Fourteen writers from The Athletic revealed who they voted for on their Baseball Hall of Fame ballots. Who checked the box next to Carlos Beltrán's name? Which players are receiving more support this year? The ballots ⤵️
get was the humiliation of being fired as manager of the Mets without ever managing a game. And he has yet to be given a chance to manage in the big leagues.
That’s something that we, as voters, can’t consider much: what our vote may do to a candidate’s chances. We have to select players based on meeting our criteria, whatever that may be, and stick with it. Those who don’t have the responsibility of Hall voting may not understand why a long-retired player can move on and off a ballot. He either is or isn’t, right? But if you take this voting seriously, and we all should, you want to make sure you get it right.
Dan Hayes’ ballot: Carlos Beltrán, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, Scott Rolen, Gary Sheffield, Billy Wagner I’ve never hesitated to vote for him, though. Jones’ peak was tremendous, and I remember the way he captured the imagination in the 1990s. An elite defender at a premium position, hitting 35 home runs a year for the best franchise of the era — he was one of the game’s defining players for more than a decade, and the advanced metrics support that subjective assessment. To me, that’s a Hall of Famer. Easy decision.
You might think it pointless for me to make a Hall of Fame case for Jeff Kent, since this is his 10th and final year on the BBWAA ballot and the second baseman is going to fall well short of the 75 percent required for election. You might think that, but that’s not going to stop me from doing it. So read on to learn why I still vote for a guy whose surly demeanor and reputation as a bad defensive player have conspired to keep him out of Cooperstown.
But back to Kent. He’s by far the all-time home run leader among guys who played his position primarily, with 377 homers including 351 as a second baseman. He had 42 more than the next-most from a second baseman, and that guy, Robinson Canó, was twice suspended for PEDs. Next on the list: Rogers Hornsby, a two-time MVP who hit 301 homers and had a .577 career slugging percentage, which ranks 15th in history and is the only slugging percentage by a second baseman better than Kent’s .500.
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