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Jay Jaffe FanGraphs Chat - 9/24/21
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Manny Machado
3:55
How are my Hall of Fame chances looking?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:56
See https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ten-position-players-who-have-most-helped-... and add another 0.7 career and peak WAR and 0.6 JAWS
good shape for this stage
J
3:56
Jay, is Cole Hamels a HOF'er? Thanks!
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:57
Not with two lost seasons at this stage i'm afraid. I had hopes he could make headway towards 200 wins and 3,000 strikeouts but it doesn't look like he has anything left
Mike Ortman
3:58
Question regarding the Era Committees.  Loved the podcast that Adam Darowski did and your appearance on there.  But once the ballot is finally assembled for Early Baseball, aren't we almost done with valid candidates.  Let's say over the next decade you put in 3-5 guys, could we at some point say "we're done"?  And looking at Negro League candidates, maybe that extends for another decade.  But again, won't the day come where we've picked that era over completely?
AvatarJay Jaffe
3:59
That's why they're considered only once a decade. There's a lot of candidates — more than can fit on a single ballot — but not a ton of new information on the white players. The Black players are another story, and I think they merit a separate track for closer consideration given the explosion of recent research.
Folks, i'm right up against the time limit here. Thanks for stopping by, have a great week, and stay safe!
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