re: Potential GOATs in baseball today

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Anything that includes projecting performing at an all-star or near-all-star level for more than another decade is definitely pump the breaks territory.

Revisit it in 5 years, maybe

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If, big If, his body doesn't break down he will reach 3,000 hits. Odds are he doesn't..maybe he will gain weight, his body is already 160+ at only 5’6’’ but he seems to be solid muscle, takes care of himself, and plays as if he loves the game..I just think his approach at the plate has longevity and having his first full season at 22 (what we think is 22) helps immensely in terms of reaching counting stat milestones.

Fun Fact: Altuve is on his way to another 200 hit season, this will be 5 in a row. Only 19 other players have had 5 or more seasons with 200+..of those 8 ended up with 3,000+ (Ichiro, Pete Rose, Ty Cobb, Paul Waner, Derek Jeter, Stan Musial, Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs), 4 others got within 100 hits (Willie Keeler, Rogers Horsnby, Sam Rice, and Al Simmons), 2 got within 200 (Charlie Gehringer, George Sisler), 2 others had career ending freak injury/disease and would have reached (Kirby Puckett and Lou Gehrig) and the last three outliers are…Michael Young, Chuck Klein, and Steve Garvey who aren’t ‘close’.

Worse case scenario he ends up like Michael Young w/ 2400 or so (who didn't have his first full season until he was 25)...best case scenario he keeps it up and ends up with 3,000+