Now players can only appear on the BBWAA ballot for 10 years, instead of 15. This means Bert Blyleven, Jim Rice, and Bruce Sutter should be out.
Further rule changes I'd like to see:
Players appear on BBWAA ballot after 2 years, not 5. Let's get this process going already.
Remove 10 player vote limit to release the backlog of players.
Voters that do not return their ballot lose voting privileges forever.
Voters that send in a blank ballot are put on double secret probation by the BBWAA. They kicked out Dan Le Betard this year after he sold his vote to Deadspin.
Discuss....
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