450 HR and counting and really not so good

[packs]

I thought Delgado was a pretty fierce player in his prime. Not as good as Vlad overall but I don’t think Delgado was cheating and was probably overshadowed by the steroid era. He drove in 130 or more RBIs three times. Not a lot other guys doing that without some help.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by packs

I thought Delgado was a pretty fierce player in his prime. Not as good as Vlad overall but I don’t think Delgado was cheating and was probably overshadowed by the steroid era. He drove in 130 or more RBIs three times. Not a lot other guys doing that without some help.

I don't think Delgado is a HOFer but he definitely should have received more consideration, he should not have been one and done

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I don't think Delgado is a HOFer but he definitely should have received more consideration, he should not have been one and done

You could argue he's not that different from Rice, Perez, Cepeda, maybe Dawson.

[packs]

I think he just got lost in the steroid shuffle. He put up a monster year in 2000 hitting 344 driving in 137 runs with an absurd 181 OPS+ but Giambi won. Then he finished 2nd in 2003 driving in 145 runs and leading he league in OPS and OPS+ but lost to A Rod. I wouldn’t find him out of place in the Hall if like you said guys like Rice and Dawson are in.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Jim65

I don't think Delgado is a HOFer but he definitely should have received more consideration, he should not have been one and done

Delgado got robbed. He’s around the border, probably on the no side of it, but 1 ballot was not an honest evaluation of him. Little less ridiculous than Lofton falling off immediately but not by much. If the roiders (sans Ortiz, who may do whatever he wishes free of accountability) are to be kept out, but we also keep out the guys a notch below the roiders, there’s not much left to induct. Pretty similar to McGriff. He deserved a sincere look.