I am hoping to create player spotlights after each update. Other updates that may appear over time could be team (both club and national) spotlights, overall position spotlights, and nation spotlights. What these essentially will be are drill-downs to learn a little bit more behind the main characters and places of this story. So without further adieu, let's meet our first player!
Name: Reid Landry
Position: Left Field
Number: 19
Club Team: New York
Date of Birth: April 30, 1976
City of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
To put it bluntly, Reid Landry is a special player. The first overall pick in the 2000 Inaugural Draft, Landry has played with New York for his entire career. A two-time All-Star in LF (2000, 2001), Landry has propelled himself to super stardom within the IBF. To name a few accomplishments, he has led the USA League in hits three times (2000, 2001, 2003), RBI once (2000), runs once (2001), batting average twice (2001, 2003), and steals twice (2001, 2003). His career
8.7 WAR ranks first all-time, and he appears to be just entering his prime at the age of 27 at the time of this post. He's also been durable, missing just five games in his four year IBF career.
Awards:
USABL Position All-Star (LF): 2000, 2001
USABL Playoff Series MVP: 2000
USABL Championship Winner: 2000, 2001, 2002
USABL Player of the Week: 7/10/2000, 7/30/2001
USABL Player of the Month: July 2001
Salary:
2000: $387 (min)
2001: $730 (Arb-1)
2002: $950 (Arb-2)
2003: $1,420 (Arb-3)
TOTAL: $3,487
Complete Batting Stats:
Leaderboard Appearances:
There's little doubt Landry is on his way towards immortality in the IBF Hall of Fame, but with 10+ years to go in his career, there's certainly an expectation for him to be a major contributor in the federation for years to come.