MLB Power Rankings: The biggest Hall of Fame snub for every team
By Tim Boyle
15) MLB Power Rankings: Atlanta Braves, Andruw Jones
Another ongoing snub, Andruw Jones may be the greatest defensive center fielder in MLB history. He won 10 Gold Gloves in his career, all of which came as a member of the Atlanta Braves. Jones was a good hitter, too. His 434 home runs are a big help to his Hall of Fame case. Working against him are those lean years at the end that dragged his batting average down to .254.
14) MLB Power Rankings: St. Louis Cardinals, Ken Boyer
The reason Ken Boyer hasn’t gotten into the Hall of Fame is how short his greatness was. An MVP, five Gold Gloves, and a bunch of fat numbers on the field help give Boyer the best case of any St. Louis Cardinals player. He was one of the best third basemen in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The problem for Boyer is the greatness was too short-lived. As time has gone on, his numbers don’t quite measure up to many others after him.
13) MLB Power Rankings: Miami Marlins, Gary Sheffield
Hitting over 500 home runs wasn’t enough to put Gary Sheffield into Cooperstown. He’s another one of the alleged PED users held out by the voters. He was never the best player in the league or a very popular one. He’s the best Hall of Fame snub the Miami Marlins franchise has ever known although it would be interesting to see whose cap he’d wear. Sheffield played for eight teams. The Marlins got parts of six seasons.
12) MLB Power Rankings: New York Mets, Carlos Beltran
Carlos Beltran probably will get into the Hall of Fame. He just needed to get punished yet again for his connection to the 2017 Houston Astros. When he does, it’s the New York Mets he should represent. Beltran is the epitome of what a Hall of Fame player is. He was a five-tool player and an influential one. If not for the stain from his final season on the field, he would have gone in on the first ballot.
11) MLB Power Rankings: Philadelphia Phillies, Dick Allen
Dick Allen is once again the biggest Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame snub with Scott Rolen going into Cooperstown this year. Although he won the 1972 MVP with the Chicago White Sox, 9 of his 15 seasons were spent in Philadelphia. Allen hit 351 home runs with a .292 batting average. He was one of the best sluggers of the 1960s, a decade a little short on power. He’s another name often brought up by old-timers. The longer it takes, the more unlikely it seems to be.