Season 8 brings us the second season of HOF voting in Around The Horn history, along with a vastly expanded ballot compared to last year's three potential candidates. Here's a look at the various potential nominees using Wins Above Replacement as a metric. Just as a quick reminder, here is how I evaluate each player based on their career total WAR (from ATH + any pre-merger data that I have access to) :
I Should Have Been In Years Ago = 100 WAR
I’ll Get In Eventually = 70 WAR
I Might Get In = 55 WAR
Praying For A Miracle = 30 WAR
Field of {Pipe} Dreams = 29 or fewer WAR
...and here are the candidates:
Steven Bando
18.43 pre-merger Wins Above Replacement
6.38 career Wins Above Replacement in ATH (5 seasons)
24.81 total WAR = "Field of {Pipe} Dreams"
Keith Franco
Geovany Gutierrez
pre-merger stats unknown
-2.68 career Wins Above Replacement in ATH (5 seasons)
-2.68 total WAR = "Field of {Pipe} Dreams"
Willis Jenkins
12.21 pre-merger Wins Above Replacement
ATH WAR TBD
23.73 pre-merger Wins Above Replacement
7.77 career Wins Above Replacement in ATH (5 seasons)
31.50 total WAR = "Praying For A Miracle"
pre-merger stats unknown
14.95 career Wins Above Replacement in ATH (5 seasons)
14.95 total WAR = "Field of {Pipe} Dreams"