Originally Posted By: Tegger
What can you say about this guy? One and a third tonight, and totally dominant.
He's headed straight for the Baseball Hall of Fame, you watch.
As much as I like Andrew Miller and wish he was still in Boston there is no chance he is a HOF'er unless he plays into his 40's and continues his "recent" dominance. He is nearing the end of his career( he is at least at the top of the hill looking down plus he has a history of injuries which could end his career in a flash ).
He will be 32 next May and has been in the big leagues since 2006. His 1st 6 years( 2006-2011 )he only turned in an ERA under 5 once and that was in the high 4's. From 2006 - 2011 he was just 21 - 29 with an ERA of 6.09.
Hs early career was plagued by abysmal performances and injuries. He started his turnaround with Boston in his 2nd year with them( 2012 )which is the 1st time he had ever turned in a decent ERA( 3.35 ). He has done really well since then but his early years will keep him out unless he puts on some unprecedented run of longevity and dominance to overwhelm the image left with the voters of his early years. Even then it will be hard to get past those 1st 6 years.
As of now the guy has only pitched good since 2012 so just 1/2 of his career. For his entire career he is just 42-41 with a 4.22 ERA. That is not HOF material. It is even harder for relief pitchers to enter the HOF. They need long and dominant careers as a reliever. He doesn't have a history of dominance as a starter on his resume to help him either.
Again, I like the guy and in recent times he ahs been awesome. He is not a HOF'er.