2026 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released...

[posty 2,876]

The fifteen returning from the last ballot:

Carlos Beltrán -- 4th -- 70.3%
Andruw Jones -- 9th -- 66.2%
Chase Utley -- 3rd -- 39.8%
Félix Hernández -- 2nd -- 20.6%
Andy Pettitte -- 8th -- 27.9%
Alex Rodriguez -- 5th -- 37.1%
Manny Ramirez -- 10th -- 34.3%
Bobby Abreu -- 7th -- 19.5%
Jimmy Rollins -- 5th -- 18%
Omar Vizquel -- 9th -- 17.8%
Dustin Pedroia -- 2nd -- 11.9%
Mark Buehrle -- 6th -- 11.4%
Francisco Rodríguez -- 4th -- 10.2%
David Wright -- 3rd -- 8.1%
Torii Hunter -- 6th -- 5.1%

Twelve newcomers to the ballot:

Cole Hamels

Ryan Braun

Shin-Soo Choo

Alex Gordon

Matt Kemp

Nick Markakis

Hunter Pence

Edwin Encarnación

Howie Kendrick

Daniel Murphy

Gio Gonzalez

Rick Porcello

[thegeneral 3,857]

15 minutes ago, posty said:

The fifteen returning from the last ballot:

Carlos Beltrán -- 4th -- 70.3%
Andruw Jones -- 9th -- 66.2%
Chase Utley -- 3rd -- 39.8%
Félix Hernández -- 2nd -- 20.6%
Andy Pettitte -- 8th -- 27.9%
Alex Rodriguez -- 5th -- 37.1%
Manny Ramirez -- 10th -- 34.3%
Bobby Abreu -- 7th -- 19.5%
Jimmy Rollins -- 5th -- 18%
Omar Vizquel -- 9th -- 17.8%
Dustin Pedroia -- 2nd -- 11.9%
Mark Buehrle -- 6th -- 11.4%
Francisco Rodríguez -- 4th -- 10.2%
David Wright -- 3rd -- 8.1%
Torii Hunter -- 6th -- 5.1%

Twelve newcomers to the ballot:

Cole Hamels

Ryan Braun

Shin-Soo Choo

Alex Gordon

Matt Kemp

Nick Markakis

Hunter Pence

Edwin Encarnación

Howie Kendrick

Daniel Murphy

Gio Gonzalez

Rick Porcello

Pretty lean classes here.  None of the new guys should sniff the hall. Maybe Cole Hamels. Removing the steroid guys (I’d put them in but that’s a whole other thing) I’d say Andruw Jones and Felix should be in.

Without looking at numbers and doing any actual research I’d have thought Omar V  was higher.

On a side note have met Hunter Pence a few times through work. Awesome dude! 

[WhiteWonder 3,050]

talk about a ton of blah.  Beltran and Jones should make it over any of the new names aside from maybe Hamels when you include his postseason success. 

Gio Gonzalez? 

[HellToupee 2,413]

This is the hall of pretty good class

[thegeneral 3,857]

38 minutes ago, HellToupee said:

This is the hall of pretty good class

That’s being generous. Not even Rick Porcello’s Mom <insert everyone banged her joke here> is thinking he gets a vote!

[posty 2,876]

Results revealed tonight...

[edjr 7,152]

NO ONE CARES ANYMORE - It hath been ruined by the idiots who vote

[posty 2,876]

Joining Jeff Kent…

Carlos Beltran
Andruw Jones

[zsasz 394]

Jones might be the greatest Defensive CF of all time with 400+ HRS.  He should be in.

Beltran didn't have the defensive metrics Jones had....but was better offensively. He should be in.

I would have said King Felix before looking at his numbers, but while he was good, he wasn't even close to being Jacob DeGrom good (a guy IMO who is going to push the boundaries of the vote due to his spotty health and complete lack of longevity and counting numbers but who has dominated when healthy).

The one who probably should be looked at more closely is Chase Utley.  There are only 21 2B in the Hall of Fame. His Prime 7 is right there with any modern HOF 2B not named Joe Morgan.  He probably could have used another couple of years to bump up some counting stats though.   

[cyclone24 1,988]

3 minutes ago, zsasz said:

Jones might be the greatest Defensive CF of all time with 400+ HRS.  He should be in.

Beltran didn't have the defensive metrics Jones had....but was better offensively. He should be in.

I would have said King Felix before looking at his numbers, but while he was good, he wasn't even close to being Jacob DeGrom good (a guy IMO who is going to push the boundaries of the vote due to his spotty health and complete lack of longevity and counting numbers but who has dominated when healthy).

The one who probably should be looked at more closely is Chase Utley.  There are only 21 2B in the Hall of Fame. His Prime 7 is right there with any modern HOF 2B not named Joe Morgan.  He probably could have used another couple of years to bump up some counting stats though.   

This. All of this.

[Gepetto 1,512]

Carlos Beltrán: 358 votes, 84.2% (4th year on the ballot)
Andruw Jones: 333 votes 78.4% (9th)
Chase Utley: 251 votes, 59.1% (3rd)
Andy Pettitte: 206 votes, 48.5% (8th)
Félix Hernández: 196 votes, 46.1% (2nd)
Alex Rodriguez: 170 votes, 40% (5th)
Manny Ramírez: 165 votes, 38.8% (10th/final)
Bobby Abreu: 131 votes 30.8% (7th)
Jimmy Rollins: 108 votes, 25.4% (5th)
Cole Hamels: 101 votes, 23.8% (1st)
Dustin Pedroia: 88 votes, 20.7% (2nd)
Mark Buehrle: 85 votes, 20% (6th)
Omar Vizquel: 78 votes, 18.4% (9th)
David Wright: 63 votes, 14.8% (3rd)
Francisco Rodríguez: 50 votes, 11.8% (4th)
Torii Hunter: 37 votes, 8.7% (6th)

[Hardcore troubadour 16,282]

Vizquel disrespected once again. 

[cmh6476 1,203]

Glad to see Beltran get in.   Does that mean Gordo didn't get any votes?

He's a Royals HOFer.  Cooperstown? Yeah, not so much. 

[seafoam1 3,622]

So it's now the Hall of Some Really Good Players. 

Whatever they want. It's not on my to do list. 

[Gepetto 1,512]

10 minutes ago, cmh6476 said:

Glad to see Beltran get in.   Does that mean Gordo didn't get any votes?

He's a Royals HOFer.  Cooperstown? Yeah, not so much. 

(Players receiving less than 5% will drop off future ballots)

Ryan Braun: 15 votes, 3.5% (1st)
Edwin Encarnación: 6 votes, 1.4% (1st)
Shin-Soo Choo: 3 votes, 0.7% (1st)
Matt Kemp: 2 votes, 0.5% (1st)
Hunter Pence: 2 votes, 0.5% (1st)
Rick Porcello: 2 votes, 0.5% (1st)
Alex Gordon: 1 vote, 0.2% (1st)
Nick Markakis: 1 vote, 0.2% (1st)
Gio Gonzalez: 0 votes, 0% (1st)
Howie Kendrick: 0 votes, 0% (1st)
Daniel Murphy: 0 votes, 0% (1st)

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting-results

 

 

[edjr 7,152]

1 hour ago, Gepetto said:

(Players receiving less than 5% will drop off future ballots)

Ryan Braun: 15 votes, 3.5% (1st)
Edwin Encarnación: 6 votes, 1.4% (1st)
Shin-Soo Choo: 3 votes, 0.7% (1st)
Matt Kemp: 2 votes, 0.5% (1st)
Hunter Pence: 2 votes, 0.5% (1st)
Rick Porcello: 2 votes, 0.5% (1st)
Alex Gordon: 1 vote, 0.2% (1st)
Nick Markakis: 1 vote, 0.2% (1st)
Gio Gonzalez: 0 votes, 0% (1st)
Howie Kendrick: 0 votes, 0% (1st)
Daniel Murphy: 0 votes, 0% (1st)

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-baseball-hall-of-fame-voting-results

 

 

every person who voted for these players should lose their vote 

[cmh6476 1,203]

I'm not digging up their numbers, but are a-rod and manny's numbers not up to the halls standards, or are other factors holding them back?

[Gepetto 1,512]

Just now, cmh6476 said:

I'm not digging up their numbers, but are a-rod and manny's numbers not up to the halls standards, or are other factors holding them back?

Seriously? Both are elite statistically including several awards and post season success. They are slam dunk HOF. HOF voters suck ass and the HOF is meaningless in my opinion. I know who the HOF worthy players are in my mind and those are the true HOFers. They are kept out because of steroid use.

[cmh6476 1,203]

7 minutes ago, Gepetto said:

Seriously? Both are elite statistically including several awards and post season success. They are slam dunk HOF. HOF voters suck ass and the HOF is meaningless in my opinion. I know who the HOF worthy players are in my mind and those are the true HOFers. They are kept out because of steroid use.

Well i thought so too, but I wasn't sure.