"If that conversation seems awfully far away for a pitcher who has yet to win his 64th career game, that’s because it is. deGrom, who debuted a month before his 26th birthday, may have started his Major League career a bit too late to make the Hall of Fame realistic.
A second Cy Young Award would make him something of a baseball immortal, regardless."
I think we all know instantly that this isn't true.
"If deGrom can accomplish the feat, it would have implications on things
as distant as his Hall of Fame resume, should he pitch well enough into
his mid-30s to make that a consideration. Of the 19 pitchers to win
multiple Cy Young Awards, 11 of them are in Cooperstown. A 12th, Roger Clemens, would be if not for PED concerns, while two others, Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw, are likely headed to the Hall after they retire."
Which leaves 5 near-immortals who aren't near-immortals.
I phoned the folks at Elias Sports Bureau - they know everything! - and this is the list:
Corey Kluber
Johan Santana
Tim Lincecum (oh, yeah)
Denny McLain (trivia question answer)
Bret Saberhagen
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