We'll just use Bonds as our example here, for purposes of brevity, as the two were neck and neck throughout their 10 years on the ballot.īonds got just 36.2 percent of the vote in his first year and it dipped to 34.7 in Year 2 before 36.8 the third time around. And yet, that feeling didn't turn out to be true with Clemens and Bonds, at least in terms of Hall of Fame voting percentages. Anyone with whom you discuss the matter has their heels dug in, right? These players elicit strong feelings. It feels like with A-Rod, Clemens and Bonds, everyone has already made up their minds, which means the voting percentages shouldn't change much, right? Think about it.

This puts him in the same territory as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, who both fell off the ballot last year. On the flip-side, his involvement with PEDs crushes his candidacy with an awful lot of people. I think there's an argument to be made that he's the single most talented player ever. The short version: A-Rod's on-field resume is that of one of the greatest players to ever play baseball. Last year, I looked at how A-Rod's candidacy is so polarizing and complicated. He's not leaping 40-plus percent to get to the 75 percent needed for induction. He got 34.3 percent of the vote last time in his first try. Those who deeply care about him not making it to Cooperstown can rest easy for this year. This is the second voting cycle with Alex Rodriguez on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot.

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