Dustin Pedroia was an MVP-winning superstar over his first seven seasons and looked destined for Cooperstown after his age-30 season. It wasn’t that hard to imagine him getting 3,000 hits and 600 doubles, but he just couldn’t stay healthy in his 30s. Still, he finished with over 50 career WAR, more than a handful of Hall-of-Fame second basemen.

The 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. It is headlined by one of baseball's best hitters (Ichiro Suzuki), one of its best starting pitchers (CC Sabathia) and one of its best closers (Billy Wagner),