Author: Michael

The Major League Baseball Hall of Fame induction class for 2023 was announced Tuesday.
Former third baseman Scott Rolen was the only player voted in by sportswriters, with several other notable names left out.
Rolen played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds during his 16-year MLB career.
He was commonly known as the best defensive third baseman of his era, while generally being a well above average hitter. According to Fangraphs, the metrics back up the eye test.
Rolen saved 180 runs more than the average third baseman in his Hall of Fame career.

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For the second consecutive year, the BBWAA elected just one player to the Hall of Fame.
A year after electing just one player—David Ortiz—in the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame class, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America has chosen just one player yet again.
Third baseman Scott Rolen received the call Tuesday that he’s heading to Cooperstown, surpassing the 75% threshold among the writers’ ballots. Rolen received 76.3% support five years after receiving just 10.

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New inductee Scott Rolen is one of four players who received Verducci’s vote.
Don’t let this election fool you. The flow of players into the Hall of Fame is accelerating.
Here are the number of players annually elected by the baseball writers to the Hall of Fame in my first six years voting 30 years ago: 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1. Voting was so tough that 324-game winner Don Sutton waited five years to get in.
Here are the number of players elected in the same manner in the past six years: 4, 4, 2, 0, 1, 1.
Five electees in six years gave way to 12 in six years.

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