I agree with your sentiments. It's unfortunate that there are talented writers unnoticed when in fact, their writings should be rewarded.

I always think of it. How can I be able to reward them?

The best solution that I think is to set a curation initiative aiming to feature great content writers still with minimal Sports Power.

Sports Power stake affects users voting behavior. More users will likely vote/engage with you if they see you're a big man. That's why I also considered that aspect.

Soon, I will be launching that initiative but not now and I hope someday if it is achieved you can check out my post and reward those featured authors. It's more like a minnowsupport project.