Predicting how many votes every former Mets player on the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot will get

More former Mets still on the Hall of Fame ballot

Francisco Rodriguez

Another former Mets closer is also on the ballot in the form of Francisco Rodriguez. K-Rod spent parts of the 2009-2011 seasons in New York, pitching to a 3.05 ERA (129 ERA+), 3.29 FIP, and 1.28 WHIP. Rodriguez struck out 25.9% of opponents with a walk rate of 10.5%. He saved 83 games and made the 2009 all-star game along the way. Rodriguez was then traded to the Milwaukee Brewers at the 2011 trade deadline. 

This is his third year on the ballot, and 7.8% of voters put Rodriguez on their ballot last year. Rodriguez certainly has some good numbers, with the ninth most saves of all-time at 437. It is harder to predict how many votes a closer like K-Rod will get. Similar relievers like Joe Nathan and Jonathan Papelbon were one-and-done. It is probably reasonable to expect Rodriguez to see a slight uptick to around 10%.

David Wright

David Wright needs no introduction. He's the best third baseman the Mets ever had and spent his entire career with them. Wright batted .296/.376/.491 with a 133 OPS+. He had 242 home runs, along with 196 stolen bases. He also made seven all-star games and won a pair of Silver Sluggers, as well as Gold Gloves. Plus, he finished top ten in MVP voting four times across 14 seasons. However, injuries led to a tragic downfall, as Wright would only appear in 77 games from 2015 through 2018. 

Wright still had a fantastic career, but he barely made the cut to make it on the 2025 ballot, as he was voted for by just 6.2% (5% is the cutoff). Wright is lucky to have made it on the ballot a second time, as players with similar career numbers, like Brian Giles and Will Clark, were one-and-done. It is unlikely that Wright is included on even 10% of the ballots this year.

Newcomers

Curtis Granderson

There is just a single first-time balloter who once played for the Mets. That's the Grandy Man, Curtis Granderson. Granderson spent parts of the 2014 through 2017 seasons with the Metropolitans. The slugger turned in a .231/.341/.444 triple-slash, along with a 116 OPS+ while with the Mets. Granderson provided a good amount of pop, going yard 95 times with a .205 isolated slugging percentage. He was also quite the defender with +18 defensive runs saved in 3579 innings while making appearances at all three outfield positions.

Granderson had a nice career, with 344 home runs, three all-star games, and nearly 50 bWAR. But he may end up being a one-and-done player. Last year, players with similar or better career numbers, like Jose Bautista, Matt Holliday, and Adrian Gonzalez, could not reach the 5% threshold to reappear on next year's ballot. With that being said, it certainly seems like Granderson will have a very uphill battle to get a second round of voting, let alone make the Hall of Fame.

Classic Baseball Era Non-Players Committee

Ken Boyer

The Classic Baseball Era Committee also has a former Met on their ballot. Ken Boyer was an 11-time All-Star with an MVP award across 11 seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. But his New York tenure was not quite as exciting. He appeared in 192 games between 1966 and 1967 while batting .258/.312/.400 with a 101 OPS+. Boyer hit 17 home runs and racked up +3.6 bWAR before he was traded to the Chicago White Sox in July of '67.