Alex

I just received a copy of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame induction magazine, and this page immediately caught my eye

Per Fangraphs, Dick Allen is the 50th-most valuable offensive player in MLB history. Before today, he was the most valuable offensive non-HOFer with zero steroid allegations

Now, at long last, Dick Allen is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame

For the 4th consecutive season, the player that led the AL in fWAR has won the AL MVP. That is the longest such streak in AL history

This has occurred twice in the NL, from 2001-2004 (Bonds 4x) and from 2012-2016 (Posey/McCutchen/Kershaw/Harper/Bryant)

Yeah, and it’s shockingly not that different from playing in GAB (105 vs 106)

Bobby Witt Jr’s fWAR in this scenario would be the 5th-highest in MLB history, only behind Babe Ruth’s four best seasons. Witt is already a very special player, but a bit more power and a bit more luck could make him one of the best ever

In 2024, Bobby Witt Jr hit 32 homers with a 168 wRC+ and 10.4 fWAR

If Witt played every game in Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park, he would’ve hit 51 homers. This would’ve given him a 194 wRC+ and 12.7 fWAR

Here’s every non-HR that goes out in Cincy: youtu.be/OoCdv1Ki0Yk