"The 2027 Hall of Fame ballots will be mailed out in 10 months, and the assumption at this point is that Buster Posey will be the likeliest candidate to sail into Cooperstown, and good on him for that. The problem for him is that he will be announced as such a month and a half after the owners vote-or are expected to vote, as they are already desperately signaling that they plan to vote-for a lockout over a salary cap."
"Posey is quite possibly the most popular Giant of the post-Willie Mays era, and his hiring as the Giants' new president of baseball operations in October of 2024 was hailed as a public relations triumph by even the most jaded of fans. Posey built up a great deal of goodwill over the playing career that will earn him that Cooperstown invite,"
Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones have been elected to the Hall of Fame and are being celebrated. The 2027 Hall of Fame ballots will be mailed in 10 months and Buster Posey is the likeliest candidate to be elected. Owners are signaling they intend to vote for a lockout tied to a salary cap, intensifying the long-running labor versus management rivalry. That dispute will likely overshadow Posey's induction announcement and provoke widespread fan anger toward whichever party is blamed. Posey was hired as the Giants' president of baseball operations in October 2024 and entered that role with substantial goodwill that could be tested by poor managerial results.
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