David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez will be on the ballot for the 2022 class at the Cooperatives Hall of Fame, a list that includes other great figures.
Both players will appear on the ballot next November.
The official Hall of Fame website publishes the list of former players who will appear on the ballot and for whom the United States Baseball Writers Association (BBWAA) will vote.
Ortiz has plenty of numbers to be chosen in the Immortality Room, although his position as designated batsman weighs on him. A life-saving gap to consider, to their benefit, is that Frank Thomas, who was about 50 percent of his designated batsman career, was exalted in the Cooperstown Hall.
Rodriguez has surprising numbers, desirable for any player, but he has the asterisk of having tested positive for the use of controlled substances, which makes his choice a bit dubious.
Ortiz is a 10-time participant in the All-Star Game. He played for 20 seasons for the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox. He is a winner of seven Silver Bat awards as a designated hitter. He was never the Most Valuable Player, but was in the top four, on four occasions.
He led the American League in races pushed three times (2005-06 and 2016).
He finished his career with 1,768 tows, in 22nd place of all time. He sent out 541 homers, 17 on the historic roster.
He was the Most Valuable Player in the 2004 Championship Series and the 2013 World Series, one of three world series that helped the Red Sox win.
The task of A-Rod
Rodriguez was three times Most Valuable Player of the American League (2003, 2005, 2007) and 14 times visited the Game of Stars within his 22 seasons that distributed in three equipment: Sailors of Seattle, Vigilantes of Texas and Yankees of New York.
He won the Silver Bat on 10 occasions in his shortstop and third base positions.
He led the American League in runs scored five times (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007), home runs five times (2001-03, 2005, 2007), slugging percentage four times (2003, 2005, 2007-08) and races driven twice (2002, 2007).
Totaling 696 homers, fourth-time and 2,086 run-ups, third for life.
He is a member of the Yankees team that won the World Series in 2009.
The list is complete with Carl Crawford, Prince Fielder, Ryan Howard, Tim Lincecum, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, Jake Peavy, AJ Pierzinsky, Jimmy Rollins and Mark Teixeira.
adverse factor
Rodriguez faces an element that could affect him, after his positive case for the use of banned substances, which he initially denied, until he declared the use of steroids.
For this reason he was suspended in the 2014 campaign and according to publications it cost him about $ 40 million
On top of that, several sleepless nights, as he confessed three years later, according to USA Today.
“I remember sitting there at night, maybe at 4 or 5 in the morning, I probably did this a hundred nights, and I looked up in tears and said,‘ How the hell did I get into this position? I’m the only idiot who he has aces and finds a way to lose his hand. “
“There are so many frustrating things when you look back,” Rodriguez said. “Number one, you have a contract guaranteed for hundreds of millions of dollars. You can literally sit on the couch and gain weight. Oh? How stupid can you be? … That thing cost me over $ 40 million. And it cost me my reputation, and it may have cost me the Hall of Fame and many other things. “
Time of election
According to the page of the Hall of Fame, in the rules of election, in its article 7 it talks about the moment of the choice of the candidates.
In this chapter, duly authorized BBWAA representatives will prepare, date, and mail ballots to each voter during the latter part of November. The voter will sign and return the full ballot no later than December 31st. Voting will be tabled by duly authorized representatives of the BBWAA.
The two players retired in 2016, so when the next Major League season ends they will complete five seasons without playing.