With 151 ballots in the Tracker, 22 different combos have been cast multiple times & 4 have been cast at least 4 times, including a pair of ballots 7 times apiece - the current top seven & top 10.
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Ballot
#78
is from Susan Slusser. She votes for the big three newcomers and drops Buehrle, who falls to -4, to make room.
Her column:
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Ballot
#62
is from Peter Gammons. Beltré, Utley, and Bobby Abreu join his five holdovers. For Abreu, it’s his first add of the cycle and he climbs back to -2.
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Ballot
#93
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. The top 5 returners from 2023 & big 3 newcomers all earn votes. Rounding out the 10-player slate are David Wright with his seventh vote & second today, & Matt Holliday’s first public HOF vote.
Coming soon to the Tracker.
Ballot
#4
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. As with all anonymous ballots, we are unable to report on adds or drops, if any. Beltré, Mauer, and Utley all earn votes in their first year of eligibility.
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Ballot
#77
is from Enrique Rojas. Beltré, Mauer, A-Rod, Manny, and Vizquel all join his five holdovers. The latter three all move to net +1.
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Ballot
#48
is from Erik Boland. He adds four ballot mainstays and first-timer Beltrán to his five holdovers. Kent and Helton both move to +10 and tie Wagner for the net gain lead. Jones (+7) and Abreu (+3) also pick up a vote here.
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Ballot
#170
is from Jayson Stark. Four first-timers and Andruw (now net +3) join his five holdovers. Wagner reaches 80%. Wright has his 2nd vote this morning and is at 7.6%. Six candidates are 72.3% or better.
His column:
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Ballot
#165
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. We cannot report on any adds or drops, if any, for returning candidates. Helton and Mauer both reach 83% on known ballots.
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Ballot
#70
is from David Brown, our sixth first-time voter. Beltré, Beltrán, Helton, Mauer, A-Rod, and Wagner are above 75% on new voters. Wright gets his 5th vote and is at 7.1%. Mauer and Helton reach 80% overall.
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Ballot
#31
is from Kevin Cooney. No adds or drops for returning candidates as Beltré, Mauer, and Utley join his seven holdovers.
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Ballot
#126
is from Tyler Kepner, the 10th first-time voter of the cycle. Beltré is 10/10 on new voters, while Wagner and Helton are 9/10. Beltrán, Mauer, Sheffield are 7/10. Wright gets his 8th vote.
His column:
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Ballot
#77
is from Ron Cook. After voting just for Mariano and Jeter in 2019 and 2020, this is the third straight blank ballot Cook has submitted.
Ballot talk begins around 23:00 -
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Ballot
#74
is from Jay Jaffe. Newcomers Beltré, Mauer, & Utley join his six holdovers. Pettitte, who is the first +1 in Jay’s three years as a returning voter, picks up his first add of ‘24 & is net -2. His column:
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Ballot
#63
is from Bill Center. Four players join holdovers Sheffield and Wagner. Helton (now net +/- 0) and A-Rod (-1) earn votes, as do first timers Beltré and Mauer.
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Ballot
#12
is from Bruce Miles. Wright earns his second vote and is among four first-timers. That quartet squeezes off Buehrle (-2) and Pettitte (-1), who Miles notes he dropped because of the 10-player rule. Mauer and Sheffield reach 75%.
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Ballot
#109
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. As with all anonymous ballots, we cannot report on any adds or drops, if any.
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Ballot
#129
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. The 8 highest vote-getters all earn checks, plus Abreu & Rollins, the latter of whom now has the 20 votes he needs to secure a spot on the 2025 ballot at our 384-ballot estimate.
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Ballot
#54
is from Mark Saxon. Beltré and Mauer earn votes in their first year. Sheffield (now +5) gets one in his last year. Vizquel (+1) also gets an add while Beltrán (+5), Helton (-1), Pettitte (-3), K-Rod (-1), and Wagner (+1) are dropped.
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Ballot
#71
is from Christina Kahrl. She checks the box for newcomers Beltré, Mauer, and Utley, who join seven of her eight holdovers. Buehrle drops a vote and is now net -3.
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Ballot
#28
is from Sean Forman. Beltré, Mauer, and Utley join seven of his nine holdovers. Forman omits 2nd-year Beltrán (now +2) and 3rd-year A-Rod (-1) to make room. Buehrle climbs back over 5% with this vote.
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Ballot
#18
is from Mark Saxon. He adds four players and votes for first-timers Beltrán & K-Rod. Helton and Wagner both move to +6, while Rolen and Pettitte each get their first gain and are +1. Vizquel suffers a drop and falls to -1.
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Ballot
#115
is from Ben Reiter. Todd Helton (now net +19) and Scott Rolen (+7) are added back to his ballot after being dropped for space last year. Jeff Kent gains another and is the first candidate at +20.
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Ballot 103 is our sixth first-time voter, Keith Law. Edgar, Mussina, Mo, Doc, Bonds and Clemens remain 100% on first-timers. This ballot brings Andruw Jones a much needed vote to help him back over 5%. In the Tracker once
@NotMrTibbs
wakes up. His column:
Ballot
#6
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. We are not able to reveal adds or drops, if any, on anonymous ballots. This is the first ever known Rolen-only ballot.
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Ballot
#75
is from Jay Jaffe. No adds or drops for returning candidates. First-timer Carlos Beltrán earns a check mark. Scott Rolen and Todd Helton reach 80% on known ballots.
His column:
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Ballot
#168
is from Dave Reynolds. 2 first-timers and 2 returning candidates join his 4 holdovers. Abreu moves to net -3 and Beltrán to +16.
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Ballot
#32
is from Bill Ballou. He checks the boxes for his holdovers, Manny and A-Rod. Beltré is no longer unanimous. His column:
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Ballot
#82
is from Scot Gregor. He adds Gary Sheffield, who is now net +6 in his final year. Beltré and Mauer earn votes in their first year.
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Ballot
#84
is from Dan Hayes. Beltré, Mauer, and Utley join his five holdovers. Joe Mauer has been named on 5 out of every 6 ballots so far in his first year of eligibility.
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Ballot
#80
is from Chris De Luca. Three players earn his vote for the first time, including Beltré and Mauer. Beltrán earns his 10th add and is net +7. Buehrle has his sixth vote and is at 7.5%.
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Ballot
#170
is from T.R. Sullivan. Helton (+29), Jones (+24), Kent (+27), & Rollins (+4) pick up votes. R.A. Dickey & Huston Street get vote
#1
. Hunter gets
#5
. Rolen clears 80% & Kent clears 50%.
His column:
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Ballot
#116
is from Roger Rubin. Andruw picks up a vote and moves to net -1, while Beltré and Mauer are also checked. Sheffield reaches 75%.
Via the Newsday reveal:
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Ballot
#120
is from Ken Rosenthal. Rollins (+4) & Beltrán (+11) get adds. Utley, Mauer, & Beltré earn votes, too. Sheffield reaches 75% at an interval of 10 ballots for first time in Tracker history.
Ken’s column:
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Ballot
#162
is from Roch Kubatko. Joining his three holdovers are Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Gary Sheffield, who moves to +11 in his final year of eligibility.
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Ballot
#72
is from Jay Jaffe, our third first-time voter, the creator of JAWS, and the author of The Cooperstown Casebook. Jay’s column:
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Ballot
#178
is from Marcus Hayes. For the second straight year, he submits a 10-hitter ballot. Beltré, Mauer, and Utley earn a vote, while Vizquel (now net +1) drops one. Abreu clears 20%.
Via the Philadelphia Inquirer group:
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Ballot
#111
is from Jason Mastrodonato, the 9th first-timer. 6 of the top 7 candidates earn checks. Beltrán, Beltré, Helton, & Wagner are 75%+ on first-timers. Hunter has his 4th vote & 2nd in 2 days. He’s at 3.6%.
His column:
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Ballot
#141
is from Chad Jennings. First-timers Beltré, Mauer, Utley, and Wright join his six holdovers. Wright now has his 11th vote and is at 7.8%.
From The Athletic’s reveal:
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Ballot
#134
is from Alex Speier. Beltré, Mauer, Utley, and Wright join his six holdovers. Wright has his 10th vote and is above 7% in the Tracker.
From the Boston Globe group reveal:
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Ballot
#123
is from Joe Haakenson. He votes for Beltrán & K-Rod; the latter is halfway to securing estimated 5%. Rollins (now +3) and Abreu (+8) gain, while Wagner (+16) loses and falls into tie w/ Jones. Hunter gets 2nd vote & is at 1.6%.
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Ballot
#155
is from David Ammenheuser. Dropped from his 10-player ballot a year ago, Pettitte (+12) and Vizquel (-1) are added back. Also gaining is Sheffield (+24).
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Ballot
#191
is from Gene Myers. Three first-timers join four holdovers with no adds or drops. Víctor Martínez has his second Hall of Fame vote.
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Ballot
#140
is from former BBWAA President C. Trent Rosecrans, via The Athletic. Abreu (+10), Beltrán, Kent (+24), and Wagner (+21) join six holdovers. Kent again crosses 50% with this ballot.
The group reveal:
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Ballot
#151
is from David Ammenheuser. Newcomers Beltré and Mauer earn a vote, along with seven holdovers. Beltrán (now net 15) has his third +1 of the day and is at 68.2%, while Vizquel (+/- 0) has his second -1 today.
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Ballot
#194
is from Rob Rains. He adds Sheffield (now +15), drops Buehrle (-5), and votes for Beltré, Mauer, & Matt Holliday, who has his 2nd HOF vote.
His column, including explanations for Holliday and Buehrle:
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Ballot
#130
is from Peter Abraham. Four newcomers join his three holdovers: Beltré, Mauer, Utley, and Wright. For Wright, it’s his ninth vote. Wagner reaches 80%.
From the Boston Globe:
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Ballot
#175
is from Henry Schulman. Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Andy Pettitte (now net -4) join seven holdovers. Torii Hunter has his eighth vote and is at 4.6%. Billy Wagner is back at 80%.
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Ballot
#86
is from Teddy Greenstein. Adrian Beltré joins his four holdovers from last year. Mark Buehrle has his third vote of the day and has 8 of the estimated 20 he’ll need to make the 2025 ballot.
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Ballot
#79
is from Evan Grant, who in 2014 submitted the only publicly known ballot with ten future BBWAA-inducted Hall of Famers. Abreu (now +5) and Sosa (+1) gain on his ballot, while Vizquel (+1) loses a vote.
Ballot
#46
is from Ian O’Connor. Beltrán and newcomers Beltré, Mauer, and Utley join his four holdovers. At +5, Beltrán overtakes Sheffield for the net gain lead.
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Ballot
#53
is from Marcos Breton. Carlos Beltrán (now +6) joins Adrián Beltré on his ballot. His four holdovers suffer a drop. Jones and Manny are now +/- 0, Wagner +2, and A-Rod -2.
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Ballot
#61
is from a voter who wishes to remain anonymous. As with all anonymous ballots, we cannot report on adds or drops, if any, for returning candidates. Beltré and Mauer are 3/3 on anonymous ballots.
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Ballot
#152
is from Ben Reiter. He replaces Kent and Rolen with Beltré and Utley, who are tracking at 98.7 and 46.7, respectively. No adds or drops for returning players.
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Ballot
#36
is from Tom D’Angelo. No adds or drops for returning candidates. Beltré and Mauer earn a vote, the latter climbing back to 75% after a one-ballot trip below.
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Ballot
#159
is from Ken Davidoff, via The Chris Rose Rotation. He drops Pettitte (now -4) to make room for Beltré, Mauer, and Utley.
The podcast:
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Ballot
#21
is from Jeff Fletcher, via his annual puzzle - this time, FanGraphs player ID #. Joining his six holdovers are Beltré and Mauer, as well as Andruw Jones, who gets his first gained vote of the cycle & is net +1. H/t
@AidanMott1
for the help.
Coming to the Tracker soon.
Ballot
#207
is from Alex Pavlovic. He votes for first-timers Beltré, Mauer, and Utley. To make room, he drops Mark Buehrle, who is now net -6.
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Ballot
#48
is from Jack McCaffery. He does not vote for Bonds (now net +/- 0) and Clemens (+/- 0) for the first time, while adding Abreu (+3) and Helton (+8). His column:
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Ballot
#144
is from C. Trent Rosecrans. The big 3 newcomers all earn a vote, squeezing off Abreu, who falls to net -3. Sheffield reaches 75% again.
From The Athletic’s group reveal:
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Ballot
#121
is from Ken Rosenthal. No adds or drops for returning candidates and no first-timers selected. He writes about his decision to omit Carlos Beltrán, at least for this year:
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Ballot
#73
is from Kevin Kernan. Manny (now net +/- 0) drops a vote, while Helton (+12), Jones (+12), Pettitte (+5), and Sheffield (+15) gain one.
His column:
Coming to the Tracker later this morning.
Through 140 ballots in 2018, Mike Mussina was at 71.4%. He fell 7.9% from then to the final figure. If he saw the same drop this year from the 82.9% he’s at right now at 140 ballots, he’d have exactly 75.0%.
Ballot
#142
is from Keith Law. Beltré and Utley earn checks in their first year, joining five holdovers. No changes for returning players.
From The Athletic’s group reveal:
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Ballot
#127
is from Larry Brooks. Five players join his holdover Andruw Jones. The big 3 first-years all earn a vote, with Mauer tying Helton. Sheffield (now net +9) and Beltrán (+12) gain another. Wagner dips below 80% on known ballots.
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Ballot
#128
is from Roger Rubin. All four of the players he voted for in 2022 exited the ballot. In 2023, he votes for Beltrán, Helton (+22), Rolen (+8), Sheffield (+19), and Wagner (+18). His column:
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Ballot
#49
is from Tim Booth. Bobby Abreu (now net -3) is squeezed off his 10-player ballot, as Beltré, Mauer, and Utley join his other seven holdovers
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Ballot
#119
is from Scott Boeck. Beltré and Mauer join his five holdovers from 2023. No adds or drops for returning candidates.
Coming soon soon to the Tracker.
Ballot
#183
is from Ken Davidoff. Abreu (now net +12), Beltrán, Kent (+30), Pettitte (+13), and Sheffield (+26) join his five holdovers.
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Ballot
#18
is from Jon Heyman. His two holdovers are joined by newcomers Beltré, Mauer, and Utley, as well as Beltrán, who moves to net +2. Helton drops below 90%. His column:
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Ballot
#82
is from Richard Griffin. He checks the boxes for his holdovers, first-timer Beltrán, and returnees Buehrle (now net +5), Jones (+13), and Pettitte (+7).
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Ballot
#122
is from Sean McAdam, via both a podcast & article. Beltré, Mauer, & Sheffield (now +8 and 75.4%) earn votes. Mauer ties Helton in the Tracker.
Podcast link:
Article:
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Ballot
#112
is from Henry Schulman. Todd Helton (now net +18) gains a vote. Torii Hunter (+1) gains his first vote and is on the board overall at 0.9%. Beltrán also gets a check.
Via the SF Chronicle:
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#36
is from Patrick Graham. Jeff Kent gains again and is now net +8 in his final year of eligibility. Bobby Abreu picks up his first add and is +1. Manny Ramírez also gains and gets back to even.
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Ballot
#202
is from Tom Verducci, via MLB Network. He adds Helton (+36) and becomes the second voter with a last name ending in -rducci, and third overall, to vote for only these four candidates, after Marc Narducci and Maureen Mullen.
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Ballot
#29
is from Dan Gelston. First-timers Beltré and Utley join Rollins on his ballot. No adds or drops for returning candidates.
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Ballot
#120
is from Pedro Moura, the sixth first-time voter to reveal a ballot. He checks four names - Rolen, Wagner, Sheffield, Helton. Rolen is 6/6 with newbies while the others join Andruw at 5/6.
His column:
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