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Freddy Garcia

Freddy Garcia was a star with the Seattle Mariners in the early 2000’s but over the journey his career would be a journeyman with multiple major league clubs. Garcia would win a World Series Ring with the Chicago White Sox in 2005 and was also a two time All Star with Seattle.

Derek Lowe

Derek Lowe is one of the few Pitchers to earn All Star appearances as both a Starter and a Closer and was a big reason that the Boston Red Sox broke the curse and won the World Series in 2004 with a post season record of 3-0 that year. Lowe would spend seventeen seasons in the majors and posted good career numbers but not enough to generate a legitimate Hall of Fame shot.

Darren Oliver

While Darren Oliver is not likely to get a vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame the Pitcher went twenty years, a rarity for any player in any sport. Oliver was a starter at the beginning of his career but was mostly used in middle relief and finished his career with a 118 and 98 record.

Barry Zito

Barry Zito would win two World Series Rings as a member of the San Francisco Giants but there is no debate that he had a much better career across the bay with the Oakland Athletics where he won the Cy Young in 2002 and was a three time All Star. Had Zito been three quarters of the pitcher he was in Oakland as a Giant, he might have had a shot but as it stands now we have a former Cy Young winner who is not likely to get a lot of Hall of Fame support.