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I would say no only because their are minimum requirements and they haven't been met.
In the real life Hall of Fame this kind of things comes up and the result has been that there was a gradual lessening of standards in regards to the election of players.
Bill James did a great job on discussing this in his chapter on Phil Rizzuto in his book on the Hall. He also points out that there are several players who probably got in for other reasons that would not have made it under the original intent.
Frankie Frisch was well known for lobbying for his Cardinal teammates when he was on the committee to review players out of voting years. He was successful in getting some in so he accomplished his personal mission.
My point is that the Hall should be the biggest deal for individual player recognition and I think that the minimum standards have to be met unless there are extraordinary circumstances.
But that is the great thing about OOTP; we can be do what we want and make those things happen.
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