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Jay Jaffe

Jay Jaffe is a contributing baseball writer for SI.com and the author of the upcoming book The Cooperstown Casebook on the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Articles From This Author

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Why the Seattle Mariners should spend to contend

By Jay Jaffe
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The Twins' playoff window is wide open

By Jay Jaffe
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Todd Frazier settles for discounted contract with Mets

By Jay Jaffe
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Picking the 2019-23 Baseball Hall of Fame classes

By Jay Jaffe
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Recapping the 2018 Hall of Fame voting

By Jay Jaffe
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Breaking down the 2018 Hall of Fame voting

By Jay Jaffe
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Previewing the loaded 2018 Hall of Fame Election

By Jay Jaffe
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The late Moose Stubing was beloved by anybody who knew him

By Jay Jaffe
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The particularly slow free agent market is a flawed one

By Jay Jaffe
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What's Yu Darvish's true free agent value?

By Jay Jaffe
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Gauging Jake Arrieta's true free agent value

By Jay Jaffe
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Gauging Lorenzo Cain's true free agent value

By Jay Jaffe
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Is J.D. Martinez really worth $200 million?

By Jay Jaffe
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How much should Eric Hosmer get paid?

By Jay Jaffe
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The Virtual 2018 Hall of Fame ballot

By Jay Jaffe
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Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui will drop off Hall of Fame ballot

By Jay Jaffe
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Kerry Wood, Jamie Moyer will be one-and-done on the Hall of Fame ballot

By Jay Jaffe
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Carpenter, Lidge among Pt. 1 of Hall of Fame One-and-Dones

By Jay Jaffe
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Gary Sheffield's Hall of Fame chances are slim

By Jay Jaffe
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Evaluating Hall of Fame credentials of Johan Santana

By Jay Jaffe
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Evaluating Sammy Sosa's complex Hall of Fame case

By Jay Jaffe
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Evaluating the dominant Billy Wagner's Hall of Fame case

By Jay Jaffe
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Hoffman a likely bet for Hall of Fame election in 2018

By Jay Jaffe
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Evaluating Manny Ramirez's controversial Hall of Fame case

By Jay Jaffe
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A defensive wizard, Scott Rolen presents a compelling Hall of Fame case

By Jay Jaffe
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Roger Clemens is trending toward Hall of Fame induction

By Jay Jaffe
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Barry Bonds may end up in the Hall of Fame ... just not in 2018

By Jay Jaffe
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Jeff Kent was a great hitter, but he's not a Hall of Famer

By Jay Jaffe
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The road to Hall of Fame election for Jack Morris and Alan Trammell

By Jay Jaffe
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Imagining Giancarlo Stanton in the Yankees' lineup

By Jay Jaffe
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Best rookie seasons among Japanese players to join MLB

By Jay Jaffe
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Fred McGriff was a great power bat, but he won't make the Hall of Fame

By Jay Jaffe
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Omar Vizquel's legendary defense isn't enough for Hall of Fame election

By Jay Jaffe
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On baseball merits alone, Curt Schilling should be a Hall of Famer

By Jay Jaffe
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Mike Mussina will have to wait, but he should be in the Hall of Fame

By Jay Jaffe
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Jim Thome is a lock for Hall of Fame induction

By Jay Jaffe
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Andruw Jones faces long odds for Hall of Fame election

By Jay Jaffe
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The deserving Larry Walker faces a difficult road to Hall of Fame election

By Jay Jaffe
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Chipper Jones won't have to wait for Hall of Fame enshrinement

By Jay Jaffe
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Edgar Martinez deserves to be elected into the Hall of Fame

By Jay Jaffe
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The JAWS analysis of Vladimir Guerrero's Hall of Fame case

By Jay Jaffe
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Re-introducing the JAWS formula for the 2018 Hall of Fame ballot

By Jay Jaffe
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Joe Morgan's plea to bar steroid users from the Hall of Fame is simplistic

By Jay Jaffe
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The 2018 Hall of Fame ballot is here

By Jay Jaffe
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It's long past time to elect Marvin Miller into the Hall of Fame

By Jay Jaffe
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Is it time to elect Jack Morris into the Hall of Fame? It's complicated.

By Jay Jaffe
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It's time to elect Alan Trammell into the Hall of Fame

By Jay Jaffe
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Even with his new nomination, Don Mattingly is not a Hall of Famer

By Jay Jaffe
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Analyzing the Modern Baseball Era Committee Ballot

By Jay Jaffe
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Halladay's unique career reflected in Hall of Fame case

By Jay Jaffe
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