***What Current MLB Players are Locks to get in the Hall of Fame***

[head_strong]

If their careers ended today I would guess:

Ken Griffey Jr.
Mariano Rivera
Randy Johnson
Derek Jeter
Trevor Hoffman

? John Smoltz
? Alex Rodriguez
? Chipper Jones
? Ivan Rodriguez
? Albert Pujols
? Pedro Martinez
? Manny Ramirez
? Ichiro Suzuki
? Jim Thome
? Vladimir Guerrero
? Johan Santana
? Roy Halladay

-Before the recent findings on Manny and A-Rod I think they would have been locks but who knows now.....anyone you would add to the list or feel is a for sure HOF.....

[Willie Bee]

Have no problem with your '5 locks,' also think Ichiro is a lock. Actually, everyone with maybe the exception of Vlad, Johan and Halladay listed in your post is pretty much already in my own personal Hall of Fame. Don't care too much about the steroids and don't give a rat's ass at all about the BBWAA's voting on Cooperstown enshrinements.

[obamaismyuncle]

Tom Glavine needs to be on the list

[Willie Bee]

Tom Glavine needs to be on the list

Already in my Hall of Fame.

[obamaismyuncle]

Greg Maddux as well, and Bert Byleven should be already in the HOF

[Squirrel]

Barry Bonds

[head_strong]

Current Players....there is a lot that should be in the HOF, I'm talking about today's players.

[MexicanStallion]

I like your locks. I think Smoltz would go into the hall of fame.

[obamaismyuncle]

Current Players....there is a lot that should be in the HOF, I'm talking about today's players.

Yea I understand your thread "current players", I just thought I would throw in that Byleven should be in the HOF and have been it for 15 years now. The guy has 2 World Series rings, pitched for 22 seasons, 287 wins, 3.31 career era, 242 complete games and 5,000 innings pitched. Pete Rose should be in too!

[BobHarvey]

Smoltz has similar if not better numbers than Eckersley as a starter/reliever. Let's do away with the whole freakin' steroids thing. They did it and now we don't know who or who doesn't juice up. If they wan't to screw up their bodies...let 'em do it.

I agree with Willie regarding the baseball writers too.

[head_strong]

Yea I understand your thread "current players", I just thought I would throw in that Byleven should be in the HOF and have been it for 15 years now. The guy has 2 World Series rings, pitched for 22 seasons, 287 wins, 3.31 career era, 242 complete games and 5,000 innings pitched. Pete Rose should be in too!

Pretty strong numbers from Byleven....also agree with Pete Rose!

[MexicanStallion]

I would like Pete Rose in the Hall. It's a shame

[Chi_archie]

what do people think omar vizquel's chances are?

[head_strong]

what do people think omar vizquel's chances are?

That's a good question, no doubt his defense is deserving.....but he has only hit over .300 once in his 21 seasons. But his 11 Gold Gloves have to account for something. 2nd most gold gloves received by a shortstop after Ozzie Smith, highest fielding % by a shortstop .985, lowest number of errors in a season by a shortstop with 3.
Career #'s:
Batting Average .273 (actually better than I thought)
Home runs 77
RBI 899
Hits 2,680
Stolen Bases 389

[Chi_archie]

look at ozzie's smith's or any other shortstop in the HOF's numbers.... Omar is prob in the top 85% in hits, runs, sb'.... plus only he and ozzie won that many gold gloves at their position... and defense IS half the game right? for a shortstop prob even more than half the game. people of this era FORGET that way too easily

[seaborneq]

Who did Blyleven win WS rings with? I did not know he won playoff games.

[head_strong]

Who did Blyleven win WS rings with? I did not know he won playoff games.

Pittsburgh Pirates 1979
Minnesota Twins 1987

[obamaismyuncle]

what do people think omar vizquel's chances are?

I think Omar is in forsure!

[Team Ramrod]

The only people I can think about would be borderline is Jaime Moyer (he's close to 300 wins) and maybe Johnny Damon.

[head_strong]

The only people I can think about would be borderline is Jaime Moyer (he's close to 300 wins) and maybe Johnny Damon.

Johnny Damon

[xxdjstriderxx]

k griffey and r johnson only ones 110%

maybe pujols, hes the new poster boy for the mlb

the only good clean slugger left........or is he

[head_strong]

Derek Jeter not 110%....he passed Mickey Mantle for most career at-bats with the Yankees, a record that had stood since 1968. He also passed Babe Ruth for most career doubles. A former American League Rookie of the Year, has won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove awards 3 times, and has been an All-Star 10 times. In 2000, he became the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP Award and the World Series MVP in the same year. His .316 career batting average through the 2008 season ranks him with the 5th-highest lifetime batting average among all active players. He has been in the top 7 in the American League in hits for 8 of the past 10 years and runs scored 7 of the past 10 years. On June 2, 2009, he became the 74th player to reach 2,600 hits. In the same game he scored his 1,500th run, joining Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Mickey Mantle as the only Yankees to reach this milestone. He also holds the record with 150 career postseason hits, and records for most postseason singles 108, at-bats 478 and runs scored 85. O he is also a 4 time World Series Champion. If Jeter didn't play another game he'd be a 1st ballot Hall of Famer.

[OB 2138]

K-Rod...One of the best closers there is.

[OB 2138]

^^^Depending on the rest of his career as of now I would say he deserves some talk.

[Nickelicious]

Jim Thome. He's done enough as of today and he's a lock when he becomes eligible. The voters will look at his stats, recognize that he's an old-school slugger who was clean, and vote him in on the first or second ballot.

I also agree with the Blyleven comments. I've thought he was worthy from day one.

[Nickelicious]

And although he isn't playing this season after playing just 71 games last year, 41-year-old Frank Thomas should be a lock as well. Thomas is one of only four players in baseball history to have at least a .300 average, 500 home runs, 1,500 RBI, 1,000 runs and 1,500 walks in a career. The others are Mel Ott, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams. 'Nuff said.

[reno cool]

good point about Thomas.
Smoltz has to be a lock too.

[gummo]

Gary Sheffield

[CashMoney]

Agree with all the locks.

The following I think are also

Ichiro - Combine his MLB hits and his hits in Japan and he's way over 3,000 hits. Single season hits record holder, gold glove defense, cannon arm, will get his 2,000th MLB hit this year in his 9th season. 5 tool stud.

Thome - If he stays healthy 600 career dingers is well within reach. He gets to 600 100%

Pedro - I hate his freakin guts but the man is one of the most dominant pitchers of his era and up there with the all time greats.

Smoltz - Better than Eckersley

[watertight]

carlos lee?

[gummo]

I think Ichiro needs 3000 to be considered. I don't think voters will take in to account what he did in Japan nor should they. He will have it probably in 5 or 6 years anyway so he is more than likely to get in.

[pavyracer]

Tim Wakefield

[thebestthereis]

Trevor Hoffman

[jellobiafra]

I like your list, but Chipper Jones is a lock. And he isn't on any steroids list as far as I know. He wasn't on that one that got leaked last week whether it was authentic or not. As a matter of fact the only Brave on there was Rafael Soriano.

[head_strong]

Tim Wakefield

Will be interesting to see if he gets in.....