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[mweb08]

Yes. Especially AL guys who could conceivably be moved to DH.

 

Not that Trumbo is going to make the HOF, but his career resume is better to you because he played a lot of RF last year?

[bnickle]

I think for a position player defense is essentially half of your job. Anyone who is atrocious at it should be marked down when it comes to HOF evaluation.

[mweb08]

I think for a position player defense is essentially half of your job. Anyone who is atrocious at it should be marked down when it comes to HOF evaluation.

Sure, so guys who do play bad defense shouldn't really get a boost for it compared to someone that just DH's.

Frank Thomas for instance shouldn't get extra credit for playing a decent amount of games at first poorly. He has a better case purely as a hitter, though.

Btw, Edgar did play 564 games at third.

[DJ MC]

Btw, Edgar did play 564 games at third.

And depending on how much you trust the numbers, he wasn't that bad at it.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Edgar Martinez absolutely should be in the HOF

[Icterus galbula]

300/400/500 club. Very few players have done that. I call it a no brainer too.

[SportsGuy]

I say if you are ok with a reliever, who is a "part time" pitcher, you should be fine with a DH.

[mweb08]

300/400/500 club. Very few players have done that. I call it a no brainer too.

Sheff contributed at least as much offensively as Edgar, so if Martinez is a no brainer, Sheff should be in too imo.

[Mike in STL]

Bonds

Clemens

Bagwell

Mussina
Schilling

Pudge

Raines

Edgar

Hoffman

L. Smith

[Pedro Cerrano]

Bonds
Clemens
Bagwell
Mussina
Schilling
Pudge
Raines
Edgar
Hoffman
L. Smith

I think I am 9/10 agreement with you

[Pedro Cerrano]

Yea I have manny on mine instead of lee smith

[Mike in STL]

Yea I have manny on mine instead of lee smith

I had Smith on last year, so I left him there for his last chance. Manny will get in though. Fact is Bonds and Clemens and Bagwell should already be in and not creating this log jam so I could also put Manny, Walker and Vlad on the ballot.

[Pedro Cerrano]

I had Smith on last year, so I left him there for his last chance. Manny will get in though. Fact is Bonds and Clemens and Bagwell should already be in and not creating this log jam so I could also put Manny, Walker and Vlad on the ballot.

 

Very true.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: JAWS and the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot: My virtual ballot and final 10

[DJ MC]

Sweetspot: Who will be the next Hall of Famer for each MLB team?

[BSLChrisStoner]

Sports Illustrated: Projecting Hall of Fame vote: Who's going to Cooperstown?

[DJ MC]

Posnanski: Ballot 7: Larry Walker

 

I’ve come around to a slightly different view: It’s time to fight for Larry Walker. I am thrilled Tim Raines will be elected to the Hall this year; that has been a fight of mine for a long time (though not as big a fight as for others like Jonah Keri).

 

I think Larry Walker might have been a better player than Raines.

[DJ MC]

Posnanski: Ballot 13: Sammy Sosa

[BSLChrisStoner]

CBS Sports: The 10 players I'd elect to the Baseball Hall of Fame and those who would miss the cut
http://www.cbssports...d-miss-the-cut/

[Nigel Tufnel]

What's the theory for voting for Edgar Martinez over Manny Ramirez?  Isn't Manny basically Edgar plus power and postseason success?  Does it just come down to PED's?