As I detailed in my piece about Stieb, he, Ron Guidry and Hernández are the only three pitchers between 1889 and 2015 who have led the majors in WAR (Wins Above Replacement) for an 11-year period who are not in the Hall of Fame. Hernandez’s Hall of Fame chances will take a hit if Seattle ever launches into the rebuild that fans and writers have expected in recent years. Gary Sheffield Remains Far Outside the Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Doors: Closed to Billy Wagner, Todd Helton: Another Coors Field Hall of Fame Debate. In total (in 2019), there are only 14 hurlers who are in their age 34 season or older who have logged as many as 100 innings. photo credit. has been worth The article failed to mention that Felix should be sitting on around 200 wins right now. 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The career of King Félix, if it is over, looks very similar to the careers of a couple of other recent top-flight starters whose careers ended in the last 10 years: You might be surprised to see Hernández’ numbers up against Mark Buehrle and Tim Hudson, both of whom will be eligible for the Hall of Fame ballot in December 2020. Hernandez is also starting to look Cooperstown-bound by more sophisticated measures. The 2010 season for Félix Hernández ended in somewhat of a breakthrough for the baseball writers covering the sport. The M’s had been following Félix for years but weren’t the only organization to notice the young prospect. What was once a career that resembled one of the best ever through age 28 now is most statistically similar to Cole Hamels, Kevin Appier and John Lackey. In 2005, Félix was tabbed by Baseball America as the top pitching prospect in baseball. 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Today, I think anything above 5% would be a stretch; that’s how bad he’s been for the last two years. Or maybe Felix really is done and he was only going to make matters worse in 2020. The highlight was, in the top of the 5th, when Hernández got out of a 2 out, bases loaded jam thanks to a diving catch in left-center field by Dylan Moore. 50.2 Wins Above Replacement Felix Hernandez. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. The game has become harsh to aging veterans. Take a look at the steady decline of the King. aiming for a spot in the Braves' rotation. If you just watched the reaction from the King, you would think the Mariners had just clinched the pennant. Moving him aggressively was a no-brainer, but I still failed the adversity thing… It’s not my fault Félix kicked everyone’s ass everywhere he went.”, — Bill Bavasi, Mariners General Manager (reported in The Athletic, Sept. 19, 2019). After the emotional end to the 5th, manager Scott Servais let Hernández return to the mound in the top of the 6th. With second-year phenom Gooden authoring one of the greatest pitching seasons of all-time, the Mets won 98 games but fell three games shy of Keith’s old team in St. Louis. The Hall of Stats was built by King Félix, as he is known to Mariners’ faithful, labored through 106 pitches in 5.1 innings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits. With the MLB season still on hold (and with no end in sight on negotiations), let's continue to roll through our looks at current players and their status as Hall of Fame candidates. He only ranks ahead of 11 Hall of Fame pitchers, although one includes the recently inducted Jack Morris. Take one telling statistic from Baseball-Reference.com, that Hernandez has received 0-2 runs of support in 35.7 percent of his games for his career thus far. For Felix to last, and for Felix to make the Hall of Fame, he needed to learn to pitch like an old pitcher. Does Thurman Munson Deserve Another Hall of Fame Chance? Over the previously mentioned 10-season stretch, he posted a 3.13 ERA while averaging 218 innings and 14 wins per season. “We had a little pressure in some corners to not rush the kid … he’s too young… I was taught and still believe that young prospects should face some adversity in the minor leagues. The more wins beyond 200, the better his odds to reach Cooperstown. Baseball’s current minimum salary ($555,000) is hardly a pittance but it might feel like one to a player who’s been used to making over $20 million per year. For a while there, Felix Hernandez could pitch with the best of 'em. Additionally, he had 11 other starts in which he tossed at least 7 innings while giving up 2 runs or less (7 no decisions and 4 losses). He was coming off a Cy Young runner-up season in which he could have pretty easily won the hardware. It’s an understandable temptation, with the Astros emerging as the potential next great American League powerhouse while high-profile acquisitions like Robinson Cano and Nelson Cruz have failed to take the Mariners to the next level. Hernandez was won a franchise record 169 games for the Mariners, and he’s in a virtual tie with Randy Johnson for the best ERA in franchise history (3.42). Adam Darowski, Follow the Hall of Stats on Starting in June, however, he became unusually inconsistent. Granted, award voters have been good about contextualizing for Hernandez’s career so far, (rightly) giving him the AL Cy Young award when he went 13-12 in 2010. and or Baseball-Reference.com. The five are Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, Sandy Koufax, Bert Blyleven and Félix Hernández. #Mariners Felix Hernandez has a career 2.91 ERA in 114 career no-decision starts. 18 months ago, before the 2018 campaign, I estimated his Hall of Fame odds at 50%. I’m not counting on it. Hernández finally earned his regal nickname in 2009, his breakout campaign coming at the age of 23. In 2018 and ’19, there have been 126 pitchers to toss at least 200 innings. GitHub. Second lowest in baseball history only to Clayton Kershaw (2.73). The odds are even higher against a hurler who has never shown an inclination to adapt to the vagaries of Father Time.
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