Different type of player and Ortiz won 2 WS which should help a lot but
when speaking of DH and stats alone, if he gets the nod then serious considerations should be made for Edgar Martinez.

Being a Yankees fan and watching Ortiz battle it out with us over the
years, I think he should be in the Hall of Fame because of the intangible
qualities he adds to his borderline HOF stats. I also think Mussina should
be in because he put borderline HOF #s pitching exclusively in the AL East.
I felt the same way for Pettitte before the PED incident because of his WS
numbers.

Not to steer this thread off course but my point being, Ortiz brings not
only solid numbers but other intangibles that only someone who watched
him a lot can appreciate. However, like Mussina and Pettitte, I feel Ortiz's
numbers alone aren't enough to be considered a shoo-in for the HOF.