The 2015 Hall of Fame ballot for Major League Baseball was
one of the most impressive ballots you will see in all of sports. When all was
said and done and the ink was dry four members stepped into the Hall including
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smiltz and Craig Biggio. As impressive as
the 2015 ballot was the 2016 ballot is shaping up to be just as exciting Ken
Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman highlight the new 2016 class.
Joining the already stacked class of Barry Bonds, Roger
Clemens, Mike Piazza, Lee Smith, Alan Trammell, Tim Raines, Curt Schilling,
Jeff Bagwell, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa is Griffey Jr., Hoffman, David
Eckstein, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Mike Lowell and Billy Wagner. Hall of Fame
voters have been cut from 600 to 450 after the Hall’s board enacted a rule that
eliminated writers who had not been active in the game for more than 10 years.
Griffey is a 13-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove Award
winner who also hit 630 home runs and won the AL MVP unanimously in 1997.
Hoffman was the career leader in saves before Mariano Rivera passed him at 601
saves. Hoffman is also a seven-time All Star for the San Diego Padres.
Just as a reminder a player must receive 75% of the vote to
achieve Hall of Fame status. Final tallies will be revealed on January, 6 2016.
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