Despite putting together an extraordinary career characterized by elite offensive production and eight Gold Glove Awards as one of the greatest center fielders of his generation, former St. Louis Cardinals star Jim Edmonds fell off the National League Baseball Hall of Fame ballot after receiving support from less than five percent of the voting writers in his first year of eligibility. Analysts attribute this surprising snub to a combination of falling short of traditional milestone numbers like 3,000 hits due to injuries, underappreciated advanced metrics during his playing era, and a crowded ballot of historic contemporaries.