Short answer for those pressed for time: No.
So here’s an interesting read. To me, of course Santana is not a Hall of Famer, but the article makes some favorable comparisons to Sandy Koufax!
Yes, Sandy Koufax! If it turns out we had Koufax and destroyed his shoulder so we could get a hashtag and some t-shirts – wow man that was pretty stupid. (I know, I know, the no-hitter had nothing to do with Santana never pitching again, it was because someone stepped on his foot. Is his foot better yet?)
Anyway, I am in no way putting Santana down, and recently said on the podcast that the penultimate game of 2008 was the greatest pitching performance in Mets history – but at 139 wins I’m gonna need this comeback to be good for 161 wins before we start talking Hall. At least 61 wins if I want to grade on a 21st Century curve.
The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot will include some interesting new names and cases, such as Chipper Jones and Jim Thome. Former Minnesota Twins and New York Mets left-hander Johan Santana is also currently slated to be among that group. As we first learned in November and FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman
Source: Could successful comeback solidify Johan Santana’s Hall of Fame bid?
