A two time All Star, Ted Lilly had three consecutive fifteen win seasons and made the All Star Game twice. Lilly was never considered an ace, but for years was a valuable member of many starting pitching staffs.

Known mostly for being a Starting Pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Ryan Dempster was a two time All Star who amassed over 2,000 Strikeouts over his career. Dempster would win the World Series in his final year in baseball as a member of the Boston Red Sox in 2013.

In the mid-2000s, Roy Oswalt was considered one of the top pitchers in the National League. “Os” would have five seasons where he was voted in the top five in National League Cy Young balloting, and it was his arm that won the NLCS MVP in 2005, getting Houston to their lone World Series appearance.

Oswalt was a very good starter for an extended period of time, but was it enough for Cooperstown? It probably isn’t, though it can not be forgotten that in a six-year period, he finished in the top five in Cy Young voting for five of those years.

A dependable Catcher for years, Ramon Hernandez was named an All Star in 2003 with a bit of pop in his bat (169 Home Runs). The Venezuelan would lead the AL in Assists as a Catcher in 2006 and threw out the most baserunners that year too.