I’m not really worried about 3B. Escobar had a horrible start and still ended fairly decent. If he has just a slightly better year- then he doesn’t hurt us at all.
Forgot who Atlanta has at SS?
I'd say pen. When Mets threw him in the rotation few years ago he didn't look as good. He actually never performed the same in the pen after that as well even though he was still solid.
It is such a tough call. He has been in the pen for so long and for the most part- very good and dependable, but if you had asked this 3-4 years ago, I would say he could be a good 4/5 starter.
Rolen and D Wright are almost exactly the same player.
Rolen only got !0% of the vote in 2018, his first year of eligibility. He got 76% now. I guess he really upped his game in five years.
David and Rolen both had 7 HOF type seasons. Their average season almost exactly the same.
I just read that advanced metrics has come out in the last few years that put his WAR in I think the top 7 all time for third baseman. But I wouldn’t have called him a HOFer
He and David are as close as you get but just not there.
If Rolen is in- I used to always have Hernandez on the just on the bubble. But...Except for HR's- Rolen was not in Hernandez's league in hitting or fielding. And Rolen was good at both. But consider that Keith was a MVP and also had years where he finished, 2/4/8/11 - Rolen finished 4/14 - also, Rolen had no single year that he led the NL in any stat. And as good of a fielder he was, KH changed the way 1B is played and we have yet to see anyone do it as week as he did. And if O Smith is in for his defense- then KH should be in as well.
Agree with both statements...Without the back issue- DW was easily on his way to the HOF. When you look back at his first 10 years- the guy was an extra base and RBI machine.
when he's on his curve ball is arguably the best in baseball... I'll definitely miss having him on the team.
I still can't believe Jeff Kent isn't in yet. Greatest offensive 2nd baseman in history.
You have five years to get your mind around that reality, THat's how long it will be before he can enter via the Fred McGriff route.
OK no takers, so here they are, in chronological order. The 16 former Met players who are now in the Hall:
Please. Mays played two seasons...a total of 135 games....at the end of his career with the Amazins.
Chapman is not a FA anymore so you're wrong there. All Worm was asking was which players in the HOF had once worn a Mets uni and listed them. He never claimed Willie Mays was in the HoF because of his time with the Mets. Stick to your own thread or at least know what you're talking about when you come here.
Out of the 16 on the list, the only ones whose Met experience played an integral part in their HOF election were Seaver, Carter, and Piazza.
OK as long as I'm taking ownership of every great player who's ever worn a Met uniform, let me pose this question:
Willie Mays is the better answer, but it's not the best answer.
Correct! Arguably the greatest right-handed hitter of all time. He was a coach on the 1962 team. A real ornery SOB. According to one report, one of Casey Stengel's few rules was don't wear muddy cleats in the clubhouse. Hornsby was the primary violator of that rule.
