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Yankees on the 2024 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot - Thirtysomething

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Here we are, the thrilling conclusion of our 2024 Hall of Fame coverage at Jimmy Sez. In our last installment we covered some of the more controversial characters on this year's BBWAA ballot, and this crop of players will be no different. Steroids? Sign-stealing scandals? Obesity? It's all here. The players below all joined the Yankees at a ripe old age, which allowed me to use another 80's TV show in the title. No one from this group will get elected this year, but the two most controversial candidates will continue to have their cases pondered, whether via the BBWAA or a Veterans Commitee in the future. For each player, their JAWS (Jaffe Average WAR Score, developed by Jay Jaffe) value is given along with the average Hall of Famer's JAWS at the player's position. JAWS is a Hall of Fame rating system based on WAR that incorporates both career and peak value. If you're interested in learning more about this, click here . Bartolo Colon - Starting Pitcher, JAWS: