After leaving Boston, he bounced around a couple of teams as his career died, but those first 15-and-a-half years with Cleveland and Boston were mesmerizing. Among the returning candidates, three received more than 50 percent of the vote in 2022, with 75 percent needed for election: Scott Rolen (63.2 percent), Todd Helton (52 percent) and Billy Wagner (51 percent). While his career nosedived once he left Atlanta, those first 12 seasons are enough for Jones to get elected. Here in part two . When it comes to R-JAWS, his case becomes even more clear. There really is no lock for any of the 28 nominees getting elected this year, which is weird. 4) What happens now that Bonds, Clemens and Schilling are off the ballot? With Ortiz being elected and the aforementioned four no longer on the ballot, the 2023 Hall of Fame ballot projects to be as wide open a ballot as any in recent memory. He was on the BBWAA ballot for the maximum number of 10 years. Below are all of the players included in the 2023 Ballot Any candidate who receives votes on 75 percent of all ballots cast will earn election to the Hall of Fame. So this year should see a sizeable jump for the 256-game winner and five-time World Champion whose name is synonymous with the Yankee legacy from 1996 to 2003. 2023 BBWAA Ballot Back to the main ballot. K-Rod, meanwhile, was a reliever, a position voters are historically unkind toward. It will be interesting to monitor Wagner alongside K-Rod, with two of the most dominant closers of their times vying for election. Todd Helton (52 percent) and Billy Wagner (51 percent) are the only other candidates who received at least 50 percent of the BBWAA vote in 2022. Davis Byrd: If I had to step out on a limb I would say that he doesnt. He also drew over 100 walks in a season on five separate occasions. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Royals Rally to be held at Kauffman Stadium on February 4. Hell see a big boost in 2023. No, not the Hall of Famer with the White Sox. There was something of a logjam in Hall of Fame voting in recent years, but with Bonds, Clemens, Schilling and Sammy Sosa all leaving the ballot, and David Ortiz being elected on his first ballot in 2022, that could clear the way for other players to gain ground in the voting. Jake listed the statistical portion of the argument for K-Rod but I want to explain the logistics of his case a bit more. Beltrn screams Hall of Famer. It's up to Scott Rolen to thwart a shutout Scott Rolen won eight Gold Glove Awards in his career. Amazingly, those 10 Gold Glove Awards came in consecutive years, making him one of just 11 players to capture at least 10 consecutive Gold Glove Awards. Jimmy Rollins stole 20 or more bases in 13 seasons and hit 20 or more home runs in four seasons. The veterans These are players who. Andre Ethier played 12 seasons, all with the Dodgers. 2024:Adran Beltr, Joe Mauer,. Matt Partridge: Other than Beltrn, no name leaps off the page to me as a first-time calibre entrant, but when you dig a little deeper and begin to consider factors such as longevity, clutch, reliability, and regular performances on the center-stage, my vote would go to John Lackey. The BBWAA is getting in the way of these guys making it in sooner than later. Seventh year on the ballotPlayed 19 seasons with Indians, Red Sox, Dodgers, White Sox and RaysTwelve-time All-Star (1995, 1998-2008) and nine-time Silver Slugger Award winner (1995, 1999-2006) as outfielderFinished second in 1994 American League Rookie of the Year votingFinished in Top 10 of his leagues MVP voting nine times: 1998 (6th), 1999 (3rd), 2000 (6th), 2001 (9th), 2002 (9th), 2003 (6th), 2004 (3rd), 2005 (4th) and 2008 (4th)Named American League Hank Aaron Award winner twice (1999, 2004)Hit .300-or-better in 11 seasons (1995-97, 1999-2004, 2006, 2008), including American League-best .349 in 2002Reached 100-RBI mark in 12 seasons (1995-96, 1998-2006, 2008), including AL-best 165 RBI in 1999Scored 100-or-more runs six times (1998-99, 2003-05, 2008)Topped 30-homer mark 12 times (1995-96, 1998-2006, 2008), including five seasons with 40-plus home runs and an American League-best 43 home runs in 2004Led American League in on-base percentage three times (2002-03, 2006) and slugging percentage three times (1999-2000, 2004)Totaled more than 300 bases in 10 seasons (1996-2001, 2003-05, 2008)Ranks 12th all-time in slugging percentage (.585), 15th in home runs (555), 18th in extra base hits (1,122), 20th in RBI (1,831), 30th in total bases (4,826) and 34th in doubles (547)Appeared in 23 Postseason series over 11 seasons, hitting .285 with 29 home runs and 78 RBIHis 29 Postseason home runs and 72 walks each rank first all-time and his 78 Postseason RBI rank second all-timeHis 67 runs scored and 117 hits in the Postseason each rank third all-time and his 111 Postseason games rank fifth all-timeWon World Series MVP with Red Sox in 2004Member of Red Soxs 2004 and 2007 World Series Championship teams. The third baseman has had a meteoric rise since debuting at 10.2. Three other players accomplished this that year, with Luis Gonzalez, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds in that company. Tenth-and-final year on the ballotPlayed 17 seasons with the Blue Jays, Mets, Indians, Giants, Astros and DodgersNamed to five All-Star Games (1999-2001, 2004-05)Won four Silver Slugger Awards at second base (2000-02, 2005)Named 2000 National League Most Valuable Player and finished in Top 10 of NL MVP voting in three other seasons: 1997 (8th), 1998 (9th), 2002 (6th)Hit .300-or-better in three seasons (2000, 2002, 2007)Drove in 100-or-more runs eight times (1997-2002, 2004-05) and scored 100-or-more runs three times (2000, 2002, 2005)Hit 20-or-more homers in 12 seasons and reached the 30-homer mark three times (1998, 2000, 2002)Led NL in extra base hits once (2002-81) and in sacrifice flys twice (1998-10; 2001-13)Defensively, led all NL second basemen in assists once (2001-390) and double plays once (2002-113)Tied for 30th on career doubles list (560) and ranks 54th on career RBI list (1,518)His 351 home runs as a second baseman are most ever at the positionPosted eight seasons with 20 home runs and 100 RBI, the most by any 2B in MLB historyAppeared in 49 Postseason games over 11 series, hitting .276 with nine home runs, 25 runs scored and 23 RBIMember of Giants 2002 National League Championship team. Starting off with the only player of the group who starred for the Royals seems right. Wagner finished 703 games, K-Rod had 677. Sixth year on the ballotPlayed 17 seasons for Phillies, Cardinals, Blue Jays and RedsNamed National League Rookie of the Year in 1997Seven-time All-Star (2002-06, 2010-11) and eight-time Gold Glove Award winner at third base (1998, 2000-04, 2006, 2010)Won NL Silver Slugger Award for third basemen in 2002Finished fourth in 2004 NL Most Valuable Player votingReached the 20-home run mark in 10 seasons (1997-2004, 2006, 2010)Hit .300-or-better in two seasons (2004, 2009)Reached the 100-RBI mark in five seasons (1998, 2001-04) and scored 100-or-more runs twice (1998, 2004)Led NL in putouts by third basemen twice (1997-98) and assists twice (2002, 2004)Appeared in nine Postseason series over five seasons, hitting .220 with five home runs and 12 RBI in 39 gamesHit .421 with five runs scored in five games to help lead Cardinals to win in 2006 World Series. Manny Ramrez was a 12-time All-Star and nine-time Silver Slugger Award winner as an outfielder. Scott Rolen, Todd Helton and Billy Wagner were all over 50 percent in 2022; on the other end, Torii Hunter and Mark Buehrle will both make their third appearances after barely clearing the 5 percent vote cutoff. In addition, as we explored when we talked about the Hall of Fame and PED's, a shocking number of players fell off the ballot last year who received a significant share of the ballot. Do you have a sports website? One reason why one-out-of-28 isnt great is because more than one of these particular 28 players will eventually make the Hall of Fame. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Bronson Arroyo pitched in 16 seasons with the Pirates, Red Sox, Reds and Diamondbacks. (Los Angeles Angles). First year on the ballotPlayed 11 seasons for Red Sox and YankeesHit .353 in his first year in the big leagues in 2007, helping Red Sox win World Series titleFinished third in American League Rookie of the Year balloting in the following season, leading AL with 50 stolen basesAlso led AL in steals in 2009 and 2013Led league in triples with 10 in 2009 and paced AL with 364 total bases in 2011Finished second in AL Most Valuable Player voting in 2011 after hitting .321 with 32 homers, 105 RBI, 119 runs scored and 39 steals, becoming the first Red Sox player with a 30 homer/30 steal seasonWon Gold Glove Award for his play in center field and Silver Slugger Award in 2011Hit better than .300 in two full seasons (2009, 2011)Appeared in 13 Postseason series over six seasons, hitting .280 with 27 runs scored and 11 steals in 45 gamesMember of Red Sox World Series title teams in 2007 and 2013. Va. Senate Democrats kill effort to repeal electric car rule. He nearly won the MVP in 2005 when he earned 23 of the Triple Crown while posting a .922 OPS. Four times (including once with Houston), he finished in the top five for the Cy Young, and another time finished sixth. First year on the ballotPitched 16 seasons with the Pirates, Red Sox, Reds and Diamondbacks2006 All-Star led his league in games started twice (2006, 2008) and innings pitched once (2006)Finished 12th in National League Cy Young Award voting in 2010 and also won Gold Glove Award that yearLed NL in shutouts with two in 2009Reached double-digits in victories in eight seasonsReached 200-innings pitched mark in eight seasonsPitched in seven Postseason series over five seasons, going 1-0 with 4.60 ERA over 12 games, including four startsMember 2004 Red Sox World Series title team. Published July 26, 2022. He was the premium defender in center for the peak of his career. Last year, Rodriguez (34.3% of the vote) and Ramirez (28.9%) wouldnt have gotten into the Hall of Fame even if they combined their respective shares of Hall votes. Undeterred by a string of arm and shoulder issues, not least the setback of Tommy John surgery in November 2011, he battled to further success, pitching the Red Sox to victory in the pivotal game six matchup against the St Louis Cardinals in the 2013 World Series. A true multi-tool player, he announced his arrival with an American League Rookie of the Year accolade in 1999, scooping three Gold Glove Awards, two Silver Slugger Awards, and no less than nine All-Star selections en route to a career .279 batting average, culminating in a World Series win in 2017 whilst playing for the Houston Astros. Maybe not the nine for whom I would vote. He hit better than .300 in two seasons, reached 20-homer mark four times and topped 100 RBI once. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. . But will his vote total catch up to his career numbers? That he has not yet qualified may be due to his injury struggles, notably with his shoulder, which curtailed his final years as a ballplayer and may be lingering in the minds of the voters. (National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum). Among them are Kent, Sheffield, Wagner and Ramirez, who are all controversial in their own right. In 13 Postseason series, he hit .280 with 27 runs scored and 11 steals. His WAR7 of 46.4 is not only the ninth-highest of all time by a center fielder, but is also above the average of the 19 Hall of Fame centerfielders and trails only one non-Hall-of-Famer (Trout). (Brad Mangin/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum). Will A-Rod follow a similar trajectory to those two -- all-time greats who ultimately fell short of being voted into the Hall? This years ballot has 28 names on it, half of which are first-time nominees. However, in the past few seasons, we have seen the likes of Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, Curt Schilling, and Roger Clemens drop off the ballot, which, in terms of starting pitching, were big names to climb above (regardless of the controversies linked to the latter pair). Miguel Cabrera and Joey Votto). Tim Hardaway Manu Ginobili George Karl Bob Huggins He led his league in starts every year from 2012-2014. Helton was arguably robbed of the NL MVP award in 2000 when he finished fifth despite leading the league in WAR with 8.9, hits with 216, RBI with 147, and led the league in AVG, OBP, SLG, and OPS. But the just-released nominees for the 2023 class are in a tier all their own. Many thanks to him. All rights reserved. One of the best switch-hitters of all time, Beltrn starred for the Royals, Astros, Mets, Giants, Cardinals and Yankees. Based on these advanced metrics, it would seem that not only is Beltrn one of the best switch-hitters ever, but he is also a top-10 center fielder all time regardless of handedness. Heltons more than Hall of Fame-worthy, according to Jay Jaffes JAWS metric for Hall of Fame worthiness. Beltrn might be the only 2022-23 newcomer with a realistic chance at becoming a Hall of Famer, whether it's on the first ballot or later. He topped the 200-innings pitched mark in six seasons and was a member of three World Series-winning teams: 2002 Angels (when he started and won Game 7), 2013 Red Sox and 2016 Cubs. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, live on MLB Network. Bonds, Clemens and Schilling will all be considered for the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 by the Contemporary Baseball Era Players Committee. He hit more than 500 homers in his career, walked more than he struck out, finished with a 141 wRC+ (tied with Albert Pujols, Chipper Jones, and Alex Rodriguez for the 10th-highest among players with at least 10,000 plate appearances since integration in 1947), and claimed accolades such as five Silver Slugger Awards, three top-three MVP Award finishes, and the 1992 batting title. In 17 big league seasons with the Rockies, Todd Helton was named to five All-Star Games and compiled a .316 batting average. Jones has a very clear Hall of Fame resume. Guys like A-Rod and Manny have no shot. (Todd Olszewski/Baltimore Orioles). Rolen is in his sixth year of eligibility (candidates are on the ballot for up to 10 years), while Helton is on his fifth and Wagner is on his eighth. But theres at least one guy on there, probably more than that, who deserves enshrinement in Cooperstown. This argument that his later seasons should detract from his earlier career accomplishments is asinine. 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