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Originally Posted by todeen
Felix Hernandez would benefit from adjusting our perceptions of a starting pitcher. He played for absolutely stinky teams that ruined some of his counting stats. He should have had one more Cy Young at least. If he doesn't get elected, I'm not sure deGrom will get elected.
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The problem with Felix is he started in 2005, when pitchers threw a lot more than now. He was done at age 28. By age 31 he was a detriment to his team. He had 3 great full seasons, 3 good ones, and a handful slightly above the league. King Felix was the man, but I don't see how he ever gets in. It's a real shame he burned out so fast.
Degrom has only 4 qualifying seasons in total. His rates are great, my personal opinion is a guy who barely even plays is not a Hall of Famer any way you slice it, but I sense this is a minority opinion now.