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Roundtable: Ben Zobrist receives zero Hall of Fame votes

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Ben Zobrist — a generational talent that changed the way the game is played in the modern era, and a World Series MVP in 2016 with the Chicago Cubs — did not receive a single vote for the Hall of Fame. Personally, I feel this just further cements that the Hall of Fame voting process is a sham and an embarrassment.

Ian Malinowski

I very honestly think Zobrist is more a Hall of Famer than the whole bottom half of the ballot. It’s a hipster pick but a legit one. Yes, with 42.7 fWAR, his aggregate career numbers are below most inductees, largely because he didn’t complete his first full major league season until he was 28.