Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

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Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by RonCo » Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:24 am

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Active Career2021-2040 (14 seasons)
Key Stats.314/.366/.396, 34 HR, 904 RBI, 948 SB (105 OPS+) 68.3 WAR
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JAWS54.254
BLACK INK1123
GRAY INK143112
HoF STANDARDS5453
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# Soriano was the consummate switch hitting lead-off guy, always on base and ready to steal (currently #6 all-time). He broke in with some pretty great teams in Indy, then proceeded to Calgary to anchor a long series of great teams there, along the way flashing gold and diamonds. A scan of his HoF Standards say he'd be a solid addition to the club. Of course, there are some who say they can't consider him because of that day he forgot to help the little old lady across the street and ... well ... that's just not going to cut it.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by usnspecialist » Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:26 am

that is a yes from me dawg.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by bschr682 » Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:33 am

Right on the edge. Probably a yes?
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by indiansfan » Sun Dec 22, 2019 3:13 pm

9th in league history with 3314 hits, 6th with 948 SB, #1 with 395 HP (132 more than #2), 10th in triples, pretty good career stats.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by 7teen » Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:20 pm

He got an easy yes from me.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by udlb58 » Wed Jan 01, 2020 11:55 am

Pretty amazing that he won only 1 Zimmer and was a +91 ZR player in CF. Even in his late 30s, he was still a solid defender.

I'm not a big fan of accumulators normally, but I have to say, his longevity was impressive.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by bcslouck » Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:47 pm

He was an easy yes for me.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by aaronweiner » Wed Mar 11, 2020 5:46 pm

A perfect non-sabermetric guy. He passes the eye test.

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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by recte44 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:01 pm

I was frankly shocked how little 3314 hits meant to the voters last year.

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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by RonCo » Wed Mar 11, 2020 6:07 pm

Soriano received 70% of the vote last year. So he was very close. He has six more seasons remaining on the ballot.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by FuzzyRawley » Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:55 pm

It's tough not having a history in this league to try and discern worthy players, but this one feels like a gimme.
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Re: Hall of Fame Candidate Thread: Mario Soriano

Post by jleddy » Sat Mar 14, 2020 9:18 pm

FuzzyRawley wrote:
Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:55 pm
It's tough not having a history in this league to try and discern worthy players, but this one feels like a gimme.
You'll catch on quickly. Or at least enough to fake everyone into thinking you have. ;)
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