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    better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    bryce harper???

    Buddy and I were debating...what say you and why??


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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    Bryce. Starting early helps the counting stats.
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    One thing that I truly believe could really help Votto---that long term contract. I think it helps to stay with one team for your whole career...I dont have any stats to back that up, just a feeling.

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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    I don't think there is a better chance for either. They both will be in the HOF someday barring some horrible career busting injury. Votto is a hitter along the lines of George Brett and Tony Gwynn. Harper is in the lines of greats like Mantle and Mays with his speed and power.
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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    One of them has a career slash line of .315/.417/.549 and an MVP award. The other has a career slash line of .280/.354/.511. How about we wait until Harper proves that he can put up big numbers for oh ... at least one full season ... before we put him in Cooperstown?

    He's got all the potential in the world. But until he does it for the long haul, that's all it is.

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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    Here's Votto's HOF stats from bbref, which don't include this season yet:

    First Base (73rd), 27.9 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/27.9 JAWS
    Average HOF 1B (out of 19) = 68.2 career WAR/43.2 7yr-peak WAR/55.7 JAWS

    So if I'm reading that right, his 7 year peak needs to hit about 43 WAR. If you take out 2008 and start his peak years in 2009 through 2015, he'll need to average about 5 WAR this year, next year and in 2015 as well to be an average 1st base HOFer in their peak 7 years. Then overall he needs to get to 68 career WAR, an average of about 3 WAR or so to finish his career. It would be nice to see him chop a lot more wood over the next 3 years to be sure.

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    I'm saying neither right now. Simply put health is going to play too much of a factor in it. Longevity is taken for granted too often. And a 3 or 4 year period of being the best in the game...it simply isn't enough. MLB is a grind and a 10 year career is a great career....HOF'ers have 20 year careers.

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    I'm leery of making such a guess so early on in a career (and yes, as careers go, Joey's still early). Baseball history is replete with players who at the front end of their career who seemed like sure fire bets to make the hall. I understand the debate and all, but it will be many years before we can make such a suggestion.

    Just looking over Joey's "Similarity Scores" on Baseball Reference, there's only one player he compares to who I think is a sure-fire HOF'er - Jeff Bagwell. Todd Helton's a maybe. He has a lot of years and if he maintains his same level of play for much of his contract, I think he's got a good chance.

    Harper has to get much more history under his belt before it's even an open question.
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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    If I was betting, I would say Votto. He has much more production in the bank than Harper. 6 years into his career, and is still considered of the the top 3 or so hitters in the game. He didn't get figured out by the league. Good question.

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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    Harper, no question. Firstly, let me know acknowledge that both have HOF peak talent. But it's a question of longevity.

    While Votto has more performance under his belt, Votto's first full major league season came at age 25. I expect he'll wind up in the Hall of Very Good as he slowly declines through his 30's.

    Meanwhile, Harper will have 5 full seasons under his belt by the time he's the age Votto started at. He could have 30 WAR or more by that point.

    If you use the really rough idea of losing half a win per season through your 30's, assuming health, Votto still comes in south of 70 WAR, which puts him in that borderline territory where some of the more subjective stuff tends to come up.

    Harper could very well outpace that by 30 WAR.

    Obviously there's a lot of projection and health involved, but I don't think Votto's accrued performance to date gives him enough of an edge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    Harper, no question. Firstly, let me know acknowledge that both have HOF peak talent. But it's a question of longevity.

    While Votto has more performance under his belt, Votto's first full major league season came at age 25. I expect he'll wind up in the Hall of Very Good as he slowly declines through his 30's.

    Meanwhile, Harper will have 5 full seasons under his belt by the time he's the age Votto started at. He could have 30 WAR or more by that point.

    If you use the really rough idea of losing half a win per season through your 30's, assuming health, Votto still comes in south of 70 WAR, which puts him in that borderline territory where some of the more subjective stuff tends to come up.

    Harper could very well outpace that by 30 WAR.

    Obviously there's a lot of projection and health involved, but I don't think Votto's accrued performance to date gives him enough of an edge.
    Disagree on Votto. He's put up some ridiculous seasons the past few years, especially in terms of on base.

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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    Quote Originally Posted by Wonderful Monds View Post
    Disagree on Votto. He's put up some ridiculous seasons the past few years, especially in terms of on base.
    You're right, but HOF voting on a hitter is largely based on hits and homeruns. Unless Votto is an ageless wonder, I can't imagine he gets to 3,000 hits or 400 HRs. Unless we go on a tear of WS victories and he truly becomes a household name, it's doubtful he'll ever get the credit he deserves from HOF voters without the numbers listed above.
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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    Quote Originally Posted by RedsManRick View Post
    While Votto has more performance under his belt, Votto's first full major league season came at age 25. I expect he'll wind up in the Hall of Very Good as he slowly declines through his 30's.
    Yup. I bet you can count on one hand the number of hitters in the hall of fame who had their first full major league season at or after the age of 25.

    Lots of hitters dominate for a year or 5 and don't come close to the hall of fame. Jack Clark, Kevin Mitchell, Pedro Guerrero, George Foster....It's a long list of very very very good players.

    As to Harper's chances...Cesar Cedeno looked like a sure thing hall of famer at the age of 22 as well. Sometimes things happen.
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    bryce harper???

    Buddy and I were debating...what say you and why??
    Harper.

    He's not even 21 and is already one of the best outfielders in the game.
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    Re: better chance at cooperstown...votto or

    If I had my choice of of any non-pitcher in the majors to start a team, Bryce Harper would be a simple choice. And I'm someone who would bend over backwards to pick a SS.

    What Harper has accomplished at his age is phenominal. Trout had a great year last year (and it will likely be his career year IMO), but he was one year older than Harper. He'll be looking up at Harper most of his career.


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