NSBB HOF Ballot- Greg Jeffries

GREGG JEFFERIES: 1st year on the ballot…Played 14 seasons…Named to two All-Star teams (1993, 1994)…Twice received MVP votes (11th – 1993, 17th – 1994)…Three times finished in NL top 10 in batting average (1993-’95)…Led NL in doubles in 1990 (40)…Nine times among top 5 in at-bats per strikeout ratio…Played more than 250 games at four positions (1B, 2B, 3B and LF)…Hit for the cycle, Aug. 25, 1995…Stole 46 bases in 1993…Hit .333 (9-27) in 7 games of only postseason experience (1988 NLCS with Mets).

Here's what Gary Gillette had to say about Jeffries.

Greg Jefferies, Infielder/Outfielder

An grossly overrated "pure hitter," Jefferies lucked into a 1995 mega-contract after two good seasons in St. Louis that crippled the Phillies for years. As a switch-hitter with speed, Jefferies slashed line drives up the gaps and stole more than a few bases, yet he never really found a position he could hold down -- bouncing from second base to third base to first base to left field. Needless to say, he won't find a position in Cooperstown, either.

Here's what Gary Gillette had to say about Jeffries.

 

Greg Jefferies, Infielder/Outfielder

An grossly overrated "pure hitter," Jefferies lucked into a 1995 mega-contract after two good seasons in St. Louis that crippled the Phillies for years. As a switch-hitter with speed, Jefferies slashed line drives up the gaps and stole more than a few bases, yet he never really found a position he could hold down -- bouncing from second base to third base to first base to left field. Needless to say, he won't find a position in Cooperstown, either.

 

Did he really say *an grossly*? :shock:

Yep.