With this year\u2019s Hall of Fame class announced, which former Chicago Cubs players could be following to get the call?<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Hall of Fame class<\/a> should be encouraging to those who used to play at Wrigley Field.\u00a0 Although Adrian Beltre and Joe Mauer were great players, very few would consider them all-time greats.\u00a0 Add the sixth attempt by Todd Helton, and we have a nice class, but not a great one.\u00a0 This should be good news to some former Cubs hoping to gain enshrinement.\u00a0 Among other reasons, it signifies that advanced metrics may be more at work than in the past.<\/p>\n Although Beltre played for 21 years, no small feat, this allowed him to stack up numbers that make him one of the top statistical third basemen of all time.\u00a0 However, despite his third-highest WAR for third baseman, Beltre is usually not considered one of the best third basemen ever.\u00a0 Similarly, Mauer was a solid catcher for a decade for the Twins.\u00a0 He did win an MVP in 2009, but overall, his selection in his first year of eligibility did surprise some.<\/p>\n So why is this good for former Cubs?\u00a0 Many of those who will become eligible soon also fit into this category.\u00a0 Let\u2019s look at three players who could be the next former Cubs to be enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame:<\/p>\n Although most of his stellar statistics were accumulated as a member of the Phillies, Hamels did spend two quality years with the Cubs.\u00a0 During that time, he had an ERA of 3.30 and a solid, if not spectacular, K\/BB ratio of 2.75.\u00a0 During his 15-year career, Hamels collected 163 wins.\u00a0 He also forged an ERA of 3.43 and a career WAR of 58.0.\u00a0 Once again, compared to the greats, this is not a typical resume for a future Hall of Fame inductee.<\/p>\nCole Hamels<\/strong><\/h3>\n