Ex-Cardinals Superstar In Danger Of Losing Hall Of Fame Candidacy

St. Louis might not see this star in Cooperstown

Scott Neville | Jan 23, 2024

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The St. Louis Cardinals have a slew of Hall of Famers due to their long history of success and star power.

With the latest Hall of Fame class set to be announced on Tuesday, one former Cardinals superstar is in line to receive some disappointing news.

Former outfielder Matt Holliday has only received 1% percent of votes with just over half of the ballots revealed.

Holliday would need 75% of votes to make it to Cooperstown, which is impossible at this juncture. The pertinent issue is that players who receive less than 5% of votes are taken off of the ballot.

The seven-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, 2007 Batting Title winner and 2011 World Series Champion appears set to be among those in the "Hall Of Very Good" category that will not receive the love needed to make it to Cooperstown.

Holliday batted .299, with 816 extra-base hits including 316 home runs, 1220 RBIs and a .889 OPS (132 OPS+) in 15 seasons across four organizations.

The 44-year-old spent eight seasons in St. Louis, where he made four All-Star games, won the aforementioned Silver Slugger and finished in the top-25 of National League MVP voting four times.

Holliday will always be remembered as one of the more impactful players in this modern era of Cardinals baseball but did not quite do enough to be among the greatest of all time.

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Published Jan 23, 2024

SCOTT NEVILLE

Scott Neville covers the St. Louis Cardinals for FanNation's "Inside The Cardinals" on Sports Illustrated. Before starting "Inside The Cardinals", Neville attended Merrimack College, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communication and Media with a minor in Marketing. Neville spent all four years with Merrimack's radio station WMCK, where he grew as a radio/podcast host and producer. His propensity for being in front of a microphone eventually expanded to film, where he produced multiple short films alongside his then-roommate and current co-worker Stephen Mottram. On a journey that began as a way to receive easy credits via film classes, he received a call from "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" star Charlie Day. Day advised him to make a feature-length film, which he completed his senior year. While writing the film, Neville completed an internship for United Way as part of their NFL Partnership Program. Neville ran the blog for a team of interns and hosted an internet show called "United Way's NFL Partnership Series" where he interviewed NFL alumni. After college Neville wrote for SB Nation's "Over The Monster," a Red Sox sister site of the flagship brand. His work would eventually lead him to a job as a content producer with NESN, where he would cover all sports. After developing as a writer with the top regional network in the world, he was given the opportunity to join FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group as the publisher of "Inside The Red Sox." After a few months as the top Major League Baseball site in the program, Neville sought expansion and pitched "Inside The Cardinals," one of the newest additions to FanNation and the Sports Illustrated Media Group. The successful launch and quick rise of "Inside The Cardinals" led to Neville joining the Baseball Essential ownership group, a national baseball site under SIMG. Follow him on Twitter: @ScottNeville46 Email: nevilles@merrimack.edu