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ALL-DECADE TEAM

I thought it would take up too much space for me to open this up to polls, but PhillieFever asked it a while back and I realized it would be a pretty cool thing to do now that the PBL has 10 seasons under its belt.

So I have gone through and decided on the PBL's All-Decade Team. Two players at all infield spots, six outfielders, five starting pitchers and two relievers.

Sit back and relax as we honor the best of the PBL. Up first, the men behind the masks.

Starting Catcher

Frank Chance (Wichita Brigade, 2009-2018)

One of the few players to have played for one team for his entire career, Chance started out splitting time behind the plate and at first base in his first season. But since then, he has played first base 4 games over the past nine seasons. It hasn't hurt his durability, as he has caught between 141 and 145 games each season, hit double digit homers each season except 2017 (when he hit 9) and driven in 100+ four times. Add 231 stolen bases (good for 12th in PBL history). Five All-Star appearances, a Gold Glove and a .344 average in 22 postseason games for the league's best team over the first three seasons cinch the starting spot on this squad for Chance.

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2009 Wichita - PBL	20	138	525	159	27	6	1	40	77	32	1	2	49	25	14	.303	.343	.383	.726	22.0
2010 Wichita - PBL	21	142	575	182	39	7	10	101	85	41	8	4	41	12	11	.317	.368	.461	.829	40.1
2011 Wichita - PBL	22	144	605	182	44	7	14	101	104	44	15	6	34	16	11	.301	.360	.466	.826	42.8
2012 Wichita - PBL	23	144	581	180	33	9	15	111	95	57	6	9	37	21	9	.310	.372	.475	.847	49.9
2013 Wichita - PBL	24	142	566	161	28	7	14	81	75	50	14	5	43	27	26	.284	.354	.433	.787	32.0
2014 Wichita - PBL	25	142	564	151	26	3	12	76	85	59	17	3	56	19	28	.268	.353	.388	.741	17.6
2015 Wichita - PBL	26	144	592	165	38	8	12	113	89	59	13	7	63	34	18	.279	.353	.431	.784	38.3
2016 Wichita - PBL	27	145	572	165	29	8	12	94	95	56	22	4	80	35	15	.288	.372	.430	.802	41.8
2017 Wichita - PBL	28	142	530	126	26	3	9	65	68	63	13	6	104	18	13	.238	.330	.349	.679	7.4
2018 Wichita - PBL	29	141	513	135	24	5	18	82	91	67	11	5	102	24	14	.263	.357	.435	.792	27.9
Total PBL		1424	5623	1606	314	63	117	864	864	528	120	51	609	231	159	.286	.357	.426	.783	320.0

Backup Catcher

Terry Kennedy (New York Heroes, 2012-2018)

Fans in Charlotte won't be happy with this choice, championing the case of Joe Mauer, who has done it for three years longer than Kennedy. But Kennedy beats Mauer in average (.313 to .291) and has four 40.0+ VORP seasons to Mauer's two. Mauer's also never topped 80 RBI, which Kennedy has reached four times, though a big part of that is Mauer playing for an abyssmal Alabama club for the first six seasons of his career. Kennedy also has hit .322 in postseason play. Mauer leads in All-Star appearances 5 to 2.

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
2012 New York - PBL	22	91	352	112	18	1	9	52	49	29	2	5	55	2	1	.318	.369	.452	.820	26.7
2013 New York - PBL	23	130	545	157	33	1	7	65	67	51	2	2	69	2	0	.288	.350	.391	.741	31.3
2014 New York - PBL	24	141	578	174	36	4	15	82	64	34	4	5	74	0	2	.301	.341	.455	.796	40.1
2015 New York - PBL	25	137	519	168	33	3	11	81	68	29	3	9	64	0	0	.324	.357	.462	.820	44.1
2016 New York - PBL	26	132	512	168	38	3	10	91	67	26	1	0	77	0	0	.328	.362	.473	.834	43.7
2017 New York - PBL	27	108	434	132	34	0	6	65	50	14	2	6	47	0	0	.304	.325	.424	.749	20.6
2018 New York - PBL	28	127	494	163	28	2	14	89	64	25	1	8	74	0	0	.330	.358	.480	.838	41.4
Total PBL		866	3434	1074	220	14	72	525	429	208	15	35	460	4	3	.313	.351	.448	.799	247.8