Episode 14: Todd Helton with Patrick Saunders

On today’s podcast, Jim is joined by Patrick Saunders, Colorado Rockies beat reporter for The Denver Post, to breakdown the resume of former Rockies first baseman Todd Helton. Jim and Patrick first talk about what Helton means to the Rockies organization (3:20). Then, they discuss the dominance of Helton's 2000 season, similarities between Helton and Jeff Bagwell, how Helton is an advanced metrics star, the elite company he keeps with his batting numbers, and of course, how Coors Field impacts Helton's case for the Hall of Fame (8:48).  Finally, they compare Helton to a number of other great first basemen who never made it into Cooperstown (54:33), before making a final call on whether or not Helton deserves to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1:02:34).