Former Blue Jays on the 2022 Hall of Fame Ballot and where they stand

The Baseball Hall of Fame announcement is scheduled to be released on January 25th, with any players reaching the required 75% of votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America getting elected into Cooperstown. Roy Halladay is the most recent Blue Jays affiliated player to get voted into the Hall of Fame back in 2019, with his family deciding that he would go in without a dedicated team after he passed away in 2017. Roberto Alomar is currently the only player to don a Blue Jays cap in the Hall of Fame while former players/managers like Bobby Cox, Jack Morris, and Rickey Henderson all donned the Jays uniform at one point in their careers. It should be noted that Pat Gillick is in the Hall of Fame and the Blue Jays are recognized as his primary team.

There are a few players that are currently on the 2022 ballot who played for the Blue Jays during their careers at one point or another. While they most likely won’t be wearing the Jays cap on their HOF plaque (if elected), it is an honour to see any player who suited up for the club at one time in their career be acknowledged for the contributions on and off the field.

While the final results won’t be announced for at least another week, Ryan Thibodaux and his BBHOF tracking site have made it easy to see how many votes players have gotten from ballots made public and makes forecasts of which players are most likely going to be elected this year based on various trends. This is interesting data to see and analyze, especially since a number of the current players on the ballot are tied to performance-enhancing drugs, which has divided the voting committee for a number of years when it comes to eligible players and those who “cheated” during their careers. As of right now, 170 votes are currently known to Thibodaux and his team, which amounts to 43.4% of the overall votes from those eligible.

Let’s take a look at some players currently on the Hall of Fame ballot who at one point suited up for the Blue Jays and their current trajectory when it comes to making it into Cooperstown this year.