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Originally Posted by bhlloy
As unbelievably good and beloved as Rivera was, it's kinda ironic that the first ever unanimous player ranks about a win ahead of Cole Hamels in pitcher WAR.
I know I know, could only pitch the role he was given, he redefined the position, all the hardware. But still, a guy who pitched about an inning once ever 2.5-3 games for his career is the very first guy who got in unanimously. It might not be wrong, but it's really strange.
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Someone had to be first. I'm just glad we've broken through that silly thing about nobody being worthy of a unanimous first ballot vote.