BullsandBroncos Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Does anyone in your opinion have a chance to beat the HR record within the next few years and if so, who? Top choices in no order to me are Vlad jr Ohtani Devers Tatis Alonso don't think Harper will get close or Tatis Jr yet. Anyone else please drop a name and say why. Obviously this is just our opinions but who cares. I'd like to see what y'all think. Edited January 27, 2022 by BullsandBroncos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Ohtani started too late IMO and wont be close. He only has 93 career HRs and will be 28 this year. If he hits 40 per year he would have to do that for almost 17 years. Vlad Jr would need to hit 45 a year for 15.3 years. Its pretty much an unattainable record IMO unless someone has a Tom Brady type career and plays until they are 43 like Aaron did and hits 40-50 a year from age 20 on. Unless someone like Vlad or Tatis goes off and hits 55-60 for a 3-4 year stretch, I don't think we will see anyone get close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 No 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mse326 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Which record? Season or Career? Either way the answer is no but if it's career the guys you brought up make zero sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsoxsuck05 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 No we'd need more modern steroids and/or another rabbit ball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 7 hours ago, mse326 said: Which record? Season or Career? Either way the answer is no but if it's career the guys you brought up make zero sense. Season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Sllim Pickens said: Ohtani started too late IMO and wont be close. He only has 93 career HRs and will be 28 this year. If he hits 40 per year he would have to do that for almost 17 years. Vlad Jr would need to hit 45 a year for 15.3 years. Its pretty much an unattainable record IMO unless someone has a Tom Brady type career and plays until they are 43 like Aaron did and hits 40-50 a year from age 20 on. Unless someone like Vlad or Tatis goes off and hits 55-60 for a 3-4 year stretch, I don't think we will see anyone get close. I meant season. Sorry for not clarifying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesa_Titan Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Vlad is the only guy that could come close and it's still like a sub 1% chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, BullsandBroncos said: Season Since I took it as career and just answered no, I'll clarify why it's still no for a season. We have no current players with nuclear power in their bats that'll get enough good pitches to bomb. The pitching has gotten too good to where we rarely see 50 HR, let alone 73. There is nobody in the league currently that'll ever come within 15 of the record. I would say 20 but Alonso's already hit 53. Edited January 28, 2022 by beekay414 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, beekay414 said: Since I took it as career and just answered no, I'll clarify why it's still no for a season. We have no current players with nuclear power in their bats that'll get enough good pitches to bomb. The pitching has gotten too good to where we rarely see 50 HR, let alone 73. There is nobody in the league currently that'll ever come within 15 of the record. I would say 20 but Alonso's already hit 53. So would you say single season Ks which is a 140 year long running record Is easier now because the pitching has gotten better? I still think the HR season is more touchable than single season Ks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, BullsandBroncos said: So would you say single season Ks which is a 140 year long running record Is easier now because the pitching has gotten better? I still think the HR season is more touchable than single season Ks That record is held by a dude that pitched 583 innings. Most pitchers barely break 200 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullsandBroncos Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, beekay414 said: That record is held by a dude that pitched 583 innings. Most pitchers barely break 200 now. Didn't even realize that when I was just checking his page a few minutes ago 🤣 that's untouchable now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beekay414 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 minute ago, BullsandBroncos said: Didn't even realize that when I was just checking his page a few minutes ago 🤣 that's untouchable now Sure. Entirely different era. Gotta go by K/9 to establish who the true strikeout kings are. Randy Johnson's 372 K in 249.2 Innings is, for me, the most dominant K season ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 12 hours ago, beekay414 said: Sure. Entirely different era. Gotta go by K/9 to establish who the true strikeout kings are. Randy Johnson's 372 K in 249.2 Innings is, for me, the most dominant K season ever. I don't care what anyone says, Randy Johnson is the most dominant pitcher in my lifetime. What he was able to do through the age of 40 was unreal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Vlad Jr would have to be on a range of HGH/Roids/Suppliments and then maybe, and of course the media cheering him on all the while before denouncing him when it benefits them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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