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Team Focus #9 - Brooklyn Brawlers
This team was established in 2020 expansion and plays in the NL East. They are owned by Jay-Z and have picked up the following inherited by the Nets. They are in their second season are somewhat competitive already. Yankees and Mets felt it was OK to have teams expand all over the year.
History
2020 - 55-107 - 8th
2021 - 22-23 - 7th
#1 Draft PIcks
2019 - Tommy Clarke/C (31st) - pictured, only hit 6 homer in 8 seasons in real life dead ball era
2020 - Frank Welch/CF (52nd)
Manager - Emmanuel Galicia - 53 year old from Puerto Rico who was a scout over in Puerto Rico most of his life, applied for the job after a wide search and got it
Leaders
Average - Tommy Clarke (.358)
Homers - Tommy Clarke (9)
RBI"s - Frank Welch (36)
Stolen Bases - Rasty Wright (9) (2019-3rd)
Wins - Frank Gabler (4) (2019-10th), surprise later round steal who tossed a no hitter in his rookie season
Strikeouts - Don Henley (49) (Waived by Des Moines Jaguars) - Yes, the Eagles singer. He was very shaky in his rookie season in San Juan and has bounced around the league, not really a Brooklyn type of guy
ERA - Freddie Fitzsimmons (2.54) - (signed as free agent this year, previously with Arizona)
Saves - Charlie Kerfeld (9) (2019-6th) - colorful personality, does not seem like a Brooklyn type either
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