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Active Players Headed for the Hall

All Time Greats Already (in order of certainty):

  1. Roger Clemens - 7 CY, 1 MVP, 4502 K, 341 W
  2. Barry Bonds - 7 MVP, 708 HR, 2311 BB, .442 OBP, 8 Gold Gloves, 73 HR season, 526 SB, 2078 Runs
  3. Greg Maddux - 4 CY, 318 wins, 3.01 ERA, 3052/907 K/BB, 15 Gold Gloves)
  4. Randy Johnson - 5 CY, 4372 K, 263 W
  5. Mike Piazza - 397 HR, .311 BA, catcher
  6. Pedro Martinez - 3 CY, 2861/662 K/BB, 2.72 ERA, 192 W, age 34
  7. Alex Rodriguez - 429 HR, .307 BA, age 30, 2 MVP, SS and 3B, 2 Gold Gloves

Other Definites

  1. Ken Griffey (10 Gold Gloves, 536 HR, MVP)
  2. Mariano Rivera (Arguably best closer and postseason reliever in MLB history, 4 Rings, 379 saves, 2.33 ERA)
  3. Derek Jeter (4 Rings, division titles every year, beloved player on the biggest stage, 2 Gold Gloves, 1936 hits, .314 BA, SS, age 31)
  4. Ivan Rodriguez (.304 average, 12 Gold Gloves, catcher).
  5. Manny Ramirez .314/.409/.599 career (435 HR, age 33)
  6. Sammy Sosa - 3 60-, 4 50-HR seasons, 588 HR
  7. Jeff Bagwell (449 HRs, .408 OBP, MVP, played half his career with Astrodome as home park).
  8. Craig Biggio (2795 hits, Astrodome as home park, 2 Gold Gloves, 1697 runs, 260 HRs, Second baseman).
  9. Frank Thomas (.427 OBP, 2 MVPs)

Good chance

  1. Tom Glavine (275 wins, 2 CY)
  2. John Smoltz (ace starter, 1 CY, ace closer)
  3. Andruw Jones (301 HR, age 28, 8 Gold Gloves).
  4. Trevor Hoffman (436 saves)
  5. Albert Pujols (201 HR, .332 BA, just turned 26)
  6. Vlad Guerrero (305 HR, .324 BA, just turned
    30)

  7. Chipper Jones (331 HR, .303 BA, age 33, 3B)
  8. Gary Sheffield (449 HRs, .399 OBP, age 37)
  9. Todd Helton (.337 BA)
  10. Curt Schilling (will have 200 W, 3000 K, 2 rings, bloody sock)