With Hall of Fame results being announced next week, I thought it would be interesting to look back at some snubs. One area that caught my eye was how over 90% of World Series champions have at least one Hall of Fame player and subsequently thought to myself - who from the 10% should be in there? Keep in mind, I’m not saying they all SHOULD have Hall of Famers; I just want to have fun and see who fits.

As the title suggests, I won’t be talking about snubs from teams that already have a Hall of Famer (for example, Roger Clemens on the 1999 and 2000 Yankees). However, if I find the circumstances to be extraneous enough, I’ll discuss them. I’m also only really talking about players who have met the ten-year requirement, so you won’t find Juan Soto or Yordan Alvarez in this bunch.

1981 DODGERS: Only manager Tommy Lasorda made it in from this group, although players DUSTY BAKER and MIKE SCIOSCIA should both make it - ironically, enough, as managers.

1986 METS: Okay, so this team does have a Hall of Famer, Gary Carter, but I feel I need to bring it up because this team was essentially blackballed for being coked up all the time, and Carter being the one sober guy is the only reason why he’s this team’s sole rep. Truth be told, with his low WAR figures I don’t think Darryl Strawberry is quite a Hall of Famer, but DWIGHT GOODEN and KEITH HERNANDEZ absolutely belong. Two of the biggest Hall of Fame snubs ever.

1988 DODGERS: Pretty much the same as the 1981 group, but with more games and less Dusty, meaning Scioscia fits here as well.

1997 MARLINS: Jim Leyland, the manager, deserves a plaque, albeit more for his time with the Tigers than the Marlins. Gary Sheffield had a career that has been tarnished by steroid allegations, though he seems to be trending upward. The safest pick right now is KEVIN BROWN.

2002 ANGELS: This team has a reputation of being the TRUE Moneyball team of 2002, with no real superstars. FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ, then in his rookie season, is the only real option, but his domestic violence troubles will likely keep him out.

2005 WHITE SOX: This is what I mean by extraneous circumstances; while Frank Thomas is a Hall of Famer member of this team, he was on the IL for the entire postseason and thus technically doesn’t count. The only one with a real shot is MARK BUEHRLE, who has been hovering in BBWAA limbo for the past couple of years, but has the WAR totals that I think make him a worthy induction.

2006/11 CARDINALS: ALBERT PUJOLS, obviously, with YADIER MOLINA and ADAM WAINWRIGHT good candidates for the future. Also, SCOTT ROLEN will soon be added for the 2006 team.

2008 PHILLIES: This is where we run into the biggest problem with most of these teams - longevity post-championship. While this team had dominating pitching, none peaked after this point. As for the offensive infielders, they’re more widely storied, but also suffer from longevity. Had Ryan Howard played a full, healthy career, he would be a shoo-in. Chase Utley’s an interesting case; his WAR totals are worthy for induction, but he’s under the Rule of 2,000 and his 2015 baserunning incident may make him an outsider, but he stands a much better chance if Andruw Jones - a player with a similar record - gets in. Right now, the only real choice is JIMMY ROLLINS, who is not trending great right now and has below-average WAR totals.

2010/12/14 GIANTS: The longevity curse, three times over. Bruce Bochy will get in handily, but again, this is for players. The only real option is BUSTER POSEY, but with him playing only twelve seasons and only hitting 1,500 times, it’s going to be an uphill battle.

2015 ROYALS: Almost the anti-Hall of Fame team; they literally ran as far as they could until it got them a World Series, stats be damned. There is one exception though; SALVADOR PEREZ is trending fairly well with plenty of hardware and stats numbers to go with it. A few more 2021-type seasons, and boom, he’s a Hall of Famer.

2016 CUBS: By far the worst when it comes to longevity, making this easily the hardest to decide. Kris Bryant and Javier Baez have both completely cratered, while Anthony Rizzo and Aroldis Chapman seem to have peaked and are now just average. The only real pick is JON LESTER, but his WAR totals are still below average. On a side note for this team and the previous one, I’d really love for Ben Zobrist to be elected, but the Hall of Fame is allergic to utility players (and defense in general), so sadly it won’t happen.

2017/22 ASTROS: JUSTIN VERLANDER, undoubtedly. JOSE ALTUVE has also mostly salvaged his reputation and should be elected, especially if he gets to 3,000 hits. CARLOS BELTRAN should get in eventually for the 2017 one, as much as people including Astros fans (myself included) may not like it.

2018 RED SOX: While he hasn’t played ten seasons, MOOKIE BETTS’ WAR totals are already so high it doesn’t matter (plus, he has literally one more season). I could also see the path for CRAIG KIMBREL.

2019 NATIONALS: MAX SCHERZER, easily.

2020 DODGERS: CLAYTON KERSHAW, no doubt. Mookie fits under here too. I also think KENLEY JANSEN has a solid case.

2021 BRAVES: FREDDIE FREEMAN will probably do so, especially if he gets to 3,000 hits.

Thoughts?