Campaigning For The Hall

It's that time again and at FCM we've decided to renounce the Hall of Fame memberships for previously inducted players by Mogul. The players will have to go back through the GM voting process to earn back their spot in the FCM shrine. The full list can be found here and I've provided some guidelines I recommend following for the voting process here.

I have a few players, two from my former Rockies, that I feel should get in. As well as another player who's accomplishments would probably be overlooked, and finally a player who many may vote for that I think upon a deeper look does not deserve a spot in the Hall.

1B Jose Rabena: He got to 400 home runs, 1,000 runs, and 1,250 RBI. Some very impressive numbers, but I think what I'm most proud of are his walk totals. I believe he ranks second in our FCM career walks mark. To have the discipline to walk almost 1,400 times is nothing short of amazing! Lastly, I'd like to point out that for basically his entire career he was going up against Steve Miller in the NL for the MVP Awards. It's also odd that he had six .990+ OPS seasons and only three All-Star nods. Just crazy.

C Gabriel Gamora: A guy who I think is FCM's best catcher. In a time where you seemingly either got only offense OR defense from the catching position, he provided both. Getting to over 1,100 RBI is no easy task when you're starting 120-130 games per season (Gamora would've had over 1,300 RBI on a full season scale). You also can't deny his defensive presence. He threw out 31% of base stealers for his career and got four Gold Gloves (probably should've beaten out Jarmel in '25). As far as catchers go, if he's not the top guy, he's damn close.

SS Peter Conwell: 1,504 runs scored means he averaged 107 runs scored in his career. While none of his other numbers are super impressive, he did show that he's a true five-tool player. In a fourteen year career Conwell per season averaged:

 107 R 26 2B 19 HR 64 RBI 57 BB 54 SB

Combine those numbers with his All-Star games and the peace of mind in knowing that his Gold Glove wasn't a fluke and he should be in.

3B Mark McShane: Should not be in! Remember those guidelines? When you get to #6, you 'll see I'm saying to put stock into McShane's eight All-Star games and multiple Gold Gloves. However that's where it stops. You might want to note that his second Gold Glove (at 2B) was a fluke due to Mogul being fixated on fielding percentage. McShane may have been rated well at 2B, but his career defensive numbers paint a different picture. He was a poor fielding 2B. He has no counting numbers to highlight his accolades. He was elite for a few years and then his health caught up to him and he quickly became a roving stopgap starter. Not what you think of what you hear the words "Hall of Fame."