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Nuts and Bolts
With 2 entries in a year where zero are generated, this kicks in the mechanism which compensates for the added entries and, imo, emulates the psychology of the voters.
Since their were two added batting entries, the next two batting entries generated will not be filled. Players that are not of First Ballot standing will have to wait a while to gain entry because of the two extra batters inducted this year. This does not affect the number of pitchers that will be entered in coming years (but the batters numbers do impact the entry standards for the pitchers, as well, just as the pitchers' numbers affect the hitters).
Right now there is one fewer entry in this HOF than at the corresponding point in time IRL. However, there have been slightly fewer players play at the ML level in this league than at the same corresponding HOF point in time IRL. So, the numbers are certainly at an expected point in terms of entries. The number of hitters to pitchers is slightly higher than expected, but we are not yet 1/4 way to our expected HOF population.
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