how will lost 2020 season affect prospects and future hof?

[Poorboy]

everybody lost a full year in the minors.the majors was just a partial season.
looking forward how does this affect prospects and those eligible in later years for hall of fame discussions?
surely it will be considered?
any interest in discussing?
genuinely curious.

[TarjetasBéisbol]

Zero, see WWII.

[PejaD]

Games lost were about equivalent to precedent lengthy labor disputes.

In terms of player development, it is largely in the rearview mirror now. It contributed to one of the weakest HS draft classes in 2024, but future draft classes will unlikely be materially hindered.

[ThoseBackPages]

anyone who is still a prospect from 2020 is hobby done

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

anyone who is still a prospect from 2020 is hobby done

you think so ?
everybody ?

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by Poorboy

you think so ?
everybody ?

indeed

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

anyone who is still a prospect from 2020 is hobby done

Tink Hence and Owen Caissie are still live with 2020 Bowman Chrome Autos.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by rwperu34

Tink Hence and Owen Caissie are still live with 2020 Bowman Chrome Autos.

and neither will be hobby good

[Poorboy]

so say we get somebody who goes on a nice 12-`14 year run.
does that lost year get considered?

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

and neither will be hobby good

Sure they won't. Execpt for the times that they are.

[BigL7370]

Writers are smart enough to consider players’ greatness in spite of a missed season like 2020.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by BigL7370

Writers are smart enough to consider players’ greatness in spite of a missed season like 2020.

*cut to Fred McGriff quietly shaking his head no*

[Skipscards]

It will have little to no impact. There may be a couple of milestones we’ll miss because of it, but HOFers will still be HOFers.

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

*cut to Fred McGriff quietly shaking his head no*

Yeahhhhh that’s kinda what I was getting at

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

It will have little to no impact. There may be a couple of milestones we’ll miss because of it, but HOFers will still be HOFers.

I was thinking like the fringe guys
Like on the bubble the ones folks cut up and argue about every year lol

[Poorboy]

Some one will say oh he only had 475 homers
Ohhh he didn’t have 80 war if only ………
Blah blah blah lol

[BigL7370]

If it’s a candidate the voting media likes and may have a campaign for, they will find a way to tack on credit even if in theory.

If it’s a candidate the voting media may not care about, they will cite how the player fell short of the counting numbers and will find a way to discredit the case, even in theory.

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by BigL7370

If it’s a candidate the voting media likes and may have a campaign for, they will find a way to tack on credit even if in theory.

If it’s a candidate the voting media may not care about, they will cite how the player fell short of the counting numbers and will find a way to discredit the case, even in theory.

Lol covered both ways

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

It will have little to no impact. There may be a couple of milestones we’ll miss because of it, but HOFers will still be HOFers.

What if the missed milestones mean the player doesn't get elected by the BBWAA? You could have another Dick Allen who doesn't get elected until after he has died.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by Skipscards

It will have little to no impact. There may be a couple of milestones we’ll miss because of it, but HOFers will still be HOFers.

Generally speaking, I completely agree. There’s still a chance of some oddities like McGriff’s situation occurring,

[JRX]

Originally Posted by BigL7370

If it’s a candidate the voting media likes and may have a campaign for, they will find a way to tack on credit even if in theory.

If it’s a candidate the voting media may not care about, they will cite how the player fell short of the counting numbers and will find a way to discredit the case, even in theory.

This is exactly how it will work.

[Hootiefish]

Same way the strikes/lockouts of the 1980s and 90s impacted those players, especially the borderline guys.

Harold Baines, who lost time to work stoppages in both decades, would’ve surely gotten enough hits to get to 3,000 in his career and thus been an automatic inclusion into the HOF. Instead, it took the Veterans Committee for him to make the Hall.

Dale Murphy would’ve surely hit the 2 more home runs he needed to get to 400 in his career, putting him in a much better position of making the Hall. Fred McGriff would’ve probably gotten to 500 homers, putting him in a better chance to make the Hall instead of waiting on the committee to let him in.

So on and so forth.

[Poorboy]

Originally Posted by MiamiMarlinsFan

Generally speaking, I completely agree. There’s still a chance of some oddities like McGriff’s situation occurring,

So at the time what was the knock on him ?
Shy of 500 home runs ?

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by rats60

What if the missed milestones mean the player doesn't get elected by the BBWAA? You could have another Dick Allen who doesn't get elected until after he has died.

I don’t think Allen’s delay had anything to do with missing a milestone. He was a classic borderline player.

[Skipscards]

Originally Posted by Poorboy

I was thinking like the fringe guys
Like on the bubble the ones folks cut up and argue about every year lol

The BBWAA rarely elects fringe guys. Not saying they haven’t but it’s very rare.