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edit: also, i can't remember the last time i saw someone intentionally walked with the bases empty and a hall of famer in his prime batting behind him. although knowing broxton, maybe his pitches were just so far off the plate that it only looked intentional.

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Scott Rolen 31 yrs old:

1996-2006 (11.5 years)

.286 1398H 245HR 3372B 917RBI 97SB

3 years he played in fewer than 100 games (96, 02, 05).

Rolen has had more than 100 RBI 4 times (104, 107, 110, 124), batted over .300 1 time (.314) and never had more than 174 hits in a season. Scott has topped 30 HR in a season twice (34 & 31), and spots a nice .895 career OPS. He has finished in the top 10 of the MVP voting one time, 4th in 2004.

Rolen is a very fine player, but I really can't see how he can be considered a HoFer in his prime when he is an underdog to make it to 2000 hits or 350 HR.

In this era, he has IMO no more than an outside shot at the HoF, driven mostly by his generally superlative defensive ability at 3B moreso than being a transcendant offensive player.

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