Every year we see the Hall of Fame Inductees and see who got snubbed, and with Harold Baines in the HOF there could be an argument for all nominees could get into Cooperstown.
But I have 4 players getting in this year.
Ichiro Suzuki
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, this man was one of the best hitters on 2 different Continents at one point. He had a Hall of Fame career in Japan from 1992-2000 with the Orix Blue Wave where he put up these career numbers
.353 BA
1278 H
118 HR
529 RBI
199 SB
Then in 2001 he made his MLB debut with the Seattle Mariners and just fucked shit up that year winning the AL MVP and ROY hitting
.350 BA
242 H
127 R
56 SB
60 WAR
I can go on with this guy but I have 3 more players so here are his MLB career stats and awards
AL MVP (2001)
AL Rookie of the Year (2001)
10× Gold Glove Award (2001–2010)
3× Silver Slugger Award (2001, 2007, 2009)
2× AL batting champion (2001, 2004)
AL stolen base leader (2001)
MLB record 262 hits, single season
CC Sabathia
This guy was the definition of a workhorse!!! Started with the Indians, traded to the Brewers before the 2008 Trade Deadline where those guys abused him and made him pitch what felt like every 2-3 days, and then the next year he signed a 7 year deal with the Yankees, who he finished his HOF career with. 19 years pitching in the MLB where he compiled stats of
252 W
161 L
3.74 ERA
3577.1 IP
3093 SO
1.25 WHIP
62.3 WAR
World Series champion (2009)
AL Cy Young Award (2007)
2× MLB wins leader (2009, 2010)
Billy Wagner
YUP!!!!! This man deserved to get in last year, 73.8% and he needed 75%. But he goes in for me, not because he was a Met but because he has over 400 saves in his career. Wagner was one of the most intimidating pitchers in his time as a closer, blowing fuzz balls in triple digits and that low 3/4 delivery, and the originator of using Enter Sandman as his walkout song, it's a fact so don't even try.
47 W
40 L
422 S
2.31 ERA
903 IP
1196 K
0.99 WHIP
NL Rolaids Relief Man Award (1999)
Pitched a combined no-hitter on June 11, 2003
Carlos Beltran
I don't care if anyone is against this pick, he was raking before cameras were set up everywhere. Last year he got 57.1%of the vote, and that's mainly due to his alleged involvement with the 2017 Astros cheating scandal. I say allegedly because he was never found guilty you perverts!! He had a HOF career and was one of the top MLB superstars in the mid-2000's. Yes this may be a little biased pick since he was one of my favorite players in baseball especially when he was on the Mets. He also had a brief time as manager of the Mets, 76 days to be exact, and I feel like he didn't get a fair shot when everyone else who was "allegedly" involved with the 2017 scandal got a second chance. I'm glad he's now part of the Mets Front Office because he's too much of a baseball guy to be away from it.
.279 BA
2725 H
435 HR
1587 RBI
1582 R
312 SB
70.1 WAR
World Series champion (2017)
AL Rookie of the Year (1999)
3× Gold Glove Award (2006–2008)
2× Silver Slugger Award (2006, 2007)
Roberto Clemente Award (2013)
Now I have Honorable Mentions who should go in next year
Felix Hernandez
This man had his own days when he was on the mound...Felix Day
He was one of the most dominant pitchers for over a decade straight and he can get in this year for sure, but not for me........this year
169 W
136 L
3.42 ERA
2729.2 IP
2524 K
1.20 WHIP
49.7 WAR
AL Cy Young Award (2010)
MLB wins leader (2009)
2× AL ERA leader (2010, 2014)
Pitched a perfect game on August 15, 2012
Andruw Jones
He will go down as one of the best CF's in baseball history, and deserves to be in Cooperstown, another one who could very possibly get in this year since last year he received 61.6% of the votes falling just over 13% shy of the 75% needed. He's getting in soon.
.254 BA
1933 H
434 HR
1289 RBI
1204 R
152 SB
62.7 WAR
10× Gold Glove Award (1998–2007)
Silver Slugger Award (2005)
NL Hank Aaron Award (2005)
NL home run leader (2005)
NL RBI leader (2005)
Atlanta Braves No. 25 retired
Alex Rodriguez
OK.... It's Time!!!! Let the man in!!!! Steroids and all, they have plenty of those guys in already and you can't deny this guy was one of the best players of his generation. He eats, breathes, shits, and lives baseball, sure he's probably a cocksucker and a piece of shit to people (only heard stories of this by more than a few people) but you can't deny he was a stud on the field and deserves to be called a Hall of Famer.
.295 BA
3115 H
696 HR
2086 RBI
2021 R
329 SB
117.6 WAR
World Series champion (2009)
3× AL MVP (2003, 2005, 2007)
2× Gold Glove Award (2002, 2003)
10× Silver Slugger Award (1996, 1998–2003, 2005, 2007, 2008)
4× AL Hank Aaron Award (2001–2003, 2007)
MLB batting champion (1996)
5× AL home run leader (2001–2003, 2005, 2007)
2× MLB RBI leader (2002, 2007)
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