Will there be anymore 300 winning pitchers?

Question

if so, who will it be and why?

Answer 1

If Randy Johnson doesn't do it next year I think that the next guys to do it will be CC Sabathia and Roy Oswalt.

Both are only 27 years old. Oswalt already has 110 wins and Sabathia has 95. If they both pitch until they're 40, which pretty much every 300 game winner has done, they both have to average roughly 15 wins a season. That is well within reason for both of them.

The only thing that would stop them would be injury. Some people say Johan Santana, but I think that depends alot on what team he signs with when he becomes a free agent. He only has 90 wins and will turn 29 in January. It he signs with a team that will give him alot of run support he has an outside chance.

I also think that Pedro Martinez has a shot assuming that he recovers from his rotator cuff surgery well. He has 206 wins and is 35. I could see someone like him sticking around long enough just to get the 300 wins. He seems the type to do something just because nobody thinks he can.

Answer 2

I can't imagine there won't be.

Teams started going to the 5 man rotation in the mid-70's, 30 years ago. Three pitchers who started their careers well past then have reached 300 wins - and two of them are pretty high up on the all time wins list.

Answer 3

Yes, but it is hard to tell when. People said Ruth's record wouldnt be broken, and marris broke it, just as Mcguire broke his. Unexpected things happen, but in all likely hood not for a long time. With the 5 man rotations, the low pitch counts, and all the crazy pitches a lot of good pitchers pitch (those pitches mess the arm up over time) not likely. 20 wins a season is a lot now days, back then it was good, but nothing like it is today.

Answer 4

It will not happen for a VERY long time. A young pitcher who has a rubber arm and a LONG career will MOST likely be the next. There are no pitchers out there who are even going to sniff 300.

Answer 5

It looks slim. Randy Johnson is closest but he may not pitch again, I think he needs 14 more wins. After that, you have mussina, pedro, and a few others but most are near the end of their careers and they would need to win around 60-70 more. Today, pitchers are just not pitching far into the game, going 5-7 innings usually. Games are usually lost in the late innings so lowering their chances for a win. It could happen but like I said, it looks slim.

Answer 6

I can't see anyone past Randy Johnson if he comes back because he's only like 14 or 15 wins away. Now there is so much dependence on the bullpen and pitchers throw as many complete games as they used to. Plus the bullpens aren't reliable all the time.

Answer 7

I think there will only be a small handful of 300 game winners. I think Randy Johnson which has 284 wins will get the last 16 before he retires.

Answer 8

Sure, but it won't happen very soon. The guys that are close now, like RJ, are pretty long in the tooth and/or pretty unhealthy in a baseball sense. Johnson has a shot, but back surgery is dicey stuff, so it's hard to say how he'll come back if he comes back at all. I really don't expect to see it happen in my lifetime, but I'm old.

Answer 9

Yes, there will be another.

300 wins has never been easy, but it is not yet impossible.

Answer 10

Yes, there will always be changes in the game. Those changes open new doors for players.