3000 hit club will have a new member every year for the next 3 years

[Joe Realist]

Ichiro is sitting at 2990 hits and will get to 3000 in the next week or so

Adrian Beltre (assuming healthy) with 2852 hits, will reach milestone in 2017

Albert Pujols (assuming healthy) with 2744 hits, will reach milestone in 2018

Discuss or not!

 

[Tabascocat]

I don't think Pujols makes it.......Beltre is a 50/50 shot for me.

 

[JD_KaPow]

I don't think Pujols makes it.......Beltre is a 50/50 shot for me.

Beltre 50-50? He'll finish the season wtihin 100 hits, he's still a well-above-average player, and he just signed a two-year extension. He'll make it barring a career-ending injury, the odds of which I put way below 50%.

 

[Tabascocat]

Beltre 50-50? He'll finish the season wtihin 100 hits, he's still a well-above-average player, and he just signed a two-year extension. He'll make it barring a career-ending injury, the odds of which I put way below 50%.

If he stays healthy, he gets it.....I agree there. He will be 38 starting next season and is one injury away from retiring or severely reducing his number of at-bats.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I don't think Pujols makes it.......Beltre is a 50/50 shot for me.

What? How is that? Pujols is under contract until 2021 At 170 hits per year, he has it in around 2 years after this one, but he has five years to get there. Beltre most likely can have it late next year and the Rangers just extended him two more years.

Where is the doubt coming from?

btw, is there a bigger moronic team out there than the Angels? $125M for Hambone, only to trade him back to Texas and pay $85M of the contract and then give Pujols $240M. He is going to be making $30M a year for five years when he can't even get his batting average over .250. rofl

 

[Tabascocat]

What? How is that? Pujols is under contract until 2021 At 170 hits per year, he has it in around 2 years after this one, but he has five years to get there. Beltre most likely can have it late next year and the Rangers just extended him two more years.

Where is the doubt coming from?

btw, is there a bigger moronic team out there than the Angels? $125M for Hambone, only to trade him back to Texas and pay $85M of the contract and then give Pujols $240M. He is going to be making $30M a year for five years when he can't even get his batting average over .250. rofl

He is old too

I am not trying to offend you Beltre and Pujols lovers out there, I just am betting on the side of father time. Albert is closer to a bad injury than Beltre IMO.

 

[YosemiteSam]

He is old too

I am not trying to offend you Beltre and Pujols lovers out there, I just am betting on the side of father time. Albert is closer to a bad injury than Beltre IMO.

I'm not offended, what I'm saying is Beltre is less than 150 hits away. Only three times in his 19 year career did he not reach 150 hits. His rookie year 1998, 2003, and 2009. You're basically saying, with 2 1/2 years left on his contract, he won't reach 3,000 hits. He could miss half of the next two season and the rest of this season and on average, he would still make it.

 

[joseephuss]

He is old too

I am not trying to offend you Beltre and Pujols lovers out there, I just am betting on the side of father time. Albert is closer to a bad injury than Beltre IMO.

So you are just betting they have career ending injuries relatively soon? That is the only way they don't reach 3000 hits. Maybe they don't hit that mark in the next 2 seasons, but they should get there unless they are injured.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

All of them will make it.

 

[Tabascocat]

So you are just betting they have career ending injuries relatively soon? That is the only way they don't reach 3000 hits. Maybe they don't hit that mark in the next 2 seasons, but they should get there unless they are injured.

No but betting on nagging injuries which will lead to a lot less AB's. The number of starts could go down drastically as well. It is harder to gain hits when ya don't start 145ish games. The timing and consistency is off if they were to start 100 or so games. They will begin to have more off-days, pinch-hits, etc.

I agree that those two get it if they stay healthy, but that is no sure thing at their age.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Ichiro is sitting at 2990 hits and will get to 3000 in the next week or so

Adrian Beltre (assuming healthy) with 2852 hits, will reach milestone in 2017

Albert Pujols (assuming healthy) with 2744 hits, will reach milestone in 2018

Discuss or not!

There was talk on talk radio about them wanting to count Ichiro's hits while playing in Japan to eclipse Rose's record.

Lol.... I think just to peeve Rose off!

 

[Joe Realist]

Actually, it might be 4 years. Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers (33 years old) has 2441 hits. If he is healthy. Possibly late 2019.

So to recap, moving forward:

2016: Ichiro (2997 hits, 3 away)
2017: Adrian Beltre (2868, 132 away)
2018: Albert Pujols (2760, 240 away)
2019: Miguel Cabrera (2441, 559 away)

 

[bounce]

There was talk on talk radio about them wanting to count Ichiro's hits while playing in Japan to eclipse Rose's record.

Lol.... I think just to peeve Rose off!

That would be ridiculous - it opens up floodgates for re-writing all sorts of numbers. If you count that, you need to count Satchel Paige's strikeouts, Josh Gibson's HRs, Sadaharu Oh's HRs, etc.

 

[Joe Realist]

update:

Ichiro - made it and is about 10 hits away from 25th all time (Lou Brock)
Beltre - PEDSs or natural talent - he is having an excellent year at 37. 2908 hits - 92 away and should get in 2017
Pujols - 2798 hits. If stays healthy, should get in early 2018
Miguel Cabrera - 2485 hits. Again, if healthy -sometime in 2019

 

[RS12]

Beltre and Puljols are top 50 WAR players all time. Thats exclusive company.

 

[Joe Realist]

Ichiro in 2016
Beltre at 2999
Pujols in 2018 (has 2911)
M. Cabrera in 2019, assuming healthy (has 2602)

Carlos Beltran has 2694, but he is 40, so he won't have enough time left.

 

[DFWJC]

....

 

[JoeyBoy718]

That would be ridiculous - it opens up floodgates for re-writing all sorts of numbers. If you count that, you need to count Satchel Paige's strikeouts, Josh Gibson's HRs, Sadaharu Oh's HRs, etc.

And Tebow's CFL passer rating.

 

[Hardline]

Beltre @ 2999.
Tonight's the night.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Ichiro was phenomenal.