Al Kaline, a previous veterans-committee voter, won’t be on the panel that determines Alan Trammell’s fate Hall-of-Fame later this week.
But several of Trammell’s 1980s contemporaries are on the 16-member, Modern Era committee, which could give the former Tigers shortstop a boost. Among his peers on the panel are George Brett, Rod Carew, Dennis Eckersley, Don Sutton, Dave Winfield and Robin Yount.
Other members of the committee include former manager Bobby Cox, former executive John Schuerholz, current executives Sandy Alderson, Paul Beeston, Bob Castellini and Bill DeWitt; and media members Bob Elliott, Steve Hirdt and Jayson Stark.