Who should get in the 2026 HoF?

[Ben Grimm]

Who should get in the 2026 HoF? Players who receive less than 5% of the vote are eliminated. The 2025 ballot eliminated Ian Kinsler 10 (2.5), Russell Martin 9 (2.3), Brian McCann 7 (1.8), Troy Tulowitzki 4 (1.0), Curtis Granderson 3 (0.8), Adam Jones 3 (0.8), Carlos González 2 (0.5), Hanley Ramírez 0, Fernando Rodney 0, Ben Zobrist 0. @Dr Pepper

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[Dr Pepper]

Harder to keep track of which MLBers were juicing.....but i think at least Rollins and Vizquel were clean lol

 

[Terry Yake]

a-rod and manny

 

[Cas]

Harder to keep track of which MLBers were juicing.....but i think at least Rollins and Vizquel were clean lol

Vizquel might have been clean of steroids, but he was not clean.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Vizquel might have been clean of steroids, but he was not clean.

Hmmm......upon further recollection you are indeed right.

Omar pretty shady it turned out.

 

[Cas]

Hmmm......upon further recollection you are indeed right.

Omar pretty shady it turned out.

Even if he wasn't, he's not a Hall of Famer.

 

[Scotianhab]

Andrew Jones for sure. Beltran might make it as well.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Even if he wasn't, he's not a Hall of Famer.

Other than Keith Hernandez I'm having trouble thinking of any other MLBer with 10+ Golden Gloves who isn't in the Hall already.

Andruw Jones maybe, not sure if he had 10. If so, I could change my vote to him I guess.

 

[Voight]

Andrew Jones for sure. Beltran might make it as well.

The problem for Jones is he literally fell off a cliff performance wise as soon as he turned 30. I wouldnt be against him getting in, but how many players have had the same trajectory and are in the hall? He was worth 2 fWAR after 30.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Other than Keith Hernandez I'm having trouble thinking of any other MLBer with 10+ Golden Gloves who isn't in the Hall already.

Andruw Jones maybe, not sure if he had 10. If so, I could change my vote to him I guess.

Jones has 10

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

The problem for Jones is he literally fell off a cliff performance wise as soon as he turned 30. I wouldnt be against him getting in, but how many players have had the same trajectory and are in the hall? He was worth 2 fWAR after 30.

Because of injuries, not him simply sucking overnight. His post 30 games played were 75, 82, 107, 77, 94. IMO that's a worthy distinction to make, guys cant control injury issues.

Plus the barrier of "great player who had a bad late career due to injuries" barrier has been broken and not just in baseball.

 

[Cas]

Other than Keith Hernandez I'm having trouble thinking of any other MLBer with 10+ Golden Gloves who isn't in the Hall already.

Andruw Jones maybe, not sure if he had 10. If so, I could change my vote to him I guess.

Gold Gloves are not a good measure of defensive performance and Vizquel was not more deserving than a dozen other shortstops who will never have a plaque.

The problem for Jones is he literally fell off a cliff performance wise as soon as he turned 30. I wouldnt be against him getting in, but how many players have had the same trajectory and are in the hall? He was worth 2 fWAR after 30.

If Jones had all of his seasons at three years older than he actually was, it wouldn't change his value at all. I don't see why the age he was when he collapsed matters, just what kind of value he provided.

 

[Hasbro]

Sadaharu Oh

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

A-Rod, Manny, Jones, Utley, Beltran but I'm not passionate about Jones and Beltran

 

[Voight]

A-Rod, Manny, Jones, Utley, Beltran but I'm not passionate about Jones and Beltran

I dont know if Utley will have much of a chance given Jeff Kent never made it (I'd personally take him over Utley).

I'm at least much higher on Beltran and Jones than Utley.

 

[Memento]

Beltran, Andruw Jones, Utley and Pedroia. Pedroia had the peak, MVP, and RotY award to justify his inclusion. Utley was only second to Pujols at his peak. Jones was one of the most brilliant center fielders to play the game. Beltran is arguably one of the best switch-hitters ever.

I still think Jim Edmonds shouldn't have fallen off of the ballot his first year and deserves a HOF mention. To me, if Rolen's in, Edmonds has to be in, too. And yes, I'm a biased Cards fan, but I still feel that.

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

A-Rod (he won't)
Manny (he won't and he'll fall off)
Beltran (he will)
Jones (if he doesn't in '26 he will in his final year in '27)

Kinda agree on Edmonds. Add Kenny Lofton too. guys were just a victim of stacked ballots and dinosaur writers. If they get on the ballot more recently I'm sure we talk about them like we do Jones, Helton, Rolen, etc. I wasn't a Jones guy initially but I realized its not fair to punish his peak for his fall off. It was still 10 years.

We might have to start talking about Felix Hernandez, short peak but it was dominant, and can't compare pitchers of the last 20 years to those from the past. Different came now. Wish Johan Santana was still on the ballot for the same reason. We might not see another pitcher elected for another 5-10 years, after CC, until Verlander, Scherzer, Greinke and Kershaw retire. We'll see how Lester does.


Some light ballots coming up. Next year will be Beltran, maybe Jones, and whoever the Veterans Committee elects. No new locks. Lester might be the only one who gets over 5%. Utley seems to be on a trajectory to eventually get in the backend of his eligibility.

'27 is pretty much just Posey.
'28 is Pujols, Molina and Cano (who won't get in cause of positive tests)