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Based on the 2026 Votes, Chase Utley is on a Hall of Fame Trajectory
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2026 Hall of Fame voting. Chase Utley finished third:
59.1% for Chase in his third year on the ballot. That’s up from 39.8% last year and a starting point of 28.8% in year one.
That’s a Hall of Fame trajectory. If he’s close to 60% in year 3, he’s probably getting there in year 4 or 5. There is not going to be some overwhelming glut of 1st timers taking away votes in 2027, among a possible group of Jon Lester, Buster Posey, Brett Gardner and some others.
Ryan Thibodaux is the guy who calculates HOF votes and keeps a spreadsheet, and this year it’s noted that Chase got 84.2% from first-time voters, which is a huge number. That bodes really well for his chances moving forward.
As for Jimmy Rollins and Cole Hamels, J Roll jumped about seven percent and Hamels opened at 23.8. Better outlook for Cole than Jimmy at this point. Jimmy is halfway through his eligibility now, and started at 9%. He has a long way to go, but you never know. That number feels pretty low honestly considering how good he was for a long period of time.
Bobby Abreu probably won’t make it. He’s running out of time.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com