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What our hypothetical Hall of Fame ballots look like (part 1)

By Noah Yingling

DENVER - SEPTEMBER 25: Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies looks for the rest of his bat as he grounds out against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth inning September 25, 2003 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Diamondbacks won 8-7. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER - SEPTEMBER 25: Larry Walker #33 of the Colorado Rockies looks for the rest of his bat as he grounds out against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth inning September 25, 2003 at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. The Diamondbacks won 8-7. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /
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SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 12: Former San Diego Padre Trevor Hoffman places the game ball on the pitcher’s mound prior to the 87th Annual MLB All-Star Game at PETCO Park on July 12, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 12: Former San Diego Padre Trevor Hoffman places the game ball on the pitcher’s mound prior to the 87th Annual MLB All-Star Game at PETCO Park on July 12, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

10 player ballot: Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Curt Schilling, Larry Walker, Fred McGriff, Chipper Jones, Jim Thome, Johan Santana.

Reasoning for those ten

Guerrero, Jones, and Thome are no-doubters that will get in on the real balloting this year. If you wonder why, check out their Baseball Reference pages.

Guerrero is a nine time All-Star, 2004 AL MVP, eight 30+ home run seasons, ten seasons of 100+ RBI, two seasons of 37 or more stolen bases, career .318 hitter, 140 OPS+.

Thome has more than 600 home runs, a career on-base percentage of .402, and a career OPS+ of 147.

Jones has more than 450 career home runs, a .303/.401/.529 career slash line, and a 141 OPS+.

For the other seven, I would vote for them because of these reasons.

Hoffman: second in All-time saves with 602, nine seasons of 40 or more saves, 88.8 percent conversion rate of saves, nearly won the Cy Young Award in both 1998 and 2006.

Martinez: best designated hitter of all-time. He has the designated hitter award named after him, six seasons of 100+ RBI, eight seasons of 20+ home runs, nine seasons of 30+ doubles, 10 full seasons of over .300 batting average including league-leading twice, 11 seasons with 97 or more games played that he had an OBP over .400, and a 147 career OPS+.

Mussina: 270 career wins, 11 seasons of 200+ innings pitched, five time All-Star, nine times ranking in the top ten in Cy Young Award voting.

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