'If Rollins isn’t a Hall of Famer, then who is the next HOF shortstop after Jeter?' He has a long way to go in terms of securing votes, but Jimmy Rollins (JimmyRollins11) deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, ByMattMartell writes
. That said, Vizquel’s career wasn’t worthy of induction anyway, especially given that advanced metrics indicate the 11-time Gold Glove winner’s defense was good, but not as good as we thought, and he was a below-average hitter for all but two seasons of his career.
I don’t want to spend this entire time comparing him to Vizquel, because to reiterate, Vizquel did not have a Hall of Fame career. But, here’s a quick overview of how the two players stack up. The best way to view Rollins is in the context of his peers. Over his 14 full seasons in Philadelphia , he was the best shortstop in the National League and, quite possibly, in the majors.It’s worth noting that the careers of Rollins and his peers don’t exactly line up. For example, Derek Jeter won the AL Rookie of the Year in 1996, so while the Yankees icon was one of the game’s top shortstops from 2001 to ’14, the leaderboards for this span do not factor in his excellent first five seasons.
If Rollins isn’t a Hall of Famer, then who is the next HOF shortstop after Jeter? The five active leaders in WAR at the position are Carlos Correa , Andrelton Simmons , Francisco Lindor , Xander Bogaerts and Marcus Semien . Let’s write off Simmons, a glove-first guy who doesn’t have the offensive numbers to get in, and Semien, who is going to spend the rest of his career as a primary second baseman and probably wouldn’t make it even if he were to stay at short.
• He hit 231 home runs and 470 stolen bases. Only four players had more homers and steals in their careers: Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson, Joe Morgan and Paul Molitor. • He is one of only four players to hit at least 30 doubles and 20 home runs and steal at least 30 bases in four different seasons.
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