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Schilling, Clemens, and Bonds all get between 60 and 70% of the votes and all have one more year of eligibility left. I think it's unlikely they'll get to 75% if they haven't already.

There may be nobody voted in during the next 3 years as well. The PED scandals are coming home to roost at the HOF.

Next year, A-Rod and David Ortiz come up - both heavily linked to steroids.

In 2023, Carlos Beltran who doesn't have known steroid issues comes up. He's a strong candidate, but will the sign-stealing scandal when he was an Astros coach be held against him. He was allegedly the organizer.

In 2024, Adrian Beltre and Joe Mauer are newly eligible. Beltre has 3000+ hits and no links to scandals. He's probably in.

Mauer will be interesting. He had a great 8 year peak and won an MVP, but he was done as a top-flight player at age 30. His counting stats aren't great, but he does have 2100+ hits (but only 143 HRs and he never drove in more than 100 runs and he was only over 85 RBIs once (96 RBI season)). He's more of a Hall of Very Good guy, but he might get in just because of a long dry spell for voters.

In 2025, we finally get to two first ballot shoe-ins. Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia.

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It going to be very interesting in the coming years how MLB treats the HOF players.  I looked at Schillings's career stats and he was very good 216-146, 20 shutouts and 3110 Ks.  I am kind of on the fence with him he was very good but is he great?  To me the HOF is about greatness not just above average.  There is also stuff out there that some didn't vote for him due to his political leanings.

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