ANAHEIM -- Former Angels standouts Jim Edmonds, Garret Anderson, Troy Glaus and David Eckstein all dropped off the ballot in their first year of Hall of Fame eligibility, a result of appearing on less than five percent of the ballots in voting by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
Results were announced Wednesday, with Ken Griffey Jr. (a record 99.3 percent of votes) and Mike Piazza (83 percent) the only ones making up the 2016 class. Edmonds was named on 11 of the 440 ballots cast, which amounts to only 2.5 percent. Eckstein received two votes, Anderson got one and Glaus was shut out.