Future Hall of Famers - Part 5 of 5

The Veterans:

Fernando Armas (Austin) – Inarguably the most feared hitter in the history of the league. The only 4 time MVP, Armas has it all: Power, Speed, and Batting Average. In 829 ML games; he has 1228 Hits, 890 Runs, 258 HR’s, 1025 RBI’s, 205 SB’s, and a .391 Batting Average. In addition, stats are not available for the first 4 years of Armas’ career.

Roosevelt Stevenson (NYY) – A model of consistency, he has amassed 1,173 Hits, 834 Runs, 350 HR’s, 971 RBI’s, and a .302 Batting Average for his career.

William Hernandez (San Jose) – No doubt, the best hitting catcher in the game. Still going strong at 31 years of age, he has amassed 1,296 Hits, 825 Runs, 299 HR’s, 944 RBI’s and a .322 Batting Average. He was the NL MVP in season 1. We are missing 1 year of stats for Hernandez.

Oswaldo Romano (Retired) – Another great hitting catcher; 202 HR’s, 618 RBI’s, and a .323 Batting Average in just 6 years. We are missing 8 seasons of stats prior to the age of 29. Obviously he was one of the best to play HBD.

Lee Crane (Los Angeles) – Crane’s career is almost finished, but he has amassed; 216 HR’s, 648 RBI’s, and a .322 Batting Average. No stats prior to the age of 30. He was the AL MVP in season 2. We are missing 3 seasons to Crane’s career, but if they were anything like his first 2, his numbers would be greatly increased. However, can he be considered a HOF’er for basically 6 years of stardom?

Posiedon Warden (Chicago) – Warden’s career is cooling down. He appeared destined for the Hall of Fame, but needs to step it up. For his career; 1,173 Hits, 892 Runs, 146 HR’s, 685 RBI’s, and a .329 Batting Average. There are 2 years missing from Warden’s resume.

David Baek (Arizona) – May have been able to reach the 3,000 hit plateau if we had statistics for his first two years. For his career; 1,290 Hits, 954 Runs, 101 HR’s, 558 RBI’s, 188 SB’s, and a .326 Batting Average.

Rafael Cordero (Santa Fe) – Cordero has 100 career wins, but we do not have any stats for him prior to the age of 30. His career ERA of 4.08 may be enough to eliminate him from consideration for a HOF nomination. The big question is how many wins and what kind of ERA did he put up for his first 5 seasons of which there are no stats.

Bryan McDowell (Las Vegas) – 210 for 239 in save opportunities with a 3.18 career ERA, still saving games at age 33. He has won the past 3 AL Fireman of the Year Awards. We do not have stats for his first season, so those save totals may be a littler higher.