Rays BBF franchise HOF second chance round

[jalbright]

This will be one of three second chance round elections this week. What we'll do for the second chance election is a Yes/No vote requiring the greater of 6 or 75% of the votes to induct. The election will be limited to the listed nominees. The elections will only be open for a week--but there will be at least three or four days for discussion and new nominations. You can abstain from an entire ballot (player or contributor), but if you vote in that portion of the ballot, only the guys you expressly vote yes for get credit for a positive vote. The others in that section of the ballot will be considered to have gotten a "no" vote. There will be no limits on how many nominees you can vote for . I will also provide the nomination discussions for the nominees. The deadline for suggesting nominees is twelve hours before the election begins.


In this case, the election will not begin until Saturday, April 28 at 7 am EDT, and will end at 7 am EDT May 5. Nominations close 12 hours before the election begins, or April 27 at 7 pm EDT. Ballots not cast within the stated election time frame will not count.

The Rays have the following already inducted:

- Inducted Players: None

- Inducted Contributors:
Joe Maddon

The list of nominees at present is:

Players
Roberto Hernandez
Scott Kazmir
Fred McGriff

Contributors
Andrew Friedman

[jalbright]

Domenic made this argument for Andrew Friedman as a contributor for the Rays:

Friedman turned around a franchise that had scouted and drafted terribly, while garnering a reputation as a dastardly trade partner, often garnering the upper-hand in deals. He was also named Executive of the Year in 2008.

[dgarza]

Roberto Hernandez
All Star in 1999

Holds Tampa Bay records for relievers (200 IP min.) :
Most Saves, highest pWAR, and best ERA+

[dgarza]

Fred McGriff
.291/.380/.484
122 OPS+

All Star in 2000

Tampa Bay team records (500 game min.):
1st in OBP
3rd in WAR Runs Batting
4th in Hits, Walks, Times On Base
5th in AVG, HRs

McGriff is a Tampa native. He is in the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. McGriff hosts a radio show in Tampa and is an assistant baseball coach at Jesuit High School of Tampa.

[Nerdlinger]

I think Joe Maddon was already inducted as a contributor.

[jalbright]

I think Joe Maddon was already inducted as a contributor.

It was and it's been fixed.

[J W]

Tampa Bay Rays that are done playing? wow. Well I don't remember if he's officially retired so:

Scott Kazmir

Years with team: 2004-2009
Main position(s): SP
Batters Faced: 4259
Statistics with team: 65-53, ~115 ERA+, 18.3 WAR
Honors with team: 2 all star appearances

Kazmir was almost always the best pitcher on the Devil Rays' staff before they changed their name and got good. He participated in the 2008 World Series and did not fare well. He was traded to the Angels in 2009 where he finished the regular season on fire but stunk worse in October.

[jalbright]

I've googled Kazmir, and it appears he may be finished. Unless someone has evidence he's under contract to a major or affiliated minor league team (as opposed to some outfit not associated with any MLB franchise), I'm inclined to allow voting on him.

[jalbright]

less than 7 hours left for nominations.

[jalbright]

Nominations are now closed.

[jalbright]

This election is now open.

My ballot

blank ballot for both players and contributors

[dgarza]

Players
Roberto Hernandez Y
Scott Kazmir Y
Fred McGriff Y

Contributors
Andrew Friedman Y

[NJRob65]

Players:

Roberto Hernandez-N
Scott Kazmir-Y
Fred McGriff-N

Contributors:
Andrew Friedman-N

[jjpm74]

Players:

Roberto Hernandez N
Scott Kazmir N
Fred McGriff N

Contributors:

Andrew Friedman N

[Nerdlinger]

Players
Roberto Hernandez - N
Scott Kazmir - Y
Fred McGriff - Y

Contributors
Andrew Friedman - N