Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Armando Galarraga

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. Jaranda wat's sup 06:51, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Armando Galarraga

Armando Galarraga (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) – (View log)

Non-notable minor league player, per WP:BASEBALL. Truest blue 00:31, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of baseball-related deletions. —Truest blue 00:48, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. --Truest blue 00:31, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete as per nom, but recreate if he plays in a major league game.--Fabrictramp 00:57, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per WP:BIO/WP:BASEBALL as a non-notable player NOW, but with no bias against recreation at an appropriate time (so no G4). Giggy Talk | Review 01:46, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete without prejudice against re-creation in case he gets called up to The Show. Realkyhick 01:50, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep Plays in a "fully professional league" per WP:BIO. Again, would like to remark that WP:BIO allows for inclusion of minor league players.. WP:BASEBALL is overly restrictive above Wiki policies. Spanneraol 01:56, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete until he shows up in the majors. Is he related to Andres by any chance?Ravenmasterq 02:06, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Galarraga was a 2005 California League All-Star[1], which is a reasonable assertion of notability for a minor league player, as is his presence on a 40-man roster. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 03:16, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. Keb25 13:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete: despite what Spanneraol says, minor league baseball isn't fully professional. Nyttend 17:33, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment They are paid for their service.. thus they are professionals. Spanneraol 21:13, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Wait, what? Minor league players aren't making kajillions of dollars, but they're at least as "fully professional" as any other worker who makes $20-30k a year. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 20:17, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete until he either reaches the majors, sets some minor league record, becomes a hot prospect (or flame-out) or achieves some notability outside of baseball; non-encyclopedic at the moment. I do not see the benefit from featuring run-of-the-mill minor leagers of any sport; we are not a prospectus and the editor who created the article before the subject was a "big name" shall receive no profit from it - this could lead to frivolous chest-thumping in the topic's circle. How do you tell if a player is a notable "hot prospect" or not, well, AfD is a good start, and this guy ain't got it.--Old Hoss 21:13, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment I don't understand your statement.. how does someone "profit" off an article? I challenge you to explain what is the harm in featuring "run of the mill" minor leaguers? Wiki should be the "one-stop" source for all knowledge... If someone wants to look up a minor leaguer.. they should be able to. If someone wants to take the time to type up articles on minor league players, what is wrong with that? Who does it harm? If you dont want to read about them.. doesnt mean others don't want to... Wiki is not running out of server space. Spanneraol 21:18, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete he didn't play in the majors. If he is related to the Big Cat (Andres), maybe we can possibly merge it there.--JForget 23:36, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Not sufficiently notable for inclusion. Caknuck 00:17, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.