Ilychs Morales

2026 season predictions for MLB's top prospects Which young players will do big things on the diamond in the year ahead? Our experts weigh in.

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YouTube video by Almost Cooperstown Reviewing HOF votes with BBWAA voter and The Athletic's Daniel Brown - Ep. 645

An annual Hall of Fame voting ritual for me is to join the glorious Almost Cooperstown podcast and explain my thinking (or lack thereof). Thanks to hosts Mark and Gordon! @almostcoop.bsky.social
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Wrapping up my 2026 Hall of Fame election coverage with a look at the next 5 upcoming classes and the dynamics in play. This time around, I audited my admittedly-spotty performance in this endeavor going back to 2019 (my first one at @fangraphs.com; began doing this iat SI.com in 2014)

New from me:

I answered your Hall of Fame questions

Pettitte vs Bonds/Clemens
Hamels vs Felix
Rollins vs Abreu
Schilling, Whitaker & 3 more players we've whiffed on
The All One-Vote-for-the-HOF team

And lots more!
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Peering Into the Crystal Ball: The Next Five Years of BBWAA Hall of Fame Elections As the 2026 election cycle ends, here’s a look at what the next half-decade portends.

Peering Into the Crystal Ball: The Next Five Years of BBWAA Hall of Fame Elections blogs.fangraphs.com/peering-into...

MLB notes: Why Buster Posey could herald new era of Hall of Fame voting Historically Hall of Fame voters have relied on certain statistical benchmarks, but lately that’s started to change, and next winter’s election could redefine what it takes to reach Coo…

Historically Hall of Fame voters have relied on certain statistical benchmarks, but lately that's started to change, and next winter's election could redefine what it takes to reach Cooperstown.

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Buster Posey takes center stage among the newcomers for next year's Hall of Fame ballot Buster Posey is expected to be the top newcomer on baseball's 2027 Hall of Fame ballot. There are no first-ballot inductees this year after the results were announced Tuesday night.

Every year, @noahtrister.bsky.social is the only reporter who asks to chat with me *after* the results are announced. Here's his look ahead to the 2027 cycle: apnews.com/article/hall...

Carlos Beltran. Andruw Jones Latest Additions To Baseball Hall Of Fame Out of slim cast of characters on the ballot, Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones were the only players to survive joining the Hall Class of 2026.

It wasn't the greatest Hall of Fame ballot, but Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones join Jeff Kent in the Class of 2026 to be inducted at Cooperstown this summer. My latest column for @forbes.com

My Hall of Fame ballot
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In a Hall of Fame vote centered around center fielders, why Torii Hunter made my ballot Call me a world-class procrastinator, if you will, or simply someone who performs better under deadline pressure, but I wait until the final day allowed to mail my Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Baseba...

In a Hall of Fame vote centered around center fielders, why Torii Hunter made my ballot
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Carlos Beltran on trying not to think too much about his HOF chance the last few weeks: "Let me tell you, my wife Jessica, she spent hours and time trying to basically stay in contact with the Hall of Fame baseball tracker." CC: @notmrtibbs.com @tonycal.bsky.social @shutthedore.bsky.social

My @baseballhall 2026 ballot.

My 2026 Hall of Fame ballot This was always going to be a strange Hall of Fame election. After three players (Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner) were elected one year ago, the 2026 ballot wasn’t going to include any slam-...

My annual Hall of Fame ballot column.
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Welcome to Cooperstown Carlos Beltrán, National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Welcome to Cooperstown, Carlos Beltrán!

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Welcome to Cooperstown Andruw Jones, National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2026.

Welcome to Cooperstown, Andruw Jones!

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BBWAA elects Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones to baseball's Hall of Fame.

I had both players on my ballot. (Ballots that elected to go public will be revealed on Feb. 3.)

We finish at 245 pre-results ballots. Thank you for following!

Table of Hall of Fame projections showing Carlos Beltrán as a sure thing and Andruw Jones being elected 97% of the time.

For posterity, here are my final 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame projections. Thanks as ever to @notmrtibbs.com, @shutthedore.bsky.social, and @tonycal.bsky.social for all their hard work. Hall of Fame season wouldn’t really exist without them!

Update at 243 ballots. Less than a half hour to go. We think we'll have our usual final two ballots from SNY right at the top of the hour. Anything else...?

NEW: Baseball's Hall of Fame Class of '26 is to be announced soon. Think it'll be small. Predict only Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones get in. My official ballot -- always public:

Two hours to go, so time to say thank you to the two guys who make this ballot tracking project possible: @shutthedore.bsky.social and @tonycal.bsky.social. I could not and would not want to do this without them. Thanks for all your continued excellent work, Adam and Anthony!

It's a weird feeling, measuring time in decades.

My ballot for the @baseballhall.org Class of 2026 marks a full decade of having the honor/privilege of voting for the Hall. Never, ever something I'll take for granted. My ballot column, on @optaanalyst.optajoe.com

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After 239 ballots (and perhaps the busiest 45 minutes in Tracker history):

Here’s my 2026 Hall of Fame ballot. I continue to think starting pitchers haven’t received enough recognition in recent years.

Andy Pettitte could land around 50 percent today, with two more shots on the ballot. Never thought I'd see it.
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It’s that time of year. My @officialBBWAA Hall of Fame ballot:
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The 2026 class is announced today

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This year's Hall of Fame ballot almost certainly has the most turnover than any one year, so the results will be interesting. BBWAA allowed a lot of new voters in 2016, including from MLB.com. There were 681 active members in 2024 and nearly 10% of them (including me) were class of 16.

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Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones appear on track to gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones appear on track to gain election to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

So, Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones are almost there

Who got my vote on 2026 Hall of Fame ballot — and how my thinking has changed Here is the thing: Ten years ago, I would have sent back a blank ballot.

nypost.com/2026/01/20/s... My Hall ballot, plus thoughts on Cashman, Boone, Bellinger, Yankees catching, more.