74 days until the dodgers and padres square off in south korea to give the 2024 mlb season an early start. in honor of that, here's a 2010 topps update kenley jansen gold parallel rookie card
if jansen were to enter the hall, i wonder if the dodgers would retire his number 74. i suppose it depends upon how much longer he pitches, but with 350 saves as a dodger i think he would wear the la cap if he were inducted which seems to be the dodgers' hall of fame criteria for number retirement.
Kenley Jansen is a potential Hall of Famer? That can't be right.
ReplyDeletehis name has been popping up in a few different articles as a potential hofer. i think he needs a few more seasons of 30+ saves, but these articles are written by the same sorts of folks that do the voting so who knows?
Deletesurprised by how high he is on the saves list, but certainly doesn't "feel' like a HOFer if you aren't a Dodger fan. I don't see what separates him out from K-Rod or John Franco right now.
Deletei think the k-rod comparison is a good one. jansen is still going, so we will see where he winds up.
DeleteNever even gave Jansen a though when considering future hall of famers... but just looked up his numbers. He's 7th all-time on the saves list.
ReplyDeletei don't know that i gave him a lot of thought before seeing his name in some hof related articles. probably because there was always a bit of uncertainty with him on the mound for the dodgers later in his tenure there.
DeleteHe's got a shot at hitting 500 career saves. I think he'll get in if he hits that milestone.
ReplyDeletethat may well be the threshold for closers at this point
DeleteHas the MLB ever done a regular season game in SK before?
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