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Which of the "younger generation" of players do you think should make it to the Hall of Fame one day? Here are the criteria I use to determine who belongs on this poll:
50+ wins or 40+ wins with ERA+ > 100
Is now 29 years of age or younger
.500 WP or better.
Last year when I ran this poll, there were 22 active pitchers who fit the above criteria. This year, there are 24. Here are the ages, records and ERAs of each:
Justin Verlander, 29, 112-61 W-L, 3.48 ERA
Felix Hernandez, 26, 89-71 W-L, 3.25 ERA
Ervin Santana, 29, 89-74 W-L, 4.28 ERA
Jered Weaver, 29, 88-48 W-L, 3.27 ERA
Zach Greinke, 28, 82-75 W-L, 3.80 ERA
Cole Hamels, 28, 82-56 W-L, 3.36 ERA
Jon Lester, 28, 79-38 W-L, 3.62 ERA
Matt Cain, 27, 75-75 W-L, 3.31 ERA
Chad Billingsley, 27, 72-56 W-L, 3.70 ERA
Tim Lincecum, 28, 71-47 W-L, 3.13 ERA
Ricky Nolasco, 29, 70-56 W-L, 4.49 ERA
Ubaldo Jimenez, 28, 65-53 W-L, 3.88 ERA
Gavin Floyd, 29, 62-60 W-L, 4.55 ERA
Yovani Gallardo, 26, 57-38 W-L, 3.67 ERA
Josh Johnson, 28, 51-26 W-L, 3.13 ERA
Clayton Kershaw, 24, 51-31 W-L, 2.84 ERA
Jair Jurrjens, 26, 50-35 W-L, 3.53 ERA
David Price, 26, 48-29 W-L, 3.27 ERA
Ricky Romero, 27, 48-30 W-L, 3.64 ERA
Johnny Cueto, 26, 46-40 W-L, 3.70 ERA
Gio Gonzalez, 26, 45-34 W-L, 3.75 ERA
Trevor Cahill, 24, 43-40 W-L, 3.86 ERA
Anibal Sanchez, 28, 42-41 W-L, 3.61 ERA
Max Scherzer, 27, 41-38 W-L, 4.07 ERA
Clay Buchholz, 27, 40-26 W-L, 4.10 ERA
Some guys who didn't make the list include Edwin Jackson, John Danks, Matt Garza and Mike Pelfrey.
New players to the list:
Matt Cain
Zach Greinke
Clayton Kershaw
David Price
Ricky Romero
Johnny Cueto
Gio Gonzalez
Trevor Cahill
Anibal Sanchez
Max Scherzer
Clay Buchholz
Players who dropped off the list from last year:
Scott Baker
Rich Harden
Scott Kazmir
Francisco Liriano
Shaun Marcum
James Shields
Adam Wainwright
Dontrelle Willis
Percentages from last year:
Tim Lincecum: 66.67%
Justin Verlander: 58.33%
Felix Hernandez: 50.00%
Josh Johnson: 25.00%
Yovani Gallardo: 8.33%
Ubaldo Jimenez: 8.33%
Jair Jurrjens: 8.33%
Jon Lester: 8.33%
Shaun Marcum: 8.33%
James Shields: 8.33%
Jered Weaver: 8.33%
Everone else: 0.00%
The question to ask for this thread isn't easy to come up with, because they players involved are so young and what is required is a lot of speculation. However, I will ask the following: which of these guys - based on your own projections and feelings about the player - should make the Hall of Fame when they retire? Which ones are on Hall of Fame-type paths?
50+ wins or 40+ wins with ERA+ > 100
Is now 29 years of age or younger
.500 WP or better.
Last year when I ran this poll, there were 22 active pitchers who fit the above criteria. This year, there are 24. Here are the ages, records and ERAs of each:
Justin Verlander, 29, 112-61 W-L, 3.48 ERA
Felix Hernandez, 26, 89-71 W-L, 3.25 ERA
Ervin Santana, 29, 89-74 W-L, 4.28 ERA
Jered Weaver, 29, 88-48 W-L, 3.27 ERA
Zach Greinke, 28, 82-75 W-L, 3.80 ERA
Cole Hamels, 28, 82-56 W-L, 3.36 ERA
Jon Lester, 28, 79-38 W-L, 3.62 ERA
Matt Cain, 27, 75-75 W-L, 3.31 ERA
Chad Billingsley, 27, 72-56 W-L, 3.70 ERA
Tim Lincecum, 28, 71-47 W-L, 3.13 ERA
Ricky Nolasco, 29, 70-56 W-L, 4.49 ERA
Ubaldo Jimenez, 28, 65-53 W-L, 3.88 ERA
Gavin Floyd, 29, 62-60 W-L, 4.55 ERA
Yovani Gallardo, 26, 57-38 W-L, 3.67 ERA
Josh Johnson, 28, 51-26 W-L, 3.13 ERA
Clayton Kershaw, 24, 51-31 W-L, 2.84 ERA
Jair Jurrjens, 26, 50-35 W-L, 3.53 ERA
David Price, 26, 48-29 W-L, 3.27 ERA
Ricky Romero, 27, 48-30 W-L, 3.64 ERA
Johnny Cueto, 26, 46-40 W-L, 3.70 ERA
Gio Gonzalez, 26, 45-34 W-L, 3.75 ERA
Trevor Cahill, 24, 43-40 W-L, 3.86 ERA
Anibal Sanchez, 28, 42-41 W-L, 3.61 ERA
Max Scherzer, 27, 41-38 W-L, 4.07 ERA
Clay Buchholz, 27, 40-26 W-L, 4.10 ERA
Some guys who didn't make the list include Edwin Jackson, John Danks, Matt Garza and Mike Pelfrey.
New players to the list:
Matt Cain
Zach Greinke
Clayton Kershaw
David Price
Ricky Romero
Johnny Cueto
Gio Gonzalez
Trevor Cahill
Anibal Sanchez
Max Scherzer
Clay Buchholz
Players who dropped off the list from last year:
Scott Baker
Rich Harden
Scott Kazmir
Francisco Liriano
Shaun Marcum
James Shields
Adam Wainwright
Dontrelle Willis
Percentages from last year:
Tim Lincecum: 66.67%
Justin Verlander: 58.33%
Felix Hernandez: 50.00%
Josh Johnson: 25.00%
Yovani Gallardo: 8.33%
Ubaldo Jimenez: 8.33%
Jair Jurrjens: 8.33%
Jon Lester: 8.33%
Shaun Marcum: 8.33%
James Shields: 8.33%
Jered Weaver: 8.33%
Everone else: 0.00%
The question to ask for this thread isn't easy to come up with, because they players involved are so young and what is required is a lot of speculation. However, I will ask the following: which of these guys - based on your own projections and feelings about the player - should make the Hall of Fame when they retire? Which ones are on Hall of Fame-type paths?
He's already got 89 wins and he's only 26.
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