![]() Every one of those 34 is either in the Hall, will be in the Hall or would be if not for non-playing factors. His job wasn't to generate positional value but to create runs, and only 34 players have ever created more. His career WAR lags because of his lack of positional value, but that's an ephemeral thing so abstract that I would hate to make that argument to Ortiz (or anyone else) in person. While 500-plus homers is no longer an automatic ticket, his 541 dingers are a strong avatar for the duration of his excellence. What do you make of David Ortiz getting into the Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot?ĭoolittle: I probably would have voted for Ortiz. What does this result mean for the Hall of Fame? Bradford Doolittle, Alden Gonzalez, Tim Keown and Buster Olney are here to break it down. Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was inducted in his first year with 77.9% of the vote, with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling all failing to make the 75% cutoff point in their final year of eligibility. The votes have been tallied and tabulated, and the Baseball Hall of Fame has a new class of one. MLB, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves ![]() Hall of Fame voting winners and losers: David Ortiz gets in, who else got good (or bad) news? ![]() You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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