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Originally Posted by bravos4evr
I don't see how a guy with 5 great years in an 11 year career should be a HOF'er. (and those great years aren't at Koufax type levels either) Yes his wRC+ of 150 is very good, but it is inflated by 3 very high years. If you are gonna let people in with those sorts of careers, you might as well open the floodgates.
and yes Larry Walker and Todd Helton are more deserving as they were as good or better for longer.
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Keep in mind that this is also because his career was shortened and didn't get his chance early on, but more than made up for it in his thirties.
Walker gets a raw deal. All it takes is a few minutes of research to see he was not a product of Coors.