[Bub13]

With the end of the 2040s, let's review the highs and lows of the last ten years. I've recorded these stats for each decade since this dynasty started in 2014. Several personal-dynasty highs were set this decade: Vinny Vargas batting .386 in '43; Dan Dellinger's 243 hits just this past season; Tony Flores topping his "record" 65 HR in '41 with 68 the next year; and Emanuel Vasquez reaching 331 K last season.

Best team? Hawaii, hands down. Playoffs every season, four World Series appearances, two titles. (Philadelphia and Brooklyn also won two titles.) Nine divisional titles; seven 100-win seasons. More to come? Who knows. Honorable Mention: Philadelphia (10 winning seasons, 7 playoff appearances, 2 Titles); Detroit (8 and 8, but no titles); LA (9 and 6, one title).

Worst team? Gotta be Texas. Only one winning season (82 wins, at that), and not even close to a sniff at the playoffs. Seven seasons with sub-70 wins. Nearly a decade of top-five draft picks, and they still aren't a good team. Honorable mentions: Washington (0 playoffs, 2 winning seasons, but only one truly bad year, 53 wins in 40); Montreal (0 and 1, but a lot of close-to-.500 play); and Arizona (0 and 3).

Batting
Best Player (Most WAR) (* = season MVP)
2040 - Adam Groff HAW 9.0
2041 - Alexis Mercedes HAW 8.1*
2042 - Mike Wapner SEA 10.7
2043 - Vinny Vargas OAK 9.9*
2044 - Mike Wapner SEA 8.9
2045 - Rich Stoneback HAW 9.5
2046 - Adam Groff HAW 8.9*
2047 - Jordan Coronado OAK 9.0*
2048 - D.J. Grace CLE 8.7
2049 - Dan Larson PHI 9.0

Batting Average
Vinny Vargas OAK 2043 ... .386
William Antonio TBR 2043 ... .376
John Arrington ATL 2046 ... .365
Dan Dellinger ARI 2048 ... .363
Adam Groff HAW 2042 ... .362
Adam Groff HAW 2046 ... .361
William Antonio MIN 2047 ... .361
Ty Cobb SFG 2041 ... .359
Matt Anderson MTL 2043 ... .357
Dan Dellinger ARI 2049 ... .357
Roberto Rivera DET 2043 ... .353
Matt Anderson DET 2045 ... .353
Adam Groff HAW 2049 ... .351
J.J. Simmons HAW 2044 ... .350

Hits
Dan Dellinger ARI 2049 ... 243
Chris Rock CHW 2048 ... 232
Juan Rodriquez LAA 2045 ... 228
Juan Rodriquez LAA 2043 ... 224
Blake Langer SDP 2047 ... 224
Juan Garcia KCR 2043 ... 221
Juan Rodriquez LAA 2044 ... 220
Juan Garcia KCR 2042 ... 219
Victor Sanchez AUS 2043 ... 218
Adam Groff HAW 2046 ... 216
Juan Garcia KCR 2044 ... 215
Mike Hunter HAW 2040 ... 214
Juan Garcia KCR 2047 ... 214
Tony Solar SDP 2041 ... 214
Adam Groff HAW 2040 ... 213
Jose Diaz BOS 2045 ... 213
Andrew Taylor BOS 2046 ... 213
Cameron Daley HAW 2047 ... 213
Gabe Duncan ATL 2049 ... 213
Cory Hopkins DET 2043 ... 212
Vinny Vargas OAK 2044 ... 212
Cam Daley HAW 2048 ... 212
Travis Tanner BAL 2042 ... 211
Cortez Ahumada NYY 2045 ... 211
Chris White BKN 2046 ... 210
Andrew Taylor BOS 2048 ... 210
Blake Langer SDP 2049 ... 210

Doubles
Justin Doss ATL 2044 ... 64
D.J. Grace CLE 2048 ... 61
Cory Hopkins DET 2040 ... 56
Erik Reed NYM 2042 ... 56
Mike Hunter HAW 2040 ... 55
Carlos Beltran, Jr CLE 2041 ... 55
Cory Hopkins DET 2043 ... 55
Tony Solar SDP 2041 ... 53
Mike Hunter HAW 2042 ... 53
Oscar Mendez SFG 2046 ... 53
Preston Eckles SDP 2049 ... 53
Adam Woods MIN 2040 ... 52
Pat Barnes NOZ 2043 ... 52
Corey Jarrell MTL 2043 ... 52
Cortez Ahumada NYY 2045 ... 52
Dillon Ritter SFG 2045 ... 52
Giovanni Laster CLE 2046 ... 52
Dillon Ritter SFG 2047 ... 52

Triples
Chad Kruer KCR 2041 ... 19
Andrew Ostrowski BAL 2043 ... 19
Roberto Rivera DET 2043 ... 16
Steve Richards CHW 2046 ... 16
Jose Moreno BKN 2049 ... 16
Orlando Navarro TBR 2047 ... 15
Chris Rock CHW 2047 ... 15
Kevin Venable OAK 2041 ... 14
Sean Young TBR 2044 ... 14

Home Runs
Tony Flores NYY 2042 ... 68
Tony Flores NYY 2041 ... 65
Sean West STL 2042 ... 56
Coby Sandu MIL 2043 ... 55
Tony Flores NYY 2045 ... 55
Vinny Vargas OAK 2044 ... 54
Jose Tavares CIN 2045 ... 53
Sean West DET 2046 ... 52
Chris Goldthwait TBR 2047 ... 52
Justin Wade NYY 2042 ... 51
Victor Sanchez BKN 2041 ... 50
Jose Taveras CIN 2046 ... 50

RBI
Cesar Alvarenga BAL 2045 ... 157
Chris Goldthwait TBR 2047 ... 148
Cesar Alvarenga BAL 2044 ... 144
Morgan Akers POR 2043 ... 141
Victor Sanchez AUS 2043 ... 140
Sean West STL 2042 ... 138
Chris Goldthwait TBR 2046 ... 138
Jose Taveras CIN 2046 ... 138
Sergio Torres MIA 2042 ... 137
Senichi Masuda HAW 2045 ... 136
Ricky Chavez TBR 2042 ... 135
Nate Rogers CLE 2040 ... 134
Jesse Henkel HAW 2041 ... 134
John Cannon HAW 2044 ... 134


Pitching
Best Pitcher (Most WAR) (* = season Cy Young)
2040 - Gary Florence SDP 9.5*
2041 - Rafael Maldonado RIC 9.4*
2042 - Alex Rossello NYM 6.9*
2043 - Rafael Maldonado RIC 8.4
2044 - Rafael Maldonado RIC 11.4*
2045 - Gary Florence SDP 8.9
2046 - Jose Gutierrez ATL 8.6*
2047 - Jose Gutierrez ATL 8.9
2048 - Cris Frias CIN 7.9*
2049 - Rafael Maldonado CHC 10.1

Most Starts, Decade, with Wins and WAR
330 Rafael Maldonado (157) 78.2
328 Mike Cote (143) 41.2
322 Raul Bravo (131) 44.6
322 Mike Wiater (130) 42.0
320 Joe Erkel (113) 36.2
319 Eric Jones (144) 32.2
317 Eddy Llamas (137) 47.3
316 Sam Thompson (115) 40.1
315 Miguel Moreno (124) 34.4
311 Hugo Blerra (91) 37.4

ERA
Jose Gutierrez ATL 2047 ... 1.83
Gary Florence SDP 2040 ... 2.09
Jose Gutierrez ATL 2046 ... 2.14
Eddy Llamas LAD 2047 ... 2.14
Matt Waugh ATL 2049 ... 2.26
Phil Avery NYY 2049 ... 2.26
Rafael Maldonado RIC 2041 ... 2.28

Wins
Gary Florence SDP 2040 ... 23
Eddy Llamas LAD 2047 ... 23
Jackson Suttie LAD 2043 ... 21
Zach Gioeli CLE 2044 ... 21
Ryan Ratliff HAW 2047 ... 21
Rafael Maldonado RIC 2041 ... 20
Alex Rossello NYM 2042 ... 20
Miguel Moreno SEA 2045 ... 20
Daniel Becker TOR 2047 ... 20
Mike Cote DET 2048 ... 20
Cris Frias CIN 2048 ... 20
Phil Avery NYY 2049 ... 20

Losses
Antonio Morales WAS 2040 ... 21
Pedro Cabrera TEX 2044 ... 21
Joe Jones ARI 2044 ... 21
Chad Rivers CLE 2049 ... 21
Sam Kennedy AUS 2040 ... 20
Jimmy Porreca MTL 2042 ... 20
Brandon Mercer RIC 2047 ... 20
Dan Moran MIN 2048 ... 20
Nick Boston KCR 2040 ... 19
Rob Sczesny TBR 2040 ... 19
Ryan Crawley HOU 2045 ... 19
Travis Bovee WAS 2046 ... 19
Rob Sczesny SFG 2046 ... 19
Scott Kopetsky MIN 2047 ... 19

Strikeouts
Emanuel Vasquez STL 2049 ... 331
Cris Frias CIN 2048 ... 320
Rafael Maldonado RIC 2044 ... 318
Ricky Arnau BKN 2049 ... 313
Joe Erkel TOR 2040 ... 309
Conor MacLeod MIN 2049 ... 306
Jose Gutierrez ATL 2048 ... 304
Mike Wiater OAK 2047 ... 302
Eddy Llamas LAD 2047 ... 302
Emanuel Vasquez STL 2048 ... 298
Rafael Maldonado RIC 2041 ... 296
Jose Gutierrez ATL 2045 ... 296
Chris Liles PIT 2048 ... 294
Jose Gutierrez ATL 2047 ... 291
T.J. Carroll DET 2048 ... 286
T.J. Carroll DET 2045 ... 284
Francisco Manzano LAD 2045 ... 283
Mike Wiater OAK 2045 ... 283
Rafael Maldonado RIC 2043 ... 282
Rafael Maldonado MTL 2040 .. 281
Cris Frias CIN 2047 ... 281


Fielding
Gold Glove Team
C - Ben Moore SEA (3 Gold Gloves)
1B - Jim Timmer CHW (4 GG) [Hon. Mention to Tony Moreno, also with 4 GG]
2B - Danny Diaz PIT/LAD (4 GG)
3B - Paul Foster MIN/CLE (10 GG, 6 this decade)
SS - Alex Castillo CHC/NYY (10 GG: 2 3B, 8 SS)
OF - Eli Immordino KCR (6 GG, 5 this decade)
OF - Jesus Villalobos DET (3 GG)
OF - Marquis Moore DET/NYM (4 GG, 2 in each league)

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Other things.... 3 AL MVP for Adam Groff, 2 for Vinny Vargas (plus one NL win); 2 NL MVP for Rafael Maldonado (plus two NL Cy Youngs); NL MVP and ROY in '45 for Jose Taveras.... 35 no-hitters, including five perfect games. Sam Thompson and Miguel Dorado each tossed two.... first dynasty 4-HR game, by Toronto's Sam Moore in 2048.... Pitching Triple Crown by Rafael Maldonado in '41.... Team records set, AL: Miami with 386 doubles in '42; Detroit with 314 HR in '45; Houston with 1554 strikeouts (batters) in '49; Detroit with 1637 strikeouts (pitchers) in '45. NL: LAD with just 8 triples in '45; Cincinnati with 1660 strikeouts (batters) in '47; Philadelphia with 1677 strikeouts (pitchers) in '48.... World Series appearances. AL: Hawaii 4, Detroit/Milwaukee 2, Miami/Oakland 1. NL: Brooklyn/Philadelphia/New Orleans 2, St Louis/Atlanta/Cincinnati/LA 1.... Finally, kudos to SS Jordan Cruz, who finally retired in '48 after a 16-year career in which he struck out 3567 times, good for second on the all-time list. His other career stats: .200/.295/.340, 225 HR, 1762 hits, 299 steals, 2 Gold Gloves, 28.4 WAR. You'll be missed by somebody, I'm just not sure who.