Saturday SOC: Resetting the Line for Hall of Fame Relievers

Jan 15 2022 by Viva El Birdos

 

We consider the cases for Billy Wagner and Joe Nathan to try to establish who is and who isn’t a Hall of Fame reliever.

This is becoming Hall of Fame week around here. Earlier at VEB we voted for our own Hall of Fame choices and announced the results, electing Derek Jeter and Larry Walker.

I offered my own (knowingly) controversial take on the 2022 ballot from the perspective of a BBWAA voter. That perspective forces some thoughtful voters to expand beyond an “are they a Hall of...

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