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jjpm74
08-11-2009, 10:32 AM
For this part, we will vote for 5 of the 17. Players will be ranked by percentage and ties will be broken with short runoff polls if necessary. Please remember that we are ranking these players in terms of how likely they are to make the HOF if they continue on their present path. There are obviously lots of things that can go wrong in a player's career, so predicting and projecting are encouraged.

Here is our final list of candidates with direct links to their DT Cards:

Ryan Braun (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/braunry02.php)
Miguel Cabrera (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/cabremi01.php)
Carl Crawford (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/crawfca02.php)
Adam Dunn (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/dunnad01.php)
Matt Holliday (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/hollima01.php)
Ryan Howard (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/howarry01.php)
Evan Longoria (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/longoev01.php)
Joe Mauer (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/mauerjo01.php)
Brian McCann (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/mccanbr01.php)
Justin Morneau (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/morneju01.php)
Dustin Pedroia (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/pedrodu01.php)
Albert Pujols (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/pujolal01.php)
Hanley Ramirez (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/ramirha01.php)
Grady Sizemore (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/sizemgr01.php)
Mark Teixeira (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/teixema01.php)
Troy Tulowitzki (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/tulowtr01.php)
David Wright (http://www.baseballprospectus.com/dt/wrighda03.php)
Senor Octobre
08-11-2009, 11:05 AM
Hanley is a very close 6th, in fact I almost regret not voting for him.
Jsquared83
08-11-2009, 11:07 AM
Hanley edged out Wright for the 5th spot for me only because i'm a little concerned about Wright's power numbers at Citi. They're interchangable though for the most part.
Domenic
08-11-2009, 11:31 AM
Cabrera
Mauer
Pujols
Ramirez
Wright

Ryan Braun and Grady Sizemore would be six and seven, though not necessarily in that order.
PVNICK
08-11-2009, 12:40 PM
Pujols
Mauer
Wright
Hanley
Pedroia - others are better but middle infielder, if they keep winning he stays good is more likely to go than yet another slugging 1B/LF which gives him the nod over Braun, Tex, Howard, and even Cabrera who I just have a bias against in that I think he will age poorly.
KCGHOST
08-11-2009, 01:49 PM
Cabrera
Mauer
Pujols
Ramirez
Howard
Cougar
08-11-2009, 02:59 PM
Cabrera
Mauer
Pujols
Teixeira
Wright

Went with guys a little older when in doubt...longer records. You never know when a guy under 25 is going to go off a cliff.
Francoeurstein
08-11-2009, 03:33 PM
Pujols
Cabrera
Teixeira
Ramirez
Mauer
Brad Harris
08-12-2009, 10:31 AM
Cabrera
Mauer
Pujols
Ramirez
Wright
CircleChange11
08-12-2009, 12:02 PM
Cabrera
Pujols
Hanley
Wright
Teixeira
jjpm74
08-16-2009, 09:49 AM
We have 2 more days on this if anyone else would like to vote.
jjpm74
08-19-2009, 06:27 PM
Here are the results:

1. Albert Pujols
2. Joe Mauer
3. Hanley Ramirez
4. Miguel Cabrera
5. David Wright
6. Mark Texiera

The rest go back into the pool. The next poll will be up shortly.