AtlantaWhaler
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- Jul 3, 2009
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Again...I totally agree on Pujols. He's in. His first 10 years were amazing and HOF worthy.The issue is how many Cooperstown inductees had drop offs like that? His production literally declined by about 50%.
Pujols still managed roughly 15 WAR in the post-STL years, far from world beating but he wasn't a negative value player every year. He also had Seven 90+ RBI & three 30 HR years in that time frame - which are a bonus for the counting stats crowd.
Regardless, as others here have stated, his time in STL made him an indisputable hall of famer. There was 0 debate by the time he played his last inning as a Card (at that time).
Point is...He's been below average for the last 10 years. A HUGE sample size and about half of his career (and has been a DH for a lot of that time). Like Pujols, Jones until 06 was HOF worthy without a doubt.