Three former SF Giants players fail to make MLB Hall of Fame

There were three former SF Giants players who were on the Hall of Fame ballot this year. Carlos Beltrán, Omar Vizquel, and Jimmy Rollins all failed to meet the 75% threshold which means they will have to wait another year for their chance to make it to Cooperstown.

The full voting results for the Hall of Fame can be viewed here. Beltrán came the closes of the three, getting 70.3% of the vote while Rollins got 18% and Vizquel got 17.8%.

Three former SF Giants come up short in Hall of Fame voting

Vizguel was the longest-tenured Giant of the three, having played for San Francisco from 2005 to 2008. The Venezuelan-born shortstop was never much of a hitter in his career, but he was one of the most gifted defensive shortstops of his time. He won 11 Gold Gloves in his career, including two while he was a member of the Giants in 2005 and 2006. However, given the troubling domestic violence and assault allegations made against Vizquel, it seems unlikely he will make it into the Hall of Fame.

Beltrán was not a Giant for very long, but Giants fans remember what the team gave up to land him. The Giants traded for him in 2011 after Buster Posey went down with a season-ending injury because they needed to boost their lineup. Beltrán hit well for the Giants, slashing .323/.369/.551 with 7 home runs and 18 RBI in 44 games. However, he was injured shortly after the Giants traded for him and the team failed to make the postseason.

Plus, the Giants gave up pitching prospect Zack Wheeler for Beltrán and thankfully he never really turned into...oh wait...what's that? He's now considered one of the best pitchers in baseball? Yeah, looking back the trade was not worth it even though the Giants were just being aggressive at the time.

Given Beltrán's heavy involvement in the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal his Hall of Fame case is not as cut and dry as it would have been without that tainting his reputation, but with how close he is to the 75% mark it would not be a huge shock if he made it someday.

With Jimmy Rollins, he never appeared in a game with the Giants but he was signed to a minor league contract by the Giants with an invite to spring training in 2017. He did not have a strong enough spring to make the team so he was released.

However, as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies he won an MVP Award and was a three-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner. The Oakland native probably did not have the longevity needed after he turned 30 to make it into Cooperstown, but he still had a great career.

While none of these snubs are as egregious as Barry Bonds not being in the Hall of Fame, the Giants will go yet another year without a former player in the Hall of Fame.