Hall of Famers?

Question

Are these active players worthy of the HOF

manny ramirez
jeff kent
chipper jones
david ortiz
pedro martinez
john smoltz
pudge rodriguez
trevor hoffman
vladamir guerrero*sp*
jim thome
frank thomas
omar vizquel

Answer 1

All are worthy but Hoffman might be the only 1st ballot selection. Vizquel will make it 2nd or 3rd ballot because of his defense, the second coming of Ozzie. Thome might have a problem but I would vote for him. Ortiz and Vlad still have some years to prove they are worthy and Kent will make it because of his dominance at his second base position.

Answer 2

HALL OF FAME WORTHY OR NOT:

My personal opinions....

Manny Ramirez - No
Jeff Kent - No
Chipper Jones - He's a "tweener".
David Ortiz - No
Pedro Martinez - No
John Smoltz - Yes
Pudge Rodriguez - No
Trevor Hoffman - Yes
Vladamir Guerrero - Yes
Jim Thome - Yes
Frank Thomas - No
Omar Vizquel





Manny Ramirez - No way. His batting isn't enough to get him in. He may be one of the worst fielders I've ever seen. He is one of the biggest disgraces to ever play baseball. This is a story for another day though....

Jeff Kent - I'm not sure if he'll even be considered

Chipper Jones - All-Star? Yes. Hall Of Famer? I don't know. I think he's a "tweener". Great enough to be an All-Star each year, but not quite worthy of the hall.

David Ortiz - Ok, this is just laughable. Ortiz is extremely overrated.

Pedro Martinez - Unfortunately, he'll probably get in.

John Smoltz - Shoe-in.

Pudge Rodriguez - If the steroid accusations don't kill his chances, then he'll probably get in.

Trevor Hoffman - I think he has a good chance.

Vladamir Guerrero - He'll most likely get in.

Jim Thome - He has a great chance at getting in.

Frank Thomas - I think he'll need a few more decent seasons to even be considered.

Omar Vizquel - I think he has a good chance.

Answer 3

manny ramirez - definitely

jeff kent - no

chipper jones - probably

david ortiz - not yet. He's only been good for about 5 years

pedro martinez - yes, but not a slam dunk because of longevity issues

john smoltz - Yes, but his mixed role as reliever/starter might cloud picture, even though he was outstanding in each role

pudge rodriguez - Definitely. Catchers are underrepresented in the hall and he was the best at his position for over a decade.

trevor hoffman - Hmmmmm. It's hard to tell how the modern relievers will be treated. There's a lot of guys like Hoffman, Rivera, Smith who are up there on career save list. I'd give Rivera the nod over Hoffman because of his playoff records.

vladamir guerrero*sp* - Needs some more great years in post-steroid era to rise above a generation of overblown sluggers

jim thome - I sure hope so. He's a good friend of a friend of mine and I hear he is one of the best people on the planet. It seems he's always a Clemente award finalist. He's a big slugger in an era of big sluggers, though and I don't know how he stands out above the rest. I really hope he gets in, though.

frank thomas - Yes. It looked like he was missing his chance but he's putting in some good years at the end of his career.

omar vizquel - Yes, if enough writers pay attention.

Answer 4

manny ramirez= Yes
jeff kent= No
chipper jones= No
david ortiz= No
pedro martinez= yes
john smoltz= yes
pudge rodriguez= yes
trevor hoffman= yes
vladamir guerrero*sp*= yes if he keeps it up at the pace hes doing.
jim thome= If he gets 500 Homeruns he's in.
frank thomas= Yes.
omar vizquel

Answer 5

manny ramirez - yes
jeff kent - no
chipper jones - not yet, maybe in the future
david ortiz - not yet, maybe in the future
pedro martinez - yes
john smoltz - yes
pudge rodriguez - yes
trevor hoffman - yes
vladamir guerrero*sp* - not yet, maybe in the future
jim thome - 5 more HR's then yes
frank thomas - yes
omar vizquel - yes 11 gold gloves, 9 consecutive

Answer 6

Manny - he will be

Kent - he will be just because of his production FOR A SECOND BASEMEN. If he played another position, he might not be.
Chipper - I think he will, yes.

Big Papi - He's a DH (gets you no love from the voters, but he is SO clutch that he just might). Jury is still out on him. I think he is worthy, but I think Ron Santo is worthy too.

Pedro - gotta be. I think he's a shoe-in.

Smoltz - absolutely.

Pudge - I doubt it. He's got amazing stats and a wicked arm for throwing out baserunners (stealing and throwing behind them), but he is a steroids guy.

Hoffman - he's in. done deal.

Vlad - I'd say yes. He's not done yet and will make if he stays healthy and plays long enough.

Thome - ooh... I don't know. He has 500 home runs, right? But still... in this era, that means less... boy my gut says no.

Thomas - I think he makes it based soley upon he was the single most dominant hitter in baseball for about 4 or 5 years in a row in the nineties. He is a borderline call, but i think he makes it.

Vizquel - he's in for consistency, longevity and incredible defensive skills. Absolutely. (I watched Greg Maddux strike him out for #3000 at midnight in Wrigley a couple years ago - what a great moment). BTW - Maddux... Hall Of Famer.

Answer 7

Manny, Ken, Chipper, Pedro, Smoltz. Pudge, Hoffman, Thomas and Vizquel.

Ortiz has a long way to go and so does Vlad.

I dont think Thome has a shot.

Answer 8

Manny - Yes

Kent - Yes not first ballot

Chipper - If he was healthy his career he's a lock. Now, yes but not first ballot.

Oritiz - Yes, too clutch in the post season. Should finish with 500 home runs.

Pedro - Yes

Pudge - God Yes

Smoltz - Yes

Hoffman - Yes

Vlady - As of now not first ballot, but in a few years of course.

Thome - Yes but not first ballot.

Thomas - Yes

Omar - Yes but not first ballot.

Answer 9

Yes -- Ramirez, Chipper, Pedro, Smoltz, Pudge, HOFfman (his name gives it away), Vlad, Thome, Thomas.

Maybe, not done yet -- Ortiz, Kent.

Not done yet, and *I* don't see it, but others just luv'im and I'm not going to argue over it -- Vizquel.

Answer 10

Manny - yes (certainly not because of his intellect)
Kent - yes (If Joe Morgan is in so should Kent)
Chipper - Absolutely yes
Ortiz - No (DH's are not complete ball players)
Martinez - No (5 inning pitchers don't deserve HOF status)
Smoltz -Yes (200 plus wins and 154 career saves!)
Pudge - Yes (Best catcher of his day)
Hoffman - Yes (500 plus saves should mean something.)
Vladamir - Absolutely yes
Thome - No (Except for his strength he's only average.)
Thomas - No (Except for his strength he's only average.)
Virquel - Yes (Has better career offensive and defensive stats than Ozzie Smith.)