Ballot 29: Orlando Cabrera
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Orlando Cabrera
Played 15 years for nine different teams
Lifetime .272 average with 2055 hits and 459 doubles. 21.4 WAR, -5.2 WAA
Pro argument: Got 2,000 hits and won two Gold Gloves.
Con argument: He wasn't a Hall of Fame caliber player.
Deserves to be in Hall?: No
Will get elected this year?: No
Will ever get elected?: No
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He had a lot of nicknames. They …