Every Team's Current Hall of Famer: 2025 Edition
A Blog By Dean
Editors Note: This blog is scheduled to post, pending delay, right when I am standing on the altar at my wedding. It begs the question… Why hasn’t Brett put out a blog this weekend? Here I am getting married and he can’t even put out a simple tweet. I am looking at him right now, he is sitting in the third row of the church doing nothing, all he is doing is staring at my wife. Pick up a phone and cover the trade deadline Brett! I am busy getting married.
Last year, I wrote a blog highlighting one player that I think will make the Hall of Fame from every team. You can read it below.
I wanted to revisit this and see if I had any changes I wanted to make. Boy did I! Some of my picks last year were terrible. Also had some players get traded *cough Rafael Devers cough*.
Arizona Diamondbacks: Corbin Carroll
I’m not married to this number at all, and I almost put Suarez, but this blog is scheduled in advanced and I am afraid he will be traded.
Atlanta Braves: Chris Sale
This pick looks great based on how last year went, and 2025 so far. I think Chris Sale resets the standard for what a Hall of Fame pitchers numbers need to look like.
Baltimore Orioles: Gunnar Henderson
I had Adley Rutschman last year because I felt the standard for catchers is lower and he was accumulating solid WAR. However, Gunnar just turned 24, and as already accumulated 19.0 WAR. He is having a down year in power department, but doing everything else well.
Boston Red Sox: Roman Anthony
I could put Aroldis Chapman, but I think his off the field issues will stop him from getting into Cooperstown. Anthony is by no means the best player on the team right now, that would be Crochet. I am still picking him though because he is 21 and has the best chance at stacking stats.
Chicago Cubs: Kyle Tucker
He already has a World Series ring and plenty of accolades. Similar to pitchers, the standard for Hall of Fame numbers for hitters is going to dip over the next decade. Realistically, I don’t think Tucker makes it, but he has the best chance. (Sorry PCA fans)
Chicago White Sox: Kyle Teel
This is strictly because he is young and I liked him in the Red Sox system. There is no one on this current roster that is hall of fame bound.
Cincinnati Reds: Elly De La Cruz
Elly is sort of quietly having his best season of his career. He currently has career highs in BA, OPS, OPS+, BBI, and BBI+. Feel like I saw him more on my timeline last season when people thought he was going to get 100 SB.
Cleveland Guardians: Jose Ramirez
He is a lock barring doing something crazy off the field. Will finish his career with over 300 HR/300 SB. He would be only the 9th player to do that in baseball history.
Colorado Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar
I had Kris Bryant in this slot last year. Yikes… Tovar has a Gold Glove, is only 23 years old, and will hopefully get traded by the Rockies if he wants an actual chance at the hall.
Detroit Tigers: Tarik Skubal
I hesitate to do this because I look at his age and his numbers and question if he will hit certain thresholds. Skubal was the definition of mid before last year, now he is crowned the best pitcher in baseball. He is 28 years old, and while he has already had Tommy John, I question his ability to stay healthy until he is 40 to hit the numbers I think a HOFer needs.
Houston Astros: Jose Altuve
Altuve has four more years on his contract. Very good chance he joins the 300 HR/300 SB club during that time. There is also a chance, albeit I think it is small, that he gets 3,000 hits.
He is a lock without those milestones, but that would cement his legacy.
Kansas City Royals: Bobby Witt Jr
Witt’s 2025 is a significant step back from his 2024 campaign. Even so, he is still one of the most productive players in MLB.
Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout
Duh.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Shohei Ohtani
There are around 4-6 Hall of Famers on this team. You have Kershaw (Lock), Betts (Lock), Freeman(Lock), and Ohtani(Lock).
I picked Betts last year, but after Ohtani racked up another MVP, I am using him this year.
Miami Marlins: Kyle Stowers
Stowers has produced 3.3 bWAR this year. He now has… 2.4 bWAR for his career… as he is turning 28…. I am just here for the ride man.
Milwaukee Brewers: Christian Yelich
Time will tell, but my heart tells me he will be the “Hall Of Very Good.” Leftfield is just so competitive, and he really doesn’t stack up with anyone at the moment.
Very good chance I put Chourio here next season.
Minnesota Twins: Carlos Correa
I vomit having to write nice things about Correa. I think he is the most overrated player of this generation: no MVPs, no Silver Sluggers, no healthy ankles. He is having a terrible 2025 and I think his career is over. That being said, no one else on the Twins is even close to going to Cooperstown.
New York Mets: Francisco Lindor
Lindor has accumulated over 50 bWAR, has two Gold Gloves, and four Silver Sluggers. He has been one of the most consistent players in the game for over 10 years now. No major drop off as he has entered his 30s, and is super likable.
A World Series in New York locks him in.
New York Yankees: Aaron Judge
Yeah, he is one of the greatest pure hitters of All-Time. Probably will never have a World Series ring though.
Oakland Athletics: Nick Kurtz
I wrote this blog about a week ago, I had Jacob Wilson in this slot. But when you go 6-6 with four home runs, right RBIs, and six runs. I slide you into this slot.
Philadelphia Phillies: Bryce Harper
He should have 500 home runs and 2,500 hits by the end of his contract with the Phillies.
Pittsburgh Pirates: Paul Skenes
I put McCutcheon here last season. I am putting Skenes here now and hoping he stays healthy.
San Diego Padres: Manny Machado
This might make you sick if you don’t like Machado. But in terms of WAR, he is the 2nd best player on this list….. Sorry.
San Francisco Giants: Matt Chapman
Verlander is too obvious and he should be retired. I am going Chapman here and hope that he can win four more Gold Gloves and give himself a chance.
Seattle Mariners: Cal Raleigh
Floor for catcher is lower. Needs to not have a .225 career batting average though. (I don’t want to put Julio yet.)
St. Louis Cardinals: Nolan Arenado
I really hope he gets freed this trade deadline.
Tampa Bay Rays: Junior Caminero
You know the Rays are a mess when I had Taj Bradley in this spot last season.
Caminero is the first superstar they have had in a long time.
Texas Rangers: Jacob DeGrom
If you are making a documentary on baseball in the 2010s and 2020s, who can you leave out and the story is not affected? Corey Seager or Jacob DeGrom?
I for sure hear the World Series MVP arguments, I get that, but Corey Seager was never the best player in the league. Jacob DeGrom dominated the league from 2017-2021, and was robbed of an MVP in 2018.
You can’t leave him out of that documentary.
Toronto Blue Jays: Vladimir Guerrero Jr
Scherzer again is an obvious and boring pick. He is just cashing pay checks at this point. Part of me feels like him and Verlander are just waiting to see who retires first so that they can avoid going into Cooperstown together.
That being said, I have Vladdy as my pick here. I do not feel confident about it at all.
Washington Nationals: CJ Abrams
I need to see more James Wood before I slide him into this slot.