MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2023 & Beyond

I've been voting for over a decade now. It has been fun, but with McGriff finally in I am going to retire. If the Hall reaches out and asks me to become a Voting Member I'll pick it back up again though.

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2022

My 2022 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:

Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Todd Helton

Jeff Kent

David Ortiz
Scott Rolen

Curt Schilling

Gary Sheffield
Omar Vizquel
Billy Wagner

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2021

 My 2021 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:

Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Todd Helton
Tim Hudson

Jeff Kent
Scott Rolen

Curt Schilling

Gary Sheffield
Omar Vizquel
Billy Wagner

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2020

My 2020 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Todd Helton
Derek Jeter
Jeff Kent
Scott Rolen
Curt Schilling
Omar Vizquel
Billy Wagner
Larry Walker

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2019

My 2019 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Roy Halladay
Edgar Martinez
Fred McGriff
Mike Mussina
Mariano Rivera
Scott Rolen
Curt Schilling
Larry Walker

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2018

My 2018 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Vladimir Guerrero
Trevor Hoffman
Chipper Jones
Edgar Martinez
Fred McGriff
Mike Mussina
Curt Schilling
Jim Thome

Just missed (next five - alphabetical):
Johnny Damon
Scott Rolen
Omar Vizquel
Billy Wagner
Larry Walker

My guess at players with >=60% of the vote this year (as of 1/12/18):
C Jones 88%
Thome 87%
Hoffman 80%
Guerrero 76%
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E Martinez 65%

Actual Results:
C Jones 97%
Guerrero 93%
Thome 90%
Hoffman 80%
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E Martinez 70%
Mussina 64%

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2017

My 2017 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Jeff Bagwell
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Vladimir Guerrero
Trevor Hoffman
Fred McGriff
Mike Mussina
Tim Raines
Ivan Rodriguez
Curt Schilling

My guess at players with >=60% of the vote this year (12/27/16):
Raines 83%
Bagwell 81%
Hoffman 78%
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Rodriguez 62%
Guerrero 60%

Actual Results:
Bagwell 86%
Raines 86%
Rodriguez 76%
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Hoffman 74%
Guerrero 71%

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2016

I've previously stated my opinion on steroids and the backup of players on the Hall of Fame ballot so I'll spare those details again.

The most significant change for me this year is I have finally come around on Tim Raines and Alan Trammel (and the removal of Jeff Kent / addition of Curt Schilling). Raines has too many intangibles (that don't always show up in a box score) in addition to his numbers not to make it in. For Trammel, I see the comparisons to Barry Larkin and just don't quite understand how Larkin gets in so easily and how Trammel could never get enough traction.

For Kent, the more I think about it I feel that he was just a little to one dimensional for enshrinement. I am on the fence about him though, especially with the offensive numbers he put up as a second basemen.

With Schilling, I really struggled with if I would give my vote to him or Mike Mussina. When you weigh everything out, it is a flip of the coin for me so I gave it to the Red Sox with an impressive postseason resume. But, I could have just as easily voted for Mussina (and maybe should have). Regardless, there are not enough pitchers from the era in the Hall so I feel responsible to start voting for a few when possible.

My 2016 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Jeff Bagwell
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Ken Griffey Jr
Trevor Hoffman
Fred McGriff
Mike Piazza
Tim Raines
Curt Schilling
Alan Trammel

My guess at players with >=60% of the vote this year (1/3/16):
Griffey Jr 96%
Piazza 78%
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Raines 71%
Bagwell 67%
Hoffman 63%

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2015

This year, again, I am using all ten spots. In my opinion, it’s pretty hard not to right now. Based on space, I have only left Bonds/Clemens on from those tied fairly directly to steroids. To me, their awards, stats, etc. are too exceptional to leave off.

The backup of players into the Hall over the last handful of years will unfortunately cause some players to fall off the list who otherwise wouldn't have. As I have said before, I don't believe you can ignore that time period so I am of the belief that we should be voting in the statistically deserving players, regardless...but it's ultimately not going to happen based on the requirements around the number of players that can be on a ballot, etc.

Who’s to blame? Most significantly, MLB for ignoring the steroids until they were forced to and for raking in the money along the way. But, I also blame a decent percentage of the Baseball Writers for continuing to think they are bigger than the game.


My 2015 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Randy Johnson
Jeff Kent
Pedro Martinez
Fred McGriff
Mike Piazza
John Smoltz

Smoltz is the tough one for me this year. I think there is a chance he misses in his first year of eligibility but I am pretty confident he ultimately will be voted into the Hall, next year at the latest.

My guess at players with >=60% of the vote this year (1/4/15):
Johnson 96%
Martinez 89%
Biggio 81%
Smoltz 78%
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Piazza 68%
Bagwell 62%
Bonds 60%

MLB Hall of Fame Voting 2014

The list is getting long so some of last year's guys were cut. This year, I am using all ten spots. In my opinion, It's pretty hard not to right now. Based on space, I have only left Bonds/Clemens on from those tied fairly directly to steroids. To me, their awards, stats, etc. are too exceptional to leave off.

The backup of players into the Hall over the last handful of years will unfortunately cause some players to fall off the Hall of Fame list who otherwise wouldn't have. As I have said before, I don't believe you can ignore that time period so I am of the belief that we should be voting in the statistically deserving players, regardless, but it's ultimately not going to happen based on the requirements around the number of players that can be on a ballot, etc.

However, on the flip side, I am still honoring McGriff because I think he played the right way during his career. It doesn't hurt that he was my favorite player for a decade as well.

My 2014 MLB Hall of Fame vote is as follows:
Jeff Bagwell
Craig Biggio
Barry Bonds
Roger Clemens
Tom Glavine
Jeff Kent
Greg Maddux
Fred McGriff
Mike Piazza
Frank Thomas

It took me a long time to add Glavine and Thomas this year. I'd guess they will both get in this year. If not this year, they will next year I would think.

I do believe there are two levels of Hall of Famers though, the no doubt first timers (like Maddux) and the exceptional players that should ultimately make it but they may need to be a little patient (which I would classify Glavine in for sure and Thomas for the most part as well).

My guess at players with >=60% of the vote this year (1/7/14):
Maddux 93%
Glavine 79%
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Biggio 73%
Thomas 72%
Piazza 70%
Morris 67%
Bagwell 65%