'What If' Players
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How sweet would it have been to see a lot of players reach their full potential if not for internal and external situations.
Biggest what if is Rick Ankiel, what could of been if not for the 2000 postseason meltdown.
Oscar Taveras (RIP) could've lived up to his #1 MLB prospect potential if not for his fatal crash.
Grady Sizemore could've been a LH Trout if not for injuries.I know there are many more, those 3 just came to mind
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That Fernandez kid with the Marlins; woah… killed my keeper team (no pun intended), but man he was special
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Honestly the best example right now is Byron Buxton. A true 5 tool player but made of paper mache apparently.
Nomar should have had 3,000 hits (injuries)
JD Drew (injuries)
Doc Gooden (Drugs)
Noah Syndagaard (injuries)
Mark Mulder (injuries)
Mark prior (injuries)Injuries are such a true bummer.
There are many others
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I’ll throw Bo into the mix here.
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@ericulous1_psn said in 'What If' Players:
Nomar should gotten to 3,000 hits (injuries)
Nomar is a good one, he was destined for greatness when him, Jeter and A-Rod came into the league.
Can't talk about "what if's" without Griffey's multiple years of injuries in Cincy.
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Matt Harvey
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Steve Dalkowski. Best that! (Google it.)
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Josh Hamilton
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Moonlight Graham.
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Joe Charboneau
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Wait, wait, wait. Billy Beane.
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Jose Fernandez was the best pitcher I’ve ever seen in my life.
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@ericulous1_psn said in 'What If' Players:
Honestly the best example right now is Byron Buxton. A true 5 tool player but made of paper mache apparently.
Nomar should have had 3,000 hits (injuries)
JD Drew (injuries)
Doc Gooden (Drugs)
Noah Syndagaard (injuries)
Mark Mulder (injuries)
Mark prior (injuries)Injuries are such a true bummer.
There are many others
Bo Jackson, anyone?
Troy Tulowitzki (Injuries)
David Wright, could’ve been one of the great third base man (injuries)
Tommy John, not really a what if he played forever. But if he didn’t have his own surgery maybe he wins 300 games and is in the Hall.
Rocco Baldelli (rare muscular disorder)
Joel Zumaya, pure flame thrower. Career was basically over as soon as it started (injuries)
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@busta-21_xbl said in 'What If' Players:
@ericulous1_psn said in 'What If' Players:
Nomar should gotten to 3,000 hits (injuries)
Nomar is a good one, he was destined for greatness when him, Jeter and A-Rod came into the league.
Can't talk about "what if's" without Griffey's multiple years of injuries in Cincy.
Can you imagine if he'd been healthy all those years. 800 HRs maybe?
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Josh Gibson - rumor has it, he was better than anyone back in the day. Never had a chance to prove it.
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What if I had free ice growing up in Brooklyn...
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Mark “The Bird” Fidrych.
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David Clyde
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@ecureuil2011_psn said in 'What If' Players:
That Fernandez kid with the Marlins; woah… killed my keeper team (no pun intended), but man he was special
Ah yes, a natural on the mound.
