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Tough choices, right? I have written several times here that I believe that Chris Carpenter is the most important Cardinals pitcher since Bob Gibson. Without him, no 2006 championship, and certainly no 2011.sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑27 Feb 2026 04:46 amI could cut CC, and maybe Simmons.sp25 wrote: ↑26 Feb 2026 23:59 pmOK, let's count. A top 10 might be:Francis Park Thug wrote: ↑26 Feb 2026 11:40 amMolina is not in the top ten Cards of all time.clemonsonroots wrote: ↑26 Feb 2026 08:58 am It would be silly if Molina has to wait one year because they only induct one a year, and then he potentially gets voted in first ballot to the actual hall of fame...just auto them both in. If you had a list of top ten Cards of all time, they both would be on the list.
He's closer to 20 than 10.
Molina
Hornsby
Dean
Musial
Gibson
Brock
Boyer
Simmons
Ozzie
Pujols
Chris Carpenter
Wainwright
This is actually 12, which does not include, Medwick, Bottomley, Frisch, Mize, Schoendienst, Slaughter, Flood, Edmonds, Rolen, and others.
To cut this list from 12 to 10, I would not eliminate Molina. So I do believe he is in the Cardinals top 10 of all time.