Yu Darvish was highly sought after in 2012, and the Japanese star signed with the Texas Rangers where he was a four-time All-Star.  The hurler later played for the Dodgers and the Cubs, and in 2021, as a veteran star, Darvish was dealt to the Padres, where he still plies his trade.

Darvish, and his primary Catcher, Victor Caratini have played well for the Padres where the hurler was an All-Star in 2021, and won 16 Games with a 3.10 ERA the year after.   

Entering 2025, Darvish is in his late 30s, but still is a potent starter in the Majors.  If he has a solid campaign in 2025. He should be able to vault at least ten spots in next year’s rank.

After five seasons spent with Houston and Pittsburgh respectively, Joe Musgrove was traded to San Diego, and the California weather must have agreed with him as the past four seasons have been the best of the right-hander’s career.

Musgrove threw a no-hitter in his first season as a Padre, finishing the year with an 11-9 record, 203 Strikeouts and a 3.18 ERA.  He followed that up with his first All-Star, and a season where he posted his first 3.00 ERA (2.93).  Since then, Musgrove has dealt with injuries, including a torn UCL that will cost him the entirety of 2025.  If he returns healthy in 2026, he should be able to shoot up this list.

We are diligently working away at Notinhalloffame on revising our Baseball and Football lists to reflect the winter’s respective classes.

As such, we are pleased to announce that we have revised 241-260 on the NIHOF Baseball list.

Those ranked are:

#241. Frank Viola
#242. Jim Perry
#243. Chuck Knoblauch
#244. Jack Powell
#245. Charlie Root
#246. Joe Judge
#247. Bill White
#248. Mort Cooper
#249. Ken Williams
#250. Bob Welch
#251. Chet Lemon
#252. Mel Stottlemyre
#253. Larry French
#254. Paul O’Neill
#255. Amos Otis
#256. Ed Morris
#257. George Scott
#258. Ken Singleton
#259. Jon Matlack
#260. Herman Long

The current (and under construction) list is here.

Look for more updates soon!

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