Star/Prospect Watch
Dieter Kahle, CF-Chicago Cubs
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1902 113 406 110 8 2 1 39 51 30 2 4 94 3 3 .271 .321 .308 .629 CHN
1903 112 376 98 23 3 4 49 40 42 2 3 117 4 1 .261 .336 .370 .705 CHN
1904 144 549 119 24 2 3 73 50 47 4 2 176 5 2 .217 .282 .284 .567 CHN
1905 141 511 153 29 4 5 78 64 61 1 2 107 3 2 .299 .374 .401 .775 CHN
1906 135 478 151 27 6 3 75 67 69 0 2 89 3 0 .316 .401 .416 .817 CHN
1907 147 522 197 37 3 4 89 62 73 3 7 104 5 0 .377 .451 .483 .934 CHN
1908 148 536 183 40 1 2 61 61 64 1 6 109 6 0 .341 .409 .431 .840 CHN
1909 145 517 179 38 2 2 64 76 79 4 2 121 9 1 .346 .435 .439 .874 CHN
1910 148 525 186 36 6 4 72 67 69 1 2 112 4 7 .354 .429 .469 .897 CHN
1911 151 535 178 41 1 5 83 70 83 3 3 111 4 0 .333 .423 .441 .864 CHN
1912 147 540 184 43 6 4 65 81 80 4 3 120 2 3 .341 .427 .465 .892 CHN
1913 144 519 171 40 4 3 87 76 77 1 6 83 2 4 .329 .413 .439 .852 CHN
1914 143 510 165 27 0 3 83 67 81 2 5 101 3 3 .324 .415 .394 .809 CHN
Total 1818 6524 2074 413 40 43 918 832 855 28 47 1444 53 26 .318 .397 .413 .810
Current Ratings: 82/92/19/53/34
Total Talent Ratings: 89/93/22/60/34
Entering his 14th season in the majors, Dieter is concerned with two things; getting the Cubs to a World Series and the war that is starting to ravage Europe, where he still has some of his family. Hopefully, he can put the European conflict in the back of his mind and concentrate on winning baseball games, because this may be his last chance to get a championship.
Clive Woodstock, 1B/RF-St. Louis Cardinals
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1903 140 524 136 30 0 4 57 66 42 9 5 131 3 1 .260 .322 .340 .662 SLN
1904 139 515 113 28 1 4 63 40 40 6 8 118 2 1 .219 .279 .301 .580 SLN
1905 147 548 159 26 1 6 64 50 44 8 7 105 1 0 .290 .348 .374 .722 SLN
1906 151 570 146 19 0 7 67 54 47 12 6 124 0 0 .256 .323 .326 .649 SLN
1907 147 532 124 18 0 5 57 47 44 5 8 122 1 0 .233 .294 .295 .589 SLN
1908 145 531 109 18 0 12 70 43 36 9 6 143 1 0 .205 .265 .307 .572 SLN
1909 145 534 133 24 0 8 79 56 59 16 8 127 0 0 .249 .337 .339 .676 SLN
1910 145 513 120 12 0 7 82 45 71 10 4 132 1 0 .234 .336 .298 .634 SLN
1911 147 527 145 25 2 16 103 67 77 15 7 112 0 0 .275 .379 .421 .800 SLN
1912 145 517 124 25 0 15 76 56 75 11 4 133 1 0 .240 .346 .375 .721 SLN
1913 142 506 111 18 1 14 55 66 64 11 2 126 0 0 .219 .319 .342 .661 SLN
1914 110 365 68 7 2 8 40 31 42 9 5 96 0 2 .186 .283 .282 .565 SLN
Total 1703 6182 1488 250 7 106 813 621 641 121 70 1469 10 4 .241 .321 .335 .656
Current Ratings: 45/38/73/45/46
Total Talent Ratings: 53/40/81/51/51
Things have gone from bad to worse for Woodstock. First, the Cardinals draft Cristobal Torriente, a natural right fielder, in the draft, then it turns out that he won't even be starting this season. Rumors are flying that he may be asking for his outright release soon, or is even pondering retirement.
Stuart Adamson, CF-New York Giants
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1904 105 352 89 6 3 1 15 44 19 2 1 97 46 10 .253 .294 .295 .590 SLN
1905 141 553 129 12 8 2 52 60 29 3 2 157 44 10 .233 .274 .295 .569 SLN
1906 144 564 139 14 3 4 44 66 47 3 3 148 57 12 .246 .306 .303 .610 SLN
1907 145 518 124 15 3 2 49 56 44 4 4 130 60 12 .239 .302 .292 .593 SLN
1908 149 549 151 15 6 14 66 70 55 3 2 156 60 22 .275 .343 .401 .744 SLN
1909 89 159 37 4 3 2 12 24 28 1 1 59 15 5 .233 .349 .333 .683 SLN
1910 144 503 131 22 2 9 51 71 79 1 2 144 56 13 .260 .361 .366 .726 SLN NYG
1911 132 482 138 23 6 14 85 78 81 3 4 151 55 20 .286 .389 .446 .836 NYG
1912 150 533 160 26 6 15 98 106 109 8 8 149 82 10 .300 .421 .456 .877 NYG
1913 149 532 163 23 12 10 71 110 102 4 6 144 77 22 .306 .418 .451 .869 NYG
1914 150 563 153 20 11 14 83 103 110 4 8 172 90 15 .272 .390 .421 .811 NYG
Total 1498 5308 1414 180 63 87 626 788 703 36 41 1507 642 151 .266 .354 .373 .727
Current Ratings: 89/74/76/69/44
Total Talent Ratings: 90/81/75/77/40
On the other side of the coin, Woodstock's former teammate Stuart Adamson is on top of the world following a World Series victory last season. Without Joe Jackson to help protect him in the lineup, there will be more pressure on Adamson, but he is confident that the Giants can repeat as world champions.
Don Ayers, 2B-Cleveland Indians
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1905 52 84 24 3 1 0 14 10 10 0 0 26 2 2 .286 .362 .345 .707 CLE
1906 62 98 21 4 1 0 11 10 9 2 0 25 3 4 .214 .294 .276 .569 CLE
1907 59 81 18 2 0 0 8 13 10 0 3 21 1 2 .222 .298 .247 .545 CLE
1908 104 343 83 12 5 1 31 30 29 2 3 82 8 11 .242 .302 .315 .617 CLE
1909 142 540 140 28 10 1 58 66 59 6 2 126 21 7 .259 .338 .354 .691 CLE
1910 146 549 141 18 5 5 89 82 89 4 3 140 18 7 .257 .363 .335 .698 CLE
1911 144 546 172 25 8 3 106 85 66 6 4 111 25 13 .315 .392 .407 .799 CLE
1912 147 535 155 27 2 6 74 89 86 6 6 122 15 12 .290 .390 .381 .772 CLE
1913 147 524 155 23 7 5 71 72 71 5 6 97 20 14 .296 .381 .395 .776 CLE
1914 141 542 157 22 5 6 80 89 81 3 7 119 13 17 .290 .381 .382 .763 CLE
Total 1144 3842 1066 164 44 27 542 546 510 34 34 869 126 89 .277 .364 .364 .728
Current Ratings: 74/65/44/64/61
Total Talent Ratings: 80/65/50/75/70
Five trips to the World Series, five times turned back at the cusp of becoming a champion. Don Ayers and the rest of the Cleveland Indians are getting quite tired of the same old routine every October, and Ayers is personally committing himself to ensuring that the same mistakes that the Indians have made in the past will not be made again this year.
Sandford Freshlam, SP-Washington Senators
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Career Pitching Stats
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP Teams
1906 6 0 0 1 1 11.57 7.0 10 9 9 1 7 0 0 0 2.43 .310 WSH
1907 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.50 .167 WSH
1908 PITCHED IN A BALL
1909 PITCHED IN AA BALL
1910 PITCHED IN AA BALL
1911 PITCHED IN AA BALL
1912 34 34 17 14 0 3.52 288.2 242 137 113 25 114 287 27 5 1.23 .287 WSH
1913 42 42 18 20 0 3.64 353.1 294 157 143 45 84 326 35 3 1.07 .269 WSH
1914 41 41 17 17 0 2.62 356.2 267 111 104 31 53 353 32 4 0.90 .260 WSH
Total 124 117 52 52 1 3.30 1007.2 814 414 369 102 258 967 94 12 1.06 .272
Current Ratings: 100/99/62
Total Talent Ratings: 95/164/57
If Freshlam played for any other team besides the Washington Senators, he would be getting mentioned in the same breath as Ludwig Van Cleef or Walter Johnson. Instead, he is stuck on a consistantly bad team year in and year out, despite his best efforts. However, while some of his teammates are becoming more vocal about their displeasure, Sandford has stayed calm, still believing that Washington's front office will be able to turn the team around.
Ludwig Van Cleef, SP-New York Giants
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Career Pitching Stats
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP Teams
1907 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.90 .000 NYG
1908 PITCHED IN AA BALL
1909 PITCHED IN AAA BALL
1910 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 NYG
1911 17 2 0 5 5 8.10 30.0 30 27 27 4 29 19 0 0 1.97 .277 NYG
1912 31 12 11 6 7 1.96 133.1 78 32 29 2 55 145 11 2 1.00 .244 NYG
1913 40 40 25 11 0 2.54 339.2 230 105 96 13 119 387 30 9 1.03 .273 NYG
1914 42 42 27 5 0 1.95 368.2 228 83 80 12 81 397 26 7 0.84 .247 NYG
Total 132 96 63 27 12 2.38 876.0 566 247 232 31 287 950 67 18 0.97 .257
Current Ratings: 107/81/88
Total Talent Ratings: 103/135/88
"Dominant. The best pitcher I've ever seen. Totally and utterly amazing." Those are just some of the praises being placed upon Ludwig Van Cleef after his second consecutive Most Valuable Pitcher performance in 1914. What is even more amazing is that this season will only be his third as a full time starter! Most managers will tell you that the first step to getting to the World Series is finding an ace starting pitcher, and as long as the Giants have Van Cleef, they will have that ace.
Christian Gray, SS-St. Louis Browns
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1908 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 .000 .083 .000 .083 SLA
1909 5 12 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 3 2 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 SLA
1910 30 91 10 1 0 0 9 9 5 1 0 31 6 2 .110 .165 .121 .286 SLA
1911 138 533 117 13 8 4 53 72 43 1 1 165 46 9 .220 .279 .296 .575 SLA
1912 146 587 179 26 6 6 65 94 50 4 0 156 78 16 .305 .363 .400 .764 SLA
1913 147 555 199 21 8 4 75 100 61 4 3 101 68 21 .359 .424 .447 .871 SLA
1914 139 521 136 11 4 2 62 73 59 5 4 103 65 17 .261 .340 .309 .649 SLA
Total 610 2310 643 72 26 16 266 351 223 15 8 565 265 66 .278 .345 .353 .697
Current Ratings: 67/44/31/39/29
Total Talent Ratings: 74/40/22/63/22
Christian Gray is looking forward to this coming season to prove that the 1913 season, where he led the league in batting, was not a fluke, and that he has fully recovered from the broken hand he suffered before the start of last season. Those around him are saying that his swing looks like it has returned to its true form, and if Christian can do the same, the Browns should make a real effort in getting the American League pennant.
Fletcher Parslofski, LF-Philadelphia Phillies
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1909 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 PHI
1910 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PHI
1911 17 22 3 1 0 0 1 3 8 0 0 4 0 0 .136 .367 .182 .548 PHI
1912 38 53 11 3 0 0 9 2 9 0 0 8 0 0 .208 .323 .264 .587 PHI
1913 116 373 103 13 5 8 40 51 66 2 0 50 2 1 .276 .388 .402 .790 PHI
1914 145 496 117 22 3 6 62 59 101 2 6 60 5 0 .236 .364 .329 .692 PHI
Total 318 947 234 39 8 14 112 115 185 4 6 124 7 1 .247 .370 .350 .720
Current Ratings: 73/75/47/91/79
Total Talent Ratings: 79/78/50/99/75
The Phillies may have an issue with Fletcher. On the plus side, he is a sure handed left fielder who hardly ever strikes out. On the other side, he hardly ever makes contact with the ball either. Philadelphia made sure that he spent plenty of time this offseason working on his hitting while maintaining his eyes, now all that's left is to see whether or not it had any effect on his average.
Michael Feldbush, 2B-New York Giants
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1910 97 241 53 13 3 2 28 25 21 3 1 82 15 8 .220 .289 .324 .613 NYG
1911 103 266 68 14 4 2 30 43 52 4 1 61 14 10 .256 .384 .361 .745 NYG
1912 147 532 139 20 6 4 67 80 89 2 5 123 42 20 .261 .366 .344 .710 NYG
1913 149 565 170 40 6 4 49 104 85 2 2 103 43 16 .301 .393 .414 .807 NYG
1914 150 569 138 19 6 4 61 81 87 8 3 107 47 18 .243 .349 .318 .667 NYG
Total 646 2173 568 106 25 16 235 333 334 19 12 476 161 72 .261 .363 .355 .718
Current Ratings: 80/63/41/64/66
Total Talent Ratings: 90/55/45/80/71
After a lousy regular season, Michael Feldbush found a different level during the World Series, hitting over .400 and winning the Most Valuable Player award. Now, without his friend Joe Jackson in the lineup, more is expected of him. If he has another poor season like last year, the Giants may not be able to win as many games, so the pressure is on.
Killian Ditty, 3B-Boston Braves
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1911 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PHI
1912 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PHI
1913 13 31 12 4 0 0 7 6 6 0 0 8 0 0 .387 .486 .516 1.003 PHI BSN
1914 23 70 19 3 0 0 6 5 7 0 0 16 0 0 .271 .338 .314 .652 BSN
Total 39 102 31 7 0 0 13 11 13 0 0 24 0 0 .304 .383 .373 .755
Current Ratings: 47/67/44/36/54
Total Talent Ratings: 90/109/49/67/55
Despite inner turmoil about what to do with Ditty, Boston finalyl decided to give the young man a chance on the big club, and Killian will be in the starting lineup for Boston come Opening Day. Many fans still believe that the team is rushing his development, but with the situation at third base in Boston, any player that even resembles a functional ballplayer should help.
Shamus O'Brien, SP-St. Louis Cardinals
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Career Pitching Stats
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP Teams
1912 12 0 1 1 0 3.95 13.2 12 6 6 3 9 10 0 0 1.54 .243 SLN
1913 31 0 2 3 0 3.02 44.2 38 16 15 6 11 25 0 0 1.10 .237 SLN
1914 26 11 8 5 3 2.98 90.2 82 31 30 9 38 71 2 0 1.32 .292 SLN
Total 69 11 11 9 3 3.08 149.0 132 53 51 18 58 106 2 0 1.28 .270
Current Ratings: 54/50/84
Total Talent Ratings: 93/71/76
It took almost three agonizing years, but finally, Shamus O'Brien is a starter for the St. Louis Cardinals. Of course, after all of his brash talking, the team and fans aren't willing to expect anything less than several dominating performances on the mound, so this year will show most if his skills can match his talking.
Jamee Gray, SS-Boston Braves
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Career Batting Stats
Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams
1913 11 41 7 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 15 0 0 .171 .171 .268 .439 BSN
1914 145 538 128 21 1 2 69 50 39 10 5 137 1 0 .238 .299 .292 .591 BSN
Total 156 579 135 22 1 3 73 53 39 10 5 152 1 0 .233 .291 .290 .581
Current Ratings: 57/64/45/37/43
Total Talent Ratings: 87/65/100/55/44
Jamee Gray is still being described as a "work in progess" by those working with him within the Boston Braves. He is being given another chance to start this year, as Boston seems to be turning toward a youth movement of its own. However, with both Gray and Killian Ditty being very young and very inexperienced, this move could lead to some very long games for the Braves.
Justin Williamson, SP-St. Louis Cardinals
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Career Pitching Stats
Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP Teams
1914 PITCHED IN AA BALL
Current Ratings: 49/44/70
Total Talent Ratings: 100/65/66
Williamson starts out the 1915 season on the Cardinals' Class AAA ballclub alongside Cristobal Torriente. After pitching well in both Class AA and A last season, Williamson and the Cardinals are hoping for a good season in Class AAA that could lead to a midseason promotion to the Cardinals, followed by a spot in the starting rotation come this time next year.