11-23-2022, 09:36 PM
Jeff Kent is perhaps the most underrated player of his era. .290/.356/.500/.855. 377 HRs. Most in history for 2nd baseman 1320 Runs. 1518 RBIs. He drove in over 100 runs 8 times. An RBI machine. One of the greatest hitting second baseman in the last 50 years. He was an average at best second baseman. Very limited range. But he turned the DP quite well. Had a strong arm.
He gets dinged unfairly because of the Bonds factor. No question he benefited tremendously from hitting before or after Bonds all those years. So, what. The slash line is his and his alone. And he continued to put up big numbers, particularly for a second baseman, after he left the Giants. He also gets hurt with the voters because he was an jerk. Petty baseball Hall of Fame voters crap.
Jeff Kent should be in the Hall of Fame. It’s his last year on the ballot. He’s never gotten close. That is a travesty.
He gets dinged unfairly because of the Bonds factor. No question he benefited tremendously from hitting before or after Bonds all those years. So, what. The slash line is his and his alone. And he continued to put up big numbers, particularly for a second baseman, after he left the Giants. He also gets hurt with the voters because he was an jerk. Petty baseball Hall of Fame voters crap.
Jeff Kent should be in the Hall of Fame. It’s his last year on the ballot. He’s never gotten close. That is a travesty.