Here’s how former Angels fared on Hall of Fame ballot
Abreu appeared on 60 of the 389 submitted ballots (15.4 p.c), whereas Rodríguez acquired 42 votes (10.8 p.c) and Hunter 27 votes (6.9 p.c), exceeding the brink of 5 p.c wanted to stay eligible subsequent 12 months. The trio of former Angels have been among the many 16 gamers who will stay on the poll in 2024, with Scott Rolen the lone participant elected. Rolen might be joined within the Class of 2023 by Fred McGriff, who was a unanimous choice by the 16-member Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee in December. They might be enshrined on July 25 in Cooperstown.
Rodríguez electrified the baseball world as a 20-year-old rookie in 2002, when he dominated hitters out of the bullpen all through the postseason with a high-90s fastball and nasty curveball en path to the Angels profitable the World Series.
Of his 16 years within the massive leagues, Rodríguez spent his first seven seasons with the Angels earlier than spending three seasons with the Mets, 5 with the Brewers, one with the Orioles and his remaining two with the Tigers. He was a six-time All-Star, a two-time Rolaids Relief Man Award winner and he completed within the Top 5 in American League Cy Young Award voting 3 times. Ok-Rod’s peak season got here in 2008, when earned a sixth-place end in AL MVP voting after setting the MLB single-season saves report with 62 to go along with a 2.24 ERA and 77 strikeouts with the Angels.
Rodríguez led the league in saves 3 times and amassed 437 saves over his profession, which stands because the fourth most in MLB historical past behind solely Mariano Rivera (652), Trevor Hoffman (601) and Lee Smith (478). His 948 Major League appearances are additionally essentially the most by a Venezuelan-born pitcher. In 26 profession postseason appearances, Rodríguez posted a 2.95 ERA with three saves and 49 strikeouts over 36 2/3 innings.
Weaver, who didn’t obtain a vote, was chosen twelfth general by the Angels within the 2004 MLB Draft. The right-hander spent his first 11 massive league seasons with the membership earlier than ending his profession with the Padres in 2017. A longtime Angels ace, Weaver was a three-time All-Star and completed within the prime 5 in AL Cy Young Award voting 3 times, together with a second-place end in 2011 to Justin Verlander after going 18-8 with a 2.41 ERA and 198 strikeouts over 235 2/3 innings with the Halos.
Weaver went 150-98 with a 3.63 ERA and 1,621 strikeouts in 2,067 1/3 innings from 2006-17. He etched himself in Angels historical past on May 2, 2012, towards the Twins at Angel Stadium, when he tossed the tenth no-hitter in membership historical past and went on to complete third in AL Cy Young Award balloting that 12 months.
While the Angels by no means superior previous the AL Championship Series throughout his time with the membership, Weaver was a strong postseason contributor. He posted a 2.60 ERA in 27 2/3 postseason innings, going 2-1 in his seven appearances (4 begins).
Lackey acquired one vote. He was an integral a part of the Angels’ World Series-winning rotation in 2002, ending fourth in AL Rookie of the Year Award voting in a season that noticed him go 9-4 with a 3.66 ERA in 18 begins. His greatest 12 months with the Halos, although, got here in 2007. Lackey’s 3.01 ERA was the bottom within the AL that season, as he went 19-9 with 179 strikeouts over 224 innings pitched to complete third in Cy Young voting.
Lackey pitched 15 years within the Majors, profitable 188 video games and posting a 3.92 ERA with 2,294 strikeouts in 2,840 1/3 innings. His first eight seasons got here with the Angels earlier than heading to Boston for 4 seasons, St. Louis for 2 and ending with the Cubs for 2 seasons. Lackey received a World Series with three groups and is a part of a uncommon group of pitchers who received a recreation towards all 30 MLB golf equipment.
Street, who spent the ultimate 4 seasons of his profession with the Angels (2014-17), acquired one vote. He earned AL Rookie of the Year honors in 2005 with the A’s and was an All-Star in ’12 and ‘14. Street ranks 20th on the all-time saves leaderboard with 324 and posted a 2.95 ERA with 665 strikeouts over 680 innings with the A’s, Rockies, Padres and Angels from 2005-17.
Napoli, who additionally acquired one vote, was an All-Star with the Rangers in 2012 and a profession .246/.346/.475 hitter with 267 homers, 224 doubles and 744 RBIs in 1,392 video games. He performed the primary 5 seasons of his profession with the Angels from 2006-10, slashing .251/.346/.485 with 92 homers, 79 doubles and 249 RBIs in 506 video games. Having reached the postseason in eight of his 12 massive league seasons, Napoli hit .228 with eight homers, 9 doubles and 30 RBIs in 66 profession postseason video games.
Abreu (8.6 p.c in 2022) and Hunter (5.3 p.c in 2022) gained slight traction amongst BBWAA voters since final 12 months. Hunter will enter his fourth 12 months on the poll, whereas Abreu enters his fifth.
