Back in 2018, Scott Rolen and his son, Finn, listened to the Hall of Fame results roll in on the radio.
Their goal was at least 5 percent. That would keep Rolen on the ballot moving forward. It would give his Cooperstown case a chance to grow to that coveted 75 percent.
Rolen got 10.2 percent that first time. He had a chance. Back then, it was if. Now? When.
Similar to how one of the game's greats at third base played during a 17-year career that started with the 1997 NL rookie of the year award and went on to include eight Gold Gloves, seven All-Star appearances, two World Series appearances and one ring, Rolen’s candidacy has kept its head down and charged hard.