Sure. Fringe performance guy (9.3 WAR over 12 years), but supported the organizational greatly over the years. The latter is what should push him across, not his actual play. This would be an Elrod situation.

Bordick? He was actually pretty good for the Orioles as a player. People tend to forget how incredible his defense was for the team those first three years. He should have gotten gold gloves every one of those seasons.

what, then, do you think about roch’s suggestion re: etch? certainly meets the modest test for on field accomplishments the orioles advocates seem to have established and should get some bonus points for being a good org soldier ( i assume ellie hendricks and bordick benefited greatly on this front).

i imagine mel mora’s a lock and tejada probably wouldn’t be elected if palmeiro’s not, but in some ways he maybe has a stronger case. markakis is probably an eventual inductee, as well, you have to think.