A Major League Baseball Chain. Can you make one with fewer links?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Using Keith O's players and with A Rod as the next player in the succession, you can get from Anson to 2016 in 7 players.

Cap Anson (1871-1897)
Honus Wagner (1897-1917)
Rogers Hornsby (1915-1937)
Bob Feller (1936-1956)
Brooks Robinson (1955-1977)
Eddie Murray (1977-1997)
A Rod (1994-2016)

If Hornsby had just played a few games in 1938, you could then use Enos Slaughter to get to 1959, Jim Kaat to get to 1983, and Julio Franco to get to 2007, which would give you a lot of options for current players and you would have it done in 7 with room to go.

[bnorth]

I can get to 2018 in 7 players

Cap Anson 1871-1897
Honus Wagner 1897-1917
Charlie Grimm 1916-1936
Bob Feller 1936-1956
Frank Robinson 1956-1976
Dennis Martinez 1976-1998
Adrian Beltre 1998-2018

[Peter_Spaeth]

Bartolo Colon would also get you to 2018.

[bnorth]

Ok here is the best I could find.

Cap Anson 1871-1897
Bobby Wallace 1894-1918
Waite Hoyt 1918-1938
Enos Slaughter 1938-1959
Ron Fairly 1958-1978
Mike Morgan 1978-2002
Albert Pujols 2001-Present

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Ok here is the best I could find.

Cap Anson 1871-1897
Bobby Wallace 1894-1918
Waite Hoyt 1918-1938
Enos Slaughter 1938-1959
Ron Fairly 1958-1978
Mike Morgan 1978-2002
Albert Pujols 2001-Present

Nice, but look at my post, once you get to Slaughter you can go Kaat Franco and get to 2007 and then have younger players than Pujols with more time left as your 7th player.