Cincinnati Reds: Five current players most likely to make the Hall of Fame

The Cincinnati Reds are a proud franchise with many Hall of Fame players, but which current player is most likely to get the call to Cooperstown?

The pinnacle of Major League Baseball is the Hall of Fame. In the 150-history of the Reds, 31 players who have donned a Cincinnati uniform have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It is, perhaps, the greatest honor bestowed upon any player in the game of baseball. Given the Cincinnati Reds current roster, who’s most likely to get the call to Cooperstown?

While not all 31 Hall of Famers spent a considerable amount of time in the Queen City, some of the best who ever did it played for our beloved Redlegs. Tony Perez, Barry Larkin, Ernie Lombardi and Johnny Bench just to name a few. All-time greats such as Tom Seaver (1977-1982), Mordecai Brown (1913) and Frank Robinson (1956-1965) also played for the Reds.

But, who among those players currently on the Cincinnati Reds roster are most likely to receive a phone call from Baseball Writers of America? It’s a tough road to be sure, as the Reds most recent honoree, Larkin, did not make it in during his first year of eligibility. It took three years for Larkin to be enshrined among the greatest to ever play the game.

Larkin’s résumé is dripping with accolades. A three-time Gold Glove Award winner, 12-time All-Star and former MVP, Larkin was the last player who suited up for the Reds to be selected to the Hall of Fame. Which of the current crop of Reds is most likely to get that call? For the purpose of these projections, we’re looking only at players on the 40-man roster.