emerged as an elite player in year two with his first Silver Slugger. He won the award nine times total with the wins in 1953, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, and 61. He led the Bolivar League in batting average thrice, hits twice, runs twice, triples thrice, OBP six times, stolen bases three times, and WAR five times. Borja popped into the MVP conversation for the first time in 1954, taking second. In 1955, he won the award with career bests in hits (219), runs (113), stolen bases (81), batting average (.373), and OPS (1.003). Borja took second in 1956, then won his second in 1958. He was second again in 1959, then took his third MVP in 1960. He had four seasons with 10+ WAR and six with 9+. On three occasions, Borja hit for the cycle; once in 1954 and twice in 1957. The Black Cats made the playoffs in 1957 and 1958 and won their first Bolivar League title in 1958, falling in Copa Sudamerica to the Sao Paulo dynasty. In 14 playoff games, Borja’s only postseason appearances, he had 15 hits, 9 runs, and a .297 average. He also played for Venezuela in the World Baseball Championship from 1953-58 and in 1964, posting 66 this, 24 runs, and 1.1 WAR in 62 starts. 1962 saw Borja’s first major injury with a concussion putting him out the entire second half. He wasn’t an MVP candidate after that, although he gave Barquisimeto two more solid seasons as a starter. The Black Cats would retire his #9 uniform and he remained a popular player with fans, but Borja decided to give Major League Baseball a chance. Jacksonville was optimistic, signing the 35-year old Borja to a four year, $836,000 deal. He was terrible in his one season with the Jaguars and was traded before the 1966 season to Toronto. He spent two seasons as a backup mostly with the Timberwolves, then went unsigned in 1968, retiring that winter at age 39. For his South American career, Borja had 2367 hits, 1107 runs, 347 doubles, 271 triples, 142 home runs, 925 RBI, a .325/.384/.491 slash, 146 wRC+ and 99.2 WAR. At retirement, he had the best batting average of any BSA Hall of Famer and even though he’d get passed by a lot of 21^st Century players, his line remains especially impressive having player in a lower offense era. He remains a top ten Hall of Famer in OBP as well even as of 2037. Borja is a well-deserved first ballot pick at 97.2%. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)