The 1996 Cleveland Indians had Eddie Murray, Manny Ramirez, Jim Thome, Jeff Kent and Omar Vizquel. Murray is already in the Hall of Fame, and the other four, I imagine, will get serious consideration. Kenny Lofton is a sixth who could get consideration, too.
Those Indians also had Albert Belle, Julio Franco, Sandy Alomar, Tony Peña, Carlos Baerga, Brian Giles and Jeromy Burnitz, all of whom have at least appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot. Belle actually appeared on two ballots, and Peña received votes.
That was one loaded team.
— JoePo, in a piece where he
walks us through his HoF ballot. (He seems to have forgotten about Denny Martinez and Orel Hershiser, who were also with that club.)
