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Ken Griffey JR. + Mike Piazza Named To The Hall: Our Final Poll Vote Had Bagwell Joining Those Two
Posted by Jonathan Hacohen

Ken Griffey was well on his way to the all-time career HR record before injuries slowed him down after the age of 30. He is also the last player in the MLB to have a HR in 8 straight contests, dating in 1993. Griffey received a record 99% of the ballots vote from the BBWAA, eclipsing Tom Seaver’s old record for highest percentage of votes in his selection today.
There were the 32 names on the list for consideration for the Baseball Hall Of Fame, only 2 made were selected to Cooperstown with Griffey JR. and Piazza. Our poll also had Jeff Bagwell make it.
Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Tim Raines, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammell, Jeff Kent, Fred McGriff, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, Nomar Garciaparra, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Jason Kendall, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Luis Castillo, Randy Winn, Garret Anderson, Mike Lowell, Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Sweeney, David Eckstein are all on the ballot.

.Mike Piazza almost made it into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in voting for last year with a clip of 69.9% of the votes. He made it into the BBHOF this year.
Out of 524 People Voting, Final Results (75% would get a Hall Of Fame Induction)
Ken Griffey Jr. | 519 | 99.04% | |
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Jeff Bagwell | 416 | 79.38% | |
Mike Piazza | 397 | 75.77% | |
Tim Raines | 380 | 72.52% | |
Roger Clemens | 331 | 63.17% | |
Barry Bonds | 285 | 54.39% | |
Curt Schilling | 222 | 42.37% | |
Trevor Hoffman | 218 | 41.60% | |
Edgar Martinez | 203 | 38.74% | |
Alan Trammell | 190 | 36.26% | |
Mike Mussina | 188 | 35.88% | |
Mark McGwire | 169 | 32.25% | |
Fred McGriff | 130 | 24.81% | |
Sammy Sosa | 130 | 24.81% | |
Larry Walker | 120 | 22.90% | |
Lee Smith | 107 | 20.42% | |
Jeff Kent | 101 | 19.27% | |
Billy Wagner | 95 | 18.13% | |
Gary Sheffield | 81 | 15.46% | |
Jim Edmonds | 52 | 9.93% | |
Nomar Garciaparra | 35 | 6.68% | |
Brad Ausmus | 10 | 1.9% | |
Jason Kendall | 9 | 1.72% | |
Mark Grudzielanek | 9 | 1.72% | |
Mike Hampton | 7 | 1.34% | |
Garrett Anderson | 7 | 1.34% | |
Troy Glaus | 4 | 0.7% | |
Randy Winn | 4 | 0.7% | |
MIke Lowell | 4 | 0.7% | |
Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0.7% | |
David Eckstein | 4 | 0.7% | |
Luis Castillo | 2 | 0.35% |

Despite coming 15 votes shy with the BBWAA vote, Bagwell made it to the Hall in our poll – registering almost 80% of the ballots.
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MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame (Class Of 2016) Voting Poll Results So Far (Last Chance To Vote)
Posted by Jonathan Hacohen
Below the results listed so far, Pick 10 players who you believe should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year. We will post the results after the class of this year is posted. We can see the amount of people who voted.
So we will accurately adjust this mark once the poll ends. A basic reference to see if a player is being voted for is to take their votes (times by 10) and then divide by the total amount of votes.
Here are the 32 names on the list for consideration.
Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Tim Raines, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammell, Jeff Kent, Fred McGriff, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, Nomar Garciaparra, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Jason Kendall, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Luis Castillo, Randy Winn, Garret Anderson, Mike Lowell, Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Sweeney, David Eckstein are all on the ballot.
So Far (at 9:45 AM EST, Tuesday Jan.6, 2015) there have been 386 People who have voted, and only 6 people have left Ken Griffey JR. off of their list. Piazza and Raines (just barely) would both join Junior on the Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction list should this come to fruition.
I think the BBWAA should really take stock on the Clemens and Bonds numbers as they are far superior to what they voted for last year. Both of them are about 25% higher and on the fringe of making the Hall..
I also think that Hoffman is hurt by his 1st year on the ballot. A lot of people may have factored this in.
I really think Raines is going to see a big boost to his bid for the Baseball Hall Of Fame with it being his 9th year on the ballot. Under the new rules, that means that 2017’s Baseball Hall Of Fame Class would be his last chance to be elected to Cooperstown.
Out of 386 People Voting, The Results Thus Far (75% would get a Hall Of Fame Induction)
Ken Griffey Jr. | 380 | 98.45% | |
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Mike Piazza | 312 | 80.82% | |
Tim Raines | 290 | 75.12% | |
Jeff Bagwell | 241 | 62.43% | |
Roger Clemens | 237 | 61.40% | |
Barry Bonds | 236 | 61.14% | |
Trevor Hoffman | 186 | 48.19% | |
Edgar Martinez | 162 | 41.96% | |
Curt Schilling | 161 | 41.71% | |
Mike Mussina | 148 | 38.34% | |
Mark McGwire | 147 | 38.08% | |
Sammy Sosa | 117 | 30.31% | |
Alan Trammell | 116 | 30.06% | |
Lee Smith | 98 | 25.39% | |
Fred McGriff | 98 | 25.39% | |
Larry Walker | 86 | 22.28% | |
Jeff Kent | 79 | 20.47% | |
Gary Sheffield | 69 | 17.88% | |
Billy Wagner | 49 | 12.69% | |
Jim Edmonds | 37 | 9.6% | |
Nomar Garciaparra | 25 | 6.48% | |
Jason Kendall | 6 | 1.56% | |
Garrett Anderson | 3 | 0.78% | |
MIke Lowell | 3 | 0.78% | |
Troy Glaus | 2 | 0.54% | |
Mike Sweeney | 2 | 0.54% | |
David Eckstein | 2 | 0.54% | |
Brad Ausmus | 2 | 0.54% | |
Mike Hampton | 1 | 0.27% | |
Luis Castillo | 1 | 0.27% | |
Randy Winn | 1 | 0.27% | |
Mark Grudzielanek | 1 | 0.27% |
Vote up until 558 PM EST today.
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MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame (Class Of 2016) Voting Poll Results So Far (Last Chance To Vote)
Posted by Jonathan Hacohen
Below the results listed so far, Pick 10 players who you believe should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year. We will post the results after the class of this year is posted. We can see the amount of people who voted.
So we will accurately adjust this mark once the poll ends. A basic reference to see if a player is being voted for is to take their votes (times by 10) and then divide by the total amount of votes.
Here are the 32 names on the list for consideration.
Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Tim Raines, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammell, Jeff Kent, Fred McGriff, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, Nomar Garciaparra, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Jason Kendall, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Luis Castillo, Randy Winn, Garret Anderson, Mike Lowell, Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Sweeney, David Eckstein are all on the ballot.
So Far (at 8:30 AM EST, Tuesday Jan.5, 2015) there have been 260 People who have voted, and only 2 people have left Ken Griffey JR. off of their list. Piazza and Raines would both join Junior on the Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction list should this come to fruition.
I think the BBWAA should really take stock on the Clemens and Bonds numbers as they are far superior to what they voted for last year. Both of them are about 25% higher and on the fringe of making the Hall..
I also think that Hoffman is hurt by his 1st year on the ballot. A lot of people may have factored this in.
I really think Raines is going to see a big boost to his bid for the Baseball Hall Of Fame with it being his 9th year on the ballot. Under the new rules, that means that 2017’s Baseball Hall Of Fame Class would be his last chance to be elected to Cooperstown.
Out of 260 People Voting, The Results Thus Far (75% would get a Hall Of Fame Induction)
Ken Griffey Jr. | 257 | 98.84% | |
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Mike Piazza | 207 | 79.62% | |
Tim Raines | 206 | 79.23% | |
Roger Clemens | 166 | 63.84% | |
Barry Bonds | 166 | 63.84% | |
Jeff Bagwell | 166 | 63.84% | |
Trevor Hoffman | 133 | 51.15% | |
Edgar Martinez | 119 | 45.77% | |
Curt Schilling | 115 | 44.23% | |
Mark McGwire | 114 | 43.84% | |
Mike Mussina | 109 | 41.92% | |
Sammy Sosa | 89 | 34.23% | |
Alan Trammell | 84 | 32.31% | |
Lee Smith | 74 | 28.46% | |
Fred McGriff | 69 | 26.54% | |
Jeff Kent | 65 | 25.00% | |
Larry Walker | 62 | 23.85% | |
Gary Sheffield | 42 | 16.15% | |
Billy Wagner | 39 | 15% | |
Jim Edmonds | 29 | 11.15% | |
Nomar Garciaparra | 20 | 7.7% | |
Jason Kendall | 4 | 1.5% | |
Garret Anderson | 2 | 0.8% | |
MIke Lowell | 2 | 0.8% | |
Troy Glaus | 1 | 0.4% | |
Mike Hampton | 1 | 0.4% | |
Luis Castillo | 1 | 0.4% | |
Randy Winn | 1 | 0.4% | |
Mark Grudzielanek | 1 | 0.4% | |
Mike Sweeney | 1 | 0.4% | |
David Eckstein | 1 | 0.4% | |
Brad Ausmus | 1 | 0.4% |
Vote today.
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MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame (Class Of 2016) Voting Poll Results So Far
Posted by Jonathan Hacohen
Below the results listed so far, Pick 10 players who you believe should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year. We will post the results after the class of this year is posted. We can see the amount of people who voted.
So we will accurately adjust this mark once the poll ends. A basic reference to see if a player is being voted for is to take their votes (times by 10) and then divide by the total amount of votes.
Here are the 32 names on the list for consideration.
Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Tim Raines, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammell, Jeff Kent, Fred McGriff, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, Nomar Garciaparra, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Jason Kendall, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Luis Castillo, Randy Winn, Garret Anderson, Mike Lowell, Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Sweeney, David Eckstein are all on the ballot.
So Far (at 7:30 AM EST) there have been 157 People who have voted, and only 2 people have left Ken Griffey JR. off of their list. Piazza and Raines would both join Junior on the Baseball Hall Of Fame Induction list should this come to fruition.
I think the BBWAA should really take stock on the Clemens and Bonds numbers as they are far superior to what they voted for.
I also think that Hoffman is hurt by his 1st year on the ballot. A lot of people may have factored this in.
I really think Raines is going to see a big boost to his bid for the Baseball Hall Of Fame with it being his 9th year on the ballot. Under the new rules, that means that 2017’s Baseball Hall Of Fame Class would be his last chance to be elected to Cooperstown.
Out of 157 People Voting, The Results Thus Far (75% would get a Hall Of Fame Induction)
Ken Griffey Jr. | 155 | 98.72% | |
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Mike Piazza | 129 | 76.43% | |
Tim Raines | 129 | 76.43% | |
Jeff Bagwell | 110 | 70.06% | |
Barry Bonds | 106 | 67.52% | |
Roger Clemens | 105 | 66.88% | |
Trevor Hoffman | 84 | 53.51% | |
Edgar Martinez | 77 | 49.04% | |
Mark McGwire | 77 | 49.04% | |
Mike Mussina | 75 | 47.78% | |
Curt Schilling | 71 | 45.22% | |
Sammy Sosa | 61 | 38.86% | |
Lee Smith | 52 | 33.12% | |
Alan Trammell | 52 | 33.12% | |
Fred McGriff | 47 | 29.34% | |
Larry Walker | 46 | 29.29% | |
Jeff Kent | 41 | 26.11% | |
Gary Sheffield | 32 | 20.38% | |
Billy Wagner | 31 | 19.75% | |
Jim Edmonds | 24 | 15.29% | |
Nomar Garciaparra | 19 | 12.11% | |
MIke Lowell | 2 | 0.12% | |
Luis Castillo | 1 | 0.06% | |
Randy Winn | 1 | 0.06% | |
Jason Kendall | 1 | 0.06% | |
Garret Anderson | 1 | 0.06% | |
Mark Grudzielanek | 1 | 0.06% | |
Mike Sweeney | 1 | 0.06% | |
David Eckstein | 1 | 0.06% | |
Brad Ausmus | 1 | 0.06% | |
Troy Glaus | 0 | 0% | |
Mike Hampton | 0 | 0% |
Vote today. The Hall Of Fame Class of 2016 will be announced tomorrow.
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2016 MLB Baseball Hall Of Fame Voting Poll
Posted by Jonathan Hacohen
Pick 10 players who you believe should be in the Baseball Hall Of Fame this year. We will post the results after the class of this year is posted. We can see the amount of people who voted.
So we will accurately adjust this mark once the poll ends. A basic reference to see if a player is being voted for is to take their votes (times by 10) and then divide by the total amount of votes.
Here are the 32 names on the list for consideration. Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Griffey Jr., Tim Raines, Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Alan Trammell, Jeff Kent, Fred McGriff, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, Gary Sheffield, Nomar Garciaparra, Mark McGwire, Jim Edmonds, Jason Kendall, Troy Glaus, Mike Hampton, Luis Castillo, Randy Winn, Garret Anderson, Mike Lowell, Billy Wagner, Trevor Hoffman, Mark Grudzielanek, Mike Sweeney, David Eckstein are all on the ballot.
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A Early Look at Future Hall of Fame Candidates
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Craig Biggio finally got his “call to the hall” and should set an example for players who didn’t get that call on their first try. Other notable players are still on the ballot, and should receive legitimate consideration for induction in the future.
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The BBWAA elected four players into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the class of 2015: Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio. This is the first time that the BBWAA has elected four players in 60 years, as these four players truly exemplify what the MLB Hall of Fame is all about.
Now that the official results have been released, we can now take a look at not only some of the guys who will return on the ballot in the upcoming years, but also some future eligible players who present a very interesting case for their enshrinement into the Hall of Fame.
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The Royals Or O’s Winning The Title Would Be Good And Bad: MLB Payrolls Part 2
Posted by chuckbooth3023

Kauffman Stadium was newly renovated about 5 years ago. It is a nice visual display of a ballpark, however it is far being in the top venues in the Majors for earning money. The Royals fans saw the club struggle to finally end a 3 decade long playoff drought this year. It is imperative that the MLB work with ‘cost control’ in the upcoming ‘Collective Bargaining Agreement. Both KC and Baltimore had to endure lengthy stints of losing campaigns, before compiling enough top-level draft picks to compete in their respective divisions. Hopefully other small to mid market teams will not have to be bad for that amount of time in the future to obtain success finally.
Yesterday I addressed the Dodgers potentially winning the World Series in the next few years while bringing more attention to the inequities of the big and small market clubs.
Even with LAD losing today and being eliminated, it doesn’t change the fact they will be playoff contenders for years to come based on their talent level, and super imposed revenue stream to outspend every team in the National League.
I identified the last several lower revenue teams that have had success, and pointed out that it took them big stretches of poor campaigns in order to collect on some good.
This is the biggest reason why baseball needs to adopt a salary cap – in order to leveling off the field.
Kansas City and Baltimore are perfect examples of this. The narrative is great here Franchises that haven’t appeared in the Fall Classic since 1985 and 1983 respectively, when both organization won their last Titles.
The Royals 29 years since that has been tough to stomach. The later George Brett years, the core from the championship had aged or moved on by the time he hung up the cleats.
After the 1994 strike/1995 lockout, the Royals found themselves at the bottom of the division for years. Read the rest of this entry →
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The Billy Beane Way Of Contracts + His Trade History Since MoneyBall!
Posted by chuckbooth3023
Wednesday July.03, 2013
Updated January.05, 2014
Updated July.05, 2014 for Samardzija deal link
Beane Spins Magic Again In World Series Quest: Picks Up Samardzija + Hammel For Straily + Prospects
Updated July 31, 2014 for Trade Deadline deals.
Beane Acquires Lester + Gomes For Cespedes: Then Acquires Fuld For Millone
Updated Aug 8, 2014 for Hitters Roster Tree
How All Of The A’s Hitters Were Acquired: 2014 Roster Tree Shows Incredible Beane Trading Record

Beane does his transactions throughout the entire year – and very little at the deadline. He is never finished with re-arranging his franchise. Perhaps his best Trade Deadline deal was to acquire Jermaine Dye in 2001. Conversely, he had to pay Dye a big FA contract afterwards (3 YRs/$30 MIL). Between he and Eric Chavez’s deal, (6 YR/$66 MIL deal) Beane learned not to be burned on long term contracts. He is a big fan of 1 – 2 Year Deals with Veterans. A lot of his players have not fared as well when they have left the organization. Even the guys that have, simply cost too much money for the A’s liking. The Oakland team received the same kind of production from them for a small percentage of the salary paid out.
By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024
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We have talked a ton about Billy Beane‘s genius way on the website. The Website founder ‘Jonathan Hacohen’ was one of the first baseball writers to uncover the new Beane strategy last year.
I further studied some of his brilliant work – by figuring out the current roster tree for all of the current team last November. I was able to pick up a lot more patterns from his work as a GM.
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Dissecting The Royals And Rays Trade: Shields And Davis For Wil Myers + Prospects
Posted by chuckbooth3023
Tuesday, Dec.11/2012

James Shields has 2 years left on his contract with the Royals. He is 31-22 with 448 Strikeouts in 477 IP in the last 2 years. While he might not be a Premiere Ace, he is a front end starter that Kansas City has not had for a long ime.
Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024
We at the MLB Reports have established that we are far more in favor of acquiring hitters than pitchers in today’s MLB. Why do you ask? It is simple. The amount of pitchers that end up injured for the year is mind boggling. You can check out our Tommy John Surgery Tracker Page here. Point being, is that is risky to trade away top tier offensive prospects for pitching in return. Having said this, I like this trade of James Shields, Wade Davis and a player to be named later, for Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Mike Montgomery and Patrick Leonard for both clubs. It addresses immediate concerns with a look to the future. To fully assess how this trade will break down we start with the Royals: Read the rest of this entry →
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