Before Pedro Martinez‘s ceremony at Fenway Park last night, the Red Sox introduced David Ortiz as, “David Ortiz, future Hall of Famer.” By any reasonable standard, David Ortiz is not a Hall of Famer.
Here’s Ortiz’s case:
- 48.3 career bWAR. Hit .283/.377/.543
- Best 5 seasons by bWAR: 6.4, 5.7, 5.3, 4.4, 4.2
- 3 World Series rings, .295/.409/.553 in the postseason, lots of big clutch hits
- 273 career games at 1b. 1,837 at DH.
Very good player. By today’s standard, not even close to a Hall of Fame player.