Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Garciaparra


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The result was   keep. first-round draft pick and subject meets the WP:GNG (non-admin closure) Odie5533 (talk) 07:37, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Michael Garciaparra

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Non notable former minor league baseball player. His brother is fairly famous, but he is not. Spanneraol (talk) 23:23, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep While notability is not inherited, Michael has received coverage. Nobody would've cared enough to write all those articles if not for his brother, but still the articles exist, and he did received some coverage as a first round draft pick. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:32, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep: Fails WP:BASEBALL/N strictly speaking, but being a first-round pick does count for something. Faustus37 (talk) 04:24, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Baseball-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 08:12, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 08:13, 18 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - I concur with Muboshgu and Faustus; being a first round pick is something and though he doesn't inherit notability, he has received some coverage being a first round draft choice. Go   Phightins  !  22:14, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
 * He was actually a supplemental 1st round pick.. which isnt quite as impressive. And most of those articles simply are about the fact that he has a famous brother. Spanneraol (talk) 03:49, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
 * If "having a famous brother" is enough to get Billy Carter enough coverage to pass the GNG, there's no reason it shouldn't work the same way for Mr. Garciaparra. -Hit bull, win steak(Moo!) 14:24, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Weak Keep. I must admit that I've struggled with this AfD for several days.  Coverage exists to justify GNG notability per Muboshgu's listed sources above, but I am absolutely convinced that none of it would have been forthcoming but for the existence of his far more famous brother.  I would not be displeased if someone would, in a WP:BOLD move, redirect this article to a specific, somewhat expanded paragraph in the brother's article.  Please remember that technical satisfaction of GNG is not a guarantee of inclusion in Wikipedia as a stand-alone article.  Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 05:39, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
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