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I'd vote for Abreu, Beltran, Buehrle, Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, ARod, Jimmy Rollins, CC, Ichiro, and Billy Wagner

100% Ichiro. I'd vote Utley too. Most everyone else is really good but there's someone better who isn't in.

He has the hardware with MVP which helps. I think he would be more of a 7th-10th year type of guy compared to a first ballot

Beltran, Ichiro and Wagner should get in

Ichiro, Wagner and Cc

Thank god, this was one of the few things I was worried about missing as I gave up Twitter

Strong class

Not the Hall of Very Good. It's the Hall of Fame. Man Ram, A-Rod (begrudgingly) and Ichiro. That's it.

Thank you for doing this on Bluesky! My annual opening of the tracker!

sounds like a win-win.

Sir, DM me with your beverage of choice and Venmo and I will happily oblige.

Ichiro and thats it.

Though probably should sub him w Manny to be more consistent as the steroids issue with him is same as ARod (and previously Bonds) and without that issue over their heads probably would have made it in by now

Ichiroooooooo!!!!!!!!

My hypothetical ballot! Felix Hernandez Andruw Jones Dustin Pedroia Andy Pettitte Manny Ramirez Alex Rodriguez Jimmy Rollins CC Sabathia Ichiro Suzuki Billy Wagner

Abreu Beltran Felix Andruw J Manny ARod CC Ichiro Utley Wagner

ooooooo this is a fun ballot

Ichiro, Felix, Rodney, Arod. I’ll be taking no questions.

Ichiro is the only selection on that ballot.

I think that Ichiro, Sabathia and Wagner will get in. In the Classic Era Ballot, I think Dick Allen and Dave Parker get in.

Vote Chase Utley!

woohoo, as always thanks for tracking

The only one I think I would vote for is Ichiro. The rest I am not sure cut it as HOF material. Hall of really good maybe.

Anticipate that Ichiro and CC Sabathia will be the first members of this new class to be elected to HOF

Ichiro, Jones, Pedroia, Petite, Manny. I am a Yankees fan but Alex can kick rocks.

no idea what bluesky is but made one for HOF season. Here we go!

Hell I would vote for most of them just for the happy memories buuut Ichiro Beltran Rollins

I'm so old

We need to start adjusting pitchers to modern usage. CC should breeze in, Felix should get votes, petitte? Meh.

Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner

Billy wagner and not Felix?

Ichiro, Beltran, Wagner and Andruw Jones

I suppose Manny does have that 2-1 edge in PED suspensions, but A-Rod has a 48.3 edge by bWAR. Considering I voted for David Wright’s 49.2, I have a whole hall of famers difference between them.

CC is the clear number 1. 12 extra war and one more Peak7 war

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If Ichiro isn't unanimous the HOF is meaningless

Ichiro and Billy Wagner. That’s all.

This year we hopefully will see the needed shift away from Pitcher counting numbers. Felix Hernandez needs to stay on the ballot until writers realize it's not 1968. Felix will look like the model for dominant pitchers in 2033

The scandal already has tarnished him. He was south of 50% in 2023 and just over 50% in 2024. If he continues to gain traction this year, maybe he has hope later. But it seems unlikely.

Thank you in advance for your hard work! I appreciate that you track all this. It's fun!

This just made me sad about the career that should have been for Tulo. Fantastic player and, when healthy, a top 5 talent. Just never healthy and eventually the injuries beat him down.

Hey tibbs it’s me hulka I’ll get you my ballot later I know you were worried I might not.

Utley? NO.

Only Ichiro. Felix Hernandez maybe.

Not allowed.

Yay for bringing this over to bsky!

Andruw Jones

Wahoo!!!

Most interesting HOF ballot I've ever seen. Ichiro jumps out right away for me, deservedly so. Then so many "Yes, but what abouts" and "So good, but a Hall of Famer?" Most years have seemed much more clear-cut. The results and voters' rationales will be fun to see.

If Ichiro isn’t unanimous then you close the HoF and start over

Andruw Jones not being in already is a travesty

Ichiro, CC, King Felix, Andrew Jones. Manny and Arod, if you let steroid users in. But slap an asterisk on their plaque

There is a mountain of numbers and awards to support that.

I don’t get it - he’s one of the biggest slam dunks of the past 20 years. What a hill to die on! Glad to see you on here Maury!

There’s a disturbing amount of Ichiro slander in these comments.

Lets goo

I can't thank you and the team enough for doing this. I look forward to the tracker every year and this post is the reason I decided to join BlueSky.

Ichiro, Manny, A-Rod, Wagner, Beltran, Jones, CC, and Utley. Utley is the most borderline candidate I can even imagine. It’s impressive.

Beltran Ichiro Manny Rollins Wagner A-Rod Wright

Except for that one guy

🎶 It's the most wonderful time of the year 🎶

Sabathia too

My vote (which doesn't matter): In: King Felix, CC, Ichiro, Utley Borderline: Beltran, Pedroia, Rollins

It won't happen but Ichiro should be a 100% vote getter between his MLB and Japan league career.

Ichiro is the only lock.

Thank you all yet again for doing this. Always an awesome undertaking.

I just hope Russell Martin gets above the 5% threshold to stay on the ballot. I think his career deserves a longer look relative to other catchers.

So you're saying he's better than his stats say?

His career OPS+ suffers because, well, he stuck around for far too long probably. His MLB OPS+ through age 37 was 117 and that of course doesn’t include many of his (potentially) more productive years in Japan. Then he went out and played NINE more years. 😂

That's almost 40% of his career lmao

No, just pointing out why voters won't make him unanimous

Awards have been given to plenty of undeserving people before. Not a great point. Batting average is also bleh. (But yes, as a normal person, Ichiro has my vote)

Insane longevity with no cratering with double digit GG and debuting on wrong side of 25. Great peak with no PED suspicion whatsoever

Informative

He does

It isn't the MLB HOF. Completely separate entities.

Plenty of people are locks . Adrian Beltre for example last year was an easy lock. Ichiro is a definite lock as he is loved by everyone. Also has a bunch of accolades.

Not the best left handed closer of all time?

This seems overly harsh

Clearly I was talking about Ichiro's 107 OPS+

It's not a take. It's his stats lol

Are you talking about Wagner? I never said he wasn’t a HOFer