While his Cooperstown credentials are shaky at best, the St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, Paul Goldschmidt has apparently qualified for the ever-expanding and sometimes dubious Future Hall of Famers (FHOFers) club, a group that, depending on whom you listen to, includes the Cubs’ Jon Lester and Anthony Rizzo, the Brewers’ Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich, and the Padres’ Ian Kinsler.
There’s a growing tendency for bloggers, broadcasters and scribes to slap the FHOFer tag on players who are far from certain to make the Hall of Fame.