2019 Hall of Fame Voting

[Ben (Rays GM)]

I'm still working on processing trades (I'm up to June!) and we're still waiting on a few people to post rosters, but in the meantime, why not cast a vote for this year's Hall of Fame class?

Last year we (virtually) elected three of the four actual inductees in Chipper Jones (100%), Vladimir Guerrero (96.2%), and Jim Thome (84.6%) while the fourth, Trevor Hoffman, fell significantly short (53.8%). We also elected a fourth player in Roger Clemens (76.9%), while Barry Bonds (73.1%) and Mike Mussina (73.1%) just missed. Edgar Martinez, who is widely expected to be elected on the real ballot this year, received just 50% of our vote last year. Will he make the leap to 75% here this year? What about Manny Ramirez (65.4%), Larry Walker (61.5%), or Curt Schilling (42.3%)? Or newcomers such as Lance Berkman, Roy Halladay, Todd Helton, Roy Oswalt, Andy Pettitte, or Mariano Rivera?

Only one player who received 5% of the vote on the real ballot would have fallen off our virtual ballot last year: Billy Wagner, who received 0 votes. Conversely, Johnny Damon, who fell off the actual ballot, received 7.7% of our vote and would have stayed on. But of course it's Wagner who returns to the ballot this year, not Damon.

Who would we elect this year? Who would fall off our ballot?

[Ben (Rays GM)]

8 votes. Nobody unanimous at this point.

IN:
Mariano Rivera 87.5%
Roy Halladay 87.5%
Barry Bonds 75%
Roger Clemens 75%

OUT:
Edgar Martinez 62.5%
Larry Walker 62.5%
Todd Helton 50%
Curt Shilling 50%
Gary Sheffield 50%
Mike Mussina 37.5%
Omar Vizquel 25%
Billy Wagner 25%
Andruw Jones 12.5%
Fred McGriff 12.5%
Andy Pettitte 12.5%
Manny Ramirez 12.5%

OFF THE BALLOT:
Everyone else 0%

[Ben (Rays GM)]

17 votes:

IN:
Mariano Rivera 100%
Edgar Martinez 88.2%
Roy Halladay 82.4%

OUT:
Barry Bonds 70.6%
Roger Clemens 70.6%
Larry Walker 70.6%
Curt Schilling 64.7%
Mike Mussina 58.8%
Todd Helton 35.3%
Jeff Kent 35.3%
Manny Ramirez 35.3%
Gary Sheffield 35.3%
Fred McGriff 29.4%
Omar Vizquel 23.5%
Andruw Jones 11.8%
Andy Pettitte 11.8%
Billy Wagner 11.8%
Scott Rolen 5.9%
Sammy Sosa 5.9%

OFF THE BALLOT:
Everyone else 0%

[Ben (Rays GM)]

20 votes:

IN:
Mariano Rivera 100%
Roy Halladay 85%
Edgar Martinez 80%

OUT:
Barry Bonds 60%
Roger Clemens 60%
Larry Walker 60%
Mike Mussina 55%
Curt Schilling 55%
Gary Sheffield 40%
Jeff Kent 35%
Todd Helton 30%
Fred McGriff 30%
Manny Ramirez 30%
Omar Vizquel 25%
Andruw Jones 20%
Andy Pettitte 10%
Scott Rolen 10%
Sammy Sosa 10%
Billy Wagner 10%
Miguel Tejada 5%

OFF THE BALLOT:
Everyone else 0%

[Ben (Rays GM)]

Just like the BBWAA, we voted unanimously for Mariano, while Edgar and Doc both exceeded 75%. Mussina, on the other hand, didn't even come close, but was elected to the real HOF.

[Max (Tigers GM)]

Happy for Mike Mussina. As a Yankees fan I still think of him as an Orioles player despite all the years he was in the Bronx.

[Michael]

I’m equally as impressed Clemens and Bonds got 60% here and 59% irl. Pretty spot on