Wednesday evening the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2018 will be released with much fanfare and anticipation. Former Phillies slugger Jim Thome and Phillies killer Chipper Jones are expected to make the Hall of their first ballots, while several other candidates are making a strong push.
Several Phillies sit on the ballot this year with little to no chance of making the Hall, including Brad Lidge, Jamie Moyer, and Kevin Millwood. Meanwhile, Billy Wagner and Scott Rolen are likely to hold onto their eligibility for at least another year, as both are firestarters between voters.
After this year the Hall of Fame ballot could potentially feature seven former Phillies as first-ballot candidates: Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt, Michael Young, Juan Pierre, Placido Polanco, Freddy Garcia, Jose Contreras.