Leading up to the Baseball Hall of Fame class announcement on Jan. 21, we’ll be examining the cases of notable candidates every Thursday. We’ve already covered Félix Hernández, CC Sabathia, Andruw Jones and Francisco Rodríguez. Up next is a trio of second basemen: Chase Utley, who’s in his second year of eligibility, and Dustin Pedroia and Ian Kinsler, who are debuting on the ballot.
In less than three weeks, members of the BBWAA will decide whether or not to do something they’ve done just five times in the past 60 years: elect a second baseman into the Hall of Fame.
