17.3 'Stud' Player Poll

This is the Stud player poll for 17.3, please pick 4 players you'd like to see added to ATG. Top 5 will go.

Parameters: Batters greater than or near 1.000 OPS, Pitchers sub 1.00 whip.
While I still feel there are many Zero carded players to add I heard the interest in some of the missing historic seasons. So we vote.

Voting will close 3PM PT Tuesday, Sept 5th.

Here's the key...
Last Name / First Name / Year / Franchise / Position / Current Cards in ATG / years in career / Qualifications

VOTE!

Added card links where possible, feel free to add links if you have them!
The card links with a /60 /70 /80 or /90 at the end are from Mystery Games. Mouse over the desired year to see the appropriate card.

KEY:
MVP-X = where they ended up that season in the MVP voting
CY-X = CY voting
ROY-X = Rookie of the year voting
INJ+ = 15g injury risk
MBC = Much Better Card than currently in set
BC = Better Card than currently in set
SS = Silver Slugger
GG = Gold Glove

Seymour Cy 1905 CIN OF 1 16 MBC 377/429/559/988 21tp
Pelty Barney 1906 SLB SP* 1 10 BC 0.951whip 16-11 25cg 260in
Zimmerman Heine 1912 CHC 3B 1B 1 13 MBC 372/418/571/989 MVP-6 INJ+
Kauff Benny 1914 IND OF 0 8 370/447/534/981
Sisler George 1922 SLB 1B 2 15 420/467/594/1061 1e18 MVP-1
Heilmann Harry 1923 DET RF 1B 2 17 403/481/632/1113 MVP-3 INJ+
Rice Harry 1925 HOU OF 0 9 359/450/568/1028 MVP-5 INJ+
Manush Heine 1928 SLB LF 1 17 BC 378/414/575/989 MVP-2
Watkins George 1930 STL RF 1B 2 7 MBC 373/415/621/1037 INJ+ New Franch
Mize Johnny 1947 NYG 1B 2 15 302/384/614/998/51hr/MVP-3/would be first Giants card
Mantle Mickey 1957 NYY CF 3 18 365/512/665/1177/MVP-1
Sanders Reggie 1995 CIN RF CF 0 17 975 MVP-6 INJ+
Lankford Ray 1997 STL CF 0 14 996OPS MVP-16 INJ+
Vaughn Greg 1998 SD LF 1 15 MBC 272/363/597/960 MVP-4 SS 50HR New Franch
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/3060/1690/1/90
Alou Moises 2000 HOU LF RF 1 17 355/416/623/1039 INJ+, New Franch
Hidalgo Richard 2000 HOU OF 0 9 314/391/636/1028 MVP-20
Sosa Sammy 2001 CHC RF 3 18 328/437/737/1174 MVP-2 INJ-0 3L
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/3430/1690/1/90
Sweeney Mike 2002 KC 1B 0 16 340/417/563/979 MVP-20 INJ+
Bonds Barry 2004 SF LF 3 22 362/609/812/1422 MVP-1 SS 4+2e5
Drew J.D. 2004 BRV RF CF 0 14 305/436/569/1006 MVP-6
Saito Takashi 2007 DOD RP 0 7 0.715whip 39sv
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/90508/2007/1/2007
Kemp Matt 2011 DOD CF 0 12 324/399/586/986 MVP-2 GG 1-2e5 AA (19-14)17
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/597/2011/1/3011
Cano Robinson 2012 NYY 2B 1 13 313/379/550/929 MVP-4 GG SS 1e6 INJ-0 8R
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/182/2012/1/2012
Davis Chris 2013 BAL 1B 0 10 286/370/634/1004 MVP-3, SS 6R 2e6
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/1340/2013/1/3013
Jansen Kenley 2016 DOD RP 0 8 0.67whip 4R 47sv R1/C6
http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/91501/2016/1/3016

I like this list. A lot of great cards won't make it.

We have Kenley Jansen but NO Craig Kimbrel to vote for?

http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/91502/2012/1/20714

We have Kenley Jansen but NO Craig Kimbrel to vote for?

http://365.strat-o-matic.com/player/91502/2012/1/20714

doh, slipped through the cracks

I voted for Mize, Mantle, Alou, and Kemp.

Guys I don't think that the Greg Vaughan card will get much use or keep people happy. I actually owned that card in a face to face league and it is nothing special.

You CANNOT be adding players who already have excellent cards in the Set and not have a single Steve Avery card. Yeah chix dig the long ball, but somebody's gotta serve 'em up. Why has Steve Avery NEVER been added, particularly when the Dale Murray card is so unrepresentative of his career? Or maybe shouldn't ALL the great seasons be fairly represented then?

Do we really need another Mantle card when there are so many other players that are either not represented or don't have their best card? I think not.

by LMBombers » Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:35 am

Do we really need another Mantle card when there are so many other players that are either not represented or don't have their best card? I think not.

Amen to that!

by LMBombers » Mon Sep 04, 2017 5:35 am

Do we really need another Mantle card when there are so many other players that are either not represented or don't have their best card? I think not.

Amen to that!

I'll beg to differ. Though I didn't vote for them, I see absolutely no problem with the Sisler, Mantle or Bonds cards getting in -- we're talking about MVP years, for crying out loud, not just some random good year in a great player's career. Bonds, Mantle, Banks, Berra, Campy, Cepeda, Clemente, Cochrane, Dimaggio, Foxx, Frisch, Gehrig, Gehringer, Greenberg, Hartnett, Hornsby, Howard, Musial among other MVP years still not here. I for one would welcome all those fabulous players' MVP cards with open arms, no matter how many cards they already have.

Bill