He literally just scratched the minimum playing time requirement this season, and I can't think (though I'm still on coffee #2 so I'm not trying very hard) of another bat-only guy who built his case solely on crazy-good rate stats. The competition for recognition among corner sluggers is too high - full of guys who did what he did *and* racked up the counting stats in long careers. For instance, take Votto's career and compare it to Carlos Delgado's '96-'06.

He'd basically be a nod to the 21st century emphasis on getting on base. Which would be pretty cool, but I'm not sure the writers will go for it without a whole bunch more shiny homeruns.