He averaged 7.5 WAR per 162 games but 4.4 per season (some of that was due to his late rookie season in 2016 and the COVID-shortened 2020 season, during which he missed a significant number of games due to injury). There is precedent for a slugger to look like he won't be a Hall of Famer, only to pick up steam around age 30 and end up in Cooperstown. If you want the star factor or like to think about how imposing or scary a hitter was in the box when considering whether a player is Hall-worthy, Judge is up in the... what?
Author: Matt Snyder
Published at: 2025-07-12 20:26:44
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