Fourteen new Corridor of Fame candidates are on the Baseball Writers’ Affiliation of America poll, together with two former Yankees with actual possibilities of getting inducted of their first yr of eligibility.
The poll, which additionally consists of 14 holdovers and was launched on Monday, is headlined by newcomers Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia. Sabathia has the strongest ties of any beginner to the Yankees, as he spent 11 seasons within the Bronx. The lefty gained ALCS MVP and the World Collection in 2009, his first yr in pinstripes.
Sabathia, who spent the primary eight years of his profession in Cleveland earlier than a half-season in Milwaukee, additionally claimed a Cy Younger award in 2007, gained 251 video games, earned six All-Star choices, and is one in every of 19 pitchers within the 3,000 strikeout membership.
Sabathia, who’s in Cleveland’s Corridor of Fame, ended his profession with a 3.74 ERA and three,093 strikeouts over 3,577.1 innings.
“That was the first time I really, really, really thought about it,” Sabathia stated final offseason after a current journey to Cooperstown. “And I was like, ‘Damn, I really want to be in the Hall of Fame.’ I never thought about being in the Hall of Fame when I was playing, but going up there it’s like, ‘Oh, yeah, this is cool.’”
It stays to be seen if Sabathia, well liked by the writers who vote for the BBWAA poll, will get in instantly. Suzuki, however, is a digital lock after a highly-decorated profession in Japan and the US.
Suzuki will certainly put on a Mariners cap on his plaque after 14 seasons with the staff, however he additionally spent three years with the Yankees from 2012-2014. With 3,089 hits within the states and 1,278 extra for the Orix Blue Wave, the speedy outfielder wowed worldwide audiences from ages 18 to 45.
Suzuki, who additionally spent three seasons with the Marlins, is one in every of simply two gamers to win Rookie of the 12 months and MVP in the identical season. There are additionally 10 Gold Gloves, three Silver Sluggers, two batting titles and an All-Star Recreation MVP Award on his résumé.
Different newbies on the poll with ties to the Yankees embrace Curtis Granderson, Russell Martin, Brian McCann and Troy Tulowitzki. Holdover Yankees on the poll embrace Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte and Álex Rodríguez.
Rodríguez completed his profession with 696 homers, three MVP awards and a World Collection ring, however his ties to performance-enhancing medication have stored him and different sluggers of his period out of the Corridor of Fame. Rodríguez acquired simply 34.8% of the vote final yr.
Candidates require 75%.
With that in thoughts, ex-Met Billy Wagner (73.8% final yr) has a great shot at getting on this time. Jones (61.6%) may as nicely.
The total BBWAA Corridor of Fame poll could be seen beneath. So can the Basic Baseball Period Committee poll, which incorporates ex-Yankees Tommy John and Luis Tiant.
BBWAA Poll: Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltrán, Mark Buehrle, Carlos González, Curtis Granderson, Félix Hernández, Torii Hunter, Adam Jones, Andruw Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Dustin Pedroia, Andy Pettitte, Hanley Ramírez, Manny Ramírez, Fernando Rodney, Álex Rodríguez, Francisco Rodríguez, Jimmy Rollins, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Troy Tulowitzki, Chase Utley, Omar Vizquel, Billy Wagner, David Wright, Ben Zobrist
Basic Baseball Period Committee Poll: Dick Allen, Ken Boyer, John Donaldson, Steve Garvey, Vic Harris, Tommy John, Dave Parker, Luis Tiant
