Barry Larkin will be on the Hall of Fame ballot for the third time in January 2012 and is a good bet to make it in. This past year he had 62.1% of the vote and just needs to bump up to 75%.Larkin played his entire 19-year career with the Reds and was one of the preeminent hitting shortstops of the 1990s.
He was a 12-time All Star, 9 time Silver Slugger winner, and won the 1995 NL MVP.
He was a part of the 1990 World Series champions and hit .338/.397/.465 in 4 post-season series.
Let's take a look at some of the arguments for and against Larkin entering the Hall of Fame.
