Is this the year Scott Rolen becomes a Hall of Famer?
USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale breaks down the new baseball hall of fame inductees.Defensively – both by traditional statistics and advanced measurement – he was one of the best third basemen of his generation, winning eight Gold Glove Awards. Offensively, he ranks in the top 15 among third basemen in home runs , RBI and slugging percentage .
Rolen, who is in the Cardinals Hall of Fame, was an integral part of the club that won the World Series in 2006. He had a clutch performance and slashed .421/.476/.737, going 8-for-19 with three doubles, one home run, two RBI and five runs scored in five games against the Detroit Tigers. During Rolen's peak years from 1997-2004, he was one of the more powerful sluggers at the plate. He had at least 25 home runs and 100 RBI in five seasons. Only nine players in the majors had more such seasons during that span.
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