So he is currently hitting .328 and has an outside chance of winning a batting title. .328 is also a career high. He's hitting over .455 since August 9. 51/112, including the 2/2 so far today. Altuve is currently at .342.
1920 for Sisler.George Sisler went 60/114 (.526) in June of 1960. That's the highest with at least 75 AB in a month.
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He was actually sitting at .306 as late as August 24th. He's added 23 points to his batting average over 12 games at the tail end of a full season.Ever since the move to lead-off about a month ago, Pedey has been on a tear, taking his BA from around .297 to .329.
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I've often wondered if he had an outside shot at the Hall of Fame. What's amusing to me, is while I think he should be a serous candidate, he will likely be hurt by folks who take an overly simplified view of what makes a player "great" while at the same time, will likely also benefit from other folks who will make (IMO) dumb arguments about how scrappy he is and how he was part of this era of Red Sox.I wasn't sure if we'd see another 5 WAR season from him or not. If if he can do 6 more seasons averaging 2.5 per - pretty hard but not impossible, I think he's got a good shot at the HoF. He has not had a full season under 3.5, so health is going to be the biggest factor. That gets him to 60 which is where Ryne Sandberg ended up.
No 39 year old's are even average regulars at 2B at the end, but he could buffer that with a few more seasons being an upper third regular. Voters would have to squint past the offense and give his defensive metrics a good hard look, but 10 years from now, hopefully stat cast could be all over that.
He's already gotten the ROY and MVP with 2 World Series championships and some supporting all-star seasons. And he has big bonus points for "playing the game the right way," with zilch in the way of PED suspicion.
Why would be talking anything other than just 2B? He's not going to be judged as a Hall of Famer based on how his career compares to all baseball players. It's going to be based on where he stands among second basemen all time. The Hall of Famer he seems to compare most favorably to, especially if he reaches that 2700 hit range you project, is Roberto Alomar.If he puts up the resume to get elected, it should be because he's a well above average offensive contributor and a spectacular defensive player. The trouble is that he doesn't have any sexy numbers outside the defense. His offensive game rests on being above average on everything. But there aren't the home run or steal totals that get voters excited. His career average is excellent, but not elite, nor is his OBP (unless we're just talking 2b).
If he sticks around and his healthy for the next 6 seasons, he very well could end up with 2750 hits... but beyond that nothing is eye popping from a traditional standpoint.
The all-star thing is interesting. We know it's a fan vote, and that deserving players sometimes (often?) get left off, and who cares it's just an exhibition, blah blah blah.Alomar was (likely incorrectly) seen as one of the greatest defensive 2b of all time. He also stole 474 bases and hit 210 homers. He appeared in 11 All Star games and won 10 Gold Gloves. Additionally, while I think most folks understand that he played in a more offensive era, I think even we "smart" fans underestimate the importance of seasonal adjustments.
I think he's a much better traditional candidate than Pedroia.
I am absolutely sympathetic to the argument that they are comparable- I'd even say during his best years, Pedroia was better- but I think we can't assume that enough of the voters will be able to divorce the perception of Alomar in the 90s from the reality of what he really was.
I think it's relevant if you want to emphasize the fame in Hall of Fame; fan appreciation is definitely a critical component of that.The all-star thing is interesting. We know it's a fan vote, and that deserving players sometimes (often?) get left off, and who cares it's just an exhibition, blah blah blah.
But.... It comes up big-time when talking about HOF candidacies. So while sometimes we joke about the all-star game here, for some players, that stuff actually might matter.
I dunno. I have a hard time seeing his body last at the position into his mid-late 30's. His aggressive style of playing doesn't help at all either.I am fairly confident that Pedroia will make the Hall of Fame given a reasonable aging curve. He's also the Red Sox best position player since Boggs.
If Pedroia takes the batting title from Altuve, and Mookie and Donaldson have meh Septembers, that's the one scenario in which I think Trout has a real shot.Altuve losing batting title will put a dent in his MVP chances
But Pedroia continuing his surge may start to split votes between him and Betts