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In response to "Without restarting the HoF debate, I'm fascinated by the way that voters who saw Edgar Martinez play appreciate him less than younger voters." by David

I'm shocked that so many more think Omar Vizquel was a better player than Scott Rolan.

Posted by Name Withheld by Request (aka BlueKopo) Jan 25 '18, 09:25

At no point in their heyday runs would you trade Rolan to acquire Vizquel.

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Right. That's been a rallying cry for Braves fans. Andruw was a better defender than Vizquel yet the latter player's getting more HoF attention. - David Jan 25, 09:28 13
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  - He barely got enough to stay on the ballot. I think it was 7%. -- nm - David Jan 25, 09:36
- I don' think either of them should be HoF players, to be honest. -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 09:30 10
  - 80's/90's players and especially 3rd-basemen are vastly underrepresented. Rolan's statistically one of the best dozen to play the game. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 25, 09:40 4
    - I can't get to the numbers from work, but how long did he play at a high level? - groiny Jan 25, 09:41 3
      - 14-15 years -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 09:43 2
        
        that seems longer than I remember. -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 09:44 1
        
        He had a couple weak years in the middle, but he was putting up OPS+ seasons of 125 or more 14-15 years apart -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 09:46
  - Andruw's 105 all-time in WAR. He should get in. -- nm - David Jan 25, 09:32 4
    - you know quite of these writers don't believe in WAR? -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 09:34 3
      - Sure, that's the problem. It doesn't help that Andruw was so naturally gifted that the perception was that he coasted. - David Jan 25, 09:35 2
        
        And was finished by 31 years old -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 09:39
        
        I am sure many remember Bobby Cox pulling him from a game for it. -- nm - groiny Jan 25, 09:36
Vizquel did something (supposedly) better than Rolen did so of course he'll get more attention - Will Hunting Jan 25, 09:26
I think Omar had a much longer shelf life than Rolen. - groiny Jan 25, 09:26 1
- Visquel was never 'great' though as an overall player. - Will Hunting Jan 25, 09:29

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I'm shocked that so many more think Omar Vizquel was a better player than Scott Rolan.

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