2020 hall of fame balloting results and reaction
This is purely a summary of what happened and my notes on each player. There will only be notes on players who even received votes on ballots and those who didn't get on a single ballot will not be recorded.
Tier one has those who were elected to the hall of fame:
Derek Jeter: 396/397 ballots, 99.7% in 1st year of eligibility. Not surprising by any stretch of the means.
Larry Walker: 304/397 ballots, 76.6% in last year of eligibility. About time, this was years overdue.
Ted Simmons: 13/16 from the Veteran's committee. He was a top tier catcher in the 60's and 70's.
Marvin Miller: 12/16 from the Veteran's committee. He was the head of the MLBPA for decades.
Tier two has players who missed the cut for 2020 but is still elligible for 2021 and beyond:
Our Favorite Trump supporter Curt Schilling: 278/397 ballots, 8th year of eligibility. He would've been in by now if he wasn't such a vile human being because he was a terrific pitcher.
Our resident Roger Clemens Epstein (I suppose that shoe fits him for what he did in the past): 242/397 ballots, 61% in 8th year of eligibility. See Curt Schilling above and add unfounded PED allegations that Rob Manfred disavowed along with perverted actions towards Mindy McCready.
Our favorite wife beater Barry Bonds: 241/397 ballots, 60.7% in 8th year of eligibility. See Roger Clemens above but replace perverted actions with non sexual violence towards women.
Our favorite slick fielding shortstop Omar Vizquel: 209/397 ballots, 52.6% in 3rd year of eligibility. Vizquel was a great fielding shortstop who had a poor bat and worse things to say about former Indians teammate Jose Mesa.
Scott Rolen: 140/397 ballots, 35.3% in 3rd year of eligibility. Rolen was a very good hitter and fielder at third base who was often injured like Larry Walker was.
Billy Wagner: 126/397 ballots, 31.7% in 5th year of eligibility. Wagner was one of the best closers of his generation right after Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman who are both hall of famers. Wagner deserves this honor as well.
Gary Sheffield: 121/397 ballots, 30.5% in 6th year of eligibility. He might have already gotten in if he was a DH only because his defense was poor.
"The Toddfather" Todd Helton: 116/397 ballots, 29.2% in 2nd year of eligibility. He's being overly impacted from playing in Coors Field for 1/2 of his career games. That didn't stop him from winning gold glove awards at 1st base.
Manny Ramirez: 112/397 ballots, 28.2% in 4th year of eligibility. He may have been elected by now had he not been suspended twice for PEDS. Very good hitter with a bad glove in the outfield.
The hothead Jeff Kent: 109/397 ballots, 27.5% in 7th year of eligibility. He would've had a better chance as a 1B instead of 2B but isn't likely to be elected unless by the Veteran's committee. He had a hot bat and poor defense.
The other domestic abuser Andruw Jones: 77/397 ballots, 19.4% in 3rd year of eligibility. He's a fringey candidate by CF standards but not worth considering for me as I would NEVER vote for someone accused of domestic violence.
Slamming Sammy Sosa: 55/397 ballots, 13.9% in 8th year of eligibility. Fringey at best due to poor defense.
Andy Pettitte: 45/397 ballots, 11.3% in 2nd year of eligibility. His ERA looks bad, but park factors for both Yankee Stadiums and considering that he had to face the AL East a lot gives much better context to how good he actually was as a pitcher. He also would have had a slightly better chance had he decided to not retire and come back. That said, he was better after he came back from his first retirement announcement so it worked out well.
Bobby Abreu: 22/397 ballots, 5.5% in 1st year of eligibility. A very underrated player for his entire career like Scott Rolen was, he was a terrific hitter who had plate discipline similar to Brandon Nimmo's is now. He also played very good outfield defense and could steal bases very well.
Tier three has players fell off the ballot and will be elligible again for Veteran's committees in 2030:
Paul Konerko: 10/397 ballots, 2.5% in only year on the ballot. Decent hitter who is loved in Chicago, 1B only that has a statue at the stadium. That's likely the only recognition he will get besides his number being retired by the White Sox and being elected to the team hall of fame.
Jason Giambi: 6/397 ballots, 1.5% in only year on the ballot. A much better hitter than Konerko that was dogged by PED allegations. Deserved more consideration to stay on the ballot In my opinion, but that's how the cookie crumbles.
Alfonso Soriano: 6/397 ballots, 1.5% in only year of eligibility. A above average hitter and baserunner didn't play as much outfield as he should have as he was bad in the infield.
Eric Chavez: 2/397 ballots, .5% in only year of eligibility. A fantastic 3rd baseman when healthy enough to play. He couldn't stay healthy enough.
Cliff Lee: 2/397 ballots, .5% in only year of eligibility. A great left handed starting pitcher from 2008-2015 who was mediocre in his other seasons.
Raul Ibanez: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. Similar to Paul Konerko except Ibanez could play outfield
JJ Putz: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. A very good relief pitcher that wasn't good enough often enough.
Brad Penny: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. An average starting pitcher, nothing to write home about.
Last but not least, "the big donkey" Adam Dunn: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. One of the best Three True Outcomes players in MLB history. He hit tons of home runs, walked a lot and struck out a ton of times. Unfortunately, his defense was very atrocious and he didn't accumulate much value.
Tier one has those who were elected to the hall of fame:
Derek Jeter: 396/397 ballots, 99.7% in 1st year of eligibility. Not surprising by any stretch of the means.
Larry Walker: 304/397 ballots, 76.6% in last year of eligibility. About time, this was years overdue.
Ted Simmons: 13/16 from the Veteran's committee. He was a top tier catcher in the 60's and 70's.
Marvin Miller: 12/16 from the Veteran's committee. He was the head of the MLBPA for decades.
Tier two has players who missed the cut for 2020 but is still elligible for 2021 and beyond:
Our Favorite Trump supporter Curt Schilling: 278/397 ballots, 8th year of eligibility. He would've been in by now if he wasn't such a vile human being because he was a terrific pitcher.
Our resident Roger Clemens Epstein (I suppose that shoe fits him for what he did in the past): 242/397 ballots, 61% in 8th year of eligibility. See Curt Schilling above and add unfounded PED allegations that Rob Manfred disavowed along with perverted actions towards Mindy McCready.
Our favorite wife beater Barry Bonds: 241/397 ballots, 60.7% in 8th year of eligibility. See Roger Clemens above but replace perverted actions with non sexual violence towards women.
Our favorite slick fielding shortstop Omar Vizquel: 209/397 ballots, 52.6% in 3rd year of eligibility. Vizquel was a great fielding shortstop who had a poor bat and worse things to say about former Indians teammate Jose Mesa.
Scott Rolen: 140/397 ballots, 35.3% in 3rd year of eligibility. Rolen was a very good hitter and fielder at third base who was often injured like Larry Walker was.
Billy Wagner: 126/397 ballots, 31.7% in 5th year of eligibility. Wagner was one of the best closers of his generation right after Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman who are both hall of famers. Wagner deserves this honor as well.
Gary Sheffield: 121/397 ballots, 30.5% in 6th year of eligibility. He might have already gotten in if he was a DH only because his defense was poor.
"The Toddfather" Todd Helton: 116/397 ballots, 29.2% in 2nd year of eligibility. He's being overly impacted from playing in Coors Field for 1/2 of his career games. That didn't stop him from winning gold glove awards at 1st base.
Manny Ramirez: 112/397 ballots, 28.2% in 4th year of eligibility. He may have been elected by now had he not been suspended twice for PEDS. Very good hitter with a bad glove in the outfield.
The hothead Jeff Kent: 109/397 ballots, 27.5% in 7th year of eligibility. He would've had a better chance as a 1B instead of 2B but isn't likely to be elected unless by the Veteran's committee. He had a hot bat and poor defense.
The other domestic abuser Andruw Jones: 77/397 ballots, 19.4% in 3rd year of eligibility. He's a fringey candidate by CF standards but not worth considering for me as I would NEVER vote for someone accused of domestic violence.
Slamming Sammy Sosa: 55/397 ballots, 13.9% in 8th year of eligibility. Fringey at best due to poor defense.
Andy Pettitte: 45/397 ballots, 11.3% in 2nd year of eligibility. His ERA looks bad, but park factors for both Yankee Stadiums and considering that he had to face the AL East a lot gives much better context to how good he actually was as a pitcher. He also would have had a slightly better chance had he decided to not retire and come back. That said, he was better after he came back from his first retirement announcement so it worked out well.
Bobby Abreu: 22/397 ballots, 5.5% in 1st year of eligibility. A very underrated player for his entire career like Scott Rolen was, he was a terrific hitter who had plate discipline similar to Brandon Nimmo's is now. He also played very good outfield defense and could steal bases very well.
Tier three has players fell off the ballot and will be elligible again for Veteran's committees in 2030:
Paul Konerko: 10/397 ballots, 2.5% in only year on the ballot. Decent hitter who is loved in Chicago, 1B only that has a statue at the stadium. That's likely the only recognition he will get besides his number being retired by the White Sox and being elected to the team hall of fame.
Jason Giambi: 6/397 ballots, 1.5% in only year on the ballot. A much better hitter than Konerko that was dogged by PED allegations. Deserved more consideration to stay on the ballot In my opinion, but that's how the cookie crumbles.
Alfonso Soriano: 6/397 ballots, 1.5% in only year of eligibility. A above average hitter and baserunner didn't play as much outfield as he should have as he was bad in the infield.
Eric Chavez: 2/397 ballots, .5% in only year of eligibility. A fantastic 3rd baseman when healthy enough to play. He couldn't stay healthy enough.
Cliff Lee: 2/397 ballots, .5% in only year of eligibility. A great left handed starting pitcher from 2008-2015 who was mediocre in his other seasons.
Raul Ibanez: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. Similar to Paul Konerko except Ibanez could play outfield
JJ Putz: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. A very good relief pitcher that wasn't good enough often enough.
Brad Penny: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. An average starting pitcher, nothing to write home about.
Last but not least, "the big donkey" Adam Dunn: 1/397 ballots, .3% in only year of eligibility. One of the best Three True Outcomes players in MLB history. He hit tons of home runs, walked a lot and struck out a ton of times. Unfortunately, his defense was very atrocious and he didn't accumulate much value.
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