Pretty good examination of his candidacy here:
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jaws-and-the-2023-hall-of-fame-ballot-scott-rolen/
I would feel a lot better about his candidacy if he had put together some more solid counting stats. He missed a lot of time with injuries and he fell off rapidly late in his career. A lot of his value was from defense and that’s hard to evaluate with numbers. But I did seem him play a lot (Phillies fan) and he was a great third baseman.
Certainly could argue either way with him.
Finished MVP in 4th place once. Was not a dominant player in his era. Batted .281, 381 HR, 2077 hits over 17 yrs. Lifetime .968 Fielding pct.
Finished MVP in 4th place once. Was not a dominant player in his era. Batted .281, 381 HR, 2077 hits over 17 yrs. Lifetime .968 Fielding pct.
He not a HOF imho. I dont understand how he gets 10% of the vote in his first ballot and over 6 years he eventually pulls 76% or whatever to get in now? What was there to debate about for that time. He was average hitter and a great fielder... there are tons of those guys. This whole process is kinda of a joke at this point.