Baseball Hall of Fame - 2021 Edition

It's time for my Eighteenth annual "If I had a Hall of Fame Vote" post.

My previous ballots:
2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020

A few reminders:
1. Voters can vote for up to ten players.
2. I'm a "Big Hall" guy so I voted for ten.
3. I reserve the right not to have reasonable explanations for any or all of my selections.
4. To be inducted, players need to be named on 75% of the ballots cast.
5. The real results will be announced on January 26th.

Eligible Players:

Holdovers from last year - Bobby Abreu, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Todd Helton, Andruw Jones, Jeff Kent, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramirez, Scott Rolen, Curt Schilling, Gary Sheffield, Sammy Sosa, Omar Vizquel, Billy Wagner

First-timers - Mark Buehrle, A.J. Burnett, Michael Cuddyer, Dan Haren, LaTroy Hawkins, Tim Hudson, Torii Hunter, Aramis Rami­rez, Nick Swisher, Shane Victorino, Barry Zito

Go to Baseball Reference for player stats.


My Ballot:

Bobby Abreu - Eligible since 2020; 1st time on my ballot ('21)
Barry Bonds - Eligible since 2013; 9th time on my ballot ('13-'21)
Roger Clemens - Eligible since 2013; 9th time on my ballot ('13-'21)
Todd Helton - Eligible since 2019; 2nd time on my ballot ('20,'21)
Andruw Jones - Eligible since 2018; 2nd time on my ballot ('20,'21)
Manny Ramirez - Eligible since 2017; 2nd time on my ballot ('20,'21)
Scott Rolen - Eligible since 2018; 3rd time on my ballot ('19-'21)
Curt Schilling - Eligible since 2013; 7th time on my ballot ('13,'16-'21)
Gary Sheffield - Eligible since 2015; 1st time on my balot ('21)
Sammy Sosa - Eligible since 2013; 2nd time on my ballot ('20,'21)


Dropped from last year's ballot:
Derek Jeter (elected)
Larry Walker (elected)

Added this year:
Bobby Abreu (first-time in top ten)
Gary Sheffield (first-time in top ten)

Eligible, and voted for in the past, but not this year:
None