2694723, RE: Hall of the very good or deserving? Posted by MarkyMark, Mon Apr-29-19 08:00 AM
World Fucking Champion 2008 Phillies had a few of these guys - Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, and Jimmy Rollins.
Howard's prime is bonkers - HR and RBI totals that were on par with Babe Ruth. Unfortunately he got a relatively late start to his career and his career fell off a cliff after the Achilles injury. The career numbers just aren't there due to the lack of longevity.
Utley was the best hitting 2B in baseball for a period but again end of career raw numbers aren't there.
Of the three, I think Rollins has the best HOF case and should get in eventually.
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