Originally Posted by
Kinsm
Future Ballot Reference:
***2023's Ballot (final playing season 2017) will include for the first time, players: Carlos Beltran, John Lackey, Jered Weaver, Jacoby Ellsbury, Matt Cain, Jhonny Peralta, Jayson Werth, J.J. Hardy, Mike Napoli, Aaron Hill, Bronson Arroyo, R.A. Dickey, Erick Aybar, Carlos Ruiz, Ubaldo Jimenez, Francisco Rodriguez, Andre Ethier, Huston Street, among others below 20 career bWAR.
2023 will also have a supplementary ballot due to the "Today's Game" Era Committee.
***2024's Ballot (final playing season 2018) will include for the first time, players: Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer, Chase Utley, David Wright, Bartolo Colon, Matt Holliday, Adrian Gonzalez, Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Victor Martinez, James Shields, Brandon Phillips, Denard Span, Chase Headley, Yovani Gallardo, among others below 20 career bWAR.
2024 will also have a supplementary ballot due to the "Modern Baseball" Era Committee.
***2025's Ballot (final playing season 2019) will include for the first time, players: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, Ian Kinsler, Felix Hernandez, Troy Tulowitzki, Ben Zobrist, Curtis Granderson, Hanley Ramirez, Russell Martin, Adam Jones, Brian McCann, Martin Prado, Carlos Gonzalez, Melky Cabrera, Francisco Liriano, Fernando Rodney, among others below 20 career bWAR.
2025 will also have a supplementary ballot due to the "Today's Game" Era Committee.
***2026's Ballot (final playing season 2020) will include for the first time, players: Robinson Cano, Justin Verlander, Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun, Alex Gordon, Shin-Soo Choo, Edwin Encarnacion, Howie Kendrick, Nick Markakis, Hunter Pence, Gio Gonzalez, Anibal Sanchez, Matt Kemp, Jason Kipnis, Rick Porcello, Daniel Murphy, among others below 20 career bWAR.
2026 will also have a supplementary ballot due to the "Modern Baseball" Era Committee.
***Assuming none of the players listed above play in another major league game.
^The "Today's Game" Era Committee will include players no longer eligible for election by the BBWAA, along with managers, umpires, and executives, whose greatest contributions to the game were realized from the 1998 to present day (players must have retired at least 15 years prior to current year's election).
^The "Modern Baseball" Era Committee will include players no longer eligible for election by the BBWAA, along with managers, umpires, and executives, whose greatest contributions to the game were realized from the 1970 to 1987.