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Does Zach Britton belong in the Orioles’ Hall of Fame?

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Does Zach Britton belong in the Orioles’ Hall of Fame?  

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  1. 1. Does Zach Britton belong in the Orioles’ Hall of Fame?

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Zach Britton officially retired today.  He played for the O’s from 2011-18, posting what undoubtedly was the greatest season for any O’s closer in 2016 when he saved 47 games without a blown save and posted a 0.54 ERA. He’s second on the O’s all time saves list with 139 (Gregg Olson is first with 160).  Olson and fellow relievers Dick Hall, Stu Miller, Tippy Martinez, and Eddie Watt are in the O’s Hall, along with Hoyt Wilhelm, who both started and relieved.  

So, does Britton belong in the Orioles’ Hall of Fame?  I’d say the answer is undoubtedly yes.  But his plaque needs to say Zach, not Zack!
 

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4 minutes ago, btdart20 said:

Yes, kinda the Koufax/Pedro rule for him.  

I really don't like that none of the guys we got back for him panned out. 

He was an expensive rental coming off a severe injury and not terribly effective.

Can't expect too great a return.

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32 minutes ago, btdart20 said:

Yes, kinda the Koufax/Pedro rule for him.  

I really don't like that none of the guys we got back for him panned out. 

Britton was worth 1.9 rWAR for the Yankees.   Tate has been worth 2.4 rWAR for us.  Hopefully we can still extract some more value from him - Elias apparently thinks so.

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