Hall of Fame Poll: Kevin Appier
by Tom Dakers on Nov 29, 2009 12:02 PM EST
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PrintI was hoping some Blue Jay news would pop up this morning, but it is pretty quiet, unless you consider Bud Selig planning to retire in 2112 news (please couldn't it be sooner?). Or that the Red Sox, Dodgers, Mariners and Rangers all have interest in Marco Scutaro. In the 'we don't know what we are talking about category Gordon Edes from ESPN Boston says:
Blue Jays having signed Gonzalez, it would seem highly unlikely that the Jays plan to offer Scutaro salary arbitration, meaning the Sox could sign him without losing draft choices.
Hey Gordon, wanna bet? If the Jays don't offer him arbitration I'd be very surprised and unhappy.
Anyway, today's Hall of Fame poll is on Kevin Appier. You can take a look at his stats here. He had a very nice 16 year career, mostly with the Royals, led the league in ERA in 1993. Here's the poll.
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yeahhh if the jays don’t offer him arbitration it’ll be AA’s head, at least from the point of view of fans who know anything about how the system works.. Scut’s will reject arbitration in favor of a long term deal which he will surely get offered elsewhere as he will most likely never again have the opportunity to earn the money he will be offered.. lets just hope he’s the biggest type A signed by whoever signs him
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Well there are not too many on the list ahead of Scoots….
Matt Holliday 95.960
Jose Valverde 89.874
Jason Bay 89.859
Johnny Damon 85.634
Mike Gonzalez 84.268
John Lackey 83.865
Rafael Soriano 83.667
Marco Scutaro 83.069
I would be mostly worried about Boston signing both Holliday and Scutaro, I see that as the most likely scenario though unfortunately.
Life as a Toronto Sports Fan?... *sigh*... It is what it is...
Edes is just wrong!
WHEN Scutaro is offered arbitration IF he doesn’t sign elsewhere the Jays just keep him and trade him. He’s actually worth MORE signed to a one year deal than as a Type A free agent where the team he goes to has to give up a first round pick. Either way – Jays win.
Apparently the Appier family came out to vote
by James Kannengieser on Nov 30, 2009 10:42 PM EST reply actions
I wouldn't put Appier in
but there are pitchers who are worse but get support. Jack Morris only had an ERA+ of 130 once (it was 133). Catfish Hunter did it three times (maxing out at 144). Appier did it six times (one season of which was 179 and another of 165). Appier’s K/BB ratio (2.14) was a bit better than Catfish Hunter’s (2.11) and much better than Morris’s (1.78).
Again, Appier doesn’t get my vote, but if someone thinks that Catfish Hunter or Jack Morris belongs in, I don’t see why Appier is such a strange candidate. He didn’t have their longevity but his peak is certainly higher.
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