BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
9 January 2317
Where Does Jarrett Metalbox Fit in CBO History?
In the first year of the CBO, Easy Town's Jarrett Metalbox looked to be on his way to all-time greatness. Originally drafted at the top of the 8th Round in the 2296 Inaugural Draft by the then East Boston Prep Assaultrons, the 17-year-old Metalbox immediately made an impact in the Brotherhood League, leading with a .404 average.
Two years later, when the CBO formed, he did it again, leading the Easy Town team to the NCA's second-best record behind Nordhagen Beach. Metalbox was the NCA's leader in average (.408), OBP (.453), and hits (180) in a 108-game season. That .408 average stood as the CBO record until 2307 when Barker Cocoa surpassed it with .421 mark, but it still stands as the NCA record, three points higher than Miko
Miko's 2314 performance,
Metalbox was named the first-ever Nuka-Hitter Award winner, to go along with the BosCom Positional Hitter Award at LF, and an All-Star selection. In leading the Trons to the Sole Survivor Series, where they were swept by a dominant Goodneighbor team, Metalbox earned the NCALS Series MVP in a 3-1 series win over Fort Hagen.
His four awards proved to be the only awards of his 21-year CBO career. In 2304, Easy Town traded Metalbox to the NWL's Victory Cave Crickets where he helped them to a Nuka Series championship. He was traded back to the CBO (Starlight) to start the 2305 season but could never find success like he did in the inaugural CBO season.
Still, Metalbox's career numbers are decent. He is 19th all-time among retired CBO players in career average (.3015). In Easy Town team history, he is tied with Lannie Tykeson for 2nd in team average (.328), 5th in OBP (.373), 3rd in SLG (.485), 5th in OPS (.858), 6th in WAR (18.2), 8th in runs (420), 8th in hits (939), and 6th in TB (1389).
The Assaultrons did not retire his #16, currently taken by1B Albie Cannibal. He will not be considered an all-time great. What history tells is that Metalbox was an above-average player who had one magical season. He was the CBO's and NCA's Mr. 2298.