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FuzzyRussianHat · 02-07-2025, 12:31 PM

Chinese League Baseball continued to lack worthy Hall of Fame candidates in the minds of the voters. 2025 was the third consecutive year with no players added and the fourth in five years with no inductees. It was exceeding rare in world history to have a three-year stretch of no selections apart from the inaugural voting years prior to the first inductee. The best debut for the 2025 group got only 34.0%.

1B Peng Wang came incredibly close on his second ballot with 65.3%, less than a point away from the 66% requirement. SP Liqiang Yang had a solid third ballot at 60.4%. Four others were above 50% led by 3B Gongsun Yang at 54.5% on his eighth go. CL Jingxing Zhang received 53.7% for his seventh ballot and fellow seventh balloter SP Jing Htet got 53.4%. Meanwhile RF/1B Minghui Ruan finished with 52.6% on his tenth and final try.

Ruan was a prime example of how harsh CLB voters were against batters, often not accounting for the far lower stats that come from CLB’s incredibly low offense world. Ruan won eight Silver Sluggers and one MVP and led in home runs twice and OPS thrice over 14-years between Shenzhen and Qingdao. He was hurt in the final tallies by spending his final five seasons in MLB.

In CLB, Ruan had 2028 games, 1798 hits, 905 runs, 246 doubles, 404 home runs, 1014 RBI, 848 walks, .263/.348/.490 slash, 185 wRC+, and 88.0 WAR. As of 2037, he ranks 19^th in homers, 18^th in RBI, 57^th in hits, 39^th in runs, 9^th in walks, and 43^rd in WAR among position players. Ruan had a strong playoff run in 2008, helping the Devils to a runner-up finish. Otherwise, he was generally hurt by being on forgettable teams and lost points for being a poor defender.

2025 was actually Ruan’s lowest percentage at 52.6% as the weak ballots didn’t give him any boost. He finished above 60% four times, peaking with his debut at 61.1%. Ruan’s #21 uniform would be retired by Shenzhen and he remained one of China’s most popular baseball figures years later. However, he was sunk by tough standards and is often cited by CLB observers as one of their more notable snubs.

02-07-2025, 12:31 PM	#2047
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,784	2025 CLB Hall of Fame Chinese League Baseball continued to lack worthy Hall of Fame candidates in the minds of the voters. 2025 was the third consecutive year with no players added and the fourth in five years with no inductees. It was exceeding rare in world history to have a three-year stretch of no selections apart from the inaugural voting years prior to the first inductee. The best debut for the 2025 group got only 34.0%. 1B Peng Wang came incredibly close on his second ballot with 65.3%, less than a point away from the 66% requirement. SP Liqiang Yang had a solid third ballot at 60.4%. Four others were above 50% led by 3B Gongsun Yang at 54.5% on his eighth go. CL Jingxing Zhang received 53.7% for his seventh ballot and fellow seventh balloter SP Jing Htet got 53.4%. Meanwhile RF/1B Minghui Ruan finished with 52.6% on his tenth and final try. Ruan was a prime example of how harsh CLB voters were against batters, often not accounting for the far lower stats that come from CLB’s incredibly low offense world. Ruan won eight Silver Sluggers and one MVP and led in home runs twice and OPS thrice over 14-years between Shenzhen and Qingdao. He was hurt in the final tallies by spending his final five seasons in MLB. In CLB, Ruan had 2028 games, 1798 hits, 905 runs, 246 doubles, 404 home runs, 1014 RBI, 848 walks, .263/.348/.490 slash, 185 wRC+, and 88.0 WAR. As of 2037, he ranks 19^th in homers, 18^th in RBI, 57^th in hits, 39^th in runs, 9^th in walks, and 43^rd in WAR among position players. Ruan had a strong playoff run in 2008, helping the Devils to a runner-up finish. Otherwise, he was generally hurt by being on forgettable teams and lost points for being a poor defender. 2025 was actually Ruan’s lowest percentage at 52.6% as the weak ballots didn’t give him any boost. He finished above 60% four times, peaking with his debut at 61.1%. Ruan’s #21 uniform would be retired by Shenzhen and he remained one of China’s most popular baseball figures years later. However, he was sunk by tough standards and is often cited by CLB observers as one of their more notable snubs. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)