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Article: Is Joe Mauer a lock for the HOF?
mbgopher replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
First, the player's contract shouldn't set the context of whether or not he was an elite player in his time. Salary has no impact on whether or not a candidate deserves entry. Second, you say the "era of mega deals" as if this is a temporary phase that the game is seeing. I guess in theory it could be, but in all likelihood, contracts will become more and more ridiculous as teams lock up young talent early on (ex: Joey Votto, Andrew McCutchen, etc.), straining the free agent market and driving up the market price of elite (ex: Zach Greinke) and mediocre players.