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This week, there was a slew of “Scott Rolen is in the Hall of Fame, but is not?” posts on social media.Rolen was an excellent defensive third baseman, as evidenced by his eight Gold Gloves, which is the fourth-most all-time for third basemen. Robinson won 16 Gold Gloves, Schmidt 10. Rolen was a seven-time all-star. Robinson was voted into 18 midsummer classics, Schmidt 12.
Rolen, who got in by just five votes, was the only one of the 28 players on the ballot to top the necessary threshold. While Rolen was excellent for a long time, he finished in the top five in Most Valuable Player voting just once in 17 seasons. Outside of that year — one of only two in which he hit more than 30 home runs — he did not have a finish below 14.
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