Vizquel game

An eight-time Gold Glove winner whose range factor exceeded the league average by 0. He received 3. All of which is to say that Vizquel receiving an order of magnitude more support at the outset of his candidacy was rather surprising, as neither WAR nor JAWS can support his case.

His advantage in greater exposure, particularly in an age of increased specialization, explains a lot, but it was maddening that much better all-around players such as Scott Rolen third in both Gold Gloves and fielding runs at third base, and 10th in JAWS , received far less support. That said, though Rolen debuted at just She retreated to the bathroom where she locked herself in and called a neighbor, who called the police.

To receive a fourth-degree assault charge for domestic violence, the other person must be one of your family or household members. While the court issued a no-contact order, Vizquel was never prosecuted. However Garcia told The Athletic that Vizquel pressured her to sign that letter, threatening her with eviction and financial ruin if she did not. Through an attorney who spoke to The Athletic , Vizquel denied all allegations of domestic violence, and in at least one interview with a Venezuelan news outlet, denied trying to coerce Garcia to sign the letter.

In the course of reporting the story, details of a December incident also surfaced. Separately, in August of this year, the nowyear-old former batboy sued Vizquel, the White Sox, and the Barons in a lawsuit filed in U. District Court in Alabama. Vizquel was suspended with pay near the end of the season as the White Sox investigated his conduct, then fired at the end of the season. According to Strang and Fegan, he was placed under investigation by MLB in relation to the complaints from both his wife and the batboy.

Those investigations remains open at this writing, and the litigation of both his divorce and the batboy suit are ongoing. These allegations put Vizquel in uncharted territory. Four other candidates on this ballot Barry Bonds, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, and Sammy Sosa were accused of domestic violence during their careers, but the allegations pertaining to Sosa and Bonds date to the s, and those for Jones and Ramirez to the s; further details on each one are covered in their respective candidate profiles.

The exodus of Vizquel voters appears to be continuing. He founded the Futility Infielder website , was a columnist for Baseball Prospectus and a contributing writer for Sports Illustrated During his playing days he was never really recognized as one of the best players of his era, other than his fielding. Then he joins the Hall ballot and it becomes clear that the writers who previously had thought that he was not among the best players in the games have had a change of heart, and seems as though he will soon be inducted.

Just a really strange Hall candidacy and a really strange response to it from the writers. So far, it looks like about half of it. A lot of the Vizquel votes in the past were pure voter laziness: i. Of the 5 who voted for Vizquel, 4 voted for both Bonds and Clemens, 4 voted for A-Rod, and 3 voted for Manny, so those voters are clearly not making a distinction between on-field and off-field behavior. DV is clearly off-field and not baseball-related, but abusing a bat boy might be off-field, but certainly IS related to baseball.

I do question the defensive marks that point to Vizquel being not that great in his prime. We have advanced metrics for him after , starting when he was 35, and his highest defensive value came in , when he was 40 years old! That makes me very suspicious of the pre numbers that are not that impressive.

Even then, that seemed like a minor blip on the radar and that he would find those votes in the coming years. Then came the lawsuit alleging that Vizquel sexually harassed a handicapped batboy during his time as a minor league manager.

This leaves Vizquel in a very interesting spot. With approximately ballots, he would need to receive 20 votes in order to get another year. Six more voters need to give him their support for induction. Otherwise, he will fall off the ballot entirely. As it is, Vizquel has the ignoble honor of losing the most votes in any election cycle.

He is only going to lose more votes as the results are announced and is unlikely to gain any votes in the wake of his off the diamond behavior. Chances are, that will not happen. If you are hoping to get into the Hall of Fame on defensive prowess, you had better be the best. Follow Johnnie Black on Twitter jball Like this: Like Loading John Lepore. Share This Article Do the sharing thingy. About Author More info about author. No Comments so far Jump into a conversation.

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