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Originally Posted by travrosty
jim kaat has a billion gold gloves and isnt in, that argument falls flat.
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To be fair, Gold Gloves mean a little more at 2B than they do at P
There's an argument to be made that Maz is the greatest defensive 2B of all-time and, on that basis, deserves to be in the HOF. That's kind of the "Ozzie Smith Argument". Difference is that Ozzie at least had a couple seasons where he was average or better offensively. Maz never did. Not even one. Not even a partial season. Every single season in his entire career, he finished with an OPS+ of <100.
In my mind, there's no question that Maz doesn't get in the HOF without that one homer.