On September 12, Freddie Freeman celebrated his 31st birthday. He still looks like a big kid to me, but he’s been in the big leagues a full decade, and as magnificent a player as he is, he’s likely closer to his retirement than to his rookie year. (He finished second in the 2011 RoY vote to Craig Kimbrel, just for comparison.)
So, whenever he hangs up his spikes, is he likely to be a Hall of Famer?
Short answer: he’s almost halfway there.
First, let’s start with the facts: there are 24 first basemen in the Hall of Fame.