MLB Power Rankings: The biggest Hall of Fame snub for every team

5) MLB Power Rankings: New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez

How does a man who hit 696 home runs not get into the Hall of Fame? Ask Alex Rodriguez. Now the bigger snub from the New York Yankees over Don Mattingly, Rodriguez’s admission and later suspension for using PEDs is what will keep him out of the Hall of Fame. It’s a shame his ego got the best of him. He truly was one of the best.

4) MLB Power Rankings: Chicago White Sox, Shoeless Joe Jackson

As impressive as A-Rod’s home runs numbers are, try looking at the batting average from Shoeless Joe Jackson. The man hit .356. For the record, he batted .375 in the World Series he allegedly helped throw. The most controversial scandal in MLB history from the 1919 Chicago White Sox who allegedly threw the series to the Cincinnati Reds, Jackson was banned from the sport along with several teammates. All of these years later, Jackson is a sympathetic character and it is believed he may not have tried to lose on purpose.

3) MLB Power Rankings: Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose

The all-time hit king, Pete Rose, belongs in the Hall of Fame. Except there’s one problem. He gambled on Cincinnati Reds games while managing the team. He broke the one rule no athlete ever can. For it, he has been punished for more than three decades while being held out of Cooperstown. We may have to wait for a posthumous induction.

2) MLB Power Rankings: Boston Red Sox, Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens is the representative from the Boston Red Sox in this week’s MLB Power Rankings. They had a couple of good ones to choose from. Even Luis Tiant who doesn’t have his name tarnished might have been good. Clemens, of course, was an alleged PED user. His behavior with the media damaged his Hall of Fame chances further. He’s another guy likely to never get in.

1) MLB Power Rankings: San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds

Finally, there’s Barry Bonds. Nobody hit more home runs than him in a single-season. Nobody hit more in a career. The San Francisco Giants legend stole two of the most sacred records in the sport, one from players who also used PEDs to snatch it. Bonds hasn’t won any new fans in the years since his playing days have ended. It’s incredible that he, along with Rose, can own such a valuable record and not be in the Hall of fame. Will the voters ever change their opinions?