Stealofhome's Fictional Feeder Leagues and MLB Extravaganza

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One year after the Cubs' win, the Chicago White Sox bring the World Series trophy to the South Side with their 4th championship in team history.

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Corey Fenton, CF, Baltimore Orioles - 8.6 WAR, 157 wRC+, 4.6 ZR


AL J.P. Avila Award: Allan Cooney, RHP, Kansas City Royals - 6.2 WAR, 74 FIP-, 4.4 K/BB


NL Tomas Reed MVP: Leobardo Barreras, LF, San Diego Padres - 6.1 WAR, 153 wRC+, -1.2 ZR


NL J.P. Avila Award: Naizen Ono, LHP, Chicago Cubs - 6.0 WAR, 75 FIP-, 4.2 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Tim Watson, CF, Houston Astros - 3.9 WAR, 97 wRC+, 15.6 ZR
NL Rookie of the Year: Sean Hinson, RHP, Atlanta Braves - 4.9 WAR, 81 FIP-, 4.0 K/BB

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Marty Cantrell, CF

Cantrell spent his first 17 seasons with the Giants before spending a few years at the end of his career with the Marlins, Phillies, Pirates, and Astros. At first he was more contact-focused on offense, but midway through his career he gave up some contact to increase his power. His defense was average for the most part and he was thankfully spared by moving out of the outfield later in his career.

Cantrell retires with the 5th most WAR of any CF but more likely lands somewhere in the top 15-20 as his value came more from length than peak. Only Charlie Barry had more HR at the position in a career and only John Button had more doubles.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 9th overall in 1961 by the Giants out of Nazareth Academy

MLB Awards: 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 4 AS, 1 Paul Vines SS, 2 WS, 2 PMVP

Career Stats: 11452 PA, 2497 H, 366 HR, 302 SB, .328 wOBA, 112 wRC+, -3.7 ZR, 58.6 WAR, 46.1 JAWS


Korbin Fischer, LHP

Fischer had a long career with just enough of a peak to enter the Hall of Fame. He spent only three and a half seasons with the Dodgers before getting traded to the Braves in probably his best season. He then went to Tampa Bay, the New York Mets, Blue Jays, Pirates, Indians, then back to the Pirates, then back to the Blue Jays, then Expos. He provided good value everywhere he went and was by all accounts a good ol' boy.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 32nd overall in 1964 by the Dodgers out of Washington

MLB Awards: 1 ROY, 4 AS, 2 WS

Career Stats: 4265.7 IP, 1204 BB, 2674 K, 3.54 FIP, 94 FIP-, 70.1 WAR, 55.9 JAWS


Brooks Jones, LHP

Jones was very dependable, providing at least 3 WAR every season from 1969 through 1983, strangely enough providing his best season at age 38. He won the World Series with both the Rangers and Red Sox and split his career between the two teams. He was above average all across the board with good stuff, movement, and control.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 5th overall in 1966 by the Rangers out of Kansas

MLB Awards: 2 J.P. Avila Award, 5 AS, 3 WS

Career Stats: 3965.7 IP, 1147 BB, 2182 K, 3.49 FIP, 90 FIP-, 72.8 WAR, 55.8 JAWS


J.J. Fieming, RHP

At various points in his career, Fieming had elite stuff, movement, and control. He started out focusing on his stuff, but as he aged brough more focus on his movement and control. He was a big part of the Rangers' rotation through their dominant run in the 1970s and even won another title with the Cubs for good measure. He had four different seasons where he started 37 games for the Rangers.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 20th overall in 1965 by the Rangers out of Sachem East

MLB Awards: 7 AS, 4 WS

Career Stats: 3994.7 IP, 1239 BB, 2137 K, 3.53 FIP, 90 FIP-, 71.8 WAR, 51.2 JAWS

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In 1940, the Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America first voted on a Rookie of the Year Award. In 1947, the award became national and the first winner was Jackie Robinson. In both 1947 and 1948, one winner was chosen throughout the Major Leagues, but starting in 1949, the American and National Leagues honored a player each. It was originally named after J. Louis Comiskey but was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in 1987, commemorating the 40 year anniversary of breaking the color line.

This league never had a color line, so "Jackie Robinson" as he stands in baseball culture doesn't exist in this universe, but I would like to name the award after somebody special. My first thought was perhaps to name it after the player with the best rookie season -- Tomas Reed, 8.5 WAR (of course he is already the namesake of the MVP award); Corey Fenton, 7.8 WAR; Bill Desmond, 7.9 WAR; Thomas Hagan, 8.3 WAR. By that measure, the player would be either Desmond or Hagan, which are both deserving Hall of Famers but not the kind to stand alone as a Major League award namesake.

This would have to be someone special. We had Yago Pimentel, the elite starter who pitched for 14 seasons despite getting seriously injured nearly every year and still putting up great numbers, but no, it would have to be a Hall of Famer.

Then it comes down to two: Celio Cabedo, who was on pace to be the best player of all-time before his career-ending injury and Timo Fernandez, by far the best position player ever and the only catcher to ever win an MVP (and he won two). My heart says Cabedo but my head says Fernandez and I've never really been one to follow my heart (at least not too often)...

Timo Fernandez, C
In a dominant 21-year career, Fernandez ironically won every award except for the Rookie of the Year (and playoff MVP). He was called up midway through the 1958 season and put up an impressive 2.5 WAR with a 121 wRC+, but just didn't play enough games to beat out Cal Morris, a third baseman for the Indians. In Fernandez's best season -- 1964, with 8.1 WAR, he nearly matched Morris's career total of 11.2. A few years after retiring, Timo tried his hand as the GM of the Philadelphia Phillies but only lasted two seasons with a 144-180 record.

Here is Fernandez's Hall of Fame memorial.

This completes the award names in the league. The elite members of history are and will always be:

MVP: Tomas Reed, MLB career 1909-1929, Nationality: American
Pitcher: J.P. Avila, MLB career 1900-1913, Nationality: Dominican
Reliever: Tim Beckman, MLB career 1900-1912, Nationality: American
Rookie: Timo Fernandez, MLB career 1958-1978, Nationality: Dominican
Offense: Paul Vines, MLB career 1954-1974, Nationality: American
Defense: Youssef Raadouni, MLB career 1924-1937, Nationality: Moroccan
Manager: Ken Haslam, Managing career 1900-1939, Nationality: American

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There is a bit of a shakeup at the top of the list this year. Augusto Carpio's teammate B.J. Daul jumps ahead of him, thanks to a similar ceiling and a more durable frame. The Astros have three of the top 5 prospects and are looking to be a powerhouse very soon.


Johnny Gibbons is the new top pitching prospect now that Tommy Butler is in the Major Leagues. Gibbons has elite stuff, good movement, and average control.

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Team 1:

position	name	war	school
P	Benjamin Carter	2.08	IND
P	Peyton Mowrey	1.67	MIS
P	Joshua Davis	1.56	FLA
P	Claude Milbourne	1.56	KEN
P	Grizzly Jensen	1.36	PUR
P	Dale Lewis	1.26	WSU
P	Lincoln Baker	0.96	MICH
P	Grayson Radford	0.54	SCG
C	Rio Martin	1.63	UHC
C	Joel Herring	1.33	ND
1B	Keegan Bronckhorst	1.69	VIR
1B	Jayden Warren	1.43	WV
1B	Carlton Linek	1.36	RO
2B	Lee Wright	1.28	SJRS
3B	Jaxson Jastrow	1.60	SHP
SS	Josh Centeno	1.71	MD
LF	Henry Blackledge	2.52	MIS
LF	Rupert Powell	1.30	SFD
CF	Liam Snell	1.41	WASH
RF	Avery McNeela	1.76	WF

Team 2:

position	name	war	school
P	Mal Lin	2.04	ILL
P	Lucas Brooks	2.02	UCLA
P	Jake Lake	1.90	SDSU
P	Devan Ewing	1.64	FLA
P	Anthony Murray	1.27	GH
P	Brayden Webb	1.09	FSB
P	Charlie Mehalko	0.66	MIA
P	Grover Francis	0.16	WASH
C	Bonifaco Simo	1.19	UC
C	J.J. Bush	1.02	FOR
1B	Ezequiel Ting	1.52	ND
2B	Von Lowe	1.51	WASH
2B	Holt Brady	1.16	PEP
3B	Edwin Carson	1.46	WASH
SS	Colin Slater	1.43	PIT
SS	Mason Bialik	1.37	SMG
SS	Dwight James	1.01	SJRS
LF	Matt Sakai	1.63	GH
CF	Mark Previti	1.39	PENN
RF	Brad Ben Yasu	1.63	SDSU

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The LSU Tigers, led by lefty Dan Rice, win their second national championship in four years.

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MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Vernon Pimentel, McFarland, WIAA - 12K, 2BB
Gavin Murnane, Osceola, FLHSAA - 12K, 1BB
Tad Johnsrud, Eldorado, NMAA - 7K, 1BB
Mitchell Morgan, Nazareth Academy, IHSA - 9K, 3BB
Jason Wu, Seattle, MLB - 3K, 7BB
Keagan Merrick, Mississippi, AA - 5K, 3BB
Anthony Murray, Georgetown, NCAA - 12K, 0BB, 2HBP

17+ Strikeout Games:
Simeon Arboleda, North Carolina State, NCAA - 17K
Jason Strand, Suffern, NYSPHSAA - 18K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Liam Snell, Washington, NCAA - 26G
Nicolas Cruz, San Diego, MLB - 29G
Brian Best, Frisco, AA - 27G
Patrick Wilson, Albuquerque, AAA - 30G

4 HR Games:

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The top draftee in 1987 was a high school pitcher with a torn rotator cuff named Declan Boland. He has the potential for above-average stuff to go with good movement and control and shouldn't have to rely on a changeup to develop.


The second draftee was also a high schooler, this time a catcher named Garth Philips. He has elite potential contact along with good power and discipline. He should also be quite solid behind the plate.


The first college draftee went third - Claude Milbourne, a left-handed pitcher born in Basseterre, St. Kitts. He has the potential for an outstanding circle change, a nice slider, and a plus fastball.

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American League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Sheridan Zort	2.37	SEA
C	A.J. Duke	1.82	MIN
1B	Al Ireland	4.21	BAL
2B	Tomasso Breaux	3.68	CLE
3B	Lawson Martin	2.35	MIN
SS	Francisco Rocha	2.73	CLE
LF	Kayden Rios	3.12	CLE
LF	Wilton Roller	2.46	TOR
CF	Corey Fenton	4.56	BAL
CF	Dave Yang	3.98	CHA
CF	Augustin Jimenez	3.47	NYY
CF	Vitor Paez	2.61	MIN
RF	Yamid Edmund	4.08	HOU
SP	Solomon Davis	3.91	CHA
SP	Jansen Oudshoorn	3.71	LAA
SP	Peter D'Arville	3.35	TB
SP	Danny Mether	3.16	BOS
SP	Jason Wu	3.01	SEA
SP	Lance Mendez	2.95	MIN
SP	Tommy Butler	2.83	BAL
SP	Jerome Luke	2.65	SEA
RP	Osvaldo Grande	1.81	NYY
RP	Tom Haberman	1.07	BAL
RP	Noah Christian	1.07	TB
RP	Royce Hicks	0.91	LAA

National League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Afandi Nazari	1.98	SF
C	Wendell Ponce	1.65	CIN
1B	Nicolas Cruz	3.03	SD
1B	Thanatos Regalado	2.90	CHC
2B	Arnold Noble	3.07	CHC
3B	Asa Hayward	3.53	COL
3B	Will Fonseca	3.32	PHI
SS	Vasyl Khan	2.56	COL
LF	Leobardo Barreras	3.60	SD
LF	Zach Reynolds	3.13	CHC
LF	Taylor Shea	2.81	STL
CF	Jadson Longa	5.02	ATL
RF	Hamilton Orozco	2.89	ARI
SP	Roger Carney	3.39	PIT
SP	Kurt Hiebert	3.15	SF
SP	Rex Abrams	3.13	CIN
SP	Gago Rodriguez	3.01	STL
SP	Simon Samuelson	2.83	PHI
SP	Dusty Maga	2.71	MON
SP	Chuck Spink	2.21	LAD
SP	Ji-Feng Tsai	2.13	PIT
RP	Luke Hopkins	1.60	FLA
RP	Ty Holoubek	1.52	LAD
RP	Sylvester Hunker	0.98	COL
RP	Naizen Ono	0.53	CHC

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MLB Owner Changes:
Los Angeles Angels sold from Kane Vadenais to Tim Goldner

MLB Career Milestones:
Colin Erlich, Baltimore - 300 HR
Herman Adams, Chicago Cubs - 2000 H
Cristian Jimenez, Boston - 300 SV

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Avery Holmes, St. Lucie, A+ - 5K, 2BB
Wendel Tucker, Memphis, AAA - 8K, 1BB
Paquito Molinar, Vermont, A- - 5K, 2BB
Lloyd Garcia, Hudson Valley, A- - 9K, 3BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Tommy Tam, Fort Myers, R - 19K
Jonathan Loveless, Tampa, R - 17K

Hitting Streaks Ended:

Dave Yang, Chicago White Sox - 30G

4 HR Games:

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The only other time the Rockies won the World Series, Justin Glatfelter was in the prime of his career and Sawyer Russell, Noah Garcia, and Levi Owen were leading the offense. That was 39 years ago in 1948.

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Yamid Edmund, RF, Houston Astros - 6.8 WAR, 154 wRC+, 5.0 ZR


AL J.P. Avila Award: Jansen Oudshoorn, LHP, Los Angeles Angels - 7.9 WAR, 71 FIP-, 2.9 K/BB


NL Tomas Reed MVP: Leobardo Barreras, LF, San Diego Padres - 6.4 WAR, 151 wRC+,2.3 ZR


NL J.P. Avila Award: Dusty Maga, LHP, Montreal Expos - 5.4 WAR, 84 FIP-, 1.7 K/BB

AL Timo Fernandez Rookie of the Year: Augustin Jimenez, CF, New York Yankees - 4.3 WAR, 126 wRC+, 4.1 ZR
It is fitting (and not forced) that the first AL Rookie of the Year with Timo Fernandez as the namesake is a New York Yankee.
NL Timo Fernandez Rookie of the Year: Hamilton Orozco, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks - 4.5 WAR, 153 wRC+, -1.7 ZR

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D.J. Coronado, RHP

Coronado was the cream of the crop of this year's candidates, but his career did not quite have the necessary quality to make a strong case for the Hall. He led the league four times in innings pitched as a durable righty and did put up quite a few 4-5 WAR seasons but he never broke into the elite group of the league. He did finish in the top 3 of the J.P. Avila award twice and completed a perfect game with only 106 pitches on July 4th, 1981.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 6th overall in 1970 by the Reds out of Kentucky

MLB Awards: 5 AS, 1 WS, 1 PMVP

Career Stats: 3545.3 IP, 1126 BB, 1693 K, 3.73 FIP, 96 FIP-, 53.4 WAR, 48.9 JAWS

Uriel Burgos, LF

Burgos had elite-level production but his career was not long enough to make it into the Hall. In 1978, he won the MVP at age 25, but then settled into above-average to all-star territory for the next eight years. He inexplicably retired at age 33 as his skills were declining but not atrocious.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 12th overall in 1974 by the Rangers out of Arkansas

MLB Awards: 1 Tomas Reed MVP, 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 3 AS, 2 Paul Vines SS, 2 WS

Career Stats: 6796 PA, 1808 H, 163 HR, 409 SB, .349 wOBA, 120 wRC+, 16.8 ZR, 38.7 WAR, 36 JAWS

R.J. Gutiérrez, CF

Guiterrez had a similar early career to Burgos but his value dropped sharply at age 30. As soon as Burgos' defense started to go, he lost much of his value and was no longer even an average player. Despite this, he put up so much value in his first eight years in a Mariner uniform, the team has decided to retire his number.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 11th overall in 1973 by the Mariners out of Florida

MLB Awards: 1 Tomas Reed MVP, 1 Timo Fernandez ROY, 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 2 AS, 4 Paul Vines SS, 1 WS

Career Stats: 6295 PA, 1376 H, 94 HR, 391 SB, .325 wOBA, 105 wRC+, 21.8 ZR, 36 WAR, 35.2 JAWS

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Augusto Carpio jumps back on top of the rankings this year as he had a better year than B.J. Daul and will start the season in AAA.


Johnny Gibbons remains the top pitching prospect after a respectable season himself.

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Team 1:

position	name	war	school
P	Peter Mayes	1.79	MIS
P	Braylen Gaines	1.72	SCG
P	Sylvester Kistenmacher	1.44	TTU
P	Jake Fentress	1.40	MIS
P	Isiah Moore	1.39	PSU
P	James Marino	1.39	TEX
P	Robert Lockhart	0.32	ASU
P	B.J. Harris	0.29	PSU
C	Fermin Nelson	1.41	WSS
C	Lance Copeland	1.37	SDSU
1B	Ezequiel Ting	1.57	ND
1B	Chosuke Kanada	1.56	BC
2B	Antwan Rogers	1.26	TAMU
3B	Sergio Velazquez	1.75	FSB
SS	Grumpy Shannon	2.28	IOWA
LF	Donovan Schooner	2.00	BC
LF	Adam Dorilag	1.47	PEP
CF	Liam Snell	1.87	WASH
RF	Kerry Harris	2.03	UHC
RF	Hector Vader	1.32	USC

Team 2:

position	name	war	school
P	Joshua Thomas	1.72	GAT
P	A.J. Handel	1.52	KAN
P	Brayden Webb	1.49	FSB
P	Kinnon Jones	1.37	VIL
P	Kristopher Stoneberger	1.22	MIN
P	Dale Lewis	1.11	WSU
P	Roald Vogler	0.67	MIS
P	Rush Strunk	0.57	GAT
C	Matt Hickok	1.51	OK
C	Masato Ohishi	0.97	SMG
1B	Aaron Purves	1.61	AUB
1B	Kasim Barnes	1.55	TAMU
2B	Jaime Sagert	1.48	RO
3B	Jaxson Jastrow	1.56	SHP
3B	Gabriel Watz	1.43	USC
SS	Mason Bialik	1.96	SMG
SS	Bennie Meyer	1.76	RO
LF	Clair Russo	1.47	GAT
CF	Trey Wymer	1.55	MIS
RF	Benjamin Aguirre	1.33	SMG

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Loyola Marymount ties Ohio State, Florida, and St John's with a record fourth national title.

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MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:
Alex Dolan, Florida - 2000 H
Brett Boggs, San Francisco - 2000 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:

Shay Danahy, Ohio State, NCAA - 12K - PERFECT GAME
Shay Danahy, Ohio State, NCAA - 16K - PERFECT GAME
This dude pitched a perfect game on March 29th, then turned around and pitched another one just 10 days later on April 8th.
Kevin Bergeron, Huntington Beach, CIF - 7K, 6BB
Bill Gazzillo, Palm Beach, A+ - 1K, 3BB
Kade Delaney, Austin, TUIL - 11K, 1BB

Austin Reveles, Wake Forest, NCAA - 11K - PERFECT GAME

17+ Strikeout Games:
Lucas Brooks, UCLA, NCAA - 18K
Braylen Gaines, South Carolina, NCAA - 18K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Chosuke Kanada, Boston Collge, NCAA - 27G

George Bechard, Plant, FLHSAA - 40G
Will Casto, Washington State, NCAA - 27G
Reinaldo de Almeida, Americas, TUIL - 29G

4 HR Games:

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Braylen Gaines was drafted first overall out of South Carolina, fresh off a Joe Hubbard award win with a dominant season.


The top drafted hitter did not win his high school MVP award but he did finish second. Dylan Elmore is a 3B out of New Mexico with an elite eye, above-average contact skills, and good pitch recognition.

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American League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Spud Epps	2.27	DET
C	John McFall	2.12	NYY
1B	Cam Mueller	4.40	CHA
1B	Randy Eggers	3.50	CLE
1B	Eduardo Cano	3.29	TOR
2B	Amarion Dowell	3.36	SEA
3B	Silas Rascon	1.95	HOU
SS	Francisco Rocha	4.07	CLE
LF	Rick Bruce	3.06	KC
CF	Augustin Jimenez	4.77	NYY
CF	Corey Fenton	4.52	BAL
CF	Dave Yang	3.90	CHA
RF	Russ Newberry	3.50	TEX
SP	Willis De La Torre	3.38	CHA
SP	Osvaldo Grande	3.31	NYY
SP	Solomon Davis	3.30	CHA
SP	Bautista Vigil	3.29	DET
SP	Peter D'Arville	3.24	TB
SP	Warren Simcic	2.94	CLE
SP	Danny Mether	2.91	BOS
SP	Abejundio Grimaldo	2.38	OAK
RP	Stevie Russell	1.43	NYY
RP	Kade Canessa	1.40	BOS
RP	Karim Cronin	1.04	TB
RP	Cristian Jimenez	0.62	SEA

National League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Sebastian Gonzales	2.41	MIL
C	Twan Stuyvesant	1.78	COL
1B	Pablo Torres	3.22	MON
2B	Negron D'Angelo	3.94	PHI
2B	Jesse Monticello	3.60	MIL
3B	Max Sharpe	2.94	MIL
SS	Nolan Savoy	2.53	CHC
LF	Leobardo Barreras	4.32	SD
LF	Zach Reynolds	3.08	CHC
LF	Andrew Wright	2.94	FLA
CF	Austin Welch	4.17	LAD
CF	Holden Hare	3.81	MON
RF	Cameron Resendiz	2.80	STL
SP	Eric Schmitt	3.77	SD
SP	Rex Abrams	3.36	CIN
SP	Liam Brown	2.90	PHI
SP	Jaime Magana	2.87	LAD
SP	Ji-Feng Tsai	2.63	PIT
SP	Alex Bryant	2.31	NYM
SP	Russell Luster	2.31	MON
SP	Garett Snyder	2.14	SF
RP	Terry Willey	2.07	PHI
RP	Patrick Widerman	1.34	COL
RP	Dale Kuth	0.83	STL
RP	Len Cragg	0.45	NYM