Andruw Jones is one of only four players to have won 10 Gold Gloves with 400 career home runs. The others are Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt and Ken Griffey Jr. Does Jones have a pathway to Cooperstown?
Jones won 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards from 1998-2007, a defensive wizard for an Atlanta Braves team that won the division in each their center fielder's first 10 seasons. Jones finished his career with 434 home runs, including a franchise-record 51 in 2005.
Entering his sixth year on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, Jones' support has surged and he now appears to have a pathway to Cooperstown a few years from now.Jones is one of only four players to have won 10 Gold Gloves with 400 career home runs. The others are Willie Mays, Mike Schmidt and Ken Griffey Jr.
The center fielder's 24.2 defensive WAR from 1998-2007 was the best in the game with future Hall of Famer Scott Rolen's 15.1 a not-so-close second. In that stretch, Jones' total 57.6 WAR was third in baseball behind only Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds.Jones was a much likelier Hall of Famer in the mid-2000s, but his rapid decline began around his 30th birthday. After hitting 51 home runs with a .922 OPS in 2005, his OPS dropped all the way to .
Over Jones' last five seasons , he hit .210 with the Dodgers, Rangers, White Sox and Yankees, only once playing more than 100 games.Jones has enjoyed a sharp climb since 2019 – reaching 41.4% in 2022 – and he should get another big boost this year. Through the first 163 ballots for 2023, Jones is at 68.7% and has gained 23 new votes, including seven of eight first-time voters.
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