Tino Martinez in Monument Park, good for business?

Tino Martinez was recently given a plaque in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium in front of a sellout crowd, making him the 27th New York Yankee to receive this honor. Martinez's induction was met with much controversy, as the Yankees have multiple Hall of Famers (Earle Combs, Tony Lazzeri, and Herb Pennock) who have yet to be honored. As the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown found out in 2013, sending in a living player is good for business. The ones who remember the deceased superstars of yesteryear are either too old to attend, or have played their "final inning."

After watching Martinez have his likeness permanently installed in Monument Park, I immediately thought of another Yankee first baseman who won four World Series rings, Moose Skowron. He was a fixture at Old-Timers Day until his passing in 2012. Martinez and Skowron's career stats as a member of the Yankees are below.

Does Martinez's induction warrant consideration for Skowron? Is Martinez truly deserving of the honor, or was this decision motivated by reasons that have to do more with finances and less with baseball?

Tino Martinez stats.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1996	28	NYY	AL	155	671	595	82	174	28	0	25	117	2	1	68	85	.292	.364	.466	.830	108	277	18	2	1	5	4	*3/D
1997 ★	29	NYY	AL	158	685	594	96	176	31	2	44	141	3	1	75	75	.296	.371	.577	.948	143	343	15	3	0	13	14	*3/D	AS,MVP-2,SS
1998	30	NYY	AL	142	608	531	92	149	33	1	28	123	2	1	61	83	.281	.355	.505	.860	124	268	18	6	0	10	3	*3
1999	31	NYY	AL	159	665	589	95	155	27	2	28	105	3	4	69	86	.263	.341	.458	.800	104	270	14	3	0	4	7	*3
2000	32	NYY	AL	155	632	569	69	147	37	4	16	91	4	1	52	74	.258	.328	.422	.749	89	240	16	8	0	3	9	*3
2001	33	NYY	AL	154	635	589	89	165	24	2	34	113	1	2	42	89	.280	.329	.501	.830	114	295	12	2	0	2	2	*3/D	MVP-12
2005	37	NYY	AL	131	348	303	43	73	9	0	17	49	2	0	38	54	.241	.328	.439	.767	104	133	10	3	0	4	3	*3/D
NYY (7 yrs)				1054	4244	3770	566	1039	189	11	192	739	17	10	405	546	.276	.347	.484	.831	113	1826	103	27	1	41	42

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Generated 6/24/2014.
 

Moose Skowron stats.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1954	23	NYY	AL	87	237	215	37	73	12	9	7	41	2	1	19	18	.340	.392	.577	.969	167	124	8	1	0	2		3/54
1955	24	NYY	AL	108	314	288	46	92	17	3	12	61	1	1	21	32	.319	.369	.524	.894	140	151	11	3	0	2	4	3/5
1956	25	NYY	AL	134	523	464	78	143	21	6	23	90	4	4	50	60	.308	.382	.528	.910	142	245	16	6	2	1	3	*3/5
1957 ★	26	NYY	AL	122	501	457	54	139	15	5	17	88	3	2	31	60	.304	.347	.470	.818	123	215	17	3	3	7	6	*3	AS,MVP-22
1958 ★	27	NYY	AL	126	502	465	61	127	22	3	14	73	1	1	28	69	.273	.317	.424	.740	106	197	16	4	1	5	1	*3/5	AS
1959 ★	28	NYY	AL	74	309	282	39	84	13	5	15	59	1	0	20	47	.298	.349	.539	.888	145	152	10	3	2	2	0	3	AS
1960 ★	29	NYY	AL	146	584	538	63	166	34	3	26	91	2	3	38	95	.309	.353	.528	.881	141	284	17	2	0	6	2	*3	AS,MVP-9
1961 ★	30	NYY	AL	150	608	561	77	150	23	4	28	89	0	0	35	108	.267	.318	.472	.790	113	265	21	8	0	3	9	*3	AS
1962	31	NYY	AL	140	524	478	63	129	16	6	23	80	0	1	36	99	.270	.325	.473	.798	114	226	13	5	1	4	4	*3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
NYY (9 yrs)				1087	4102	3748	518	1103	173	44	165	672	14	13	278	588	.294	.346	.496	.842	129	1859	129	35	9	32	29

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Generated 6/24/2014.