Is CC Sabathia a Hall of Famer?

[sycks22]

100% lock. Top 5 pitcher for a decade, Cy Young. On a side note I'm pretty sure his pants could be used as a parachute if the team plane went down.

[alaskapaul3]

The easy thing to do would be to have automatic HOF qualifications like they do in Japan. 250W 3000Ks and 500 saves jump off of the page, but the cheaters have ruined that.

But CC is a lock for the HOF and with 3 or 4 more good seasons Kershaw is a first ballot HOF

[Jim65]

CC is borderline, he'll get in, not first ballot though.

[MVSNYC]

Yes, he's a HOFer. Dominant. And as mentioned above, 250 is the new 300...just as 600 is the new 500 in the HR category. (See what I did there?)

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

Yes, he's a HOFer. Dominant. And as mentioned above, 250 is the new 300...just as 600 is the new 500 in the HR category. (See what I did there?)

If Bartolo had won 3 more would he get in, with his 4.12 lifetime ERA? I doubt it. I think it's still an overall assessment, but I agree CC should make it.

[glynparson]

C.C. Will get in the Hall Of Fame someday. Not positive if i would or would not vote for him. I certainly wouldn't protest him making it to the Hall thats for sure.

[packs]

I think he'll get the Mussina treatment and have to wait a few years but will get in. Don't really think of him as a HOFer though. He hasn't really been a good pitcher since 2012, which was 7 years ago. His 3,000 K's (while still impressive) feel like a Biggio compiler stat to me.

[MVSNYC]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If Bartolo had won 3 more would he get in, with his 4.12 lifetime ERA? I doubt it. I think it's still an overall assessment, but I agree CC should make it.

I totally agree it's an overall assessment. And as such, CC should get in.

My 250 comment (which others above said the same), is pointing out one (huge) aspect of his game...not the only one for review.

[Davidlisa]

C.C. was dominant for years, his numbers are good and in my opinion with the watering down of the Hall of Fame, he gets in.

[Snapolit1]

It's now the Hall of Very Good and Not Necessarily Amazing. And he belongs there under that umbrella with other Bronx Bombers of similar stature.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

I totally agree it's an overall assessment. And as such, CC should get in.

My 250 comment (which others above said the same), is pointing out one (huge) aspect of his game...not the only one for review.

You do have to wonder if we'll ever see another 300 game winner. I don't see anyone active now with a realistic chance. Verlander has 213 and is still phenomenal, but he's 36 so I wouldn't think his chances are great.