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This dude is washed.  Not because of talent - we've seen this  month he's got plenty of that left.  But the guy is never going to be on the field long enough to show it again, that much seems clear.

Is his HOF candidacy already assured, or no?  If not its going to get dicey as to whether he's even a HOFer now, which is pretty shocking.

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I think he already has the numbers to be in the Hall.  The writers make exceptions for guys they love like Koufax and Puckett.  But they probably deserved it anyway as well.   

You cant be the undisputed best player in MLB for six years and not go into the Hall. 

How many massive ten year contracts work out?  I don't really understand why teams don't just balk at the length and let some other sap team do it.   This last time Machado pulled out of his contract I would of let him walk.  

You wait and see the Dodgers will regret signing Ohtani in the next three or four years.  

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On 5/1/2024 at 11:42 AM, Gurgi said:

I think he already has the numbers to be in the Hall.  The writers make exceptions for guys they love like Koufax and Puckett.  But they probably deserved it anyway as well.   

You cant be the undisputed best player in MLB for six years and not go into the Hall. 

How many massive ten year contracts work out?  I don't really understand why teams don't just balk at the length and let some other sap team do it.   This last time Machado pulled out of his contract I would of let him walk.  

You wait and see the Dodgers will regret signing Ohtani in the next three or four years.  

Dodgers will be fine.  They'll make way more than 400M out of the Ohtani deal.

He's such a unicorn he comes with his own revenue streams.

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12 hours ago, Fiver6565 said:

I think you’re both right, he’s in. Sad that’s it even remotely debatable though. 

I don’t think it is debatable.  You’re the first person I’ve ever seen suggest that he might not be a HOFer. 

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On 5/2/2024 at 3:33 AM, O's84 said:

He's already a HOF.  It's just that his injuries have killed his chances of being an Inner Circle HOF.

Just curious, where do you draw the “inner circle” line?  Opinions can vary about that.  I’d say Trout still has a decent shot at 100 rWAR, which in addition to being a beautiful round number, would put him in the top 22 position players of all time.  Is the inner circle tighter than that?

This may be a situation where WAR doesn’t define the inner circle.  He won’t get close to 3000 hits.  He’s maybe a 50/50 shot to teach 500 homers, and almost certainly won’t hit 600.   He’s never been on a WS team.  He’s had 100 RBI only 3 times.  So maybe 100 WAR isn’t enough for inner circle in his case?

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With 86.3 career bWar, he looks like a near lock for the HOF. But his best days are far behind him. Will turn 33 on the IL. He's only played in 100+ games one season since 2019 and that was just 119. 

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3 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

With 86.3 career bWar, he looks like a near lock for the HOF. But his best days are far behind him. Will turn 33 on the IL. He's only played in 100+ games one season since 2019 and that was just 119. 

He's a lock.

He's been a lock.

Could retire today to follow his dream of being a meteorologist.

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39 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

He's a lock.

He's been a lock.

Could retire today to follow his dream of being a meteorologist.

Except that he's got that massive extension until he's 38 to keep playing for. I dont think he'll be retiring anytime soon. He's still productive and likely will continue to be, but probably a good idea not to play him in CF anymore. It seems like none or at least very few of these 30 year+ extensions ever work out. 

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1 hour ago, jabba72 said:

With 86.3 career bWar, he looks like a near lock for the HOF. But his best days are far behind him. Will turn 33 on the IL. He's only played in 100+ games one season since 2019 and that was just 119. 

Looks like?  He was a lock 4 years ago.

At this point, he’s just adding to his legacy.

What it looks like is that he is heading on a path of being more Griffey Jr than Bonds. 

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