It can be argued that this may seem like a very high rank for Jason Giambi, as a lot of his career has been viewed as a disappointment. It shouldn’t be, as when Jason Giambi played for Oakland, he was one of the best batters in the game.
It is onward and upwards as always for us at Notinhalloffame.com!
We have uploaded another section in Baseball, where the Baseball players who are eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2020 are now up.
This will allow all of you tell us your opinions on these players whose career is already over but are not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Here are those players:
Adam Dunn, a two time All Star who blasted 462 Home Runs.
Alex Gonzalez, a member of the 2003 World Series Championship Team.
Alfonso Soriano, a three time All Star with four Silver Sluggers and over 2,000 Hits and 400 Home Runs.
Bobby Abreu, the exceptionally patient hitter with a career On Base Percentage of .395 and two All Star appearances.
Brad Penny, a two time All Star and 2003 World Series Champion with the Florida Marlins.
Brian Roberts, a two time All Star with over 1,500 career Hits.
Bronson Arroyo, a former Gold Glove winner and World Series Champion with the Boston Red Sox in 2004.
Carlos Pena, a one time All Star who once won the Home Run Title.
Chone Figgins, a one time All Star who was a World Series Champion with the Anaheim Angels in 2002.
Cliff Lee, a four time All Star and the American League Cy Young Winner in 2008.
Derek Jeter, the career New York Yankee who is a five time World Series Champion and fourteen time All Star. Jeter is considered to be a lock for first ballot induction.
While Jason Giambi is better known for being an inflated PED user, the fact remains that he was a very good hitter who was a former American League MVP. Giambi would go to five consecutive All-Star Games, blasted 440 Home Runs with a .516 career Slugging Percentage over a twenty-year career. He would also show solid plate discipline with three On Base Percentage Titles and retired with a very good 50.4 bWAR.