3 former Cincinnati Reds players who deserve more love from the Hall of Fame

3. Vada Pinson, Reds outfielder

Perhaps more than any other player on this list, Vada Pinson deserves inclusion into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The fact that Pinson has been left out for so long is a disgrace. Pinson has a higher bWAR than both Dave Concepción and Dave Parker.

Pinson has a Gold Glove and four All-Star appearances to his credit, but Tennessee native was so much better than any accolades will show. Pinson was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1977, but has yet to join the elite in Cooperstown.

Pinson was a terrific centerfielder and was part of an outfield that featured Hall of Famer Frank Robinson. Pinson led the league in doubles twice, triples twice, and had 200-plus hits in four seasons. Pinson recorded 20 or homers in seven of his 18 years in the big leagues.

It'll be up to the Golden Days Committee to put Vada Pinson into the Baseball Hall of Fame and they failed to do that this past year. Pinson was on the Hall of Fame ballot for 15 years and never received above 15.7%. That is outrageous.

While Pete Rose is obviously the biggest omission from the Baseball Hall of Fame, these three Cincinnati Reds players are all deserving to immortalized in Cooperstown as well. Hopefully, sometime in the near future, the Era Committees will right the wrong of the Baseball Writers.