New York Yankees lefty CC Sabathia went from looking washed up to completely reinventing himself overnight, and he’s now knocking on the door of a certain place in Cooperstown, New York. Sabathia, who is 6-4 with a 3.51 ERA this year, is 77 strikeouts away from 3,000 for his career. This milestone brings those who achieve it near-automatic Hall-of-Famer status.
There are currently 16 members of the 3,000 strikeout club. Only two of those 16, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling. That could soon change, but it’s also worth noting the last man to enter this club was John Smoltz in 2008.