Baseball Hall of Fame - 2025 Edition

It's time for my Twenty-Second 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 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024

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 21st.

Eligible Players:

Holdovers from last year - Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltran, Mark Buehrle, Torii Hunter, Andruw Jones, Andy Pettitte, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Francisco Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Omar Vizquel, Billy Wagner, David Wright

First-timers - Carlos Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Felix Hernandez, Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Rami­rez, Fernando Rodney, CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Troy Tulowitzki, Ben Zobrist


Go to Baseball Reference for player stats.


My Ballot:

Bobby Abreu - Eligible since 2020; 5th time on my ballot ('21-'25)
Carlos Beltran - Eligible since 2023; 3rd time on my ballot ('23-'25)
Mark Buehrle - Eligible since 2021; 3rd time on my ballot ('23-'25)
Felix Hernandez - Eligible since 2025; 2nd time on my ballot ('25)
Andruw Jones - Eligible since 2018; 6th time on my ballot ('20-'25)
CC Sabathia - Eligible since 2025; 1st time on my ballot ('25)
Ichiro Suzuki - Eligible since 2025; 1st time on my ballot ('25)
Manny Ramirez - Eligible since 2017; 6th time on my ballot ('20-'25)
Alex Rodriguez - Eligible since 2022; 4th time on my ballot ('22-'25)
Chase Utley - Eligible since 2024; 2nd time on my ballot ('24,'25)



Dropped from last year's ballot:
Adrian Beltre (Elected)
Todd Helton (Elected)
Joe Mauer (Elected)

Added this year:
Felix Hernandez (First year eligible)
CC Sabathia (First year eligible)
Ichiro Suzuki (First year eligible)

Eligible, and voted for in the past, but not this year:
Andy Pettitte ('23)