Hall of Fame mailbag: Stark on closers’ cases plus King Félix, Pedroia, Edmonds and Rose
Did Billy Wagner's election just kick open the door for Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel (and possibly Aroldis Chapman, too)?
Hall of Fame mailbag: Ichiro’s missing vote, Beltrán’s splits, and a Yes/No ballot system?
The aftermath of last week's Hall election sure did leave a lot of questions hanging in the frigid Cooperstown sky. Let's ...
Billy Wagner Improved Another Ex-Braves Closer's Hall of Fame Candidacy: Analyst
The Athletic's Jayson Stark took a deep dive into the Hall of Fame chances for a couple modern day closers with Billy Wagner receiving enshrinement this year.
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MLB insider compares Bobby Witt Jr.’s "mileage" to $1.28 trillion vehicle brand owned by Elon Musk
Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. has emerged as one of the best shortstop in the MLB over the last two seasons and was ...
Happy Top 100 MLB Prospects Day, plus a Bregman-Astros reunion after all?
This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Rise and shine, it’s Keith ...
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THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The absurdities of Baseball Hall of Fame voting
If Jones was one of the best players of his generation, he would have had serious support right from the start. Instead, he was basically ignored. How did he become worthy of Cooperstown in that short ...
MLB notes: Ichiro not a unanimous choice? A deep dive into Hall of Fame’s biggest flubs
Ichiro Suzuki falling one vote short of unanimous election raised eyebrows, but it’s far from the biggest flub in Hall of ...
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MLB notes: Ichiro not a unanimous choice? A deep dive into Hall of Fame’s biggest flubs
That wasn’t always the case. In his recent column analyzing this year’s Hall of Fame vote, Jayson Stark of The Athletic dropped a nugget I’d never heard and couldn’t believe. Joe DiMaggio ...