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Old 11-19-2021, 06:57 PM   #404
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2027 - NL Tropical Preview

The first year of the Tropical Division for the National League

1. Fort Lauderdale Blue Wings
1st season
Managed by; Chris Manning (1st year from Vancouver, WA)

Top Players
LF - Adam Dunn (2nd round pick)
SP - Albert Williams (4th round pick)
C - Reese McGuire (8th round pick)

Top Prospects
1B - Travis Hafner
LF - Dave Harris


2. Cozumel Scouts
Managed by: Alex Yannacone (3rd season)

Top Players
2B - Pete Browning (23-65, .304)
CF - Rick Monday (34-83, .241)
SP - Juan Guzman (10-5, 2.53)

Top Prospects
SP - Bill C Lee
CF - Pat Duncan
RF - Ellis Valentine


3. Boca Raton Gold Sox
1st season
Managed by: John Ginocchio (1st year from Foxboro, MA)

Top Players
CF - Bris Lord (27-93, .295) FREE AGENT SIGNING from CHICAGO CUBS for 8 years at 252MM

LF - John Sullivan (2nd round pick)
C - Fran Healy (13-47, .224.. EXPANSION DRAFT pick from PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES


Top Prospects
LF - Topsy Hartsel
SP - Jim Rooker
3B - Mike Lansing

Fictional Famous
Andrew Cuomo (SS) - Former Governor
Justin Bieber (1B) - Singer


4. Miami Marlins
Last Title: 2021
Managed by: Dave Roberts (5th season)

Top Players
1B - Hal Trosky (43-114, .267)
2B - Dustin Pedroia (21-81, .316)
CF - Joc Pederson (46-119, .218)

Top Prospects
C - Javy Lopez
C - Frank Snyder
SS - Juan Beniquez

Fictional Famous
John Wick (LF) - Character in John Wick
Roman Roy (RP) - Character in Succession


5. Panama Buccaneers
1st season
Managed by: Harry Bryant (1st year from Allouez, WI)

Top Players
SP - Fritz Clausen (1st round pick)
SP - Tim Wakefield (3rd round pick)
3B - Jared Sandberg (35-105, .260 EXPANSION PICK from NEW YORK METS)

Top Prospects
1B - Ed Bouchee


6. Key West Condors
Managed by: Eric Butler (5th season)

Top Players
SP - Clayton Kershaw (14-6, 2.67)
SP - Burt Hooton (13-9, 2.95)
C - John Romano (32-88, .259)

Top Prospects
SP - John Montefusco (in rotation)
SP - Tex Hughson
SP - Luis Tiant

Fictional Famous
Gary Mendez (1B) - Character on A Million Little Things


7. Sarasota Typhoon
Managed by: Jon Duvall (1st season promoted from BC)

Top Players
C - Josmil Pinto (20-57, .305)
C - Joe Garagiola (14-42, .199)
2B - Al Myers (16-50, .254)

Top Prospects
C - Mike Piazza
SP - Tim Stauffer
SP - Dave Coggin

Fictional Famous
Herb Melnick (1B) Character on Two and a Half Men
Conor McGregor (3B) - UFC Fighter


8. Aruba Jackrabbits
Managed by: Tim Raynor (2nd season)

Top Players
SP - Bill Swift (9-13, 3.16)
SP - Scott Sanders (5-12, 3.24)
SP - Van Mungo (11-11, 3.97)

Top Prospects
SS - Jack Glasscock
3B - Clyde Barnhart
C - Mike Scioscia


9. Barbados Arsenal
1st season
Managed by: Vinny Sauer (1st year from Killeen, TX)

Top Players
SP - Russ Ford (1st round pick)
1B - Kelly Gruber (7-23, .186, Free agent signing from El Paso Grizzlies
SP - Willie Mitchell (3rd round pick)

Top Prospects
SP - Ian Kennedy


10. Havana Marksmen
1st season
Managed by: Sean Melton (1st year from Tacoma, WA)

Top Players
1B - Gomer "Leonard" Pyle (4th round pick)
LF - Jim Lemon (2-5, .269) EXPANSION PICK from PITTSBURGH PIRATES)

SP - Andrew Heaney (12-6, 4.83) FREE AGENT SIGNING from AUSTIN DONKEYS for 1 year at 1.62MM


Top Prospects
SP - Ariel Prieto (on MLb team)
1B - Reggie Jefferson (on MLB Team)

Fictional Famous
Gomer "Leonard" Pyle (1B) Character from Full Metal Jacket
John Tavares (SP) NHL Player


11. West Palm Beach Dinos
Managed by: Nick Wages (4th season)

Top Players
SP - Amos Rusie (10-8, 3.11)
1B - Freddie Freeman (30-86, .264)
CF - Mike Lanning (8-27, .241)

Top Prospects
LF - Christian Yelich
2B - Parson Nicholson
SP - Jack Cronin


12. Tijuana Pelicans
Managed by: Mike Stoehr (5th season)

Top Players
SP - Bill McGunnigle (14-6, 2.69)
SP - Dan Casey (14-5, 2.55)
SP - Red Munger (12-6, 1.86)

Top Prospects
3B - Bill Hinchman
SP - Jim Bunning
LF - Morrie Arnovich
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