Should Francisco Rodriguez be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

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Francisco Rodriguez had a good enough career to get inducted. I think him winning reliever of the year award twice, along with having a great rookie year being a major part of the 2002 Playoffs going 5-1 shows that maybe he should be looked at. Not only that he has the single season saves record.

If we compare his stats versus the recently inducted Billy Wagner he holds up well comparatively, the only problem is his era. His era took a tank after leaving the Angels. He still had good years outside of playing here so I do think he should be looked at. His career Era+ is 148 plus Billy Wagners 187. That is a major difference. I do think his heroic performance in 2002 after only playing a couple games as a rookie should be enough to put him over the top, especially along with having the single season record.

What do y’all think?

Should Francisco Rodriguez be inducted into the Hall of Fame?
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