Is Gary Sheffield a HOFer? Is Crime Dog?

Long-time OF/DH slugger Gary Sheffield has officially announced his retirement.

Re the Hall of Fame, first issue/question is of course roiding. Mentioned in both the BALCO investigation and the Mitchell Report, sans a confession by him, voters will likely hold that against him.

Rob Neyer says Sheff has HOF numbers. But Neyer is a huge "Big Hall" guy and turns a blind eye to effects of roiding.

If we knock him back to 450 HRs, and 1,500 RBIs and runs scored, cut his OBP to .385, his slugging to .495 and his OPS to .880, we'd call him ... borderline? Well, no, if he played a decade earlier, we'd call him Fred McGriff, because that's almost exactly his career numbers. Also, don't forget Sheff's HUGE negatives in fielding.

So, my call? Sheff not only will hit a backlog of even better plays in 2014, but, even if you don't think he needs a steroid-using "confession," he needs to take a back seat to McGriff.