Garret Anderson

[pujolsjunkie]

I saw he's at 2,498 hits for his career, which gives him at least an outside chance at the elusive 3,000 hit club. He'd need to play four more years to get 500 hits I'd estimate. Do you think he has a chance, and if he does it, would he be a Hall of Famer? That magic number is pretty much an automatic ticket in, but he definitely does not have the HOF feel to him. Very good player, and borderline elite at one point, but he's interesting to discuss. He has a Rookie of the Year, World Series Ring, All Star Game MVP, and even a HR Derby win. What do you guys think?

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

IF he gets 3000 hits hes in.

 

[blitzerlover]

He is going to need to go to the AL and DH, the Braves aren't likely to resign him.

 

[ballerskrip]

NO CHANCE he will get to 3,000 hits...

Dude is FAR past his prime and will continue to get worse and worse.

skrip

 

[Halonut]

he didn't win roy...though he should have. he had a great career in anaheim but even with 3,000...i doubt he gets in. never a rah-rah type of guy and he was far from a media darling. GA is one of my all time favorite players but he never struck me as a hall worthy player

 

[Austin]

Anderson just got his 2,500th hit.
He now ranks 89th on the all-time hit list.

 

[NYCrulesU]

he didn't win roy...though he should have. he had a great career in anaheim but even with 3,000...i doubt he gets in. never a rah-rah type of guy and he was far from a media darling. GA is one of my all time favorite players but he never struck me as a hall worthy player

3000 hits is an automatic pass into the HOF. No matter the player. Name one player with 3000 hits, other than Pete Rose and Rafael Palmeiro (both for obvious reasons), that's not in.

Biggio is a perfect example. Without 3000 hits he wouldn't have come close to the HOF. He's a lock because of his 3000+ hits. And please don't mention his HBP stat. HBP is more of a "fun fact" than a HOF worthy stat. It's cool, but nothing to base his career on.

 

[Lancemountain]

NO CHANCE he will get to 3,000 hits...

Dude is FAR past his prime and will continue to get worse and worse.

skrip

He'll have a hard time even getting signed for four more years IMO



LOVE the guy, though

 

[abncollectsautos]

he didn't win roy...though he should have. he had a great career in anaheim but even with 3,000...i doubt he gets in. never a rah-rah type of guy and he was far from a media darling. GA is one of my all time favorite players but he never struck me as a hall worthy player

3000 hits is an automatic pass into the HOF. No matter the player. Name one player with 3000 hits, other than Pete Rose and Rafael Palmeiro (both for obvious reasons), that's not in.

Biggio is a perfect example. Without 3000 hits he wouldn't have come close to the HOF. He's a lock because of his 3000+ hits. And please don't mention his HBP stat. HBP is more of a "fun fact" than a HOF worthy stat. It's cool, but nothing to base his career on.

Couldnt agree more. 3000 hits and 500 home runs are automatic into the hall of fame. I think if he gets 4 or 5 more seasons he has a great chance.

 

[pujolsjunkie]

he didn't win roy...though he should have. he had a great career in anaheim but even with 3,000...i doubt he gets in. never a rah-rah type of guy and he was far from a media darling. GA is one of my all time favorite players but he never struck me as a hall worthy player

3000 hits is an automatic pass into the HOF. No matter the player. Name one player with 3000 hits, other than Pete Rose and Rafael Palmeiro (both for obvious reasons), that's not in.

Biggio is a perfect example. Without 3000 hits he wouldn't have come close to the HOF. He's a lock because of his 3000+ hits. And please don't mention his HBP stat. HBP is more of a "fun fact" than a HOF worthy stat. It's cool, but nothing to base his career on.

Couldnt agree more. 3000 hits and 500 home runs are automatic into the hall of fame. I think if he gets 4 or 5 more seasons he has a great chance.

No way is 500 HR an automatic entrance to the Hall. That will be proven over the next few years.

 

[matchpenalty]

Didn't Garret even have a tough time finding a team this past season. Braves signed him last minute. He won't have much interest to even get signed for next season much less 4 or 5 more years. I will be surprised if he is MLB for another 2 seasons and gets to 2700 hits.

 

[muchuckwagon]

NO CHANCE he will get to 3,000 hits...

Dude is FAR past his prime and will continue to get worse and worse.

skrip

I'm not his biggest fan but in the last three years he has hit .297, .293 and .275....he is not finished. He is only 37 (this past June) and he will find a spot on a roster, especially on a young team that is rebuilding, if he can continue to hit .280ish with 15 HRs and 80 RBI.

Will he make it five more years, that seems like a stretch.....he needs to have two more solid years and then hope to linger around.....a be an "accumulator". By the way, I hate when people argue a player's accomplishment is not noteworthy because they were simply an accumulator of stats based on their longevity.

 

[EricInCT]

He will be the first one with 3000 hits not to get in.

 

[Topnotchsy]

he didn't win roy...though he should have. he had a great career in anaheim but even with 3,000...i doubt he gets in. never a rah-rah type of guy and he was far from a media darling. GA is one of my all time favorite players but he never struck me as a hall worthy player

3000 hits is an automatic pass into the HOF. No matter the player. Name one player with 3000 hits, other than Pete Rose and Rafael Palmeiro (both for obvious reasons), that's not in.

Biggio is a perfect example. Without 3000 hits he wouldn't have come close to the HOF. He's a lock because of his 3000+ hits. And please don't mention his HBP stat. HBP is more of a "fun fact" than a HOF worthy stat. It's cool, but nothing to base his career on.

I do not have time to pull out the stats to back this (maybe later, or someone else can do it for me) but Biggio was a definitely a HOF without 3000 hits.

 

[js0000001]

He will be the first one with 3000 hits not to get in.

+1

 

[pujolsthomefan33]

I know everyone has their own opinions.....but this is 100% True Statement...

If you are clean and you get 3,000 hits or 500 HRs, you are 100% lock for the Hall of Fame, for years to come. Regardless of what everyone thinks, those numbers are still VERY hard to reach and that is what the bar is set at.

We had this discussion not that long ago, and those 2 feats are rarely done, even with the gaudy offensive numbers being put up today, the fact is, statistically there are not any more players reaching those 2 plateaus than there were in the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.


TK

 

[pujolsthomefan33]

he didn't win roy...though he should have. he had a great career in anaheim but even with 3,000...i doubt he gets in. never a rah-rah type of guy and he was far from a media darling. GA is one of my all time favorite players but he never struck me as a hall worthy player

3000 hits is an automatic pass into the HOF. No matter the player. Name one player with 3000 hits, other than Pete Rose and Rafael Palmeiro (both for obvious reasons), that's not in.

Biggio is a perfect example. Without 3000 hits he wouldn't have come close to the HOF. He's a lock because of his 3000+ hits. And please don't mention his HBP stat. HBP is more of a "fun fact" than a HOF worthy stat. It's cool, but nothing to base his career on.

I do not have time to pull out the stats to back this (maybe later, or someone else can do it for me) but Biggio was a definitely a HOF without 3000 hits.

At the positions Biggio played, he was a HOF lock long before he reached the 3000 hits.....that was just icing on the cake at that point...

TK

 

[xcantgobackx]

I don't think he'll get there. I always thought he was a great player and I always wished him the best. Aside from when the he was playing the Yankees. He was an absolute Yankee Killer at times.

I just don't think he has it in him to make it to 3000. I know there are people saying he's "only 37", but I think people's perception of an old player has been ruined by the steroid era. Prior to that, it was much more abnormal for a player to continue to produce at high levels at or past 37. With what I would like to think of as a cleaner sport (at least compared to the last 15 years), the number of players producing into their early 40's should dwindle.

 

[Jack Straw]

I don't care what your on if you get 3000 hits at the major league level you are a HOFer.

 

[leatherman]

Lowest OPS+ of the 90 players with 2500 hits: http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/shareit/nYS9U

Garret Anderson is 8th, with an OPS+ of just 104.

In fact, during his 4 year stretch where he had 100 RBIs each season, his OPS+ averaged just 116.

Garret Anderson, Dante Bichette, and Pinky Whitney are the only players in history with multiple seasons of 115+ RBIs and an OPS+ less than 105.


David