Re: Hall of Fame line

"ROBERT MARSILI" <rmarsili99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I can't see Smoltz as a first ballot guy unless he can get to 250 wins,
>> which means he's currently 73 short; at his current level it would take
>> him about five good seasons and he turns 39 in May, which makes 250 a
>> tough proposition.
>
> I think that you're kinda punishing him for moving to the bullpen.

He either gets extra credit as a starter because he moved to the bullpen, or
he gets credit for being a good closer. He can't get credit for both. He
missed all of 2000 with an injury, should we give him bonus points for that
season too?


> He would be closer to the 250 wins total if he had stayed in the rotation.

We don't know that. All those extra innings may have finished him off as
well. Even if we give him credit as a starter for those years, he's still
only around 230 wins, not 250. To be at 250, he would have to average 18
wins per season from '01-'04. He's only won 18 games once in his entire
career.

At 230 wins, with no closer time, he'd be 3-4 good to great seasons from
Cooperstown. Kind of like he is now.


>>While I think he's a very good starting pitcher,
>> his career high in wins is 24. After that, his next highest win total
>> is 17, and next highest after that is 15, I find his win totals a
>> little disappointing considering he pitched for a team which has won
>> 95-100 games and a Division title every year since 1991 with the
>> exception of the 1994 abortion. If he retired today, Smoltz would make
>> the HOF I believe, and it could take him 3-5 seasons but he's certainly
>> not a first ballot guy at this time
>
> Point taken. I guess I can re-think my statement of the "first ballot"
> thing. But I agree that he is a HoFer.
>
>


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