Jacob DeGrom has almost no shot at the HOF, discuss...

[Mike D.]

deGrom needs two more seasons just to get to the 10 to be eligible. If they're "peak deGrom" seasons (8-10 WAR per) then he probably gets in based on that.

If they're less dominate seasons, it'll probably take 3-4 for him to have a chance. That'll involve pitching into his late 30's...so, we'll see.

Interestingly enough...once you get past the 4 Sure Thing Active HOF Pitchers, things get...tricky.

Next on the active WAR list is Chris Sale (46.5), who's got a shot but has his own health concerns. Then it's some solid guys who are not HOF level and too old to realistically get there - Wainwright (39, 44.5) and Lester (37, 44.2). Then it's deGrom.

After that, the only active SP's with over 35 WAR are fading Price (35, 40.3) and Bumgarner (31, 38.2).

So, if not Sale and deGrom, there may be a while before there's another Hall of Fame starting pitcher, unless Strasburg or Cole REALLY have long and productive 30's.

[Carter08]

I’ve been thinking if he gets 1 more cy young he might be in and if he gets 2 more he sort of has to be in. Hopefully he puts the debate to rest and has a nice run of many dominant and healthy seasons.

[Peter_Spaeth]

IMO his bigger concern is can he go three consecutive games without getting yet another injury.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

IMO his bigger concern is can he go three consecutive games without getting yet another injury.

Well, up into last Summer he never had an injury issue I can recall since 2014. He's not exactly Steven Matz, who gets hurt every time someone breathes too hard on his arm.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Well, up into last Summer he never had an injury issue I can recall since 2014. He's not exactly Steven Matz, who gets hurt every time someone breathes too hard on his arm.

I think he missed some starts in 2016 but yeah he was solid which makes you wonder about last year when it seemed to be one thing after another before he was shut down altogether.