does anyone honestly think that there will ever be a 300 game winner again?

Question

i mean with the pitch counts, and how pitchers ae retiring much earlier,randy johnso had a chance but with his surgery.you jut have to beliee no one will do it again

Answer 1

I'm going to say no. I say Tom Glavine was the last 300 game winner we will see. The two people closet to it are Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina. Johnson may never play again, so I'm not counting on him to do it. Mussina is still a long ways off. In order to do it, he would have to pitch for at least 5 more years and avg. about 10 wins per season. He'll be 39 in December. I don't see him pitching for that much longer.

Answer 2

A 300 game winner? Even in this age where pitchers are monitored for innings closely, I think we could see a 300-game winner in the future - it's a lot more do-able than some of baseball's other records.

Look at the way the 3 active pitchers got to 300. Clemens, Maddux, and Glavine have all played on good teams for their careers, making wins easier to get. If a pitcher on a good team isn't overworked and stays healthy, then averaging 15 wins per year over 20 years (to get 300) isn't farfetched.

It's hard to tell right now if anyone really has a chance at 300. If Roy Oswalt can pitch into his 40s then he has a shot. If Carlos Zambrano and C.C. Sabathia have consisent seasons in the future and don't get hurt then the could maybe get close to 300.

Answer 3

Yes there will be. If you look at the current 300 game pitchers right now, you will see that over their careers they average 34 starts. That isn't anything different than now. The current guys have also pitched in the era of the bullpen and pitch counts. Sure, in the 80s they pitches a few more innings, but it isn't drastically different from todays game. So using the current 300 game winners as a gauge, you can easliy see that a future 300 game winner is possible. It may not happen for some time, but it will happen.

Answer 4

I don't know who or when, but I'm sure someone will. There's been times when few people have made it, and it will likely be very difficult in the future, but I think it can and will be done. I do not know if any current pitcher will make that mark, though. Anyone who may make it is probably too young at this point to tell for certain.

There was talk about Tom Glavine not making it not too many years ago, and now look where he is. Of course, that's a different situation, since he was still one of the Old Guard. With the next generation, it will likely be quite difficult, but I'm sure someone will step up eventually. 300-winner droughts have happened before and will happen again. Just think, even Clemens and Maddux have not only gotten 300, but surpassed a huge amount of the people who have reached that mark, even playing in today's time.

Answer 5

From the group of pitchers now in MLB I do not think so. However, there are a few young guys such as Joba Chamberlain who looks like he is the real deal in the few innings of relief he has pitched this year. It is to early to judge an entire career based on his minor league and a few innings of relief pitched in MLB but should he hold up he could do it. He is 21 so next season when he moves into the rotation he is 22 if he averages 15 wins a year for 20 years or 20 wins for 15 years he is a 300 game winner.
I am sure some other phenom will come along as well and do it. I am sure back in the days of Tom Seaver and Nolan Ryan, people thought they would be the last of the 300 game winners.

Answer 6

There are two active players who have a shot--Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina.

Johnson is 16 wins short I think, so he could possibly do it next year--but of course it depends on whether or not he returns, and if he does, how his back will affect his pitching.

Mussina has 247 wins right now. If he picks up a few more this year, then he can reach 300 with 4 years of 12-15 wins per year. He's already 38 so maybe it won't happen, but it's possible.

Answer 7

It will be much harder. But Clemens has 352, so even with the shorter outings compared to the old days, I think someone with the talent level and longevity of Clemens would still be able to do it.

Modern medicine has some chance to help. Think of Clemens himself. Before he turned 24 he had already come back from two shoulder injuries that would have been considered career ending twenty years earlier.

Answer 8

I think there will be, the right situations have to exist for it to happen. It has to be a young stud that has a long career and stays consistent and healthy. Also, the bullpen needs to be dependable and hold onto the wins. Personally, I think it will have to be an American League pitcher because NL pitchers need to be pinch hit for in order to get offensive support.

Answer 9

No, not in our lifetime. Pitch counts, and the overuse of relief pitchers--if we see a 250 winner it will be rare.

If anyone does it, Johnson would because he's so close. But at thi rate he'll have to pitch another couple years. I don't think he's got it in him

Answer 10

I don't know. Tom Glavine has never been on the DL and injuries are too frequent these days. I think Johan Santana has a chance but it'll be a while before we see 300 again.