
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.
