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B-R: HoF Candidate – Edgardo Alfonzo
Posted by Neil on December 12, 2011
Edgardo Alfonzo
Edgardo Antonio Alfonzo
Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: August 11, 1973 in Santa Teresa, Miranda, Venezuela (Age 38)
High School: Cecilio Acosto (Cecilio Acosto, VE)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1995
Teams (by GP): Mets/Giants/Angels/BlueJays 1995-2006
Agents: Peter Greenberg [*]
Final Game: June 11, 2006
Relatives: Cousin of Eliezer Alfonzo
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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1991 | 17 | NYM-min | Rk | 54 | 221 | 175 | 29 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 12 | .331 | .433 | .423 | .856 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | MET · GULF | ||
1992 | 18 | NYM-min | A-,A+ | 78 | 327 | 303 | 41 | 106 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 31 | .350 | .382 | .436 | .817 | 132 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | PFD,SCE · NYPL,FLOR | ||
1993 | 19 | NYM-min | A+ | 128 | 569 | 494 | 75 | 145 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 86 | 26 | 16 | 57 | 51 | .294 | .366 | .409 | .775 | 202 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | SCE · FLOR | ||
1994 | 20 | NYM-min | AA | 127 | 574 | 498 | 89 | 146 | 34 | 2 | 15 | 75 | 14 | 11 | 64 | 55 | .293 | .369 | .460 | .829 | 229 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | BNG · EL | ||
1995 | 21 | NYM | NL | 101 | 356 | 335 | 26 | 93 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 37 | .278 | .301 | .382 | .683 | 82 | 128 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 54/6 | |
1996 | 22 | NYM | NL | 123 | 407 | 368 | 36 | 96 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 56 | .261 | .304 | .345 | .649 | 75 | 127 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 456 | |
1997 | 23 | NYM | NL | 151 | 599 | 518 | 84 | 163 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 72 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 56 | .315 | .391 | .432 | .823 | 119 | 224 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | *56/4 | MVP-13 |
1998 | 24 | NYM | NL | 144 | 630 | 557 | 94 | 155 | 28 | 2 | 17 | 78 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 77 | .278 | .355 | .427 | .782 | 106 | 238 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | *5/6 | |
1999 | 25 | NYM | NL | 158 | 726 | 628 | 123 | 191 | 41 | 1 | 27 | 108 | 9 | 2 | 85 | 85 | .304 | .385 | .502 | .886 | 125 | 315 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | *4 | MVP-8,SS |
2000 | 26 | NYM | NL | 150 | 650 | 544 | 109 | 176 | 40 | 2 | 25 | 94 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 70 | .324 | .425 | .542 | .967 | 147 | 295 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | *4/D | AS,MVP-15 |
2001 | 27 | NYM-min | AAA | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NFK · IL | ||
2001 | 27 | NYM | NL | 124 | 519 | 457 | 64 | 111 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 62 | .243 | .322 | .403 | .725 | 90 | 184 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | *4 | |
2002 | 28 | NYM | NL | 135 | 562 | 490 | 78 | 151 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 55 | .308 | .391 | .459 | .851 | 127 | 225 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | *5 | |
2003 | 29 | SFG | NL | 142 | 586 | 514 | 56 | 133 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 41 | .259 | .334 | .391 | .726 | 90 | 201 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | *5/4 | |
2004 | 30 | SFG | NL | 139 | 576 | 519 | 66 | 150 | 26 | 1 | 11 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 40 | .289 | .350 | .407 | .757 | 95 | 211 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | *5/4 | |
2005 | 31 | SFG-min | AAA | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .467 | .600 | 1.067 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | FRE · PCL | ||
2005 | 31 | SFG | NL | 109 | 402 | 368 | 36 | 102 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 34 | .277 | .327 | .345 | .672 | 76 | 127 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5/4 | |
2006 | 32 | NYM-TOR-min | AAA,AA | 45 | 171 | 149 | 11 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | .228 | .316 | .329 | .645 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NFK,MAN · IL,EL | ||
2006 | 32 | TOT | AL | 30 | 95 | 87 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .126 | .200 | .149 | .349 | -7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54/3D | |
2006 | 32 | LAA | AL | 18 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .135 | .120 | .255 | -33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5/3D | |
2006 | 32 | TOR | AL | 12 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .162 | .279 | .189 | .468 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2008 | 34 | -min | AAA | 55 | 244 | 214 | 25 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 17 | .280 | .355 | .379 | .734 | 81 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | QRO · MEX | ||
2009 | 35 | -min | Fgn | 21 | 46 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .146 | .217 | .293 | .510 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | YOM · JPCL | ||
12 Seasons | 1506 | 6108 | 5385 | 777 | 1532 | 282 | 18 | 146 | 744 | 53 | 17 | 596 | 617 | .284 | .357 | .425 | .782 | 104 | 2288 | 110 | 41 | 31 | 55 | 22 | |||||
162 Game Avg. | 162 | 657 | 579 | 84 | 165 | 30 | 2 | 16 | 80 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 66 | .284 | .357 | .425 | .782 | 104 | 246 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||
NYM (8 yrs) | 1086 | 4449 | 3897 | 614 | 1136 | 212 | 14 | 120 | 538 | 45 | 14 | 458 | 498 | .292 | .367 | .445 | .812 | 113 | 1736 | 68 | 29 | 25 | 40 | 15 | |||||
SFG (3 yrs) | 390 | 1564 | 1401 | 158 | 385 | 68 | 4 | 26 | 201 | 8 | 3 | 131 | 115 | .275 | .338 | .385 | .723 | 88 | 539 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 7 | |||||
LAA (1 yr) | 18 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .135 | .120 | .255 | -33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
TOR (1 yr) | 12 | 43 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .162 | .279 | .189 | .468 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
NL (11 yrs) | 1476 | 6013 | 5298 | 772 | 1521 | 280 | 18 | 146 | 739 | 53 | 17 | 589 | 613 | .287 | .359 | .429 | .789 | 106 | 2275 | 108 | 40 | 31 | 55 | 22 | |||||
AL (1 yr) | 30 | 95 | 87 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .126 | .200 | .149 | .349 | -7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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What? No.
For a time there in 1999-2000 he was the best player in New York.
But HOF? No.
No, he's not a HOF'er, but Alfonzo deserves to be on the ballot. That he was omitted in favor of guys like Tony Womack and Terry Mulholland is a joke.
One of my favorite Mets of all time. His star shone briefly, but brightly. Clearly not a Hall of Famer, but well-remembered.
Is this a Jeopardy answer?
The question being "Name a player who is wholly unqualified to be in the HOF?"
Personally I think the answer should have been Johnnie LeMaster.
(God I miss the blog)
My fellow Mets fan for life has it exactly right. Edgardo Alfonzo was a fine player for several years, and an excellent player for a couple, but the Hall of Fame is not for fine players. It is not even for players who were excellent for a couple of seasons. If Fonzie had been able to maintain his 1999-2000 numbers, then yes, he would be a Hall of Famer, but he didn't maintain those numbers. He faded young. His last good year was 2002, when he was 28. Players whose best years are behind them when they are 28 do not belong in the Hall. And really, it is ridiculous to ask if he belongs.
Alfonzo has the 5th highest WAR of the newly eligibles... behind Brian Jordan and ahead of Javy Lopez. If Brian Jordan gets inducted, then we'll can discuss Edgardo.
I thought this was going to be a link to special candidate profiles with Alfonzo being a random example. But this just looks like a Jim DeShaies style plug for a favorite-son vote or two. :-)
I wonder what could have been if it wasn't for the back injuries...
Definitely not a HoF but one of my favorite players of all time, and a much more deserving candidate than Terry Mulholland or the dreadful Tony Womack.
No disrespect to Alfonzo or his fans, but I am surprised this is even up for discussion.
Gr8 player for the Mets for a very short period of time. Definitely a fan favorite. Certainly not a HOF'er and most probably not even worth of the Hall of the Very Good either.
It's funny, because as soon as I looked at his stats, I immediately thought of Carlos Baerga. Two really good years, then kind of a sharp decline but hung around for several more years.
So naturally I feel really smart right now after seeing Baerga as the top similarity score.
It is slightly curious he's not on the ballot, but he'd get like 3-4 votes at most anyway.
@2 and 19, I have always suspected he was on PED's during that 99-00 stretch and probably before. At least he sure fits the profile.
@12
You know, before there were steroids, guys used to have their careers flame out all the time.
Called up to the majors very young and after a couple years of adjustment breaks out and is all-star caliber from ages 23-26 and MVP caliber from 25-26 before having an off year, a move to an easier position brings a comeback season but then he declines and its washed up at age 32. That's not that uncommon of a story from an historical perspective.
Perhpas he'll be on the ballot 5 years after his time in Mexico or Japan.
As a Mets fan, he's in my personal Hall of Fame, the qualifications for which are entirely subjective and have to do with how much I liked them when they played. He's there with Mookie Wilson, Gooden, Straw, and others. But he's not even close to the (slightly more objective) Baseball Hall of Fame standard. He was extremely good for a very short time.
Does anyone think any player from this year's freshman class (their first year on the ballot) will be retained for next year? I think Bernie Williams will get the mandatry 5% for retention but can't see anyone else in this weak class. Javy lopez and Vinny Castilla may get 5% but I won't hold my breath, and Alfonzo might get a vote, but 5% seems like quite a stretch.
@ Dan:
The best player in NY 1999-2000 was Bernie Williams, hands down. Stop it with this Edgardo Alfonzo non-sense.
Ah, how soon we forget.
There was a time, however brief, that Edgardo's name was mentioned in the same breath as Ryne Sandberg, Roberto Alomar, Craig Biggio, Jeff Kent, etc.
But realistically his career and peak were both short and his peak was only very briefly exceptional- he's deserving of being on the ballot but not of serious consideration for the Hall.
At first glance, I pretty much agree that Edgardo didn't have a HOF career, though some individual years were superb. He sure burned out rapidly in '06, at a young age.
Good call on the Baerga similarities. I agree, though Alfonzo did have a better career OBP and slightly more power.
Does the fact that he primarily played 2B and 3B sweeten the pot at all? I'm curious if there is any valid argument that he does belong in. I can't really see one.
4 nice seasons in a row do not make a HOFer!
Oh Fonzie, just another example of how injuries crippled a would-be Hall of Fame (or at least deserving of consideration) career.
I would say that Jeter may have been the best ballplayer in NY in 99-2000. Any one else agree?
I see two HOF-type seasons and that's it.
I miss the blog too.
@ kidqueen
Jeter himself called Alfonzo the best player in New York in 2000.
@ Jim
How about we stop it with the yankee worship nonsense and give Alfonzo his due. There was a time where his level of play exceeded any one player from the Bronx. Your golden shortstop even said so himself.
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