It's still the Hall of Fame. It shouldn't be about mediocre hitters who played forever. He substantially lowers the bar if he gets in (the same way Harold Baines did), there are 20 other SS's who should get in before him. Here's where he stands in the JAWS list: https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/jaws_SS.shtml JAWS rewards peak excellence. And Vizquel didn't offer much peak. But he accomplished something that no other player in history did over the course of his/their careers. Nobody played more at shortstop than he did. Not Ripken or Ozzie or Aparicio or Wagner. I'm not sure that you need to dive deep into advanced stats after knowing that. He's #1 at a defensive position of importance. And he has more hits than everyone not in the Hall (with PED and Gambling exceptions). And he has more hits than lots of guys in the Hall. Because he played so long, his career looks different than a lot of players. Had he retired at 36, he wouldn't have compiled such impressive career stats, and wouldn't be a strong candidate. But because of his ability, and fitness and leadership and the character stuff that the voters use to keep some guys out, he kept getting roster spots long after age 40. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. But for some reason, we like to discredit compilers as somehow not earning their stats as much as other players. Baseball thought it was good to have him on teams in those later days, why not give him credit for it? So if Jason Kendall plays 3 more seasons he is a Hall of Famer? He would've passed Rodriguez for most games ever as a C. I'll give Vizquel all the credit in the world, but was he ever great? Truly? No. He wasn't. Not even for a season. He simply doesn't belong, the same way Jaime Moyer doesn't belong.