In exactly one month — on Jan. 21 — the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 will be announced. More than 50 MLB.com experts were polled and, in their estimation, Cooperstown will get two new inductees next summer. A third player will come close.
In the final Pipeline Inbox of the year, readers wanted to know about some prospects recently traded, including Kyle Teel (to the White Sox) and Cam Smith (Astros), plus which unheralded prospects could climb in the Top 100.
A’s pitching prospect Mitch Myers is making his way up the system, reaching Triple-A last season. But he’s got a long way to go to match his mastery of the Super Monkey Ball video game, where he rose to the No. 2-ranked player IN THE WORLD.
Mariners pitching legend Félix Hernández is on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Let’s review his chances for induction and baseball immortality.