Hall of Famers We Are Watching in 2020

Skipscards · 01-25-2020, 02:35 PM

Ok, since we’ve established a HOF prospect thread, let’s help it out. Let’s predict which Hall of Fame players are we watching this year. In 2020, there will be at least 40 players (this is based on history and frankly will probably end up being low since there are lot more teams today than in the past) that will one day be enshrined in the Hall. Keep in mind, some of the 40 will barely play and some will be inducted 50 years after they pass. In other words, there may be someone active in 2020 that gets enshrined in 2140! So, aside from rampant specualtion on the cup of coffee players (though certainly feel free to engage in rampant speculation) what, let’s say, 35-40 players active in 2020 would you predict are a future Hall of Famer? Make your predictions and we’ll all come back in 2140 and see who was right...

Here’s mine. Though not in a specific order, they are as they popped in my head. So the top 10 I would say are mortal locks. Go ahead and buy your autos now. As the list progresses, I get more speculative unless I happened to forget someone early on (McCutchen and Yelich, for example). Also, I am sure I am forgetting someone, but here it goes:

1. Clayton Kershaw
2. Mike Trout
3. Albert Pujols
4. Justin Verlander
5. Zack Greinke
6. Miguel Cabrera
7. Buster Posey
8. Stephen Strasburg
9. Max Scherzer
10. Mookie Betts
11. Dustin Pedroia
12. Paul Goldschmidt
13. Joey Votto
14. Manny Machado
15. Bryce Harper
16. Jacob deGrom
17. Kris Bryant
18. Carlos Correa
19. Jose Altuve
20. Alex Bregman
21. Gerrit Cole
22. Salvador Perez
23. Madison Bumgarner
24. Robinson Cano
25. Cole Hamels
26. Evan Longoria
27. Chris Sale
28. Andrew McCutchen
29. Cody Bellinger
30. Corey Seager
31. Giancarlo Stanton
32. Aaron Judge
33. Juan Soto
34. Ronald Acuna Jr
35. Trea Turner
36. Mike Soroka
37. Vladimir Guerrero Jr
38. Fernando Tatis Jr
39. Bo Bichette
40. Christian Yelich

Yes, everyone knows my feelings on the users and is probably wondering why I would include Cano on this list. While I would never induct any user, I expect him (and all the users) to get in eventually. In the year 2080 voters of that time will think we were idiots for not inducting a second baseman with 3,000 hits or whatever. Also, I left out George Springer just to keep the list to 40. He’s just as likely to make it as several on my list.

We have enough PED discussions on this forum. So, let’s just focus on our idiotic predictions. Let’s see your list...

01-25-2020, 02:35 PM	#1
Skipscards Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In Tribute To The Great Ryno Posts: 29,928 jlankf2 jmp4	Hall of Famers We Are Watching in 2020 Ok, since we’ve established a HOF prospect thread, let’s help it out. Let’s predict which Hall of Fame players are we watching this year. In 2020, there will be at least 40 players (this is based on history and frankly will probably end up being low since there are lot more teams today than in the past) that will one day be enshrined in the Hall. Keep in mind, some of the 40 will barely play and some will be inducted 50 years after they pass. In other words, there may be someone active in 2020 that gets enshrined in 2140! So, aside from rampant specualtion on the cup of coffee players (though certainly feel free to engage in rampant speculation) what, let’s say, 35-40 players active in 2020 would you predict are a future Hall of Famer? Make your predictions and we’ll all come back in 2140 and see who was right... Here’s mine. Though not in a specific order, they are as they popped in my head. So the top 10 I would say are mortal locks. Go ahead and buy your autos now. As the list progresses, I get more speculative unless I happened to forget someone early on (McCutchen and Yelich, for example). Also, I am sure I am forgetting someone, but here it goes: 1. Clayton Kershaw 2. Mike Trout 3. Albert Pujols 4. Justin Verlander 5. Zack Greinke 6. Miguel Cabrera 7. Buster Posey 8. Stephen Strasburg 9. Max Scherzer 10. Mookie Betts 11. Dustin Pedroia 12. Paul Goldschmidt 13. Joey Votto 14. Manny Machado 15. Bryce Harper 16. Jacob deGrom 17. Kris Bryant 18. Carlos Correa 19. Jose Altuve 20. Alex Bregman 21. Gerrit Cole 22. Salvador Perez 23. Madison Bumgarner 24. Robinson Cano 25. Cole Hamels 26. Evan Longoria 27. Chris Sale 28. Andrew McCutchen 29. Cody Bellinger 30. Corey Seager 31. Giancarlo Stanton 32. Aaron Judge 33. Juan Soto 34. Ronald Acuna Jr 35. Trea Turner 36. Mike Soroka 37. Vladimir Guerrero Jr 38. Fernando Tatis Jr 39. Bo Bichette 40. Christian Yelich Yes, everyone knows my feelings on the users and is probably wondering why I would include Cano on this list. While I would never induct any user, I expect him (and all the users) to get in eventually. In the year 2080 voters of that time will think we were idiots for not inducting a second baseman with 3,000 hits or whatever. Also, I left out George Springer just to keep the list to 40. He’s just as likely to make it as several on my list. We have enough PED discussions on this forum. So, let’s just focus on our idiotic predictions. Let’s see your list... __________________ Go Royals!! #RoyalsIn2015 <---It Happened!! #TEAMZinck Sometimes it is astounding that we are able to persist in a world so full of morons.