00:00Former Braves grade eligible for the 2026 Hall of Fame.
00:05The Baseball Hall of Fame will unveil its latest class of inductees, and there's a decision
00:10with a distinct Atlanta Braves flavor in the air.
00:15The standard by which greatness is measured will bring clarity to the fates of some high-profile
00:19players.
00:20Some inching toward immortality, others destined for the shadows of what might have been.
00:25While Jeff Kent has already punched his Cooperstown ticket thanks to the contemporary baseball
00:30era committee, attention now shifts to an increasingly crowded and contentious
00:35ballot.
00:36Andrew Jones and the Long Climb to Hall of Fame Immortality
00:40At the forefront is Carlos Beltran, whose all-around excellence has long seemed a
00:45sure path to enshrinement.
00:47Yet, it is the case of Andrew Jones.
00:50That carries the greatest dramatic weight.
00:53Andrew Jones, once a teenage
00:55World Series hero, has become a focal point of Hall of Fame debate.
01:00He tests on Transcendent Defense, 10 Gold Gloves and 67.0 F War vs.
01:05a late career offensive drop.
01:07For a decade in Atlanta, he blended power
01:10and elite center field play, peaking with 51 homers in 2000.
01:15After years of uncertainty, growing appreciation for advanced metrics
01:20now makes his induction feel likely alongside Beltran.
01:25and the Long Climb to Hall of Fame Immortality
01:28The core of the debate is whether elite
01:30defense, even transcendent defense, is enough to offset a steep offensive decline
01:35in the final third of a career.
01:36Eye-popping advanced metrics underpin Jones'
01:40World Series and his 10 consecutive Gold Gloves.
01:42His 67.0 F War cements him
01:45as one of the most valuable players of his era.
01:47Yet, nine years into eligibility,
01:50only now does his candidacy feel inevitable.
01:53Cole Hamels, despite just one
01:55and Braves appearance, debuts on the Hall ballot with a strong resume.
01:59World Series M.
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02:05is likely a slow-building candidate.
02:07Nick Marquet Kiss and Matt Kemp, however, are expected to be
02:10one and done.
02:11Solid careers, but not enough for Cooperstown.
02:14The case of King
02:15Félix and future Braves on the horizon.
02:18Félix Hernandez's Seattle career
02:20Anchored by a Cy Young, two ERA titles and six All-Star nods.
02:25puts him on a likely Hall of Fame track, though his candidacy may take time.
02:30For 2026, attention centers on Andrew Jones and Carlos Beltran.
02:35with Jones poised to make the leap from Star to Cooperstown Immortal.
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