Every year - some Home Run hitters are always knocking on the door of immortality. This year we’ve got a number of HomerDerby players who could join some very exclusive names. Let’s kick off a new category which we’ll track throughout the season…
300 Home Run Club
- Todd Helton (286 Career HR)
- Craig Biggio (281 HR)
- Ivan Rodriguez (277 HR)
- Richie Sexson (273 HR)
Helton’s a shoo-in. He’s looked good in March and could be primed for a comback. Biggio can probably do just enough to make 300. Pudge doesn’t have enough since he lost that weight. Sexson is a mortal lock unless he gets injured.
400 Home Run Club
- Chipper Jones (357 Career HR)
- Jim Edmonds (350 HR)
- Jason Giambi (350 HR)
Not this season gentlemen. Jones is battling little injuries and the season hasn’t even started. Edmonds isn’t going to be 100% until sometime in the season and Giambi won’t hit 50 with the Yankees.
500 Home Run Club
- Frank Thomas (487 Career HR)
- Jim Thome (472 HR)
- Manny Ramirez (470 HR)
- Alex Rodriguez (464 HR)
And we will have a minimum of three new members to the 500 Club. The Big Hurt and Thome might hit enough HR if they didn’t play a single road game. Ramirez has been good for 30-plus HR the last decade. A-Rod should hit 40 in his last season in the Bronx.
600 Home Run Club
- Sammy Sosa (588 Career HR)
- Ken Griffey, Jr. (563 HR)
This is why Slammin’ Sammy came back folks - for a shot at being only the fifth player in MLB history to swat 600 HR. He’s not only on the 40-man in Texas - he’s on the opening day roster. Junior on the other hand, might be on the DL come April and for who knows how many months after that …
Baseball Immortality - 756 Home Runs
- Barry Bonds (734 Career Home Runs)
It’s a record that has stood for nearly my entire life and all of my baseball life. I have a hard time imagining anyone being the all-time Home Run Champ than the man my father cheered for in Wisconsin when he was a member of the Milwaukee Braves. The Hammer. Hank Aaron.
But I think it’s going to happen.
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