"For Encarnación it was going to be tough to make an argument for why he should be a hall of famer. He had a lot of really good seasons, but never had one of those all-time great stretches, although between 2012 and 2019 he hit 297 home runs, had an OPS of .892 and and OPS+ of 138. He was worth 29.1 bWAR while playing with the Blue Jays, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners over that run."
"Edwin finished with 424 career home runs which is certainly a lot to be proud of. If he could have had one or two more years in the early part of his career where he reached the 30+ homer plateau, this may be a different story. Getting to 480+ home runs likely would've given voters a lot more pause before dismissing Encarnación. Unfortunately for him, he didn't really explode, power wise, until he hit 42 home runs in 2012 at 29-years-old."
Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones earned Hall of Fame induction, each receiving at least 75% of ballots. Edwin Encarnación received only 1.4% of the vote and appeared on the ballot just once. Between 2012 and 2019 Encarnación hit 297 home runs, posted an OPS of .892 and an OPS+ of 138, and accumulated 29.1 bWAR across Toronto, Cleveland, New York and Seattle. He finished with 424 career home runs and did not reach sustained 30+ homer seasons early enough; a total near 480 homers likely would have changed voter perspective. Russell Martin received 2.3% on the 2025 ballot and had strong defensive value and above-average hitting during his Toronto tenure.
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