Who has HOF potential?

[thebear29]

I was sitting around pondering---What young pitcher will end up being a HOF candidate? I grew up watching a lot of the now older pitchers in the league like Maddux, Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro, Smoltz, and Glavine...But who will be the next class of great pitchers? Will it be Kazmir, Webb, Oswalt, Lester...Just looking to get some opinions on who is the future....

[Cornerstore]

humm Ill break it down by division ( not including Rookies/prospects because of players that are over hyped such as phil huges)

Al East
Now: mussina,pettite,schilling,rivera case for halladay come their chance to go in the hall
Future: papelbon, kazmir are leading the way for the future cases can be made for lester/sheilds.

Al central
Now: none that I see
Future: Verlander and lirano have the talent..

Al west
Now: K-Rod,
Future: Bedard, F-Rod have potential. they will have to improve a lot the next few years

NL East
Now: Santana, Glavine, Smoltz,
future: Hamels.. a marlins pitcher will prob pop up soon

NL Central
Now: CC sab has a case... I personally dont see a big case for sheets/oswalt
Future: Zambrano has the chance

NL West
Now: randy j, peavy, hoffman
Future: The pair of giants aces (cain, cant spell the linc's name), webb, haren

[alexc]

NL East. Chipper Jones

[alexc]

Sorry. should have read the first part. pitchers only

[thebear29]

I like the way you broke it down...but, I see the guys like Glavine, Smoltz, Johnson, and maybe even Hoffman as "was" guys...Now would be Verlander, CC, Peavy, Zambrano, Santana.....Future guys like Haren, Harden, Liriano, and Cain...But who will be the Maddux and Randy Johnson for the next 10-15 years?...I'm not seeing the wealth of great pitchers as we did throughout the 90's and very early part of this decade....It seems just as someone starts to peak...they get injured and are not as dominate as they were before the injury...and to get to the Hall you can't have an injury plagued career as a pitcher....

[swerve]

Now way are K-Fraud, CC, Peavy and Santana in now.

[alexc]

Smoltz is for sure in. I thnink he will get in on the first try.

[Cornerstore]

Originally Posted by swerve

Now way are K-Fraud, CC, Peavy and Santana in now.

if the game ended today, yes. however, I'm basing on sicne they have been successful and I see themselves growing further due to it. I think they will be locks by when their carrer ends where as the young guys I am unsure if they can be consistant

[jbellis74]

HOF Young Pitchers are as follows IMO

Brandon Webb
Johana Santana
Ching Mein Wang
Carlos Zambrano
Dan Haren
Cole Hamels
Scott Kazmir

Not sure on Lincecum because I dont think his small frame will keep up with his arm.

[thebear29]

Originally Posted by jbellis74

HOF Young Pitchers are as follows IMO

Brandon Webb
Johana Santana
Ching Mein Wang
Carlos Zambrano
Dan Haren
Cole Hamels
Scott Kazmir

Not sure on Lincecum because I dont think his small frame will keep up with his arm.

That's a strong list...But Wang is an interesting choice...I guess if we look at stats, he's up there with the rest of them....He sort of gets lost in that New York limelight....