Well, before getting to that, let’s lay out the arguments pro and con for Keith Hernandez‘ selection into the St. Louis Cardinals HOF, and then I’ll offer up my own view about the former St. Louis Cardinal.
Just the Facts
Keith Hernandez was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 42nd round of the 1971 amateur draft out of his San Bruno, California high school. That such a low-level prospect made it to The Show at all is impressive; that he made it by age 20 is downright sick.