If he gets close at anywhere near 20 a year he'll stick around for 700.
I don't think he's the best HR hitter of his era at all. Maybe not even top 5 definetly not top 3.
I'd put the top3 as
Bonds -Yeah, I know, PEDs, but from looking at his record and assuming a PED start fairly late I think he'd have got to 700 anyway, and probably passed Aaron too. If he'd been a bit nicer guy that also would have helped.
Griffey Jr.- 630 and supposedly clean. I'll go with that, but the quick breakdown is sort of typical for guys coming off the juice.
Thome- 600+ and not a hint of PEDs.
I know the Yankee fans will hate me saying so, but I haven't liked A-Rod for years. He seems to me to be a guy who brings losing with him wherever he goes. Before him 5 WS wins in 8 years. after him- 1WS win in 9 years. Adding in losing trips to the WS makes it even worse. 6 trips in 8 years without and 1 in 9 with. Gaudy numbers, but for some reason he makes his team worse.
Steve B
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