By almost any standard, traditional or sabermetric, Edgar Martinez has numbers that make him a genuine Hall of Famer and could finally get needed votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
To portray Edgar Martinez’s Hall of Fame chances in baseball terms, he’s down a run in the bottom of the 11th inning with two runners on base, his team on the brink of elimination, and facing a recent Cy Young-winning pitcher.
In other words, he’s in surprisingly good shape. Just ask the ’95 Yankees.
This year’s Hall of Fame ballots, which went out last week, are due by Dec.