It’s about that time. Official Baseball Hall of Fame votes have begun to trickle in, and some interesting storylines surrounding this year’s ballot are slowly beginning to emerge. Here’s the complete list of this year’s candidates: Bobby Abreu José Bautista Carlos Beltrán Adrián Beltré Mark Buehrle Bartolo Colon Adrian González Todd Helton Matt Holliday Torii Hunter Andruw Jones Victor Martinez …
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are among 12 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday. When Scott Rolen was elected this year, Helton got 72.2% of the vote and Wagner 68.1%, Other holdovers include steroids-tainted Alex Rodríguez and Manny Ramírez along with Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield, …
Scott Rolen is headed to the Hall of Fame. Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, José Bautista and Matt Holliday are also expected to make their debuts on the ballot next year. “Helton’s going to be pulling something like three-quarters of the vote, and Beltré might be the first guy to threaten a hundred percent since Jeter and Mariano, and …
