Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:33 am
There are some nice choices here, but my picks came down to:
Zack Greinke: with all due respect to Andy, I have no problems with post-2000 guys joining the club. 2009 Cy Young winner, one of the few pitchers on the list, nice addition to the Royals franchise that has often been associated with good pitching
Roger Metzger: hard to believe we don't have a card yet. Led the league in triples in 1973, winner of the gold glove. Arguably his best offensive season. Nice addition to the Houston franchise to offer an alternative to Dickie Thon.
Mickey Vernon: 1953 batting champ and league leader in doubles. Finished third in MVP voting on a fifth place team. Nice addition to the Senators (and by extension, Twins) franchise.
Tony Lazzari: .354/.429/.561 slash. By far, his best offensive year. I know, the Yankees really don't need another player, but I have a soft spot for San Francisco born and bred players.
Wayne Terwilliger: a symbolic pick. I succumbed to Maxie Minoso's argument (Maxie is Wayne's page sponsor on Baseball Reference) that a person like long-serving baseball man Terwilliger, even if he'll never make 200 mil rosters, deserves a card. Would take his place among an all too short PHA-post roster.
That said, I'd be more than reasonably happy with anyone on the addition poll.
Bill