Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:25 pm
OK I know I'll catch flak for this but what about Gary Sheffield? I mean he has 1676 RBIs, 1636 runs, 509 homers, 1475 walks. How many players in the Hall of Fame can match those numbers? Well a lot can't. Now Sheffield's slash line of .292/.393/.514 is not earth shattering but again it's better than a lot of people in the Hall. And I get it not every position player is in there for there bat some are in for primarily defense. But let's just compare Sheff to a recent inductee: Edgar Martinez. When he was elected I said WTF! Here is a guy who played less than a third of his games in the field because he was such an abysmal fielder. Martinez has a slash line of .312/.418/.515 OK better than Sheff but lets look at the other numbers. Sheffield has exactly 200 more homers (I realize he has more PAs) than Edgar, more than four hundred more RBIs, more than 400 more runs, and a little less than 400 more walks. I mean as far as I'm concerned I don't think Martinez is of deserving of the Hall of Fame. I put him in the same category as the Frankie Frisch Veterans Committee selections. I just think if you are going to elect Martinez then Sheffield should have come before him. IMHO