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FuzzyRussianHat · 12-31-2024, 07:51 PM

Basava “The Comet” Sanjahay – First Base – Mumbai Meteors – 98.3% First Ballot

Basava Sanjahay was a 6’1’’, 200 pound right-handed first baseman from Agra, a city of 1.6 million in northern India. As he became a superstar with the Mumbai Meteors, the nickname “The Comet” made logical sense. Sanjahay was a power home run hitter in his prime while also boasting solid contact and eye skills with a decent strikeout rate relative to other SAB sluggers.

Sanjahay knew how to find the gap as well, in total posting 40 home runs, 23 doubles, and 12 triples per his 162 game average. In five different season, he smacked 50+ dingers. Unlike the prototypical first baseman, Sanjahay was an outstanding baserunner. His speed was good-to-great at his peak, but few knew how to pick their spots better for steals and extra bases.

He came up as a shortstop and played there at the very start of his career, but was terrible in that role. Sanjahay was shifted to first base quickly and spent essentially his entire career there was great defensive results, winning four Gold Gloves. He was also blessed with outstanding durability, playing 150+ games each year from 2003-15. Sanjahay’s downside was his personality, as he was considered selfish and lazy by many peers. Even if he sometimes coasted on his natural gifts, that incredible talent still made for an all-time great career.

Mumbai noticed Sanjahay and signed him as a teenager in August 1995 to a developmental deal. He officially debuted in 1999 at age 19, but Sanjahay wasn’t yet ready for the big time. He had only nine-at bats that year, then saw 53 games and 38 starts in 2000. Sanjahay was a part-time starter in 2001 with awful results, posting -1.9 WAR over 122 games and 61 starts. This was during the brief shortstop experiment, although his bat stunk at that point too. He looked more passable in 2002 in 108 games and 17 starts, but he was a negative value player to this point.

Sanjahay figured it out in 2003, his first full season as a starter. This started a streak of 12 seasons worth 7+ WAR. He finished third in 2003 MVP voting and second in 2004 while winning his first Gold Glove. Sanjahay hadn’t found his power stroke yet, but he had arrived as a great starter. Mumbai continued their run of wild card appearances, but 2004 marked a fourth consecutive round one playoff exit. It was hard to make ground in the West Division when it was shared with Ahmedabad’s historic dynasty.

In 2005, Sanjahay had the awards sweep of MVP, Silver Slugger, and Gold Glove. He found that power stroke and led in homers for the first time with 54. He also led in slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. Mumbai again was a wild card, but they went on a shocking playoff tear. The Meteors upset the Animals to win the Indian League Championship Series for the first time, although they fell to a 121-win Ho Chi Minh City in the SAB Championship.

Sanjahay was the ILCS MVP with a beastly playoff run over 17 starts, getting 20 hits, 15 runs, 4 doubles, 7 home runs, 13 RBI, 11 walks, 8 steals, 1.243 OPS, and 1.9 WAR. Shortly after the finals, Mumbai gave Sanjahay an eight-year, $36,800,000 extension to remain their star. The Meteors narrowly missed the playoffs the next two years, but Sanjahay lived up to his deal.

2006 and 2007 saw repeat MVP and Silver Slugger wins and a second Gold Glove in 2007. Both seasons Sanjahay led in runs scored, homers, RBI, total bases, slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. 2006 was an absolute all-timer at 14.7 WAR, which remains SAB’s single-season record by any player, even beating out some of Majed Darwish’s later bonkers power seasons. It also ranks as the 56^th-most WAR by any player in any single season ever. Sanjahay also had career highs that year in homers (68), RBI (156), total bases (452), slugging (.804), OPS (.1226), and wRC+ (279). His 2007 had his bests for runs (128), hits (202), doubles (32), average (.345), and OBP (.424).

Sanjahay was the WARlord in 2008 for another Slugger and a second place in MVP voting. Mumbai had their first-ever division title and won the Indian League again, falling to 120-win Hanoi in the SAB Championship. Sanjahay had another strong playoff run over 15 starts with 15 hits, 14 runs, 8 homers, and 17 RBI. The Meteors would miss the cut in 2009, then had a first round loss as a wild card in 2010.

2009 and 2010 were both 8+ WAR, 45+ homer, 100+ run, 100+ RBI efforts for Sanjahay, although his only award was his fourth Gold Glove in 2009. He still had a few more years left on his original extension, but Sanjahay knew he could get a big bump up on the open market. He opted out of his deal after the 2010 campaign, becoming a free agent at age 31. Sanjahay found that payday for five years and $33,500,000 with Kanpur.

Sanjahay won his fourth MVP in 2011 in his Poison debut, leading in WAR for the fifth time and OPS for the fourth. He was still strong in 2012 at 7.5 WAR, but his power dropped sharply down to only 31 home runs. In 2011, Sanjahay had only the fifth four home run game in SAB history, doing it against Pune on April 27. In May 2012, he had a six-hit game versus Chennai. As of 2037, Sanjahay and Xuan Hung are the only SAB players to achieve both a four homer and a six hit game.

Kanpur was 82-80 in Sanjahay’s first year, then fell off a cliff to 63-99 in 2012. Annoyed by that and also wanting more money, Sanjahay opted out of his deal and was a free agent again at age 33. With Kanpur, Sanjahay had 349 hits, 200 runs, 42 doubles, 34 triples, 75 home runs, 197 RBI, 97 stolen bases, a .311/.382/.610 slash, 194 wRC+, and 17.9 WAR.

By popular demand, the Comet became a Meteor once again, returning to Mumbai on a five-year, $63 million deal. Sanjahay had a good 2013, then in 2014 led in homers for the fourth time, runs for the sixth, and in OPS and wRC+ for the fifth time. He won his fifth MVP and sixth Silver Slugger and as of 2037 is one of only five SAB players to win 5+ MVPs in their career.

Mumbai lost in the first round of the 2014 playoffs, then won back-to-back IL pennants despite being the lowest ranked division champ both years. Sanjahay got them four pennants, but they still couldn’t take down the Southeast Asia League’s best in the SAB Championship. The Meteors were defeated in 2015 by Yangon and in 2016 by Hanoi. For these final two titles, Sanjahay’s production had fallen off sharply. He had only 24 homers and 2.8 WAR in 2015, then posted 0.5 WAR in 2016 as he was reduced to a part-time role with 104 games and 58 starts.

Sanjahay still had nice playoff stats in both runs and for his career was an excellent postseason performer. He played 83 games and started 68 with 72 hits, 48 runs, 9 doubles, 7 triples, 23 home runs, 51 RBI, 31 walks, 24 stolen bases, a .270/.349/.614 slash, 187 wRC+, and 4.4 WAR. He made sporadic appearances for India in the World Baseball Championship as well with 46 games and 24 starts, landing a .841 OPS, 146 wRC+, and 1.5 WAR.

With his sharp decline in his final two seasons, Sanjahay retired after the 2016 campaign at age 37. Between Mumbai stints, he had 1960 hits, 1243 runs, 306 doubles, 153 triples, 530 home runs, 1327 RBI, 770 walks, 615 stolen bases, a .279/.355/.593 slash, 186 wRC+, and 98.2 WAR. Sanjahay remains the franchise leader in games played (2145) and home runs and immediately had his #11 uniform retired. He was the first Hall of Fame inductee wearing Mumbai’s orange and red.

Sanjahay finished with 2309 hits, 1443 runs, 348 doubles, 187 triples, 605 home runs, 1524 RBI, 884 walks, 712 stolen bases, a .283/.358/.595 slash, 187 wRC+, and 116.2 WAR. Like HOF classmate Janesvara Aryasva, Sanjahay didn’t hang around as long as some of his contemporaries to reach huge accumulations. Regardless, he like Aryasva also was one of the most efficient hitters of his era.

As of 2037, Sanjahay ranks 61^st in hits, 31^st in runs, 12^th in triples, 19^th in home runs, 24^th in RBI, 23^rd in total bases (4846), 50^th in stolen bases, 23^rd in walks, and 15^th in WAR among position players. Against all SAB batters with 3000+ plate appearances, Sanjahay’s .953 OPS ranks 35^th. His OBP ranks 90^th and his slugging is 29^th.

Sanjahay might not factor into the top 10 level conversations with SAB’s inner-circle being quite loaded. But he was a surefire Hall of Famer and would be the clear headliner in most years. Sanjahay had the second-best percentage in 2022’s loaded three-player crew at 98.3%, earning his rightful spot among India’s best-ever to do it.

Sarthak Patil – Starting Pitcher – Pune Purple Knights – 90.6% First Ballot

Sarthak Patil was a 6’3’’, 200 pound left-handed pitcher from Nashik, a city with 2.2 million people in west Central India located about 100 miles northeast of Mumbai. Patil had very good control with solid stuff and average movement. His fastball was good despite peaking in the 92-94 mph range and he had a nice changeup. Patil’s curveball though was an all-timer and his main source of whiffs. Even without overwhelming power, he emerged as one of SAB’s best-ever strikeout pitchers.

Patil also had tremendous stamina, leading the lead seven times in his career for innings pitched. He also maintained solid durability over his 14 year career. Patil was good at holding runners and fielded the position quite well, winning Gold Gloves in 2012 and 2013. On top of all that, Patil was a team captain and one of the classiest men to play the game. Teammates and foes alike complimented his leadership, loyalty, work ethic, and intelligence.

Pune discovered a teenaged Patil and inked him to a developmental deal in July 1998. He spent roughly four years in their academy, debuting with four starts in 2002 at age 21. Patil had part-time use in 2003 with merely okay results, but progressed enough to earn a full-time rotation slot for 2004. That started a streak of nine seasons with 300+ strikeouts. Patil would breach 6+ WAR in four seasons and was above 5 WAR seven times.

In 2006, Patil won his lone Pitcher of the Year award, leading the league in wins at 22-6 and innings at 248.1. His wins was a career best as was his 2.07 ERA. Patil also had 336 strikeouts and 7.0 WAR. Pune ended an eight year playoff drought, but lost in the first round with Patil allowing four runs in seven innings. The Purple Knights would be just above .500 and out of the playoffs for almost all of Patil’s tenure there.

Pune was happy with his production though, signing Patil to a five-year, $10,220,000 extension in September 2006. He would finish second in 2007’s Pitcher of the Year voting and took third in both 2010 and 2011. Patil’s Gold Gloves came in 2012 and 2013. He was remarkably consistent and led the Indian League thrice in strikeouts. Patil’s top season wasn’t as the league leader with 350 Ks in 2009. That year also had his highest WAR total at 7.2.

In 2010, Pune surprised the field with a 109-53 record for the top seed, although they were upset by Kolkata in the ILCS. Patil fared better in his second playoff opportunity with a 2.05 ERA over 22 innings and 34 strikeouts. He seemed committed to being the Purple Knights captain and signed a six-year, $23,200,000 extension in March 2011. 2013 would see a major career high light with a seven strikeout, one walk no-hitter against Visakhapatnam on May 12.

Pune was 79-83 in 2014, their first losing season since 2004. They surprised many by trading the 34-year old Patil to Hanoi two prospects in the offseason. He maintained a good relationship with the Purple Knights and his #44 uniform would later be retired. With Pune, Patil had a 171-127 record, 2.79 ERA, 2876.2 innings, 3625 strikeouts, 543 walks, 125 ERA+, and 59.8 WAR.

Patil’s production had dropped to 3.6 WAR in his last year, which was his weakest full season to that point. He had similar results in his Hounds debut in 2015. Patil allowed two runs in five innings in his lone playoff appearance as Hanoi fell in the Southeast Asia League Championship to Yangon. Patil was reduced to a back-end starter in 2016 and posted a 4.32 ERA over 168.2 innings.

In two playoff starts in 2016, Patil was lousy with a 6.23 ERA over 13 innings. Despite that, Hanoi would win it all and defeat Mumbai in the SAB Championship. The Hounds voided the option year on Patil’s deal and with his skill dropping, he decided to retire with Hanoi’s title win in 2016 just after turning 36. For the Hounds, Patil had a 24-16 record, 4.00 ERA, 360 innings, 325 strikeouts, 43 walks, 95 ERA+, and 5.9 WAR. His weak finish left him just short of becoming the fourth member of the 4000 strikeout club or the fifth member of the 200 win club.

Patil ended with a 195-143 record, 2.92 ERA, 3236.2 innings, 3950 strikeouts, 586 walks, 290/409 quality starts, 100 complete games, 28 shutouts, 121 ERA+, and 65.7 WAR. As of 2037, Patil is 19^th in wins, 9^th in strikeouts, 11^th in innings, 4^th in complete games, 5^th in shutouts, and 21^st in pitching WAR. Among all arms with 1000+ innings, Patil’s ERA ranks 83^rd and his 1.03 WHIP is 55th.

He won’t figure into any of the conversations for SAB’s top five or top ten pitchers, but Patil was a steady and reliable ace for more than a decade. On top of that, he was one of the most respected captains of his generation. Patil made the cut easily with a 90.6% debut ballot, rounding out the impressive three-player 2022 Hall of Fame class for South Asia Baseball.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,895	2022 SAB Hall of Fame (Part 2) Basava “The Comet” Sanjahay – First Base – Mumbai Meteors – 98.3% First Ballot Basava Sanjahay was a 6’1’’, 200 pound right-handed first baseman from Agra, a city of 1.6 million in northern India. As he became a superstar with the Mumbai Meteors, the nickname “The Comet” made logical sense. Sanjahay was a power home run hitter in his prime while also boasting solid contact and eye skills with a decent strikeout rate relative to other SAB sluggers. Sanjahay knew how to find the gap as well, in total posting 40 home runs, 23 doubles, and 12 triples per his 162 game average. In five different season, he smacked 50+ dingers. Unlike the prototypical first baseman, Sanjahay was an outstanding baserunner. His speed was good-to-great at his peak, but few knew how to pick their spots better for steals and extra bases. He came up as a shortstop and played there at the very start of his career, but was terrible in that role. Sanjahay was shifted to first base quickly and spent essentially his entire career there was great defensive results, winning four Gold Gloves. He was also blessed with outstanding durability, playing 150+ games each year from 2003-15. Sanjahay’s downside was his personality, as he was considered selfish and lazy by many peers. Even if he sometimes coasted on his natural gifts, that incredible talent still made for an all-time great career. Mumbai noticed Sanjahay and signed him as a teenager in August 1995 to a developmental deal. He officially debuted in 1999 at age 19, but Sanjahay wasn’t yet ready for the big time. He had only nine-at bats that year, then saw 53 games and 38 starts in 2000. Sanjahay was a part-time starter in 2001 with awful results, posting -1.9 WAR over 122 games and 61 starts. This was during the brief shortstop experiment, although his bat stunk at that point too. He looked more passable in 2002 in 108 games and 17 starts, but he was a negative value player to this point. Sanjahay figured it out in 2003, his first full season as a starter. This started a streak of 12 seasons worth 7+ WAR. He finished third in 2003 MVP voting and second in 2004 while winning his first Gold Glove. Sanjahay hadn’t found his power stroke yet, but he had arrived as a great starter. Mumbai continued their run of wild card appearances, but 2004 marked a fourth consecutive round one playoff exit. It was hard to make ground in the West Division when it was shared with Ahmedabad’s historic dynasty. In 2005, Sanjahay had the awards sweep of MVP, Silver Slugger, and Gold Glove. He found that power stroke and led in homers for the first time with 54. He also led in slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. Mumbai again was a wild card, but they went on a shocking playoff tear. The Meteors upset the Animals to win the Indian League Championship Series for the first time, although they fell to a 121-win Ho Chi Minh City in the SAB Championship. Sanjahay was the ILCS MVP with a beastly playoff run over 17 starts, getting 20 hits, 15 runs, 4 doubles, 7 home runs, 13 RBI, 11 walks, 8 steals, 1.243 OPS, and 1.9 WAR. Shortly after the finals, Mumbai gave Sanjahay an eight-year, $36,800,000 extension to remain their star. The Meteors narrowly missed the playoffs the next two years, but Sanjahay lived up to his deal. 2006 and 2007 saw repeat MVP and Silver Slugger wins and a second Gold Glove in 2007. Both seasons Sanjahay led in runs scored, homers, RBI, total bases, slugging, OPS, wRC+, and WAR. 2006 was an absolute all-timer at 14.7 WAR, which remains SAB’s single-season record by any player, even beating out some of Majed Darwish’s later bonkers power seasons. It also ranks as the 56^th-most WAR by any player in any single season ever. Sanjahay also had career highs that year in homers (68), RBI (156), total bases (452), slugging (.804), OPS (.1226), and wRC+ (279). His 2007 had his bests for runs (128), hits (202), doubles (32), average (.345), and OBP (.424). Sanjahay was the WARlord in 2008 for another Slugger and a second place in MVP voting. Mumbai had their first-ever division title and won the Indian League again, falling to 120-win Hanoi in the SAB Championship. Sanjahay had another strong playoff run over 15 starts with 15 hits, 14 runs, 8 homers, and 17 RBI. The Meteors would miss the cut in 2009, then had a first round loss as a wild card in 2010. 2009 and 2010 were both 8+ WAR, 45+ homer, 100+ run, 100+ RBI efforts for Sanjahay, although his only award was his fourth Gold Glove in 2009. He still had a few more years left on his original extension, but Sanjahay knew he could get a big bump up on the open market. He opted out of his deal after the 2010 campaign, becoming a free agent at age 31. Sanjahay found that payday for five years and $33,500,000 with Kanpur. Sanjahay won his fourth MVP in 2011 in his Poison debut, leading in WAR for the fifth time and OPS for the fourth. He was still strong in 2012 at 7.5 WAR, but his power dropped sharply down to only 31 home runs. In 2011, Sanjahay had only the fifth four home run game in SAB history, doing it against Pune on April 27. In May 2012, he had a six-hit game versus Chennai. As of 2037, Sanjahay and Xuan Hung are the only SAB players to achieve both a four homer and a six hit game. Kanpur was 82-80 in Sanjahay’s first year, then fell off a cliff to 63-99 in 2012. Annoyed by that and also wanting more money, Sanjahay opted out of his deal and was a free agent again at age 33. With Kanpur, Sanjahay had 349 hits, 200 runs, 42 doubles, 34 triples, 75 home runs, 197 RBI, 97 stolen bases, a .311/.382/.610 slash, 194 wRC+, and 17.9 WAR. By popular demand, the Comet became a Meteor once again, returning to Mumbai on a five-year, $63 million deal. Sanjahay had a good 2013, then in 2014 led in homers for the fourth time, runs for the sixth, and in OPS and wRC+ for the fifth time. He won his fifth MVP and sixth Silver Slugger and as of 2037 is one of only five SAB players to win 5+ MVPs in their career. Mumbai lost in the first round of the 2014 playoffs, then won back-to-back IL pennants despite being the lowest ranked division champ both years. Sanjahay got them four pennants, but they still couldn’t take down the Southeast Asia League’s best in the SAB Championship. The Meteors were defeated in 2015 by Yangon and in 2016 by Hanoi. For these final two titles, Sanjahay’s production had fallen off sharply. He had only 24 homers and 2.8 WAR in 2015, then posted 0.5 WAR in 2016 as he was reduced to a part-time role with 104 games and 58 starts. Sanjahay still had nice playoff stats in both runs and for his career was an excellent postseason performer. He played 83 games and started 68 with 72 hits, 48 runs, 9 doubles, 7 triples, 23 home runs, 51 RBI, 31 walks, 24 stolen bases, a .270/.349/.614 slash, 187 wRC+, and 4.4 WAR. He made sporadic appearances for India in the World Baseball Championship as well with 46 games and 24 starts, landing a .841 OPS, 146 wRC+, and 1.5 WAR. With his sharp decline in his final two seasons, Sanjahay retired after the 2016 campaign at age 37. Between Mumbai stints, he had 1960 hits, 1243 runs, 306 doubles, 153 triples, 530 home runs, 1327 RBI, 770 walks, 615 stolen bases, a .279/.355/.593 slash, 186 wRC+, and 98.2 WAR. Sanjahay remains the franchise leader in games played (2145) and home runs and immediately had his #11 uniform retired. He was the first Hall of Fame inductee wearing Mumbai’s orange and red. Sanjahay finished with 2309 hits, 1443 runs, 348 doubles, 187 triples, 605 home runs, 1524 RBI, 884 walks, 712 stolen bases, a .283/.358/.595 slash, 187 wRC+, and 116.2 WAR. Like HOF classmate Janesvara Aryasva, Sanjahay didn’t hang around as long as some of his contemporaries to reach huge accumulations. Regardless, he like Aryasva also was one of the most efficient hitters of his era. As of 2037, Sanjahay ranks 61^st in hits, 31^st in runs, 12^th in triples, 19^th in home runs, 24^th in RBI, 23^rd in total bases (4846), 50^th in stolen bases, 23^rd in walks, and 15^th in WAR among position players. Against all SAB batters with 3000+ plate appearances, Sanjahay’s .953 OPS ranks 35^th. His OBP ranks 90^th and his slugging is 29^th. Sanjahay might not factor into the top 10 level conversations with SAB’s inner-circle being quite loaded. But he was a surefire Hall of Famer and would be the clear headliner in most years. Sanjahay had the second-best percentage in 2022’s loaded three-player crew at 98.3%, earning his rightful spot among India’s best-ever to do it. Sarthak Patil – Starting Pitcher – Pune Purple Knights – 90.6% First Ballot Sarthak Patil was a 6’3’’, 200 pound left-handed pitcher from Nashik, a city with 2.2 million people in west Central India located about 100 miles northeast of Mumbai. Patil had very good control with solid stuff and average movement. His fastball was good despite peaking in the 92-94 mph range and he had a nice changeup. Patil’s curveball though was an all-timer and his main source of whiffs. Even without overwhelming power, he emerged as one of SAB’s best-ever strikeout pitchers. Patil also had tremendous stamina, leading the lead seven times in his career for innings pitched. He also maintained solid durability over his 14 year career. Patil was good at holding runners and fielded the position quite well, winning Gold Gloves in 2012 and 2013. On top of all that, Patil was a team captain and one of the classiest men to play the game. Teammates and foes alike complimented his leadership, loyalty, work ethic, and intelligence. Pune discovered a teenaged Patil and inked him to a developmental deal in July 1998. He spent roughly four years in their academy, debuting with four starts in 2002 at age 21. Patil had part-time use in 2003 with merely okay results, but progressed enough to earn a full-time rotation slot for 2004. That started a streak of nine seasons with 300+ strikeouts. Patil would breach 6+ WAR in four seasons and was above 5 WAR seven times. In 2006, Patil won his lone Pitcher of the Year award, leading the league in wins at 22-6 and innings at 248.1. His wins was a career best as was his 2.07 ERA. Patil also had 336 strikeouts and 7.0 WAR. Pune ended an eight year playoff drought, but lost in the first round with Patil allowing four runs in seven innings. The Purple Knights would be just above .500 and out of the playoffs for almost all of Patil’s tenure there. Pune was happy with his production though, signing Patil to a five-year, $10,220,000 extension in September 2006. He would finish second in 2007’s Pitcher of the Year voting and took third in both 2010 and 2011. Patil’s Gold Gloves came in 2012 and 2013. He was remarkably consistent and led the Indian League thrice in strikeouts. Patil’s top season wasn’t as the league leader with 350 Ks in 2009. That year also had his highest WAR total at 7.2. In 2010, Pune surprised the field with a 109-53 record for the top seed, although they were upset by Kolkata in the ILCS. Patil fared better in his second playoff opportunity with a 2.05 ERA over 22 innings and 34 strikeouts. He seemed committed to being the Purple Knights captain and signed a six-year, $23,200,000 extension in March 2011. 2013 would see a major career high light with a seven strikeout, one walk no-hitter against Visakhapatnam on May 12. Pune was 79-83 in 2014, their first losing season since 2004. They surprised many by trading the 34-year old Patil to Hanoi two prospects in the offseason. He maintained a good relationship with the Purple Knights and his #44 uniform would later be retired. With Pune, Patil had a 171-127 record, 2.79 ERA, 2876.2 innings, 3625 strikeouts, 543 walks, 125 ERA+, and 59.8 WAR. Patil’s production had dropped to 3.6 WAR in his last year, which was his weakest full season to that point. He had similar results in his Hounds debut in 2015. Patil allowed two runs in five innings in his lone playoff appearance as Hanoi fell in the Southeast Asia League Championship to Yangon. Patil was reduced to a back-end starter in 2016 and posted a 4.32 ERA over 168.2 innings. In two playoff starts in 2016, Patil was lousy with a 6.23 ERA over 13 innings. Despite that, Hanoi would win it all and defeat Mumbai in the SAB Championship. The Hounds voided the option year on Patil’s deal and with his skill dropping, he decided to retire with Hanoi’s title win in 2016 just after turning 36. For the Hounds, Patil had a 24-16 record, 4.00 ERA, 360 innings, 325 strikeouts, 43 walks, 95 ERA+, and 5.9 WAR. His weak finish left him just short of becoming the fourth member of the 4000 strikeout club or the fifth member of the 200 win club. Patil ended with a 195-143 record, 2.92 ERA, 3236.2 innings, 3950 strikeouts, 586 walks, 290/409 quality starts, 100 complete games, 28 shutouts, 121 ERA+, and 65.7 WAR. As of 2037, Patil is 19^th in wins, 9^th in strikeouts, 11^th in innings, 4^th in complete games, 5^th in shutouts, and 21^st in pitching WAR. Among all arms with 1000+ innings, Patil’s ERA ranks 83^rd and his 1.03 WHIP is 55th. He won’t figure into any of the conversations for SAB’s top five or top ten pitchers, but Patil was a steady and reliable ace for more than a decade. On top of that, he was one of the most respected captains of his generation. Patil made the cut easily with a 90.6% debut ballot, rounding out the impressive three-player 2022 Hall of Fame class for South Asia Baseball. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)