Baseball Hall of Fame ballot: Ryan Braun, Edwin Encarnación, Alex Gordon and the other one-and-done candidates

As we've mentioned several times this winter while discussing the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame class, it's a relatively weak ballot. Such a label often revolves around the first-timers. The way things are shaping up, the newbies here have one player -- Cole Hamels, whom we've already profiled -- who will clear the 5% threshold and remain on the ballot past this year. Everyone else is a one-and-done. Still, it's an honor for any player just to get on the Hall of Fame ballot, so let's discuss them, in order of career WAR. Ryan Braun (47.2 WAR) The 2007 National League Rookie of the Year won the NL MVP in 2011. He looked like a possible Hall of Famer through 2012, his age-28 season, before...