do you think these baseball players will make the hall of fame?

Question

1. billy wagner
2. carl crawford
3. jose reyes
4. david wright
5. jimmy rollins
6. curt schilling
7. mike mussina
8. chipper jones
9. gary sheffield
10. carlos delgado

how about ortiz?

Answer 1

Billy Wagner - Yes. He has been the games best closer along with Mo for a 11 years. HE is a hall of famer.

Carl Crawford - Although it is too early too tell, if he keeps up the pace untill hes about 35, yes. He has been excellent. 3 straight .300 + seasons along with 277 SB's. AND HES ONLY 26!

Jose Reyes - It depends. Will he be Derek Jeter and hit above .300, take his team into the playoffs and steal loads of bases? He has the potential and if he does all of that he will be a HOF.

David Wright - I think he will be A-Rod. Yes.

Jimmy Rollins - Nah. His stats are great, but not excellent. He hasnt had a .300 batting average yet, time is running out for him to be condsidered a worthy candadate.

Curt Schilling - Yes. He was great.

Mike Mussina - No. 3.70 career E.R.A.?

Chipper Jones - Yes. He was the best switch handed batter of all time next to Mickey Mantle. On top of that he was on a Braves roster that dominated the whole 90's.

Gary Sheffield - His stats say take him to the hall. If he is proved to have used steriods as he has been in the past, no.

Carlos Delgado - Carlos was always above the rest, but never above the best. I dont think he should be in the hall.

Answer 2

There's two ways to look at this. One, if they retired today. Two, if they have a career arc as expected based upon where they are today. I'll answer for both ways.

If they retired today:

1. Billy Wagner - no
2. Carl Crawford - no
3. Jose Reyes - no
4. David Wright - no
5. Jimmy Rollins - no
6. Curt Schilling - yes
7. Mike Mussina - no
8. Chipper Jones - yes
9. Gary Sheffield - no
10. Carlos Delgado - no
11. David Ortiz - no

Given their age and what they've done so far - and assuming from this point forward they have a normal aging pattern:

1. Billy Wagner - no
2. Carl Crawford - yes
3. Jose Reyes - yes
4. David Wright - yes
5. Jimmy Rollins - no
6. Curt Schilling - yes
7. Mike Mussina - no
8. Chipper Jones - yes
9. Gary Sheffield - ugh....yes
10. Carlos Delgado - no
11. David Ortiz - no

Answer 3

It's too early to even guess at numbers two through five.

Wagner has no chance, Mussina and Delgado are both very long shots, and Schilling is borderline. Chipper Jones is almost a lock at this point, thanks to a long and sustained career of excellence, and Gary Sheffield has really lifted his chances over the past 6-7 seasons. I'd still only give him about a 60% shot, but it's not out of the question that he would be inducted.

David Ortiz - He's been a monster this past few years, but my feeling on him is that he simply got off to too late a start. He's already in his 30s, and his counting stats aren't very impressive compared to some of his peers at the same age. He'd need another 5-6 really good/great seasons, which is asking a lot for a guy as he moves into his mid-30s.

Answer 4

1. Wagner..no, because even some of the top closers don't make the hall of fame, they're not respected enough
2. Crawford..maybe, he needs a lot more time
3. Reyes..i can certainly see him as a hall of famer, if he keeps up the steals, and gets his average up, he has the talent to be a hall of famer.
4. Wright..definitly, if he can hit .325 with 30 HR's for the next 10 years, this guys a certain hall of famer
5. Rollins..has become a great player in the last few years, but I think in the end he'll fall short of the hall of fame.
6. Schilling..borderline, but I think he'll get in
7. Mussina..definitly not, I don't think he has any chance of getting in. I don't see him as being any better then a normal American League pitcher, nothing special.
8. Chipper Jones..the guy puts up great numbers every year, and being a met fan I know that he comes through in the clutch everytime, I've seen it happen against us ha
9. Sheffield..hes so intimidating at the plate, but his big mouth might keep voters from putting him in.
10. Delgado..he's hit 400 HR's, which wouldve been great 10 years ago, but its becoming too common for him to get in.

Answer 5

Yes: Chipper.

Could with a sufficiently strong finish: Schilling, Delgado. Schilling carries a lot of narrative value -- mainly the 2001, 2004, and 2007 championships -- that the voters may find seductive enough to overlook any statistical shortcomings. If Delgado bounces from his 2007 season, he should be okay, but if this year was the start of his decline, ouch.

No: Wagner, Mussina. Moose is good, but he is the sixth-best pitcher of his era (at most; possibly seventh), and that just may not be good enough.

Too early to tell: Crawford, Reyes, Wright, Rollins.

I can never make a sane evaluation of this guy: Sheffield. He genuinely drives me nuts. Stats are there, I suppose, but there is just NOTHING about his career that stands up and proclaims Hall-worthiness.

Answer 6

If Curt "the Mouth" Schilling gets into the HOF, then so should David Wells. Wells has won more games than Schilling with a higher winning percentage. Yes, his ERA is a bit higher, but he spent most of his career in the AL, especially in the AL East where ERA's go to die (just ask Roger this year!). They both have rings and neither one of them has won a Cy Young.

IMO, the only people in that list who SHOULD make the HOF are Wagner and Chipper Jones. Sheff is borderline because of his attitude and the plethora of teams he has played for.

Answer 7

curt schilling, mike mussina, gary sheffield, chipper jones, and billy wagner are virtually already in. they have dominated their positions for over ten years and are in if they retired today. chipper might be the closest to on the fence because he has dealt with injury problems, but he will get in because he was a good defender and a class act--as well as being the leader of a team that dominated the national league in the nineties. jose reyes might make it in after many years of quality ball because he has the most talent of the younger players, but rollins, wright, delgado and crawford will not make it in unless they put up the better numbers for ten to twelve years. it is always tough to say whether a younger player will keep up great numbers. if you wrote this fiteen years ago you might have been inclined to add names like dwight gooden, eric davis, or darryl strawberry. they put up great numbers for three or four years and will probably never get in.

Answer 8

Wagner, Mussina, Chipper, Sheffield, and Delgado are not Hall of Famers.

Crawford, Reyes, Wright, and Rollins are too young to tell right now. Give them a few more years.

Schilling is a borderline Hall of Famer.

Answer 9

No: Wagner, Crawford, Reyes, Wright, Rollins, Delgado

Maybe: Mussina, Sheffield

Yes: Mussina

Definitely: Shilling

Hope that helps!

Answer 10

The only person there that will make the hall of fame FOR SURE is Curt Schilling, and perhaps Mike Mussina?
As some others have said, Reyes, Rollins and some others are too young still, and even though they're amazing right now, they could finish off their career in some bad way.