The good news for Carlos Beltran is that if history is any guide the Texas Rangers slugger has a fairly good shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame, at least at some point down the road.
The 39-year-old has 70.1 Wins Above Replacement to go with 419 home runs and a .281 batting average. Of the 38 position players in baseball history retired at least five years with between 65 and 74.9 WAR, 26 of them are in the Hall of Fame. Good cases could be made for many of the dozen players who aren’t, such as Bobby Grich, Alan Trammell, and Dwight Evans.