At least two members of the 2008 World Series Champion Philadelphia Phillies will become eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time next year.
Jayson Werth — who played for the Phillies between 2007 and 2011 — will be eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot in 2023. While Werth racked up 1,465 hits and 36.1 fWAR during his 15-year career, he doesn’t have much of a Hall of Fame case, and figures to fall off the ballot after one year.
Still, Werth’s place in recent MLB history shouldn’t be discounted.
The Phillies made the playoffs in all four of Werth’s seasons with the team, and his 11 postseason home runs are the most in franchise history.