Carlos Beltran pushed for a three-year deal from the New York Yankees because he hopes to put together a good enough resume to enter Cooperstown.

"To me, it's important," Beltran said. "In my career, I never thought about the Hall of Fame. And not only that, last year I got a lot of guys coming to me and asking me questions about the Hall of Fame -- the chances I could have with all of that. So I felt that having the third year, it allowed me to play longer, and it allowed me to put up better numbers. In my consideration, it would be more realistic."

You could argue that Beltran already has put together a Hall of Fame career.