re: Is Kyle Schwarber a Hall of Fame inductee?

I've never thought of him as a great player except for last year. He's only had 3 seasons of 3 or more WAR. But 500 home runs may get him there. But he's 33. And some players quickly deteriorate around that age.

He has played his best baseball the last 2 plus years. Before that he was an extreme 3-outcome guy that hit around .200 most of the time.....even Dave Kingman had a better BA in comparison.

Banning the shift helped him and he just started hitting for average better in general - and I know BA is not valued anymore but if he would put a resume before the Hall voters with a .210 career average that would have stood out like a sore thumb. He hit .197 in 160 games in 2023.

He seems to be one of those somewhat rare folks that peak in their mid-30's. If he can keep up the pace of what he is doing now for another say 4 years, he'll have a shot.