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Pitcher Elnur Hasanov and LF Emre Fez earned first ballot selections in the Asian Baseball Federation Hall of Fame for 2037 at 92.4% and 82.6%, respectively. CL Raghid Yazdani fell just short of the 66% induction threshold at 60.8% on his seventh try. Three other returners were above or at 50% with 3B Quraishi Lalak at 58.3% on his fourth ballot, LF Ramin Abilov at 55.2% on his fifth try, and 3B Timur Tyan at 50.0% on his sixth go.

Dropped after ten failed ballots included SP Amgad Al-Jal, who debuted at an impressive 54.5% but was down at 18.4% by the end. He had a 19-year career with ten teams and also spent time in Europe. In ABF specifically, he had a 183-147 record, 3.00 ERA, 3150.2 innings, 4092 strikeouts, 878 walks, 109 ERA+, 90 FIP-, and 58.0 WAR.

Al-Jal had good tenure and ranks 12^th in strikeouts, but 37^th in pitching WAR. He had two rings with Istanbul, but had very little black ink and was only once a finalist for Pitcher of the Year, thus a Hall of Pretty Good designation. Another SP dropped after ten ballots was Ozgur Ermalci, who won two rings in 15 seasons with Tehran. He peaked at 53.7% in 2029 but was down at only 9.0% by the end.

Ermalci had a 212-154 record, 3.01 ERA, 3364.2 innings, 2913 strikeouts, 116 ERA+, 89 FIP-, and 59.4 WAR. He likewise had almost no black ink and was only a POTY finalist once. Ermalci ranks 36^th in pitching WAR, 11^th in wins, and 50^th in strikeouts. He also retired fairly early at age 35 despite being still playable and might have gotten enough raw tallies to get in had he hung around a few more years. Ermalci did notably get his #22 uniform retired by the Tarpons, but that was the biggest honor he reached.

Elnur Hasanov – Starting Pitcher – Shiraz Suns – 92.4% First Ballot

Elnur Hasanov was a 6’3’’, 200 pound right-handed pitcher from Lisakovsk, Kazakhstan, a small city of around 37,000 in the northwestern part of the country. Hasanov had excellent stuff and very good control, but his movement was very iffy for a very high home run rate. His fastball peaked in the 94-96 mph range, but he was a master at changing speeds. Hasanov’s arsenal included an impressive screwball and curveball, a strong slider, and a decent splitter.

Hasanov’s stamina was excellent and he had ironman durability, never missing a start to injury over his 15 season career. He was great at holding runners, but subpar defensively. Hasanov was one of the most cerebral pitchers in the game and had the intelligence to know what to throw when. However, his work ethic was lackluster and some felt he wasn’t a team-first player.

Despite his humble beginnings, a teenaged Hasanov caught the eye of a scout from Shiraz, who brought him to Iran in November 2010 on a developmental deal. He spent five full years in their academy before debuting in 2016 at age 21. He had limited use initially with mixed results, throwing 135.1 innings over his first two seasons. Hasanov had 160 innings in 2018, then was a full-time starter with 230+ innings each year for the rest of his career.

Shiraz won a pennant the year before he debuted and had a first round exit in 2016, although Hasanov wasn’t used in the series. The Suns wouldn’t make the playoffs in the rest of his tenure with an average of 77.4 wins per season. Hasanov had the misfortune of allowing the West League’s most home runs twice and had the most losses once while with Shiraz. On the good side, he was good for 300+ strikeouts from 2019 onward. The Suns were generally happy with his progress and gave Hasanov a five-year, $30,180,000 extension after the 2021 season.

Hasanov led the league in strikeouts for the only time in 2022 with a career best 367. In 2023, he won Pitcher of the Year (his only time as a finalist) leading in wins (21-9), complete games (16), and shutouts (5). Those were career highs, as was his 2.51 ERA, 160 ERA+, and 74 FIP-. He also had 7.0 WAR and 359 strikeouts. Hasanov was only nine ERA points and six strikeouts from a Triple Crown season.

He dropped off in the next two seasons with Shiraz, posting ERAs above four for the first time in his career. With one year left on his deal, the 31-year old Hasanov was traded for 2026 to Dushanbe for two prospects and a third round draft pick. With the Suns, Hasanov had a 112-101 record, 3.41 ERA, 2038 innings, 2689 strikeouts, 383 walks, 98 complete games, 17 shutouts, 113 ERA+, 92 FIP-, and 34.9 WAR. He was one of the lone redeeming things for Shiraz in a downswing and his #29 uniform would later be retired for his efforts.

Hasanov bounced back in his one season in Tajikistan with 6.0 WAR and a league-best 20 wins, along with a 3.70 ERA over 248.1 innings, and 320 Ks. The Dynamo finished 87-75, missing the last wild card via tiebreaker. Dushanbe didn’t sign him long-term, sending Hasanov to free agency for the first time at age 32. Peshawar picked him up on a five-year, $33,500,000 deal. The Predators had been mediocre for a long while with a playoff drought back to 1993, although they were coming off repeat winning seasons.

His first three years with Peshawar were rock solid, including a career-best 8.1 WAR in 2029 and a league-best 20-9 record. The Predators ended the playoff drought, losing in the 2027 and 2028 East League Championship Series to Hyderabad. In 2029, 99-win Peshawar upset the 110-win Horned Frogs for their first pennant since 1992. The Predators would be denied the ABF Championship by Baku, the first title of the Blackbirds dynasty run.

Hasanov was very good in the first three playoff runs. He dropped off with an ERA above four in 2030 and struggled in that postseason as Peshawar dropped the ELCS to Lahore. In 89.1 playoff innings with the Predators, Hasanov had a 2.82 ERA, 6-7 record, 107 strikeouts, 15 walks, 5 complete games, 128 ERA+, 82 FIP-, and 2.0 WAR. He was a key figure in Peshawar’s first good seasons in more than three decades.

The Predators would miss the playoffs in 2031 at 85-77 and Hasanov had a poor start to the season with a 4.49 ERA in 136.1 innings. In July, Peshawar traded him to Almaty for two prospects. One of them, Noor Ahmadi, would give the Predators a few solid seasons as a starting catcher. With Peshawar, Hasanov had a 77-43 record, 3.43 ERA, 1140 innings, 1490 strikeouts, 149 walks, 50 complete games, 5 shutouts, 105 ERA+, 84 FIP-, and 24.2 WAR.

The trade sent him back to his home country of Kazakhstan, although Hasanov had been a regular in the World Baseball Championship. He had poor results in the WBC from 2018-31 with a 4.62 ERA over 167.2 innings, 6-9 record, 217 strikeouts, 54 walks, 76 ERA+, 126 FIP-, and 0.5 WAR. The Kazakhs would advance once to the playoffs in 2027.

Hasanov had a good second half with Almaty with a 2.65 ERA over 112 innings, 141 Ks, and 1.7 WAR. In his first week, he became the sixth ABF ace with 4500 career strikeouts. Almaty got a wild card but went one-and-done with Hasanov giving up three runs in a complete game loss. He retired that winter at age 37.

In total, Hasanov had a 216-160 record, 3.41 ERA, 3538.1 innings, 4640 strikeouts, 572 walks, 490 home runs allowed, 262/435 quality starts, 164 complete games, 26 shutouts, 110 ERA+, 88 FIP-, and 66.7 WAR. He does have the misfortune of having the most homers allowed in Asian Baseball Federation history. On the plus side, Hasanov ranks 7^th in wins, 10^th in innings, 9^th in complete games, 26^th in shutouts, 6^th in strikeouts, and 25^th in WAR for pitchers.

Among pitchers with 1000+ innings, Hasanov’s 1.45 BB/9 is 47^th and his K/9 of 11.80 is 35^th. The home run woes kept him from being a Pitcher of the Year candidate and keep him from being an inner-circle level Hall of Famer. However, ranking in the top ten for both strikeouts and wins will easily punch your pass for induction. Hasanov received 92.4% for the first ballot nod in 2037.

Emre Fez – Left Field – Bursa Blue Claws – 82.6% First Ballot

Emre Fez was a 6’4’’, 200 pound left-handed hitting left fielder from Viransehir, Turkey; a city with around 207,000 in the southeast near the border with Syrian. Fez was a very good contact and all-around hitter against right-handed pitching with a career .956 OPS and 150 wRC+. He was mediocre facing lefties with a .700 OPS and 91 wRC+.

Fez’s gap power was excellent and he had a decent knack for the long ball, posting a 162 game average of 45 doubles, 11 triples, and 27 home runs. He was mid-grade at drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. Fez was very quick and a highly skilled baserunner, making him one of ABF’s most reliable run scorers. He played left field exclusively with serviceable metrics, grading as reliably just below average.

His durability was largely solid, playing 130+ games in each of his 14 ABF seasons with Bursa. Fez was highly respected as a team captain with strong leadership and loyalty along with a tireless work ethic. However, he was a bit dull when it came to non-baseball topics.

Fez emerged as arguably Turkey’s best prospect for the 2016 ABF Draft and went #2 overall to Bursa. He spent his entire ABF run with the Blue Claws and did see regular use in the World Baseball Championship for the Turkish team. From 2021-30, Fez had 83 games and 62 starts in the WBC with 50 hits, 35 runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 17 homers, 38 RBI, 19 steals, .203/.262/.463 slash, 109 wRC+, and 1.4 WAR.

After spending all of 2017 in developmental, Fez was a full-time starter from 2018-onward. He had okay results in his first two seasons, but emerged as elite with 7.9 WAR or better each year from 2019-24. Fez hit for the cycle in 2020 against Gaziantep and pushed the Blue Claws to 89-73 for a division title, ending a 14-year playoff drought. It was their first winning season since 2008.

Bursa pulled off a stunning West League Championship Series 4-3 upset over 109-win Tabriz, the defending Baseball Grand Champion. Fez was the MVP of the series and finished with 24 hits, 11 runs, 8 doubles, 3 homers, 12 RBI, and 9 steals in 19 playoff starts. The Blue Claws fell in a seven-game classic against Bishkek for the ABF Championship.

It ended up a one-off title run for Bursa, although they remained at or above .500 the next six seasons. The Blue Claws had playoff berths from 2023-25 with wild card first round losses for the end caps. They got the top overall seed in 2024 at 105-57, but lost the WLCS to Baku. For his playoff career, Fez had 35 starts, 40 hits, 19 runs, 17 doubles, 4 homers, 21 RBI, 36 Ks, 14 steals, .286/.306/.507 slash, 118 wRC+, and 1.2 WAR.

These were his best individual seasons with Silver Sluggers in 2022-24 and 2026. Fez led thrice in doubles and WAR during this stretch and was third in 2023’s MVP voting and second in 2024. Fez won the top honor in 2022 with league and career bests for runs (139), hits (217),, total bases (415), average (.360), slugging (.689), OPS (1.103), wRC+ (177), and WAR (11.1). The 139 runs set an ABF single-season record, although it would be passed twice later on. Fez also led in RBI (143) and had his career best for homers (44) and OBP (.414).

After the 2023 season, Bursa locked him up to an eight-year, $117,400,000 extension. Fez did regress a bit once he hit his 30s, but was still a solid starter through 2029. The Blue Claws fell towards the bottom of the standings in 2027 and wouldn’t be back above .500 until 2035. Fez really fell off a cliff in his last two seasons with only 0.8 WAR over 286 games.

Bursa didn’t re-sign him after the 2031 campaign, becoming a free agent for the first time heading towards his age 35 season. He would soon get his #50 uniform retired though for his strong 14 seasons of service and role in their pennant. At this point, big league clubs felt Fez was washed.

He settled for a job in the African Second League with Bloemfontein, putting up middling production even against the substandard A2L competition. The Beagles traded him to Blantyre for 2033 where he was a backup with only 52 games and 19 starts. After going unsigned in 2034, Fez retired at age 37.

With Bursa, Fez had 2090 games, 2342 hits, 1269 runs, 587 doubles, 153 triples, 347 home runs, 1445 RBI, 468 walks, 1648 strikeouts, 814 steals, .302/.346/.552 slash, 137 wRC+, and 73.3 WAR. Fez ranks 71^st in games, 28^th in runs, 36^th in hits, 31^st in total bases (4276), 10^th in doubles, 25^th in triples, 67^th in homers, 15^th in RBI, 15^th in steals, and 55^th in WAR among position players. Among batters with 3000+ plate appearances, he is 60^th in batting average, 49^th in slugging, and his .898 OPS is 45^th.

Fez isn’t an inner-circle level Hall of Famer, but he had a rock solid career and was a legitimate MVP candidate in his prime. He helped Bursa end a decade of struggles and led them to their fourth pennant. This got Fez 82.6% of the vote, enough for a first ballot nod for the Asian Baseball Federation’s two-man 2037 class.

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FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 2,898	2037 ABF Hall of Fame Pitcher Elnur Hasanov and LF Emre Fez earned first ballot selections in the Asian Baseball Federation Hall of Fame for 2037 at 92.4% and 82.6%, respectively. CL Raghid Yazdani fell just short of the 66% induction threshold at 60.8% on his seventh try. Three other returners were above or at 50% with 3B Quraishi Lalak at 58.3% on his fourth ballot, LF Ramin Abilov at 55.2% on his fifth try, and 3B Timur Tyan at 50.0% on his sixth go. Dropped after ten failed ballots included SP Amgad Al-Jal, who debuted at an impressive 54.5% but was down at 18.4% by the end. He had a 19-year career with ten teams and also spent time in Europe. In ABF specifically, he had a 183-147 record, 3.00 ERA, 3150.2 innings, 4092 strikeouts, 878 walks, 109 ERA+, 90 FIP-, and 58.0 WAR. Al-Jal had good tenure and ranks 12^th in strikeouts, but 37^th in pitching WAR. He had two rings with Istanbul, but had very little black ink and was only once a finalist for Pitcher of the Year, thus a Hall of Pretty Good designation. Another SP dropped after ten ballots was Ozgur Ermalci, who won two rings in 15 seasons with Tehran. He peaked at 53.7% in 2029 but was down at only 9.0% by the end. Ermalci had a 212-154 record, 3.01 ERA, 3364.2 innings, 2913 strikeouts, 116 ERA+, 89 FIP-, and 59.4 WAR. He likewise had almost no black ink and was only a POTY finalist once. Ermalci ranks 36^th in pitching WAR, 11^th in wins, and 50^th in strikeouts. He also retired fairly early at age 35 despite being still playable and might have gotten enough raw tallies to get in had he hung around a few more years. Ermalci did notably get his #22 uniform retired by the Tarpons, but that was the biggest honor he reached. Elnur Hasanov – Starting Pitcher – Shiraz Suns – 92.4% First Ballot Elnur Hasanov was a 6’3’’, 200 pound right-handed pitcher from Lisakovsk, Kazakhstan, a small city of around 37,000 in the northwestern part of the country. Hasanov had excellent stuff and very good control, but his movement was very iffy for a very high home run rate. His fastball peaked in the 94-96 mph range, but he was a master at changing speeds. Hasanov’s arsenal included an impressive screwball and curveball, a strong slider, and a decent splitter. Hasanov’s stamina was excellent and he had ironman durability, never missing a start to injury over his 15 season career. He was great at holding runners, but subpar defensively. Hasanov was one of the most cerebral pitchers in the game and had the intelligence to know what to throw when. However, his work ethic was lackluster and some felt he wasn’t a team-first player. Despite his humble beginnings, a teenaged Hasanov caught the eye of a scout from Shiraz, who brought him to Iran in November 2010 on a developmental deal. He spent five full years in their academy before debuting in 2016 at age 21. He had limited use initially with mixed results, throwing 135.1 innings over his first two seasons. Hasanov had 160 innings in 2018, then was a full-time starter with 230+ innings each year for the rest of his career. Shiraz won a pennant the year before he debuted and had a first round exit in 2016, although Hasanov wasn’t used in the series. The Suns wouldn’t make the playoffs in the rest of his tenure with an average of 77.4 wins per season. Hasanov had the misfortune of allowing the West League’s most home runs twice and had the most losses once while with Shiraz. On the good side, he was good for 300+ strikeouts from 2019 onward. The Suns were generally happy with his progress and gave Hasanov a five-year, $30,180,000 extension after the 2021 season. Hasanov led the league in strikeouts for the only time in 2022 with a career best 367. In 2023, he won Pitcher of the Year (his only time as a finalist) leading in wins (21-9), complete games (16), and shutouts (5). Those were career highs, as was his 2.51 ERA, 160 ERA+, and 74 FIP-. He also had 7.0 WAR and 359 strikeouts. Hasanov was only nine ERA points and six strikeouts from a Triple Crown season. He dropped off in the next two seasons with Shiraz, posting ERAs above four for the first time in his career. With one year left on his deal, the 31-year old Hasanov was traded for 2026 to Dushanbe for two prospects and a third round draft pick. With the Suns, Hasanov had a 112-101 record, 3.41 ERA, 2038 innings, 2689 strikeouts, 383 walks, 98 complete games, 17 shutouts, 113 ERA+, 92 FIP-, and 34.9 WAR. He was one of the lone redeeming things for Shiraz in a downswing and his #29 uniform would later be retired for his efforts. Hasanov bounced back in his one season in Tajikistan with 6.0 WAR and a league-best 20 wins, along with a 3.70 ERA over 248.1 innings, and 320 Ks. The Dynamo finished 87-75, missing the last wild card via tiebreaker. Dushanbe didn’t sign him long-term, sending Hasanov to free agency for the first time at age 32. Peshawar picked him up on a five-year, $33,500,000 deal. The Predators had been mediocre for a long while with a playoff drought back to 1993, although they were coming off repeat winning seasons. His first three years with Peshawar were rock solid, including a career-best 8.1 WAR in 2029 and a league-best 20-9 record. The Predators ended the playoff drought, losing in the 2027 and 2028 East League Championship Series to Hyderabad. In 2029, 99-win Peshawar upset the 110-win Horned Frogs for their first pennant since 1992. The Predators would be denied the ABF Championship by Baku, the first title of the Blackbirds dynasty run. Hasanov was very good in the first three playoff runs. He dropped off with an ERA above four in 2030 and struggled in that postseason as Peshawar dropped the ELCS to Lahore. In 89.1 playoff innings with the Predators, Hasanov had a 2.82 ERA, 6-7 record, 107 strikeouts, 15 walks, 5 complete games, 128 ERA+, 82 FIP-, and 2.0 WAR. He was a key figure in Peshawar’s first good seasons in more than three decades. The Predators would miss the playoffs in 2031 at 85-77 and Hasanov had a poor start to the season with a 4.49 ERA in 136.1 innings. In July, Peshawar traded him to Almaty for two prospects. One of them, Noor Ahmadi, would give the Predators a few solid seasons as a starting catcher. With Peshawar, Hasanov had a 77-43 record, 3.43 ERA, 1140 innings, 1490 strikeouts, 149 walks, 50 complete games, 5 shutouts, 105 ERA+, 84 FIP-, and 24.2 WAR. The trade sent him back to his home country of Kazakhstan, although Hasanov had been a regular in the World Baseball Championship. He had poor results in the WBC from 2018-31 with a 4.62 ERA over 167.2 innings, 6-9 record, 217 strikeouts, 54 walks, 76 ERA+, 126 FIP-, and 0.5 WAR. The Kazakhs would advance once to the playoffs in 2027. Hasanov had a good second half with Almaty with a 2.65 ERA over 112 innings, 141 Ks, and 1.7 WAR. In his first week, he became the sixth ABF ace with 4500 career strikeouts. Almaty got a wild card but went one-and-done with Hasanov giving up three runs in a complete game loss. He retired that winter at age 37. In total, Hasanov had a 216-160 record, 3.41 ERA, 3538.1 innings, 4640 strikeouts, 572 walks, 490 home runs allowed, 262/435 quality starts, 164 complete games, 26 shutouts, 110 ERA+, 88 FIP-, and 66.7 WAR. He does have the misfortune of having the most homers allowed in Asian Baseball Federation history. On the plus side, Hasanov ranks 7^th in wins, 10^th in innings, 9^th in complete games, 26^th in shutouts, 6^th in strikeouts, and 25^th in WAR for pitchers. Among pitchers with 1000+ innings, Hasanov’s 1.45 BB/9 is 47^th and his K/9 of 11.80 is 35^th. The home run woes kept him from being a Pitcher of the Year candidate and keep him from being an inner-circle level Hall of Famer. However, ranking in the top ten for both strikeouts and wins will easily punch your pass for induction. Hasanov received 92.4% for the first ballot nod in 2037. Emre Fez – Left Field – Bursa Blue Claws – 82.6% First Ballot Emre Fez was a 6’4’’, 200 pound left-handed hitting left fielder from Viransehir, Turkey; a city with around 207,000 in the southeast near the border with Syrian. Fez was a very good contact and all-around hitter against right-handed pitching with a career .956 OPS and 150 wRC+. He was mediocre facing lefties with a .700 OPS and 91 wRC+. Fez’s gap power was excellent and he had a decent knack for the long ball, posting a 162 game average of 45 doubles, 11 triples, and 27 home runs. He was mid-grade at drawing walks and avoiding strikeouts. Fez was very quick and a highly skilled baserunner, making him one of ABF’s most reliable run scorers. He played left field exclusively with serviceable metrics, grading as reliably just below average. His durability was largely solid, playing 130+ games in each of his 14 ABF seasons with Bursa. Fez was highly respected as a team captain with strong leadership and loyalty along with a tireless work ethic. However, he was a bit dull when it came to non-baseball topics. Fez emerged as arguably Turkey’s best prospect for the 2016 ABF Draft and went #2 overall to Bursa. He spent his entire ABF run with the Blue Claws and did see regular use in the World Baseball Championship for the Turkish team. From 2021-30, Fez had 83 games and 62 starts in the WBC with 50 hits, 35 runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 17 homers, 38 RBI, 19 steals, .203/.262/.463 slash, 109 wRC+, and 1.4 WAR. After spending all of 2017 in developmental, Fez was a full-time starter from 2018-onward. He had okay results in his first two seasons, but emerged as elite with 7.9 WAR or better each year from 2019-24. Fez hit for the cycle in 2020 against Gaziantep and pushed the Blue Claws to 89-73 for a division title, ending a 14-year playoff drought. It was their first winning season since 2008. Bursa pulled off a stunning West League Championship Series 4-3 upset over 109-win Tabriz, the defending Baseball Grand Champion. Fez was the MVP of the series and finished with 24 hits, 11 runs, 8 doubles, 3 homers, 12 RBI, and 9 steals in 19 playoff starts. The Blue Claws fell in a seven-game classic against Bishkek for the ABF Championship. It ended up a one-off title run for Bursa, although they remained at or above .500 the next six seasons. The Blue Claws had playoff berths from 2023-25 with wild card first round losses for the end caps. They got the top overall seed in 2024 at 105-57, but lost the WLCS to Baku. For his playoff career, Fez had 35 starts, 40 hits, 19 runs, 17 doubles, 4 homers, 21 RBI, 36 Ks, 14 steals, .286/.306/.507 slash, 118 wRC+, and 1.2 WAR. These were his best individual seasons with Silver Sluggers in 2022-24 and 2026. Fez led thrice in doubles and WAR during this stretch and was third in 2023’s MVP voting and second in 2024. Fez won the top honor in 2022 with league and career bests for runs (139), hits (217),, total bases (415), average (.360), slugging (.689), OPS (1.103), wRC+ (177), and WAR (11.1). The 139 runs set an ABF single-season record, although it would be passed twice later on. Fez also led in RBI (143) and had his career best for homers (44) and OBP (.414). After the 2023 season, Bursa locked him up to an eight-year, $117,400,000 extension. Fez did regress a bit once he hit his 30s, but was still a solid starter through 2029. The Blue Claws fell towards the bottom of the standings in 2027 and wouldn’t be back above .500 until 2035. Fez really fell off a cliff in his last two seasons with only 0.8 WAR over 286 games. Bursa didn’t re-sign him after the 2031 campaign, becoming a free agent for the first time heading towards his age 35 season. He would soon get his #50 uniform retired though for his strong 14 seasons of service and role in their pennant. At this point, big league clubs felt Fez was washed. He settled for a job in the African Second League with Bloemfontein, putting up middling production even against the substandard A2L competition. The Beagles traded him to Blantyre for 2033 where he was a backup with only 52 games and 19 starts. After going unsigned in 2034, Fez retired at age 37. With Bursa, Fez had 2090 games, 2342 hits, 1269 runs, 587 doubles, 153 triples, 347 home runs, 1445 RBI, 468 walks, 1648 strikeouts, 814 steals, .302/.346/.552 slash, 137 wRC+, and 73.3 WAR. Fez ranks 71^st in games, 28^th in runs, 36^th in hits, 31^st in total bases (4276), 10^th in doubles, 25^th in triples, 67^th in homers, 15^th in RBI, 15^th in steals, and 55^th in WAR among position players. Among batters with 3000+ plate appearances, he is 60^th in batting average, 49^th in slugging, and his .898 OPS is 45^th. Fez isn’t an inner-circle level Hall of Famer, but he had a rock solid career and was a legitimate MVP candidate in his prime. He helped Bursa end a decade of struggles and led them to their fourth pennant. This got Fez 82.6% of the vote, enough for a first ballot nod for the Asian Baseball Federation’s two-man 2037 class. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)