Top 10 poll: #10 player ever

[calsnowskier]

54 is still a great WAR7. He just fell off a cliff in the 2000s

54.0 IS great. But it isn’t the elite elite of the elite great.

 

[Cedrique]

but it is werid to see that trout and Judge are basically the same age...

is it possible for trout to have a resurgence to his career??

I could see that, maybe. His last full season was 2019 but in all those partial seasons when he was in the lineup he was still great. In 2022 in 119 games he hit 40 homers and put up a 6.2 WAR.

 

[calsnowskier]

I could see that, maybe. His last full season was 2019 but in all those partial seasons when he was in the lineup he was still great. In 2022 in 119 games he hit 40 homers and put up a 6.2 WAR.

But 5 (4) consecutive seasons without being able to stay healthy is a bad sign. Players dont typically get more durable with age.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I could see that, maybe. His last full season was 2019 but in all those partial seasons when he was in the lineup he was still great. In 2022 in 119 games he hit 40 homers and put up a 6.2 WAR.

He feels like a retirement any time now is more likely than a 100+ game season.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

But 5 (4) consecutive seasons without being able to stay healthy is a bad sign. Players dont typically get more durable with age.

No. But they do often have one good old season.

And as long as the angels suck, they will have a spot for him

 

[Cedrique]

But 5 (4) consecutive seasons without being able to stay healthy is a bad sign. Players dont typically get more durable with age.

Yeah, I said I could see it happening, I didn't say it was likely.

 

[calsnowskier]

He feels like a retirement any time now is more likely than a 100+ game season.

I really hope he doesn’t pull a Posey and retire WAY too soon. That would be a loss for all baseball fans.

 

[MilkSpiller22]

I really hope he doesn’t pull a Posey and retire WAY too soon. That would be a loss for all baseball fans.

Would it be a loss?? He’s been out of baseball since 2019. With random games being played in between.

 

[Cedrique]

I really hope he doesn’t pull a Posey and retire WAY too soon. That would be a loss for all baseball fans.

Yeah it's sad he's in such a depressing situation. You look at the moves the Angels make and I can't imagine them getting any better.

 

[navamind]

54.0 IS great. But it isn’t the elite elite of the elite great.

I'd agree on that. He gets compared to Barry a lot, but Barry is better whether you're talking 1998-2004 Barry or 1990-96 Barry

 

[LHG]

Looking at WAR7 for players not yet ranked in our poll, here is how the three in current conversations sit:
Judge's WAR7 is at 51.4. That would tie him with Ferguson Jenkins at 54th best.
Griffey's WAR7 puts him at 50th
Trout's WAR7 puts him at 20th

I don't think any of them are Top 25, as of right now.