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2027 Official Hall of Fame Ballot

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Another huge ballot this year. We may be mirroring real life with a logjam in the future as more and more players retire. I compiled the ballot prior to the offseason, so anybody retiring this off-season will be on next year's ballot. Feel free to PM me any candidates you may want on, I'll throw them on. I usually just go by career VORP when deciding, but sometimes miss someone and sometimes I make a judgement call when someone with similar numbers has already been shot down.

This year's ballot consists of twenty players. Twelve carryovers and eight new nominees.

I have put the spoiler tag over the players' season by season stats to save space. Simply click on the spoiler tag and you can see their stats.
I have added a chart with everyone's career totals at the end. A one-stop shop if that is all you're interested in.
I have added a chart with the 162 game averages for the last 21 MLB batters inducted into the real life Hall of Fame. This may be good for comparison.
I have done away with listing each nominee's HOF test scores in their personal rundown. These scores are already in a chart later in the post, it seems kind of redundant having them in there twice.

Voting process and rules are as follows..

--You can PM me your ballot or post it here in this thread. Forum only allows for 10 poll options. Plus no way to track.
--No waiting period after retirement
--75% of all votes received will get a player in. 5% to carry over to next election, 15 seasons max.
--You can vote for zero to ten players, but please vote, even if it's a blank ballot.
--Three new teams are welcome to vote, but are also allowed to abstain if they wish. (South Dakota, Toronto, Las Vegas Posse)


Jose Chavez, SS Port Orange
Overshadowed in his career by Amaya, Lopez, and Rodriguez at shortstop, but Chavez was a consistent offensive force behind Port Orange's championship seasons. Only player on the ballot with more than two rings. 250+ HR's and nearly 1000 RBI's while wielding a slick glove at short may garner him some traction with the voters.
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Don Douglas, RF/1B NorCal
A freak broken kneecap on a non-scheduled sim derailed his career, but his numbers in NorCal are still quite impressive. 4-time All-Star, 2012 HOTY, and a .319 career average.
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Previous Votes: 2026- 15.4% / 2025- 29.2% / 2024- 33.3% / 2023- 37.0% / 2022 - 42.3% / 2021- 39.2%

Esteban Jimenez, 3B NorCal
He played nearly equal time in Steel City and had decent stops in Carolina and Dallas, but Jimenez played the most for NorCal. Hit for power, had a good eye, and played a premium position at the hot corner. One of the top 3 third basemen of his era, along with Johnson and Gibbons. Won back to back World Series with 2 different teams, Carolina in '12 and Steel City in '13. 4-time All-Star and was the All-Star Game MVP in 2015.
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Previous Votes: 2026- 11.5%

Jose Lopez, SS/2B NorCal
The Hall of Fame loves HR's, RBI's and middle infielders. Lopez is all 3. Second in career HR's, fifth in RBI's, all while playing the middle infield. He did not hit for average, or do anything else exceptionally well, but nearly 400 HR's and over 1200 RBi's from those positions is rare. Won a World Series in 2015 with NorCal, was selected to 2 All-Star games, and won a Gold Glove.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 42.3%

Bill Pickett, CF/LF Steel City
One of the most consistent producers year to year. 2013 was a special season from him that may not be duplicated. All-Star, won the triple crown, HOTY, and World Series title in the same season. Only missed out on playoff MVP. Won a Gold Glove in 2016. Came into the league at 30, which obviously hurts his overall numbers, but he put up great numbers in a short time.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 26.9% / 2025- 33.3% / 2024- 37.0% / 2023- 37.0% / 2022- 38.5% / 2021- 52.2%

Robinson Rojas, CF/RF Sheltown
Rojas was the first overall pick in the league's inaugural season and his 2010 campaign was perhaps the most acclaimed season by anybody in history. Rookie of the Year, All-Star, HOTY, and Playoff MVP(back when they gave them to losing sides). Injuries hamstrung his overall number totals, but when he was on the field, he was in an elite class. He once drove in 14 runs in one game against the Whalers in 2014. Never won a title, but was selected an All-Star 4 times and won 2 H&K awards to go along with his 2010 ROTY & HOTY.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 7.7% / 2025- 8.3% / 2024- 22.2% / 2023- 22.2%

Ramon Ruiz, RF Port Orange
5-time All-Star and 2-time champion broke into the bigs in a big way, winning rookie of the year in 2015 after being waived by Sheltown. Had a memorable run in Port Orange before being traded to Louisville in a much hyped trade. Great combination of power and average. Hit 324 HR's and drove in 1082 runs in , a relatively few, 1371 games. Amazingly, did not strike out often. Averaged only 31 K's per 162 games.
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Jose Suarez, C Miami (Toronto)
The premier backstop of the 2010's, Suarez was a power hitting catcher with no peer. Did four tours with the Toronto organization and won a HOTY in 2014 there while leading them to a World Series. Was selected to 6 All-Star games.
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Joe Telvest, 2B/DH/1B Cleveland (Ohio/Hawaii/Carolina)
The Roy Hobbs of our league. Came into the league at 37 and dominated. 2011 Triple crown winner, back-to-back HOTY's in 2011 and 2012. Playoff MVP and World Series title in 2012. 3-time All-Star for the career .336 hitter.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 11.5% / 2025- 25.0% / 2024- 18.5% / 2023- 18.5% / 2022 - 30.8% / 2021- 26.1%

Domingo Valles, 1B/LF Port Orange
Incredible Grey-Ink test scores for Valles, a well-accomplished player. Power (334 HR's), average (.296), above-average defense, and championships. Won two World Series, one with Port Orange in 2016 and one with SoCal in 2022. The 2016 post-season saw him drive in 16 runs and bat .348 in 16 games. He was a 5-time All-Star, he won Hitter of the Year in 2013, and won two Gold Gloves(one at 1B and one in LF).
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 46.2%

Vaughan Walker, LF New York
An extra-base hit machine during his career, ranking 7th all-time. Another well-traveled player, surprisingly only made two all-star games and never a champion. He should be another fun scenario to see how the voting goes. Didn't hit for average, but had power and speed. And how much weight does retiring in the Top 5 of HR's carry?
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 11.5% / 2025- 16.7% / 2024- 29.6%

Bob Baker, SP New York
His last two seasons in Detroit were nightmarish and hampered his numbers tremendously. Going 11-40 over a two-year span will do that. But look past that and you see 13 straight seasons of double-digit wins and nearly 3,000 strikeouts and a sub-4 career ERA, including the Detroit years.
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George Bechtel, SP Albany
Very underrated pitcher, who together with Elliott, formed one of the premier 1-2 punches for a long time with Albany. Only made the All-Star game once. 186 career wins rank 7th all time. Also ranks 6th in pitcher WAR and 3rd in CG. Won the 2014 World Series. He led the league in wins twice, including seasons of 20-4 and 18-3.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 19.2%

Bartolo Benavides, RP Vancouver (Seattle)
Devastating stuff for this relief specialist. Nearly unhittable throughout his career, ranking 19th in k/9 and 8th in career WHIP. Also ranks 4th in career ERA. Was selected to All-Star game 4 times.
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Paul Bishop, SP Toronto (Concordia)
3-time All-Star was a strikeout specialist. He ranks #10 in the category. Threw a no-hitter in 2019 against Port Orange. Numbers may be higher if he didn't start his career in bullpen. His K/9 numbers ranks 11th among starters with at least 100 career starts.
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Bob Elliott, SP Albany
One of seventeen members of the 150-win club. The ace of the rotation of the decade's best team. 5 time all-star, 2011 Seaver winner, 2-time World Series winner, third all-time in complete games, and a two-time 20-game winner. Still ranks 10th in VORP & 11th in WAR despite being retired for five seasons.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 42.3% / 2025 - 41.7% / 2024- 48.1% / 2023- 44.5% / 2022- 46.2%

Tony Foster, RP San Antonio (Hartford)
Foster played 15 seasons in the NDL. Won the Seaver award in 2012 with Carolina before signing with Hartford as a free agent. Spent a decade in hitter-friendly Hartford and was a rock there. Allowed just 1 run on a HR in 18 career post-season appearances.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 23.1% / 2025- 16.7%

Alejandro Gallo, RP Albany
His numbers might be higher if he didn't spend two seasons mid-career in the USBL, but he did join the elite 300-save club in his final game. Led the league in saves three seasons, was a two-time all-star and 2011 World Champion with Albany. 14 career post-season saves and a 0.68 career era in the post-season.
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Previous Votes: 2026 - 15.4% / 2025- 8.3%

Claude Hopkins, RP NorCal
A dominating middle reliever for NorCal before moving to closer while in Sheltown. 82 career wins and 3 seasons of double-digit wins as a reliever. 3.02 career ERA for the 2-time All-Star.
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Lawrence Vickers, SP Colorado (New England)
If Vickers retired on his 20th birthday, his 76* wins as a teenager would still rank him in the Top 100. Came into the league as a 16-year old and posted 6 straight seasons of 16+ wins. Had a bit of a resurgence late in his career with Toronto(Miami). Had a very balanced repertoire. He could strike you out, ranking 32nd in career K's, but was also known for a very good sinker. He was Top 10 in GB% 6 times in his career.
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^^Career totals^^

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^^test scores^^

A further breakdown of what the test scores entail could be found by clicking on the link.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/about ... sary.shtml

Ink tests measure leaderboard appearances. Standards score is 100 max, 50 is supposedly average HOF'er. Monitor score is suppose to tell likelihood of induction, not if deserved. 100 is very likely, 130 is a virtual cinch.

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^^career ranks for batters &pitchers.^^
--Blue = top 10, green = top 25.
--Era(s) is ranking of era out of the 233 starters with at least 100 career NDL starts
--Rose-colored boxes for Gallo are his ranks if the minimum was 648IP. They raised the min. to 688IP

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^^ Relievers don't have a Hall of Fame standards score, as they don't have any set standards, so I put up a chart of the 5 MLB relievers in the HOF and 3 most likely to get in at the end, if you wish to compare.^^

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^^162 game averages for all batters.(Suarez's numbers include a brief 3--game stint in USBL) A chart with the 162 game averages of the last 21 batters(including Frank Thomas) inducted in MLB HOF is in spoiler tag ^^
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Again great job bernie
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amazing job, every yr.

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Took a poll of my students to determine votes...
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Greatbob elliott job bob elliottas usual bob elliott, Bernie! I'll havebob elliott my votes in shortly.
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I didn't vote for him, but Benevides has similar numbers to Trevor Hoffman and Mariano Rivera. Too bad he was on the Cougars terrible run...
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Have I ever mentioned how much I love that Bernie is in this league?
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I am going to make my vote public so that I can be corrected if I am wrong. By all means, let me know if you disagree with my statements so I can reevaluate for the next vote.


YES

Jose Lopez, SS/2B NorCal: As dominant an offensive force as a middle infielder could possibly be and had a postseason for the ages in 2015.

Bill Pickett, CF/LF Steel City: Probably a reach, but he gets in almost for his absurd 2013 alone.

Jose Suarez, C Miami (Toronto): As Bernie said, he was peerless for a very long time.

Joe Telvest, 2B/DH/1B Cleveland (Ohio/Hawaii/Carolina): Not a popular vote, I'm sure, but he still stands as the only guy - aside from Cruz - to ever play in the NDLB that made me check the schedule.

Domingo Valles, 1B/LF Port Orange: Yes. Good in the field and extraordinary at the plate and a winner.

Lawrence Vickers, SP Colorado (New England): As unique a player as baseball - in any league - will ever see.

NO

Jose Chavez, SS, Port Orange: Super consistent but not enough black ink and, as stated, not in the Top 3 for shortstops in the game.

Don Douglas, RF/1B NorCal: I actually had him on my first ballot and then took him off. I just don't feel like his career numbers for a corner outfielder/first baseman stack up. This was a tough one.

Esteban Jimenez, 3B NorCal: So close, but he was merely very good; not great.

Robinson Rojas, CF/RF Sheltown: Was as sure a HoF lock as there was until he left Sheltown. He'll certainly go into their Hall of Fame.

Ramon Ruiz, RF Port Orange: Is not a leader in a single category for right fielders.

Vaughan Walker, LF New York: Had him on for a few years because his numbers dwarfed most everyone else. Now, not so much.

Bob Baker, SP New York: The AJ McCarron logic: he never was even the best pitcher on the team despite his amazingly consistent performance. A NY Hall of Famer for sure, though.

George Bechtel, SP Albany: See Baker.

Bartolo Benavides, RP Vancouver (Seattle): Might be wrong, but you have to be extra-special super duper special to get a vote as a reliever.

Paul Bishop, SP Toronto (Concordia): Numbers just aren't there; really didn't excel at anything.

Bob Elliott, SP Albany: Wasn't sensational long enough; I took him off my ballot last season.

Tony Foster, RP San Antonio (Hartford), Claude Hopkins, RP NorCal, and Alejandro Gallo, RP Albany: As stated before, you have to be extraordinary as a RP to get my vote. Phelps might get one soon, but not these guys.
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Ramon Ruiz will wear a Port Orange hat, but he'll have on a Bats jersey :D
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FYI... I'm making it mandatory to vote.

**From the main thread*
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This isn't my normal way to address this, but in this case, I'm going to...

VOTE FOR THE HALL OF FAME!

Bernie puts an incredible amount of work into this process and I greatly appreciate everything that he does. With that said, I refuse to let it go to waste.

(this doesn't apply to the 3 new owners)
***If you do not vote for the Hall of Fame, I will fine your organization $500,000.
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Amazing job Bernie, this extra stuff is what makes this league so much fun.
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trendon wrote:I am going to make my vote public so that I can be corrected if I am wrong. By all means, let me know if you disagree with my statements so I can reevaluate for the next vote.


YES

Jose Lopez, SS/2B NorCal: As dominant an offensive force as a middle infielder could possibly be and had a postseason for the ages in 2015.

Bill Pickett, CF/LF Steel City: Probably a reach, but he gets in almost for his absurd 2013 alone.

Jose Suarez, C Miami (Toronto): As Bernie said, he was peerless for a very long time.

Joe Telvest, 2B/DH/1B Cleveland (Ohio/Hawaii/Carolina): Not a popular vote, I'm sure, but he still stands as the only guy - aside from Cruz - to ever play in the NDLB that made me check the schedule.

Domingo Valles, 1B/LF Port Orange: Yes. Good in the field and extraordinary at the plate and a winner.

Lawrence Vickers, SP Colorado (New England): As unique a player as baseball - in any league - will ever see.

NO

Jose Chavez, SS, Port Orange: Super consistent but not enough black ink and, as stated, not in the Top 3 for shortstops in the game.

Don Douglas, RF/1B NorCal: I actually had him on my first ballot and then took him off. I just don't feel like his career numbers for a corner outfielder/first baseman stack up. This was a tough one.

Esteban Jimenez, 3B NorCal: So close, but he was merely very good; not great.

Robinson Rojas, CF/RF Sheltown: Was as sure a HoF lock as there was until he left Sheltown. He'll certainly go into their Hall of Fame.

Ramon Ruiz, RF Port Orange: Is not a leader in a single category for right fielders.

Vaughan Walker, LF New York: Had him on for a few years because his numbers dwarfed most everyone else. Now, not so much.

Bob Baker, SP New York: The AJ McCarron logic: he never was even the best pitcher on the team despite his amazingly consistent performance. A NY Hall of Famer for sure, though.

George Bechtel, SP Albany: See Baker.

Bartolo Benavides, RP Vancouver (Seattle): Might be wrong, but you have to be extra-special super duper special to get a vote as a reliever.

Paul Bishop, SP Toronto (Concordia): Numbers just aren't there; really didn't excel at anything.

Bob Elliott, SP Albany: Wasn't sensational long enough; I took him off my ballot last season.

Tony Foster, RP San Antonio (Hartford), Claude Hopkins, RP NorCal, and Alejandro Gallo, RP Albany: As stated before, you have to be extraordinary as a RP to get my vote. Phelps might get one soon, but not these guys.
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voted, lets see who the last to vote is... money is on Shel or Jason because "soooooo busy"
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its crazy if u follow Monitor/Standard as compared to real life, theres maybe 2 HOF'ers in this list which is shocking since you look at the names you'd think 4 or 5.
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Pm'd my vote
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I will get my vote in this evening or tomorrow morning.
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Trendon and J, why Ruiz and Valles but not Rojas?

They were better in the field, Rojas slightly better at the plate. If I'm not mistaken, Rojas played less games than both, but had a higher total WAR than both as well.

Booo!!!!
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Voted So Far (13)

San Antonio
New England
Steel City
Vancouver
Miami
New York
Cincinnati
Honolulu
Houston
Cleveland
Washington
Indianapolis
Detroit
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shel311 wrote:Trendon and J, why Ruiz and Valles but not Rojas?

They were better in the field, Rojas slightly better at the plate. If I'm not mistaken, Rojas played less games than both, but had a higher total WAR than both as well.

Booo!!!!
From my phone (so not looking again), longevity. They did it longer. You could argue why I include Telvest but not Rojas, though; and I might not have an answer for that.
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