Current status of 5 historicallly best pitchers still playing

[Skkorpion]

Saw this in passing last night and I hope I remember the 5 names properly. May not be in the right order and it might be pitchers with the most strikeouts, not most wins.

Anway, my point is that putting big bucks into aging pitchers with known injury issues is, more often than not, a bad investment decision and a bad competitive one as well.

Randy Johnson (two bad years in a row, multiple surgeries, career ending fast)
Curt Schilling (two bad years in a row; season over, career kaput)
Pedro Martinez (two bad years in a row, recurring injuries, out)
John Smoltz (more of same, career kaput)
Greg Maddux (only healthy one in the bunch)

 

[Lefty]

Saw this in passing last night and I hope I remember the 5 names properly. May not be in the right order and it might be pitchers with the most strikeouts, not most wins.

Anway, my point is that putting big bucks into aging pitchers with known injury issues is, more often than not, a bad investment decision and a bad competitive one as well.

Randy Johnson (two bad years in a row, multiple surgeries, career ending fast)
Curt Schilling (two bad years in a row; season over, career kaput)
Pedro Martinez (two bad years in a row, recurring injuries, out)
John Smoltz (more of same, career kaput)
Greg Maddux (only healthy one in the bunch)

I would put Tom Glavine in the top-five. 300 game winner and two Cy Young award trophys.

 

[TJ]

I would put Tom Glavine in the top-five. 300 game winner and two Cy Young award trophys.

Tom Glavine easily over Pedro and Schilling. And still productive