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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-31-2024, 09:22 AM

South Asia Baseball had an impressive three player Hall of Fame class for 2022 with each player getting above 90% on their ballot debut. First basemen Janesvara Aryasva (99.3%) and Basava Sanjahay (98.3%) were both close to unanimous while pitcher Sarthak Patil (90.6%) was a no doubter in his own right. Two catchers on their third ballots both cracked 50% but fell short of the 66% requirement with Trung Lai at 54.8% and Quoc Pham at 50.8%.

LF J.V. Munshi was dropped after ten failed ballots, peaking with his debut at 482% and ending at only 10.7%. He had a 14 year career mostly with Yangon with two Silver Sluggers while also winning finals MVP in the Green Dragons’ 2001 title. Munshi had 1922 hits, 1115 runs, 285 doubles, 189 triples, 160 home runs, 803 RBI, 985 stolen bases, a .328/.388/.524 slash, 155 wRC+, and 72.3 WAR. It is always tougher for leadoff type guys to get traction without big home run and RBI tallies, plus Munshi was effectively cooked from injuries by age 32. With a bit more longevity, he probably makes the cut.

SS Dhruv Sanjay also fell off after ten tries, peaking with a 30.7% debut and ending at 6.0%. He won eight Silver Sluggers in a 13 year career between Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, posting 2128 hits, 1044 runs, 488 doubles, 105 triples, 121 home runs, 730 RBI, 488 steals, a .281/.334/.420 slash, 137 wRC+, and 77.6 WAR. Sanjay was another guy hurt from a lack of power numbers despite being one of SAB’s best-ever offensive shortstops.

Janesvara Aryasva – First Base – Yangon Green Dragons – 99.3% First Ballot

Janesvara Aryasva was a 6’3’’, 200 pound right-handed first baseman from Bhilai, a city of 624,000 in east central India. Aryasva was one of the most well rounded hitters of his era with excellent contact, power, and eye ratings in his prime. He gave you a high average, plenty of walks, and fewer strikeouts than most sluggers. Nearly half of Aryasva’s hits went for extra bases with a 162 game average of 47 home runs, 40 doubles, and 3 triples. His lone flaw offensively was incredibly slow and clumsy baserunning.

Although he was sluggish on the basepaths, Aryasva graded as a reliably solid defensive first baseman. His durability was very strong for most of his career, starting 144+ games in all but his final two seasons. Aryasva wasn’t a troublemaker in the clubhouse, but he wasn’t going to take a leadership role. He was one of the most efficient hitters of all time, making Aryasva one of SAB’s biggest baseball superstars.

Coming out of college, it was immediately clear that Aryasva was the real deal. Kanpur thought they had their franchise savior, picking Aryasva with the first overall pick in the 2000 SAB Draft. However, the Poison weren’t willing to give him the money he wanted and Aryasva returned for another year of college. He went #1 again in 2001 to Hyderabad, signing with the Hippos as they gave him a three-year, $2,880,000 starter deal instead of the standard rookie scale money.

Aryasva was an immediate beast as 2002 Rookie of the Year, earning Rookie of the Month five times over a 7.8 WAR, 41 home run, .960 OPS campaign. His sophomore season was an absolute all-timer with career and Indian League bests in home runs (61), walks (101), OBP (.443), OPS (1.175), wRC+ (277), and WAR (13.6). Aryasva also led in runs (122), RBI (130), total bases (402), and slugging (.732). He obviously won MVP and his first Silver Slugger with the 2003 effort. His WAR mark ranks as the fifth-best single-season by an SAB position player as of 2037. He was also second in batting average (.342), missing the Triple Crown by .015.

In 2004, Aryasva repeated as the MVP and won his second Slugger despite his home run power dropping to only 35. He still led in RBI, total bases, triple slash, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. He remained above 9.5 WAR in the next three seasons for the Hippos, taking third in 2005’s MVP voting and second in both 2006 and 2007. Aryasva’s lone Gold Glove came in 2006, a year which also saw career bests in hits (207), and batting average (.363). He had a blistering 264 wRC+ and 12.9 WAR, but lost out on the MVP to his 2022 Hall of Fame classmate Basava Sanjahay. Aryasva lost out on Sluggers these years as well thanks to Sanjahay’s adjacent dominance.

In 2003, Aryasva helped end a 14-year streak of losing seasons by Hyderabad. They fell back down to 69-93 in 2006, but bounced back with a 101-61 mark in 2007. The Hippos got to the ILCS, but fell to Kanpur. Aryasva in his lone playoff games for Hyderabad had 16 hits, 7 runs, 2 doubles, 3 homers, and 8 RBI with a 1.164 OPS in 11 starts. He was a beloved superstar by this point, but was eyeing free agency for a stronger franchise and a bigger paycheck. Thus Aryasva left after the 2007 campaign heading towards age 30.

With Hyderabad, Aryasva had 1104 hits, 613 runs, 248 doubles, 273 home runs, 708 RBI, 504 walks, a .328/414/.656 slash, 232 wRC+, and 63.4 WAR. This marked the end of his Indian League run until his final season, although he remained one of the country’s most famous baseball icons. Helping Aryasva’s national popularity was strong performances in the World Baseball Championship.

From 2002-15, Aryasva played 133 games and started 120 for India, posting 124 hits, 91 runs, 18 doubles, 50 home runs, 102 RBI, 69 walks, a .279/.376/.662 slash, and 7.6 WAR. In 2009, Aryasva led the Indians to their first-ever World Championship over the United States, getting 20 hits, 19 runs, 11 homers, 19 RBI, 14 walks, and 1.5 WAR over 22 starts. India also earned a 4^th place in 2010 and elite eight tries in 2004 and 2008.

As of 2037 among Indians in the WBC, Aryasva ranks 5^th in WAR for position players, 8^th in runs, 6^th in home runs, and 7^th in RBI. He also has the second-best OPS of anyone with at least 100 at-bats. Amongst all players with 250+ plate appearances in WBC history, Aryasva’s OPS ranks 74^th.

Aryasva became a beloved star in Myanmar as well as his most famous run came with Yangon. He signed an eight-year, $28,880,000 deal with the Green Dragons starting in 2008. Yangon was already 13 years into what would be a world record 29 season playoff streak, but they had been in an arms race with the likes of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi throughout the run. The hope was Aryasva could finally get them consistently to the Southeast Asia League pennant.

He certainly lived up to his end of the bargain from 2008-14 as in that run he scored 100+ runs with 100+ RBI each year, topped 50+ homers five times, and had six seasons at 7.9+ WAR. Aryasva was the WARlord and OPS leader from 2011-13, winning his third career MVP in 2013. He finished third in 2009’s MVP voting, second in 2011, and second in 2012. Aryasva won Silver Sluggers in 2009, 11, 12, and 13. However, it was tough to break through in MVP races with the likes of Majed Darwish setting world records and Huynh Pham’s two-way exploits.

The tough competition made kept Yangon from the pennant in Aryasva’s initial years. They lost in the SEAL Championship in 2008 and 2009, then suffered first round losses in 2010 and 2011. The Green Dragons broke through in 2012 and defeated Visakhapatnam in the SAB Championship. In that playoff run, Aryasva had 21 hits, 7 runs, 8 doubles, 2 homers, and 6 RBI. Yangon was 10^th in the Baseball Grand Championship at 10-9 with Aryasva getting 24 hits, 13 runs, 7 doubles, 4 homers, and 19 RBI.

Yangon had a first round exit in 2013 despite having the top seed. The Green Dragons rebounded for back-to-back SEAL titles after that. They were upset by Kolkata in the 2014 SAB Championship with Aryasva looking mid at a .720 OPS and 99 wRC+ in the playoff run. His postseason stats were strong on the whole with Yangon over 73 games with 81 hits, 37 runs, 20 doubles, 17 home runs, 52 RBI, 24 walks, .319/.381/.606 slash, 164 wRC+, and 3.5 WAR.

In 2015, Aryasva missed part of the year to an oblique strain. His production had dropped steeply even when healthy and he had lost the full-time starter job by late season. Yangon won the SAB Championship over Mumbai, but Aryasva only played 9 postseason games with 4 starts, struggling to a .351 OPS. He was only used for 10 plate appearances in the Baseball Grand Championship with the Green Dragons near the bottom at 6-13.

For his Yangon run, Aryasva had 1391 hits, 859 runs, 304 doubles, 374 home runs, 978 RBI, 603 walks, a .326/.407/.673 slash, 186 wRC+, and 66.1 WAR. He became a beloved icon there as well and saw his #11 uniform retired. Aryasva also would be inducted in Green Dragons colors.

As his deal expired with the 2015 season, Yangon was ready to move on. Chennai hoped Aryasva could bounce back, giving him a two-year, $13,200,000 deal. He was unremarkable though as a backup, getting 0.2 WAR and a .722 OPS over 79 games and 25 starts. Aryasva retired after the 2016 campaign at age 38.

Aryasva finished with 2531 hits, 1486 runs, 558 doubles, 652 home runs, 1705 RBI, 1119 walks, a .326/.408/.661 slash, 205 wRC+, and 129.7 WAR. As of 2037, Aryasva ranks 37^th in hits, 24^th in runs, 18^th in doubles, 13^th in home runs, 13^th in RBI, 12^th in walks, 20^th in total bases (5135), and 8^th in WAR among position players. Despite his remarkable efficiency, Aryasva’s 15 years kept him lower on the accumulation lists compared to a number of elite contemporaries that played 20+ years.

Among all SAB hitters with 3000+ plate appearances, Aryasva still has the best OPS at 1.069, even beating world home run king Majed Darwish. Aryasva ranks 21^st in batting average, 3^rd in on-base percentage, and 2^nd in slugging. He also stacks up impressively well against all of world’s Hall of Famers, ranking 2^nd in OPS only to EBF’s Jacob Ronnberg at 1.070. Aryasva also is 16^th in OBP and 6^th in slugging among world HOFers. His 205 wRC+ ranks 7^th and he’s one of only ten world Hall of Famers to be at 200 or better.

By any metrics, Aryasva was one of the most effective batters in all of baseball history. However, he almost ends up being somehow underrated surrounded by some of the gaudy accumulations of his peers. Some leave Aryasva out when discussing SAB’s top five or top ten position players. His Hall of Fame candidacy wasn’t in doubt though, getting 99.3% to stand atop a loaded three-player 2022 class.

12-31-2024, 09:22 AM	#1934
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,897	2022 SAB Hall of Fame (Part 1) South Asia Baseball had an impressive three player Hall of Fame class for 2022 with each player getting above 90% on their ballot debut. First basemen Janesvara Aryasva (99.3%) and Basava Sanjahay (98.3%) were both close to unanimous while pitcher Sarthak Patil (90.6%) was a no doubter in his own right. Two catchers on their third ballots both cracked 50% but fell short of the 66% requirement with Trung Lai at 54.8% and Quoc Pham at 50.8%. LF J.V. Munshi was dropped after ten failed ballots, peaking with his debut at 482% and ending at only 10.7%. He had a 14 year career mostly with Yangon with two Silver Sluggers while also winning finals MVP in the Green Dragons’ 2001 title. Munshi had 1922 hits, 1115 runs, 285 doubles, 189 triples, 160 home runs, 803 RBI, 985 stolen bases, a .328/.388/.524 slash, 155 wRC+, and 72.3 WAR. It is always tougher for leadoff type guys to get traction without big home run and RBI tallies, plus Munshi was effectively cooked from injuries by age 32. With a bit more longevity, he probably makes the cut. SS Dhruv Sanjay also fell off after ten tries, peaking with a 30.7% debut and ending at 6.0%. He won eight Silver Sluggers in a 13 year career between Ahmedabad and Hyderabad, posting 2128 hits, 1044 runs, 488 doubles, 105 triples, 121 home runs, 730 RBI, 488 steals, a .281/.334/.420 slash, 137 wRC+, and 77.6 WAR. Sanjay was another guy hurt from a lack of power numbers despite being one of SAB’s best-ever offensive shortstops. Janesvara Aryasva – First Base – Yangon Green Dragons – 99.3% First Ballot Janesvara Aryasva was a 6’3’’, 200 pound right-handed first baseman from Bhilai, a city of 624,000 in east central India. Aryasva was one of the most well rounded hitters of his era with excellent contact, power, and eye ratings in his prime. He gave you a high average, plenty of walks, and fewer strikeouts than most sluggers. Nearly half of Aryasva’s hits went for extra bases with a 162 game average of 47 home runs, 40 doubles, and 3 triples. His lone flaw offensively was incredibly slow and clumsy baserunning. Although he was sluggish on the basepaths, Aryasva graded as a reliably solid defensive first baseman. His durability was very strong for most of his career, starting 144+ games in all but his final two seasons. Aryasva wasn’t a troublemaker in the clubhouse, but he wasn’t going to take a leadership role. He was one of the most efficient hitters of all time, making Aryasva one of SAB’s biggest baseball superstars. Coming out of college, it was immediately clear that Aryasva was the real deal. Kanpur thought they had their franchise savior, picking Aryasva with the first overall pick in the 2000 SAB Draft. However, the Poison weren’t willing to give him the money he wanted and Aryasva returned for another year of college. He went #1 again in 2001 to Hyderabad, signing with the Hippos as they gave him a three-year, $2,880,000 starter deal instead of the standard rookie scale money. Aryasva was an immediate beast as 2002 Rookie of the Year, earning Rookie of the Month five times over a 7.8 WAR, 41 home run, .960 OPS campaign. His sophomore season was an absolute all-timer with career and Indian League bests in home runs (61), walks (101), OBP (.443), OPS (1.175), wRC+ (277), and WAR (13.6). Aryasva also led in runs (122), RBI (130), total bases (402), and slugging (.732). He obviously won MVP and his first Silver Slugger with the 2003 effort. His WAR mark ranks as the fifth-best single-season by an SAB position player as of 2037. He was also second in batting average (.342), missing the Triple Crown by .015. In 2004, Aryasva repeated as the MVP and won his second Slugger despite his home run power dropping to only 35. He still led in RBI, total bases, triple slash, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. He remained above 9.5 WAR in the next three seasons for the Hippos, taking third in 2005’s MVP voting and second in both 2006 and 2007. Aryasva’s lone Gold Glove came in 2006, a year which also saw career bests in hits (207), and batting average (.363). He had a blistering 264 wRC+ and 12.9 WAR, but lost out on the MVP to his 2022 Hall of Fame classmate Basava Sanjahay. Aryasva lost out on Sluggers these years as well thanks to Sanjahay’s adjacent dominance. In 2003, Aryasva helped end a 14-year streak of losing seasons by Hyderabad. They fell back down to 69-93 in 2006, but bounced back with a 101-61 mark in 2007. The Hippos got to the ILCS, but fell to Kanpur. Aryasva in his lone playoff games for Hyderabad had 16 hits, 7 runs, 2 doubles, 3 homers, and 8 RBI with a 1.164 OPS in 11 starts. He was a beloved superstar by this point, but was eyeing free agency for a stronger franchise and a bigger paycheck. Thus Aryasva left after the 2007 campaign heading towards age 30. With Hyderabad, Aryasva had 1104 hits, 613 runs, 248 doubles, 273 home runs, 708 RBI, 504 walks, a .328/414/.656 slash, 232 wRC+, and 63.4 WAR. This marked the end of his Indian League run until his final season, although he remained one of the country’s most famous baseball icons. Helping Aryasva’s national popularity was strong performances in the World Baseball Championship. From 2002-15, Aryasva played 133 games and started 120 for India, posting 124 hits, 91 runs, 18 doubles, 50 home runs, 102 RBI, 69 walks, a .279/.376/.662 slash, and 7.6 WAR. In 2009, Aryasva led the Indians to their first-ever World Championship over the United States, getting 20 hits, 19 runs, 11 homers, 19 RBI, 14 walks, and 1.5 WAR over 22 starts. India also earned a 4^th place in 2010 and elite eight tries in 2004 and 2008. As of 2037 among Indians in the WBC, Aryasva ranks 5^th in WAR for position players, 8^th in runs, 6^th in home runs, and 7^th in RBI. He also has the second-best OPS of anyone with at least 100 at-bats. Amongst all players with 250+ plate appearances in WBC history, Aryasva’s OPS ranks 74^th. Aryasva became a beloved star in Myanmar as well as his most famous run came with Yangon. He signed an eight-year, $28,880,000 deal with the Green Dragons starting in 2008. Yangon was already 13 years into what would be a world record 29 season playoff streak, but they had been in an arms race with the likes of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi throughout the run. The hope was Aryasva could finally get them consistently to the Southeast Asia League pennant. He certainly lived up to his end of the bargain from 2008-14 as in that run he scored 100+ runs with 100+ RBI each year, topped 50+ homers five times, and had six seasons at 7.9+ WAR. Aryasva was the WARlord and OPS leader from 2011-13, winning his third career MVP in 2013. He finished third in 2009’s MVP voting, second in 2011, and second in 2012. Aryasva won Silver Sluggers in 2009, 11, 12, and 13. However, it was tough to break through in MVP races with the likes of Majed Darwish setting world records and Huynh Pham’s two-way exploits. The tough competition made kept Yangon from the pennant in Aryasva’s initial years. They lost in the SEAL Championship in 2008 and 2009, then suffered first round losses in 2010 and 2011. The Green Dragons broke through in 2012 and defeated Visakhapatnam in the SAB Championship. In that playoff run, Aryasva had 21 hits, 7 runs, 8 doubles, 2 homers, and 6 RBI. Yangon was 10^th in the Baseball Grand Championship at 10-9 with Aryasva getting 24 hits, 13 runs, 7 doubles, 4 homers, and 19 RBI. Yangon had a first round exit in 2013 despite having the top seed. The Green Dragons rebounded for back-to-back SEAL titles after that. They were upset by Kolkata in the 2014 SAB Championship with Aryasva looking mid at a .720 OPS and 99 wRC+ in the playoff run. His postseason stats were strong on the whole with Yangon over 73 games with 81 hits, 37 runs, 20 doubles, 17 home runs, 52 RBI, 24 walks, .319/.381/.606 slash, 164 wRC+, and 3.5 WAR. In 2015, Aryasva missed part of the year to an oblique strain. His production had dropped steeply even when healthy and he had lost the full-time starter job by late season. Yangon won the SAB Championship over Mumbai, but Aryasva only played 9 postseason games with 4 starts, struggling to a .351 OPS. He was only used for 10 plate appearances in the Baseball Grand Championship with the Green Dragons near the bottom at 6-13. For his Yangon run, Aryasva had 1391 hits, 859 runs, 304 doubles, 374 home runs, 978 RBI, 603 walks, a .326/.407/.673 slash, 186 wRC+, and 66.1 WAR. He became a beloved icon there as well and saw his #11 uniform retired. Aryasva also would be inducted in Green Dragons colors. As his deal expired with the 2015 season, Yangon was ready to move on. Chennai hoped Aryasva could bounce back, giving him a two-year, $13,200,000 deal. He was unremarkable though as a backup, getting 0.2 WAR and a .722 OPS over 79 games and 25 starts. Aryasva retired after the 2016 campaign at age 38. Aryasva finished with 2531 hits, 1486 runs, 558 doubles, 652 home runs, 1705 RBI, 1119 walks, a .326/.408/.661 slash, 205 wRC+, and 129.7 WAR. As of 2037, Aryasva ranks 37^th in hits, 24^th in runs, 18^th in doubles, 13^th in home runs, 13^th in RBI, 12^th in walks, 20^th in total bases (5135), and 8^th in WAR among position players. Despite his remarkable efficiency, Aryasva’s 15 years kept him lower on the accumulation lists compared to a number of elite contemporaries that played 20+ years. Among all SAB hitters with 3000+ plate appearances, Aryasva still has the best OPS at 1.069, even beating world home run king Majed Darwish. Aryasva ranks 21^st in batting average, 3^rd in on-base percentage, and 2^nd in slugging. He also stacks up impressively well against all of world’s Hall of Famers, ranking 2^nd in OPS only to EBF’s Jacob Ronnberg at 1.070. Aryasva also is 16^th in OBP and 6^th in slugging among world HOFers. His 205 wRC+ ranks 7^th and he’s one of only ten world Hall of Famers to be at 200 or better. By any metrics, Aryasva was one of the most effective batters in all of baseball history. However, he almost ends up being somehow underrated surrounded by some of the gaudy accumulations of his peers. Some leave Aryasva out when discussing SAB’s top five or top ten position players. His Hall of Fame candidacy wasn’t in doubt though, getting 99.3% to stand atop a loaded three-player 2022 class. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)