The Hall of Fame is going to have to carry us through the lockout. We’ll get a ton of discourse about the players on the 2022 BBWAA ballot with Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Curt Schilling and Sammy Sosa in their final years of eligibility and Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz in their first. We’ll also see breakdowns about the various veterans-committee elections, the most recent two naming six new Hall of Famers.
What can get lost in the ether of HOF conversations, though, are the current players. Typically, we talk about them during the season, as aging stars reach milestones or announce their farewell tours.