The first Hall of Fame class of the new decade will be announced very soon. Derek Jeter appears set to become the second unanimous inductee behind fellow Yankee Mariano Rivera (2019). Curt Schilling and Larry Walker appear to be on the cusp if all goes according to plan. It’s also interesting to note that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are making strides in the eyes of voters, so maybe we’ll see them in Cooperstown soon.
A week ago, we published our annual community ballot. 261 Purple Row voters cast their votes and selected two players — Derek Jeter (86.