The first week of December occupies a special place on the baseball calendar. With the offseason fully underway, the hot stove begins to warm up. At the same time, debates rage across the internet regarding Hall of Fame votes. Eligible members of the BBWAA have until New Year’s Eve to submit their ballots, with the induction announcement taking place on January 24th, 2018.
In what has become a Pinstripe Alley tradition, I surveyed our staff to see for whom they would vote in a fictional round of balloting. Abiding by BBWAA rules, each staff member was allotted ten votes -- and they used them all.