One of the discussion bullet points when HOF debates are had regularly includes All-Star selections.
I don’t know how much weight it carries with voters when they are checking ballot boxes, but in a 60 sec spot on MLB network it seems to.
With the close of free agency this winter I think C4 has put him self in a good position to increase the number of times he has been an All-Star. All the other top short stops signed in the NL.
According to MLB networks “Shredder” he is the best SS in the AL, 2nd in all of baseball. His next closest league challenger just signed in the NL for the rest of there career. Seager and Bichette would be his closest remaining AL competition right now, and he really just needs to better than one of them.
It isn’t to much of a stretch to think that he could secure 2 selections to the mid summer classic in the next 4 years. Which would double his selection total thus far in his career. Perhaps even 4 out of the first 6 years in his current contract.
Selections set aside, being at the forefront of a discussion on the best player in the league at any position does have value when securing one’s legacy. Especially when it will likely cover a lengthy period of time.
But, ultimately it all comes down to health and maintaining performance.
