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I think Andruw Jones should be a future Hall-of-Famer

Former Atlanta Braves outfielder, Andruw Jones, is typically looked at by baseball analysts as a potential Hall-of-Famer, but likely on the outside looking in when all is said and done.

For his career, Jones has compiled the following stats: 1,184 runs scored, 1,899 hits, 377 doubles, 36 triples, 424 home runs, 1,263 RBI's, 152 stolen bases, a .256 batting average, .338 OBP, .488 slugging percentage and .826 OPS. Those numbers in and of themselves I don't think warrant him an induction. However, he's also won 10 Gold Gloves while playing centerfield. Only three other players have compiled 400+ home runs and 10+ Gold Gloves. Those players? Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Schmidt. That's a pretty special group right there. Mays was inducted in 1979. Schmidt was inducted in 1995. Griffey will surely be inducted when he becomes eligible. So if and when all three of those great players are inducted into the Hall of Fame, why should Andruw be left out? Former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop, Ozzie Smith, was inducted in 2002 and carried with him the following numbers: 1,257 runs scored, 2,460 hits, 402 doubles, 69 triples, 28 home runs, 793 RBI's, 580 stolen bases, a .262 batting average, .337 OBP and .328 slugging percentage. How in the world did Ozzie get inducted? He won 13 Gold Gloves. Jones has far superior production numbers than Smith, a similar batting average and almost equaled the Wizard in his defensive mastery. Ever since Jones went to the Dodgers and has battled some injury problems and been more of a designated hitter than an outfielder, it seems that many have forgotten just how dominant he was when he played centerfield every day for the Braves and won 10 consecutive Gold Gloves. Just his hitting or defense probably wouldn't win him an induction by themselves, but being one of only four players in the history of major league baseball to accumulate 400+ home runs and 10+ Gold Gloves (along with Mays, Griffey and Schmidt), I seriously think he one day deserves an induction.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/_/id/3520/andruw-jones

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzie_Smith

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