HoF Voting - Eligibility Ends 2063

[RonCo]

With the HoF Voting officially open, I thought I'd try to release a few "Candidate Threads." There are so many interesting guys on the list, though, that it's hard to get into details on them all, so I thought I'd try a different take and trace their paths through the voting maze. What follows are players, and what percentage of the vote they have gotten each year of eligibility.

Here are players who all are on their 6th of seven seasons of eligibility:

BBA HOF Voting	Yr 1	Yr 2	Yr 3	Yr 4	Yr 5	Yr 6	Yr 7
Ramon Pagan	??	24.1%	25.9%	20.0%	15.8%
Lorenzo de'Medici	37.9%	48.6%	54.3%	52.5%	47.4%
Bing-de Zhao	10.3%	10.8%	8.6%	7.5%	7.9%

Both Bing-de Zhao and Ramon Pagan had highly distinguished careers, but Pagan was kind of a one trick pony, and Zhou was derailed with injuries. Voters have been lukewarm on both.

Prototypcal stopper Lorenzo de'Medici is a controversial candidate who has hung on around the 50% mark almost since the moment he was eligible. Is this the year he crests the hump and makes it in? With the large influx of vote-getters arriving on the scene I'm skeptical.


Projections:

- Pagan and Zhao miss the 5% mark and slide off the ballot for next season
- de'Medici falls (maybe even to 25-30%?), but remains eligible.

[Jwalk100]

de'Medici got my vote. O' Macken too.

[Dington]

Shame that de’ Medici isn’t already in. The best at what he did for a long time.

[Trebro]

Shame that de’ Medici isn’t already in. The best at what he did for a long time.

Blame the itsy bitsy teeny weenie yellow polka dot bikini voters.

I voted for Bing a few times out of respect but there's no room. And I'll keep trying on de Medici

[RonCo]

I have voted for de'Medici in the past, but he's been pushed off in the last ballot or so by strong classes.

I personally rank O'Macken higher, but I'm obviously in the minority there.

[recte44]

de'Medici- come on everyone

[CTBrewCrew]

Two of these guys drop off the ballot this year.

[mragland]

Odd that Pagan's back to back 50/50 seasons just don't move the needle.

[RonCo]

Odd that Pagan's back to back 50/50 seasons just don't move the needle.

If his peak were five years rather than two, we'de probably have a different discussion. But 40 WAR over the span of his career makes him a hard vote.

[Trebro]

Odd that Pagan's back to back 50/50 seasons just don't move the needle.

If his peak were five years rather than two, we'de probably have a different discussion. But 40 WAR over the span of his career makes him a hard vote.

That was why he was a no for me. My Hall "quirk" is being the best for a few years is not something I really care about. I want you to be among the best for many years.

[7teen]

I voted for one of these guys.

He's in the Portland Hall of Fame. Maybe in the end that's all that matters!

[RonCo]

2062 RESULTS:

Projections:

- Pagan and Zhao miss the 5% mark and slide off the ballot for next season
- de'Medici falls (maybe even to 25-30%?), but remains eligible.

My predictions were off a bit. Pagan and Zhao hang on by the skin of their teeth to live one more day. de'Medici remained fairly stable at 45%.

Still no cigar.

They each have one season left.