Next to 3000 hits? Maybe no one?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Your current players with 2000 or more.

1. Freddie Freeman (16, 35) 2381
2. Jose Altuve (15, 35) 2348
3. Andrew McCutchen (17, 38) 2239
4. Paul Goldschmidt (15, 37) 2160
5. Manny Machado (14, 32) 2029

Obviously only Freeman, Altuve and Machado have a chance.

[Belfast1933]

I think with the money still available to good players, why wouldn’t these guys play into their late 30’s and early 40’s?

If I had to bet, I think Altuve and Machado both have good chances to get to 3k

[rats60]

It depends on how many games they miss due to the lock out. After the 60 game covid season, a long lockout could prevent any of these guys from getting to 3000 hits.

[D. Bergin]

Altuve is slipping, they don't seem to like him in the field anymore, and he's not exactly an Ironman, so I think he's a real long shot.

I could see Freeman getting there if he wants to play long enough and stays relatively healthy.

Machado reminds me a lot of Adrian Beltre for some reason. I could see him grinding it out and getting to 3000 hits if he stays healthy for another 7-8 seasons or so.

If those guys don't make it, it's going to be a loooong wait for anybody else. Maybe Bobby Witt Jr. will still be going strong 10 years from now.

[cgjackson222]

Its obviously early times, but if Vladimir Guerrero Jr. stays healthy he has a chance.

He has over career 1,000 hits and is only 26 and averaged 180 hits/season between 2021-2023.

[JustinD]

I am in the boat that there is not a current player I see doing it. The discussion about all the money available to players is a decent reason as to why for many it’s not an important item.

If you have hundreds of millions in your mid thirties, where is the incentive to miss family time, risk health and possibly do an ugly fade into obscurity by playing too long? The security was once a good reason to do it, now unless you have a huge money situation or an ugly divorce you can call it at a decent time and walk away secure for life.

Cabrera broke 3k, however the contract albatross he was for the money and the consistent injuries and poor hitting streaks from 2018 on made him a divisive player with the fan base here in Detroit. I personally think it hurt his reputation pushing it a few years too far. The local sports radio jocks basically had a daily discussion on cutting him for the exemption on the regular.