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[PolarVortex]

2. Jamie Moyer?

No, but not bad.

 

[PolarVortex]

2. Jim Kaat?

Excellent guess. 25 year career for this guy with over 2400 career strikeouts. Struck out 200+ in 1966 and 1967. But, no, it isn't him. He's prolly in the top 10 thought.

 

[PolarVortex]

3. Carlos Pena

Another fine choice but Carlos is not the guy. He hit. 225 in his second, and last, 100+ RBI season. That was .007 better than Tony Armas. But, the guy we are looking for actually beat out Armas, as I said previously.

 

[Cedrique]

3. Mark Reynolds

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Tom Glavine no. 2

 

[PolarVortex]

Tom Glavine no. 2

Clemente (#1) and Glavine (#2) are correct.

Kyle Schwarber (#3) is also correct. He tallied 104 RBI while batting a lusty .197 in 2023, thus usurping the previous 'record' holder. That gentleman was none other than another famous Kyle, as in Kyle Seager who hit a lofty .212 while driving in 101 runs for the Mariners in 2021.

Other guesses
#1
Lonnie Smith hit safely in 20 of the 29 World Series games he started. His longest WS hitting streak was 8 games.

#2
Glavine is the winner 2607 career K. His highest single-season total was 192. He just beat out...
...Warren Spahn 2583 career K. His highest single-season total was 191
Jamie Moyer. 2441 career K. His highest single-season total was 158
Cy Young 2803 career K but posted two 200K seasons late in his career with the Red Sox.
Jim Kaat 2461 K. Posted two 200K seasons early in his career with the Twins.

#3
Mark Reynolds. Hit .260 in his only 100+ RBI season.
Carlos Pena. Hit .225 in his second and last 100+ RBI season.
Mark McGuire. Lowest BA of his 7 100 RBI seasons was .235
Albert Pujols. Lowest BA of his 14 100 RBI seasons was .241

 

[Hunter Montana]

Dang. Being a Braves fan, I should have guessed Glavine. For some reason, I thought he got at least 200 Ks in at least one season. Maybe I was thinking of Maddux. If he would have gotten 5 less Ks in 1998, he would have been the correct answer.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Which 2 teams have gone 10 years since an opening day starter of theirs was a pitcher they originally drafted/signed?

 

[navamind]

Which 2 teams have gone 10 years since an opening day starter of theirs was a pitcher they originally drafted/signed?

Hmmm. Red Sox and Padres?

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Which 2 teams have gone 10 years since an opening day starter of theirs was a pitcher they originally drafted/signed?

Current? 2025 is the 10th year?

 

[calsnowskier]

Spaniels are historically bad at drafting/developing SPs, so I will guess the Yanks.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Current? 2025 is the 10th year?

10 years ago, 2015 being the most recent instance.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

Bello was Boston's opening day starter last year. The Padres had Eric Lauer in 2019.

As for the Yankees, they had Tanaka a few times and also Severino.

Here is a hint. One of the answers is a player who pitched yesterday. The other has been out of the league for several years.

 

[YourFriendGannon]

(As far as actual picks who the Yankees drafted you'd probably have to go back to Andy Pettitte in 1998.)

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Spaniels are historically bad at drafting/developing SPs, so I will guess the Yanks.

that was my thought, the years between Guidry and Pettitte

 

[calsnowskier]

I believe the only Yankee SP in the Hall whom they drafted and developed is Whitey Ford.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

I believe the only Yankee SP in the Hall whom they drafted and developed is Whitey Ford.

Lefty Gomez

 

[calsnowskier]

Lefty Gomez

He wasn’t drafted by the Spanks…

Seriously, though, good catch. So that’s 2 in 130 years?

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Odd that the Yanks never retried Gomez's #11.

 

[broncosmitty]

He wasn’t drafted by the Spanks…

Seriously, though, good catch. So that’s 2 in 130 years?

There are only 86 pitchers in the HOF. Starters and relievers.

Can’t be many AL teams with more starters they drafted/signed that are HOFers with their hat on.

Other OG AL franchises like the Red Sox, have zero. Tigers have two. White Sox have one. I think the Indians have three, like the Yankees.