There are plenty of Major League Baseball players who were born to hit, and when the designated hitter was adopted by the American League in 1973, it made and saved plenty of careers.
Billy Butler and Ned Yost are up for the Royals Hall of Fame. The Royals announced six candidates for the franchise Hall of Fame with fans open to participate in an online vote.
As the Major League Baseball lockout continues throughout the 2021-22 offseason, Minor League Baseball discourse is in full swing. For the Kansas City Royals, a team with one of the top farm systems in all of baseball, there's plenty to talk about.
Who would make it into the Hall of Fame if you were in charge? Let’s talk about the Hall of Fame, shall we? Everyone does ballots, though. Ballots are, by their very nature, a construct.