World Baseball League - Done Right from the Start

[muted79]

A few months ago, I started a dynasty based on my Promotion/Relegation League, the World Baseball League. It had 4 Divisions, 2 of 12 teams, 2 of 14 teams, from all different countries around the world.

Division 1 had teams from the USA and Japan, Division 2 from Canada, Mexico, Korea Republic and the Caribbean, Division 3 had teams from the remaining countries from the World Baseball Classic, plus teams from prominent European countries, while Division 4 had team from a mish-mash of different countries.

Unfortunately, I lost this league in a computer crash. However, yesterday I got the inspiration to begin this league again. This time I have done things slightly differently. The teams are now in 4 seperate leagues. Division 1 is Major League level, Division 2 is AAA, Division 3 is AA and Division 4 is Single-A. All teams have a rookie league feeder club.

The consequences of doing the league in 4 "leagues" with different levels is the class of players in the inaugral draft is much different, as are the eventual rookie draftees each year. Thus when a team gets relegated, it will be easier to get promoted again, and when a team gets promoted, they may struggle not to be relegated the next season. This more closely resembles the way the English football (soccer) league works, which is what I was aiming for. Coming up next will be the teams.

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Division 1

New York Knights (USA)

Boston Blaze (USA)

Los Angeles Lazers (USA)

St. Louis Saints (USA)

Chicago Condors (USA)

Oklahoma City Outlaws (USA)

Las Vegas Vipers (USA)

Tokyo Tigers (Japan)

Yokohama Lightning (Japan)

Osaka Orcas (Japan)

Fukuoka Fusion (Japan)

Hiroshima Horsemen (Japan) Division 2 Toronto Tornado (Canada) Calgary Coyotes (Canada) Montreal Maulers (Canada) Seoul Scarecrows (South Korea) Busan Bandits (South Korea) Daegu Dragons (South Korea) Mexico City Matador (Mexico) Tijuana Toritos (Mexico) Cancun Cyclones (Mexico) San Juan Sunrays (Puerto Rico) Havana Hammerheads (Cuba) Santo Domingo Stars (Dominican Republic) Division 3 Beijing Bulls (China) Shanghai Scorpions (China) Sydney Snappers (Australia) Melbourne Monarchs (Australia) Joberg Jazz (South Africa) Panama City Pumas (Panama) Caracas Chiefs (Venezuela) Amsterdam Angels (Netherlands) Madrid Majestics (Spain) Barcelona Bees (Spain) Rome Royales (Italy) Paris Panthers (France) London Lions (England) Manchester MadCatz (England) Division 4 Lisbon Legends (Portugal) Moscow Mustangs (Russia) Athens Aces (Greece) Istanbul Impact (Turkey) Munich Magic (Germany) Pyongyang Pirates (North Korea) Dubai Diesel (United Arab Emirates) Cairo Camels (Egypt) Riyadh Reds (Saudi Arabia) Kingston Klondikes (Jamaica) Delhi Diamonds (India) Rio Ravens (Brazil) Buenos Aires Bears (Argentina) Santiago Sharks (Chile)

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Regular Season Champions:

Hiroshima Hitmen

Playoff and World Champions:

Osaka Orcas

Regular Season Standings:
(teams in bold made the playoffs, teams in italics are relegated)

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Hiroshima Hitmen	105	57	.648	-	1092	813
Chicago Condors	99	63	.611	6.0	1042	894
Las Vegas Vipers	98	64	.605	7.0	1035	856
Osaka Orcas	90	72	.556	15.0	997	871
St. Louis Saints	85	77	.525	20.0	953	873
Tokyo Tigers	78	84	.481	27.0	874	950
Los Angeles Lazers	76	86	.469	29.0	971	1058
Yokohama Lightning	71	91	.438	34.0	954	1056
New York Knights	69	93	.426	36.0	883	1025
Oklahoma City Outlaws	68	94	.420	37.0	899	1050
Fukuoka Fusion	67	95	.414	38.0	953	1059
Boston Blaze	66	96	.407	39.0	866	1014

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Hiroshima over Yokohama, 2-1
Round 1	Osaka over St. Louis, 2-0
Round 1	Tokyo over Las Vegas, 2-1
Round 1	Chicago over Los Angeles, 2-1
Round 2	Osaka over Hiroshima, 2-0
Round 2	Tokyo over Chicago, 2-1
Round 3	Osaka over Tokyo, 2-0

Awards:

League Award Winners
Outstanding Hitter Award	Masaru Inoue	YOK	.345/.468/.631, 39 HR, 121 RBI, 99.1 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Wilfred Baker	LVS	20-7, 3.29 ERA, 227.0 IP, 158 K, 79.3 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Hideaki Heida	HIR	.302/.361/.638, 52 HR, 138 RBI, 57.5 VORP
Glove Wizard Award	Pitcher Pablo Rivera	LAL	1.000 PCT., 7 PO, 34 A, 2.82 RANGE
	Catcher Jorge Martínez	STL	.987 PCT., 823 PO, 71 A, 43.8 CS %
	First Base José Díaz	CHC	.995 PCT., 1404 PO, 75 A, 9.95 RANGE
	Second Base Clinton Lange	NYK	.992 PCT., 204 PO, 281 A, 5.49 RANGE
	Third Base Yasushi Sato	FUK	.970 PCT., 64 PO, 231 A, 3.21 RANGE
	Shortstop Roberto Gonzáles	NYK	.976 PCT., 210 PO, 363 A, 5.15 RANGE
	Left Field Brian Dixon	CHC	.991 PCT., 215 PO, 3 A, 2.29 RANGE
	Center Field Rafael Ochoa	OCO	.990 PCT., 285 PO, 6 A, 3.20 RANGE
	Right Field Tadaaki Watanabe	YOK	.991 PCT., 221 PO, 11 A, 1.95 RANGE

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Regular Season Champions (Promoted):

Calgary Coyotes

Playoff Champions (Also Promoted):

Daegu Dragons

Regular Season Standings:
League Standings

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Calgary Coyotes	124	56	.689	-	1157	858
Toronto Tornado	102	78	.567	22.0	918	795
Montreal Maulers	100	80	.556	24.0	1074	944
Cancun Cyclones	97	83	.539	27.0	998	929
Daegu Dragons	91	89	.506	33.0	1068	988
Santo Domingo Stars	90	90	.500	34.0	936	921
Busan Bandits	89	91	.494	35.0	840	870
Tijuana Toritos	83	97	.461	41.0	892	1044
San Juan Sunrays	82	98	.456	42.0	872	918
Seoul Scarecrows	82	98	.456	42.0	863	955
Havana Hammerheads	74	106	.411	50.0	907	1112
Mexico City Matador	66	114	.367	58.0	892	1083

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Daegu over Toronto, 2-0
Round 1	Montreal over Cancun, 2-0
Round 2	Daegu over Montreal, 2-1

Awards:

 

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Regular Season Champions (Promoted):

Melbourne Monarchs

Playoff Champions (Also Promoted):

JoBerg Jazz

Regular Season Standings:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Melbourne Monarchs	111	69	.617	-	1024	823
Rome Royales	100	80	.556	11.0	974	873
Panama Pumas	99	81	.550	12.0	926	805
Joberg Jazz	99	81	.550	12.0	925	862
Beijing Bulls	99	81	.550	12.0	917	809
Sydney Snappers	96	84	.533	15.0	871	836
Amsterdam Angels	93	87	.517	18.0	893	848
Shanghai Scorpions	90	90	.500	21.0	824	811
Caracas Chiefs	90	90	.500	21.0	791	787
London Lions	88	92	.489	23.0	933	899
Barcelona Bees	80	100	.444	31.0	885	992
Manchester MadCatz	76	104	.422	35.0	848	957
Paris Panthers	75	105	.417	36.0	934	1129
Madrid Majestics	64	116	.356	47.0	778	1092

Playoff Results:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Panama over Rome, 2-1
Round 1	Joberg over Beijing, 2-0
Round 2	Joberg over Panama, 2-1

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Shih-k'ai Cao	BJG	.335/.411/.637, 48 HR, 166 RBI, 97.4 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Logan Tyson	SYD	11-5, 44 SV, 2.30 ERA, 78.1 IP, 83 K, 29.1 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Lucca Bianco	RME	.327/.433/.653, 42 HR, 136 RBI, 89.8 VORP

[muted79]

Regular Season Champions (Promoted):

Kingston Klondikes

Playoff Winners (Also Promoted):

Istanbul Impact

Regular Season Standings:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Kingston Klondikes	109	53	.673	-	967	698
Santiago Sharks	101	61	.623	8.0	701	575
Athens Aces	94	68	.580	15.0	814	665
Instanbul Impact	93	69	.574	16.0	769	728
Pyongyang Pirates	86	76	.531	23.0	761	614
Munich Magic	83	79	.512	26.0	695	701
Cairo Camels	79	83	.488	30.0	743	780
Lisbon Legends	76	86	.469	33.0	804	787
Rio de Janeiro Ravens	75	87	.463	34.0	586	670
Buenos Aires Bears	75	87	.463	34.0	734	809
Dubai Diesel	75	87	.463	34.0	725	811
Moscow Mustangs	73	89	.451	36.0	623	756
Riyadh Reds	60	102	.370	49.0	693	823
Delhi Diamonds	55	107	.340	54.0	660	858

Playoff Results:

Round 1	Santiago over Pyongyang, 2-0
Round 1	Instanbul over Athens, 2-0
Round 2	Instanbul over Santiago, 2-0

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Arsenio Tourna	ATH	.321/.422/.670, 45 HR, 125 RBI, 73.1 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Okyay Besikci	IST	16-5, 1.66 ERA, 232.2 IP, 251 K, 88.9 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Arsenio Tourna	ATH	.321/.422/.670, 45 HR, 125 RBI, 73.1 VORP

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Regular Season And Playoff Winners:

Osaka Orcas

Regular Season Standings:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Osaka Orcas	99	51	.660	-	1052	721
Los Angeles Lazers	94	56	.627	5.0	947	809
Tokyo Tigers	88	62	.587	11.0	905	705
Chicago Condors	82	68	.547	17.0	986	810
Las Vegas Vipers	82	68	.547	17.0	927	842
St. Louis Saints	81	69	.540	18.0	933	851
New York Knights	80	70	.533	19.0	970	920
Hiroshima Hitmen	80	70	.533	19.0	1060	943
Oklahoma City Outlaws	69	81	.460	30.0	986	1012
Yokohama Lightning	60	90	.400	39.0	888	1098
Calgary Coyotes	54	96	.360	45.0	775	1013
Daegu Dragons	31	119	.207	68.0	718	1423

The two promoted teams go straight back down.

Playoff Results:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Osaka over New York, 2-1
Round 1	Las Vegas over Chicago, 2-1
Round 1	Tokyo over St. Louis, 2-0
Round 1	Hiroshima over Los Angeles, 2-1
Round 2	Osaka over Las Vegas, 2-1
Round 2	Hiroshima over Tokyo, 2-0
Round 3	Osaka over Hiroshima, 2-1

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Rafael Rivera	NYK	.368/.477/.701, 35 HR, 122 RBI, 76.2 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Hitoshi Murata	TKY	22-3, 2.64 ERA, 214.2 IP, 169 K, 94.2 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Octávio Peña	LAL	.301/.352/.670, 40 HR, 101 RBI, 41.3 VORP

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Regular Season and Playoff Winners (Promoted):

Fukuoka Fusion

Playoff Runners-Up (Also Promoted):

Toronto Tornado

Regular Season Standings:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Fukuoka Fusion	115	35	.767	-	1136	646
Boston Blaze	104	46	.693	11.0	986	692
Toronto Tornado	79	71	.527	36.0	736	665
Santo Domingo Stars	78	72	.520	37.0	816	771
Montreal Maulers	77	73	.513	38.0	762	756
Cancun Cyclones	76	74	.507	39.0	774	764
Tijuana Toritos	71	79	.473	44.0	711	728
Melbourne Monarchs	69	81	.460	46.0	809	824
Seoul Scarecrows	62	88	.413	53.0	629	803
Joberg Jazz	59	91	.393	56.0	675	951
San Juan Sunrays	58	92	.387	57.0	725	890
Busan Bandits	52	98	.347	63.0	675	944

Playoff Results:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Fukuoka over Santo Domingo, 2-0
Round 1	Toronto over Boston, 2-0
Round 2	Fukuoka over Toronto, 2-0

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Norogumi Nakamura	FUK	.349/.436/.764, 51 HR, 177 RBI, 94.4 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Mito Ohayashi	FUK	26-3, 2.48 ERA, 232.0 IP, 188 K, 84.9 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Wendell O'Neill	BOS	.331/.449/.532, 24 HR, 90 RBI, 56.4 VORP

[Tom the Fish]

This looks like a nice set-up. I'll be following. A few questions:

How are the minors set up? Or is it reserve list?

Are financials on? Can trades/FA signings happen between teams and/or leagues? Is there a limit on foreigners on teams?

Are there enough players from teams with a low baseball quality being created?

Thanks,
Tom

[muted79]

Thanks for following and for the questions....

The minors are set up as one rookie league club per team, kind of a reserve team I guess. Because the Divisions are set up as different OOTP "leagues" the rookie team moves with them.

I have turned financials off because I cant seem to get the financial model right, so I just found it easier to turn it off. Trades are allowed, but are limited because teams are only allowed platers from their own nationality. The US (7) and Japan (5) teams are more likely to trade, whereas a lot of the teams cannot trade because they are the only team from that country. TRades can also happen between leaguesm as logn as the teams are from the same nationality. I considered turning this off so teams that get relegated cant leech players from hgiher teams to get themselves promoted again, especially with financials off, but thought trading was limited enough with so few teams to trade with.

Because there is only 1 minro league team per club, plenty of players are created from the minor nationalities. I also found this to be the case when I was drafting 20 players per club in my previous version. I do however set a few extra rounds of players to be created, to also create a bit of a free agent market when teams need to bring in some players. OOTP seems to handle the minor nationalities fine when players are restricted to teams from their own nationaity only.

[muted79]

Playoff winners (Promoted):

Kingston Klondikes

Playoff runners-up (Also promoted):

Rome Royales

Regular Season:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Amsterdam Angels	90	60	.600	-	733	637
Panama Pumas	88	62	.587	2.0	696	605
Kingston Klondikes	88	62	.587	2.0	927	730
Rome Royales	81	69	.540	9.0	857	815
Mexico City Matador	78	72	.520	12.0	785	719
Instanbul Impact	73	77	.487	17.0	730	737
London Lions	72	78	.480	18.0	832	758
Beijing Bulls	72	78	.480	18.0	706	729
Shanghai Scorpions	71	79	.473	19.0	672	733
Sydney Snappers	71	79	.473	19.0	710	775
Barcelona Bees	69	81	.460	21.0	710	785
Havana Hammerheads	68	82	.453	22.0	762	852
Caracas Chiefs	66	84	.440	24.0	537	666
Manchester MadCatz	63	87	.420	27.0	757	873

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Rome over Amsterdam, 2-0
Round 1	Kingston over Panama, 2-0
Round 2	Kingston over Rome, 2-0

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Lucca Bianco	RME	.339/.449/.684, 37 HR, 114 RBI, 97.2 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Stan van Campen	AMS	21-3, 2.54 ERA, 202.1 IP, 225 K, 67.1 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Shaun Cullimore	MMC	.311/.363/.490, 5 HR, 44 RBI, 25.0 VORP

[muted79]

Playoff Champions (Promoted):

Cairo Camels

Playoff runners-up (Also Promoted):

Lisbon Legends

Regular Season:
League Standings

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Pyongyang Pirates	96	54	.640	-	793	558
Lisbon Legends	92	58	.613	4.0	855	646
Santiago Sharks	91	59	.607	5.0	687	589
Cairo Camels	81	69	.540	15.0	719	650
Paris Panthers	77	73	.513	19.0	731	711
Munich Magic	75	75	.500	21.0	722	773
Athens Aces	74	76	.493	22.0	671	701
Riyadh Reds	70	80	.467	26.0	667	703
Delhi Diamonds	70	80	.467	26.0	640	661
Buenos Aires Bears	68	82	.453	28.0	672	830
Rio de Janeiro Ravens	67	83	.447	29.0	566	592
Dubai Diesel	66	84	.440	30.0	721	815
Madrid Majestics	65	85	.433	31.0	720	755
Moscow Mustangs	58	92	.387	38.0	592	772

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Cairo over Pyongyang, 2-0
Round 1	Lisbon over Santiago, 2-0
Round 2	Cairo over Lisbon, 2-0

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Antan Inchado	LSB	.301/.416/.621, 43 HR, 110 RBI, 73.9 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Jae Kim	PYO	20-6, 1.95 ERA, 212.0 IP, 224 K, 74.9 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Corentin Douay	PRS	2-3, 34 SV, 2.35 ERA, 53.2 IP, 27 K, 17.1 VORP

[muted79]

(figures after team name are current and potential)

Division 1

Las Vegas	106	106
Chicago	104	105
New York	103	102
Fukuoka	102	102
Tokyo	101	99
St. Louis	101	102
Hiroshima	100	98
Los Angeles	100	101
Yokohama	98	99
Osaka	98	98
Oklahoma City	94	98
Toronto	91	92

Division 2

Boston	111	117
Calgary	109	107
Montreal	103	103
Seoul	101	103
Cancun	101	102
Santo Domingo	101	101
Tijuana	100	102
Kingston	97	94
Rome	97	97
Melbourne	94	93
JoBerg	92	91
Daegu	92	93

Division 3

Panama City	106	104
Cairo	103	100
London	103	102
San Juan	102	102
Busan	102	101
Istanbul	102	98
Amsterdam	100	99
Beijing	100	101
Shanghai	99	97
Lisbon	99	99
Mexico City	98	100
Havana	96	98
Sydney	96	99
Barcelona	95	96

Division 4

Rio	109	112
Manchester	107	108
Pyongyang	104	103
Santiago	102	105
Riyadh	102	100
Athens	102	104
Munich	102	99
Caracas	100	101
Dubai	100	101
Delhi	96	94
Buenos Aires	96	97
Madrid	94	95
Moscow	93	91
Paris	91	90

I will do this every few seasons just to see how teams are shaping up.

[muted79]

Division 1 2011 Rookie Draft Top 5

Round 1, Pick 1 - Yokohama Lightning: 1B K. Naito Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 1 1 1 13 Gap 2 2 2 13 Power 2 2 2 15 Eye 2 1 2 12 Avoid K's 2 1 2 10

Round 1, Pick 2 - Oklahoma City Outlaws: C J. Benavides Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 2 3 2 12 Gap 4 5 4 15 Power 4 4 3 14 Eye 3 3 3 14 Avoid K's 2 2 2 9

Round 1, Pick 3 - Toronto Tornado: CF M. Buell Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 4 3 4 15 Gap 6 4 6 18 Power 3 3 4 12 Eye 4 3 4 13 Avoid K's 3 3 3 14

Round 1, Pick 4 - New York Knights: 3B J. Gibbons Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 4 4 4 15 Gap 5 5 5 20 Power 3 2 3 12 Eye 3 2 3 11 Avoid K's 4 4 4 19

Round 1, Pick 5 - Hiroshima Hitmen: SP Y. Fujihara Pitching Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Stuff 3 3 3 10 Movement 11 11 11 15 Control 3 3 3 16 Pitch Ratings Pitch Current Potential Fastball 7 12 Slider 4 13 Changeup 1 4 Other Pitching Ratings Velocity 91-93 Mph Stamina 6 Groundball Percentage 64 % Hold Runners 13 Defense 12

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2011 Season

Regular Season, Playoff and World Champions:

Hiroshima Hitmen

Regular Season:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Hiroshima Hitmen	89	61	.593	-	913	777
Las Vegas Vipers	86	64	.573	3.0	1056	843
Yokohama Lightning	81	69	.540	8.0	1000	917
Chicago Condors	80	70	.533	9.0	935	888
Los Angeles Lazers	80	70	.533	9.0	854	818
Tokyo Tigers	78	72	.520	11.0	807	777
St. Louis Saints	75	75	.500	14.0	880	873
New York Knights	73	77	.487	16.0	921	956
Osaka Orcas	71	79	.473	18.0	838	838
Fukuoka Fusion	70	80	.467	19.0	866	939
Oklahoma City Outlaws	68	82	.453	21.0	820	930
Toronto Tornado	49	101	.327	40.0	637	971

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Hiroshima over New York, 2-0
Round 1	Los Angeles over Chicago, 2-0
Round 1	Tokyo over Yokohama, 2-0
Round 1	Las Vegas over St. Louis, 2-0
Round 2	Hiroshima over Los Angeles, 2-0
Round 2	Tokyo over Las Vegas, 2-0
Round 3	Hiroshima over Tokyo, 2-1

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Masaru Inoue	YOK	.356/.493/.752, 48 HR, 147 RBI, 124.2 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Hitoshi Murata	TKY	19-9, 2.49 ERA, 238.2 IP, 201 K, 99.3 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Jesús Marés	CHC	11-1, 3.66 ERA, 83.2 IP, 75 K, 23.0 VORP

[muted79]

2011 Season

Regular Season Champions (Promoted):

Boston Blaze

Playoff Champion (Promoted)

Calgary Coyotes

Regular Season:

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Boston Blaze	115	35	.767	-	1080	598
Montreal Maulers	79	71	.527	36.0	780	753
Calgary Coyotes	78	72	.520	37.0	810	747
Seoul Scarecrows	77	73	.513	38.0	772	808
Tijuana Toritos	75	75	.500	40.0	731	766
Rome Royales	75	75	.500	40.0	741	738
Daegu Dragons	75	75	.500	40.0	802	816
Kingston Klondikes	74	76	.493	41.0	810	826
Melbourne Monarchs	72	78	.480	43.0	778	825
Santo Domingo Stars	69	81	.460	46.0	777	871
Cancun Cyclones	60	90	.400	55.0	740	817
Joberg Jazz	51	99	.340	64.0	704	960

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Boston over Seoul, 2-1
Round 1	Calgary over Montreal, 2-0
Round 2	Calgary over Boston, 2-1

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	John Nichols	BOS	.360/.488/.653, 37 HR, 110 RBI, 105.8 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Price Hayden	CGY	21-5, 2.42 ERA, 204.1 IP, 147 K, 80.1 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Carlos Díaz	CNC	.325/.378/.488, 13 HR, 48 RBI, 16.4 VORP

[muted79]

2011 Season

Regular Season and Playoff Champions (Promoted):

London Lions

Playoff Runners-Up (Promoted)

Panama City Pumas

Regular Season:
League Standings

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
London Lions	85	65	.567	-	819	717
Cairo Camels	83	67	.553	2.0	801	666
San Juan Sunrays	80	70	.533	5.0	769	678
Panama Pumas	80	70	.533	5.0	735	702
Lisbon Legends	79	71	.527	6.0	705	621
Amsterdam Angels	77	73	.513	8.0	790	753
Sydney Snappers	76	74	.507	9.0	708	743
Mexico City Matador	76	74	.507	9.0	776	726
Instanbul Impact	75	75	.500	10.0	701	733
Beijing Bulls	73	77	.487	12.0	658	721
Shanghai Scorpions	71	79	.473	14.0	659	727
Barcelona Bees	70	80	.467	15.0	705	771
Busan Bandits	64	86	.427	21.0	739	836
Havana Hammerheads	61	89	.407	24.0	696	867

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	London over San Juan, 2-0
Round 1	Panama over Cairo, 2-1
Round 2	London over Panama, 2-0

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Danny Hornby	SYD	.328/.418/.623, 42 HR, 99 RBI, 70.5 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Jorge García	SJS	23-4, 2.17 ERA, 232.0 IP, 206 K, 83.7 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Ramón Vega	PNM	.311/.368/.543, 22 HR, 77 RBI, 32.1 VORP

[muted79]

2011 Season

Regular Season Champions (Promoted):

Santiago Sharks

Playoff Champions (Also Promoted):

Munich Magic

Regular Season:
League Standings

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Santiago Sharks	91	59	.607	-	723	543
Pyongyang Pirates	89	61	.593	2.0	719	626
Rio de Janeiro Ravens	79	71	.527	12.0	659	603
Munich Magic	77	73	.513	14.0	766	714
Buenos Aires Bears	76	74	.507	15.0	720	722
Delhi Diamonds	76	74	.507	15.0	599	625
Riyadh Reds	75	75	.500	16.0	703	692
Madrid Majestics	74	76	.493	17.0	696	743
Athens Aces	73	77	.487	18.0	716	713
Paris Panthers	73	77	.487	18.0	725	736
Dubai Diesel	73	77	.487	18.0	674	741
Manchester MadCatz	70	80	.467	21.0	696	703
Caracas Chiefs	65	85	.433	26.0	647	688
Moscow Mustangs	59	91	.393	32.0	621	815

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Munich over Santiago, 2-1
Round 1	Rio de Janeiro over Pyongyang, 2-0
Round 2	Munich over Rio de Janeiro, 2-1

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Aleixos Barroco	RIO	.347/.428/.704, 53 HR, 128 RBI, 117.6 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Jayan Viraf	DHI	18-5, 1.88 ERA, 235.0 IP, 243 K, 88.1 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Feroz Erbakan	MCH	.297/.348/.588, 30 HR, 90 RBI, 39.6 VORP

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2012 Rookie Draft - Top 5

Round 1, Pick 1 - Fukuoka Fusion: SP K. Kobayashi Pitching Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Stuff 10 11 10 11 Movement 14 14 14 14 Control 6 7 6 20 Pitch Ratings Pitch Current Potential Fastball 10 11 Curveball 11 13 Changeup 14 15 Other Pitching Ratings Velocity 89-90 Mph Stamina 18 Groundball Percentage 66 % Hold Runners 14 Defense 8

Round 1, Pick 2 - Osaka Orcas: SP N. Sano Pitching Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Stuff 7 7 8 12 Movement 12 12 12 14 Control 4 4 4 17 Pitch Ratings Pitch Current Potential Fastball 10 13 Slider 5 6 Changeup 8 18 Other Pitching Ratings Velocity 92-94 Mph Stamina 13 Groundball Percentage 61 % Hold Runners 19 Defense 17

Round 1, Pick 3 - New York Knights: RF M. Hill Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 10 10 10 17 Gap 16 14 17 20 Power 10 9 10 18 Eye 6 5 6 13 Avoid K's 8 7 8 16

Round 1, Pick 4 - St. Louis Saints: RF M. Harrell Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 5 5 5 12 Gap 9 10 9 20 Power 6 6 6 18 Eye 2 2 2 11 Avoid K's 3 4 3 8

Round 1, Pick 5 - Tokyo Tigers: RF K. Tanaka Batting Ratings (OSA) Overall Vs Left Vs Right Potential Contact 8 8 8 15 Gap 12 14 12 17 Power 4 4 4 12 Eye 4 4 4 13 Avoid K's 4 4 4 16

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2012 Season in Review

Regular Season Winners:

Hiroshima Hitmen

Playoff Winners & World Champions:

Fukuoka Fusion

Regular Season:
League Standings

Team	W	L	WPct	GB	R	RA
Hiroshima Hitmen	98	52	.653	-	975	763
Fukuoka Fusion	96	54	.640	2.0	852	692
St. Louis Saints	83	67	.553	15.0	857	798
Los Angeles Lazers	78	72	.520	20.0	926	846
Osaka Orcas	78	72	.520	20.0	874	844
New York Knights	72	78	.480	26.0	929	984
Las Vegas Vipers	71	79	.473	27.0	808	831
Yokohama Lightning	70	80	.467	28.0	815	832
Boston Blaze	69	81	.460	29.0	876	922
Calgary Coyotes	66	84	.440	32.0	732	895
Chicago Condors	64	86	.427	34.0	833	881
Tokyo Tigers	55	95	.367	43.0	740	929

Playoffs:

Post-Season Results
Round 1	Yokohama over Hiroshima, 2-1
Round 1	Los Angeles over Osaka, 2-0
Round 1	New York over St. Louis, 2-1
Round 1	Fukuoka over Las Vegas, 2-1
Round 2	Yokohama over Los Angeles, 2-1
Round 2	Fukuoka over New York, 2-1
Round 3	Fukuoka over Yokohama, 2-1

Awards:

Outstanding Hitter Award	Cecil Hall	NYK	.372/.452/.651, 27 HR, 91 RBI, 80.4 VORP
Outstanding Pitcher Award	Jin Mizuno	FUK	6-2, 45 SV, 1.25 ERA, 65.0 IP, 74 K, 35.6 VORP
Newcomer of the Year Award	Kimitada Suzuki	FUK	16-6, 3.93 ERA, 185.1 IP, 110 K, 45.6 VORP