It’s mid-to-late November, which means it is time for that annual tradition — analyzing the latest Hall of Fame ballot (no offense to Thanksgiving). So here we go.
The Newcomers:
This year’s slam dunk is Ichiro Suzuki. He should be unanimous; after all, he was able to amass 3,089 hits despite not starting his MLB career until he was 27 years old. He had 200 or more hits in each of his first ten seasons, including a record 262 in 2004. Why are even debating this?!
CC Sabathia is the other big name on the ballot.