Today, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced the 2014 Hall of Fame ballot. The packed ballot is definitely one to be watched for; 36 players were nominated, including 18 newcomers to the ballot. I'll explain how the voting works, who is on it, how many years they've been on it, and the percentage of votes they received in 2013 (if applicable).
The voting is pretty simple. Qualified BBWAA members around the country get a ballot in which they can choose from zero to ten names to vote for. Players who are named on 75% or more of the ballots are the next class of Hall of Famers. Each player remains on the Hall of Fame ballot for 15 years, unless they are inducted in, or receive less than 5% of the vote in any given year. In that case, the player is removed from the ballot. The Candidates: Moises Alou - 1st year on ballot Jeff Bagwell - 4th year on ballot, 59.6% of votes in 2013 Armando Benitez - 1st year Craig Biggio - 2nd year, 68.2% votes in 2013 Barry Bonds - 2nd year, 36.2% votes in 2013 Sean Casey - 1st year Roger Clemens - 2nd year, 37.6% votes in 2013 Ray Durham - 1st year Eric Gagne - 1st year Tom Glavine - 1st year Luis Gonzalez - 1st year Jacque Jones - 1st year Todd Jones - 1st year Jeff Kent - 1st year Paul Lo Duca - 1st year Greg Maddux - 1st year Edgar Martinez - 5th year, 35.9% votes in 2013 Don Mattingly - 14th year, 13.2% votes in 2013 Fred McGriff - 5th year, 20.7% votes in 2013 Mark McGuire - 8th year, 16.9% votes in 2013 Jack Morris* - 15th year, 67.7% votes in 2013 Mike Mussina - 1st year Hideo Nomo - 1st year Rafael Palmeiro - 4th year, 8.8% votes in 2013 Mike Piazza - 2nd year, 57.8% votes in 2013 Tim Raines - 7th year, 52.2% votes in 2013 Kenny Rogers - 1st year Curt Schilling - 2nd year, 38.8% votes in 2013 Richie Sexton - 1st year Lee Smith - 12th year, 47.8% votes in 2013 J.T. Snow - 1st year Sammy Sosa - 2nd year, 12.5% votes in 2013 Frank Thomas - 1st year Mike Timlin - 1st year Alan Trammell - 13th year, 33.6% votes in 2013 Larry Walker - 4th year, 21.6% votes in 2013 *denotes last year on ballot My (mock) Ballot: Tom Glavine Greg Maddux Frank Thomas Craig Biggio Mike Mussina Curt Schilling Jeff Bagwell Jeff Kent The voting results will be announced on January 8, 2014. The induction ceremony weekend is July 25-28, 2014 in Cooperstown, New York.
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