If edmonds plays next season and reaches 400 homers, then he would become the 5th outfielder in the history to 400 homers and 8 gold gloves, joining ken griffey jr., barry bonds, willie mays, and somebody else that i can’t recall as of this moment. Would that be enough to get him into the hall of fame? In my opinion, I think he will fall into the ron santo category, like never putting up utterly dominant numbers, but always great in the field and solid with the bat. Which means i think he will fall a little short each and every year of hall of fame candidacy.
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Jun 2009
Is Jim Edmonds A Hall Of Famer?
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if he plays a few more seasons with decent teams then he is a sure fire hall of famer, but…. he wont get in on his first try. he would probably be around a 3rd ballot. but he may get in one day.
I would have to say no. The 3 others that you named all have well over 500 HR’s each and are a lock for the H.O.F. I think you would have to compare Edmonds to Dwight Evans who also had 8 Gold, 385 HR’s, almost 2500 hits and 3 time All-Star, yet did not get into the Hall.
I’m not stretching that far to declare Jim Edmonds as a Hall of Famer. Great baseball player, Yes, Good career, Yes, not sure Hall of Fame
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I think he’s just short, but he’s a great player. It was awesome to see him play in St. Louis for 8 years.
the only way is if he is a last ballot hall of famer other than that i doubt it
he will get on the balot eventualy but not get it
I don’t think so.
I think he needs to play one more season. He’s at about 8000 PA, has a 132 OPS+, 390 HR to date, almost 1200 RBI, more than 1200 R, nearly 2000 H, and a reputation as a great fielder. A plus defensive centerfielder with just under 400 HR and a 132 OPS+ over 8000 PA is HoF-worthy in my eyes. If he can get to 2000 H it will help a lot, as will 400 HR. He’s got 8 Gold Gloves. I think 400 HR, 2000 H, 1200 RBI + R, 8 GG, and a 132 OPS+ over 8000 PA is HoF-worthy, so 390 HR, 1196 or so RBI, 1200+ R, a 132 OPS+, 1950ish H, and 7950ish PA is also HoF-worthy. His .285/.376/.527 slash line is really good for a plus-defensive centerfielder