Mauer HOF bound?

With the 2023 HOF’rs being inducted this weekend and Joe Mauer being eligible for 2024, I’m asking – Is he going to make it into Cooperstown?
I can’t see it happening.

Tale of 2 careers. Prior to moving to first base he was one of the best hitting catchers in history. His first base stats will not be kind to him. In the day and age of letting most everybody in I think he will. It may take a few tries but I think he makes it.

Definitely deserves it for one of the all-time hitting and slugging catchers.

First round is my guess.

Yes he will be in.

Will he get in? Yes.

Should he get in? Meh.

buckybadger wrote:

Will he get in? Yes.

Should he get in? Meh.

No.
His catching career was awesome but far too short to be considered for the HOF

Would be shocked to see him get in the first couple years. Eventually, he probably will get in as mentioned it seems the bar has been lowered for that.

The writers who decide HOF love guys like Mauer, so I’d imagine he gets in pretty quickly. Personally if he had continued catching and hitting for average he should be in, but he didn’t so I don’t think he deserves it.

Bilateral leg weakness

He will but only because he was a catcher for a bit. If he was a first baseman his whole career it would be a debate.

walleyevision wrote:

Bilateral leg weakness

Mauer gets a ton of crap for this but I think its cool as heck that a local twin cities guy did what he did for the Twins. Mauer had a heck of a career and likely could have done well at the collegiate level (and maybe beyond) in football as well. Good role model for kids too which isn’t the case for a lot of athletes these days.

Harold Baines made the hall so the bar has been lowered considerably. The worse thing to happen to Mauers career was the year he hit what 28 homeruns? Expectations went through the roof for him to become what he never was….a powerhitter.

Dutchboy wrote:

Harold Baines made the hall so the bar has been lowered considerably. The worse thing to happen to Mauers career was the year he hit what 28 homeruns? Expectations went through the roof for him to become what he never was….a powerhitter.

What a random 1 year power burst, more than doubling any other year’s HR total for his entire career.

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oh vanilla Joe

great guy and teammate but just an average ball player. i wouldn’t vote him in but i don’t get to so who knows?

Average ballplayer???????????? Better stick with football.

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

Mauer gets a ton of crap for this but I think its cool as heck that a local twin cities guy did what he did for the Twins. Mauer had a heck of a career and likely could have done well at the collegiate level (and maybe beyond) in football as well. Good role model for kids too which isn’t the case for a lot of athletes these days.

No one is disputing all of this. He and players like Adam Thielen are the last of a dying bread of hometown buys who make the big leagues. It’s so important for kids to have these guys in the game as something to aspire and relate to. Kind of hard to relate to all of the guys being trained in the Dominican and come up here.

Mauer’s lack of hitting in the last half of his career is what leaves a bad taste in our mouth. With his salary and talent, he choked in every playoff attempt that we needed him to stand up in and lead.

So many lesser players in… he was the franchise for years… never a hint of off field antics, All Star status, 3 batting titles and golden gloves get him in easily.

Far from an average player.
Average players don’t have six all star appearances 5 silver slugger awards 3 Gold gloves an MVP and a career batting average over .300

Does that get him HOF cred. I dunno but definitely doesn’t make him average.

eyeguy507 wrote:

great guy and teammate but just an average ball player.

preposterous statement award nominee!

Nominee. No way a winner however on IDO.

true that

It’d be fun if we had an annual IDO preposterous statement tournament

Great players step up in big games/spots.

He never struck me as that guy.

Joe meower?

nope…

Maybe but not on the first ballot.

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

true that

It’d be fun if we had an annual IDO preposterous statement tournament

Dear Lord I can only imagine…. just coming up with the name for the regionals would be a blast

Mauer’s stats actually stack up decently with some of the well-known catchers in the hall, but as I mentioned I don’t think he gets in right away. The 3 batting titles (as a catcher) will be his ticket in, otherwise I think he’d be hard pressed. Without the couple years more or less lost to injury, he’d probably be first ballot.

Mauer – .306 AVG, 2123 Hits, 143 HR, 923 RBI, 1858 Games
Johnny Bench – .267, 2048, 389, 1376, 2158
Gary Carter – .262, 2092, 324, 1225, 2296
Carlton Fisk – .269, 2356, 376, 1330, 2499
Mike Piazza – .308, 2127, 427, 1335, 1912
Pudge Rodriguez – .296, 2844, 311, 1332, 2543

Guess w/o Google how many 1st round draft picks have gone on to The Hall.

slough wrote:

Mauer’s stats actually stack up decently with some of the well-known catchers in the hall, but as I mentioned I don’t think he gets in right away. The 3 batting titles (as a catcher) will be his ticket in, otherwise I think he’d be hard pressed. Without the couple years more or less lost to injury, he’d probably be first ballot.

Mauer – .306 AVG, 2123 Hits, 143 HR, 923 RBI, 1858 Games
Johnny Bench – .267, 2048, 389, 1376, 2158
Gary Carter – .262, 2092, 324, 1225, 2296
Carlton Fisk – .269, 2356, 376, 1330, 2499
Mike Piazza – .308, 2127, 427, 1335, 1912
Pudge Rodriguez – .296, 2844, 311, 1332, 2543

Nice list to be considered with eh? All those listed have more games. 2 of them are known or suspected juicers. Bench was on the best teams of the late 70’s Reds. Carter & Fisk were pretty good in their own right.

looks like we found the Mauer ballwashers