Post by raysgm on Feb 19, 2022 13:18:41 GMT -5
JOE NATHAN - RP - Kansas City Royals - Class of 2018
A three time All-Star, Joe Nathan helped the Washington Nationals win the 2013 World Series, but enters the Hall as a member of the Kansas City Royals after spending his first three seasons with the team before briefly returning for part of the 2011 season. He also played for the Astros and Braves in his career. Used as more of an all-situations reliever than an outright closer, Nathan still managed to finish in the top-5 of Reliever of the Year voting 3 times despite lacking gaudy save numbers (his career high was 29 in his lone season with the Astros). He recorded 4 seasons with an ERA under 3, and a fifth where he was a lone earned run away from breaking under the threshold. He is elected to the Hall with a career 38-54 record, 198 saves, and a 3.42 ERA in 754 IP across 664 appearances.
A three time All-Star, Joe Nathan helped the Washington Nationals win the 2013 World Series, but enters the Hall as a member of the Kansas City Royals after spending his first three seasons with the team before briefly returning for part of the 2011 season. He also played for the Astros and Braves in his career. Used as more of an all-situations reliever than an outright closer, Nathan still managed to finish in the top-5 of Reliever of the Year voting 3 times despite lacking gaudy save numbers (his career high was 29 in his lone season with the Astros). He recorded 4 seasons with an ERA under 3, and a fifth where he was a lone earned run away from breaking under the threshold. He is elected to the Hall with a career 38-54 record, 198 saves, and a 3.42 ERA in 754 IP across 664 appearances.
