Stealofhome's Fictional Feeder Leagues and MLB Extravaganza

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Gilson Cravoa is by far the top FA this year - 27 years old with two MVP awards.


There aren't any big pitchers on the market - the one asking the most money is Reynaldo Rivera, 37 years old.

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I like to keep the finances more balanced and noticed that it was starting to get out of hand. I've been keeping an eye on the market size and keeping that the same for all teams but the difference in fan interest and fan loyalty is starting to create some haves (Braves) and have nots (DBacks). This turns into a repeated cycle where the team is too bad to make money and too poor to get better. I readjusted the fan loyalty and interest values to see if that will even this out in a few years.

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Librado Dorado, LHP

Dorado was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 1908 and made his debut in 1913. He then was a steady MVP-caliber producer for 11 straight years, winning two Pitcher of the Year awards and going to 9 all-star games. From 1915 through 1920, he led the league in K/9 every year.

Career Stats: 2651 IP, 606 BB, 1487 K, 2.46 FIP, 77 FIP-, 65.9 WAR, 59.3 JAWS


Rick Vandervelde, RHP

Vandervelde goes into the HOF along with Dorado. He was drafted in the 14th round of 1904 out of high school and was settling in as a minor league reliever. However, in 1911, his value jumped up and he was immediately a top of the rotation starter in the major leagues. Every year but his last was spent with the Mariners, anchoring their rotation for a long time. He won one gold glove and went to two all-star games.

Career Stats: 3371 IP, 767 BB, 1682 K, 2.70 FIP, 85 FIP-, 68.5 WAR, 50.5 JAWS

Augustin Fernández, RHP

Fernandez was an international finding out of Venezuela in 1908 and had a good but compacted career. He won the Pitcher of the Year in 1922, went to 5 all-star games, and won the World Series with the Indians in 1918. He really hit his stride at the age of 24 and his career was over at the age of 35.

Career Stats: 2897.3 IP, 768 BB, 1102 K, 2.98 FIP, 91 FIP-, 50.7 WAR, 46.7 JAWS

Jody Hajek, 1B

The next two players are examples of the team not understanding how to use their team properly. Jody Hajek was the first player to 100 career home runs and retires with the most (134) in history. He finished his career with over 10,000 PA, went to an all-star game, won two silver sluggers, and was a World Series Championship. But he could not play defense to save his life - even at 1B. He averaged nearly -20 ZR at 1B every year for over a decade. This was a guy that needed to be a DH but never got put there. He was the 15th overall pick in 1906 out of high school.

Career Stats: 10930 PA, 2686 H, 134 HR, 163 SB, .333 wOBA, 110 wRC+, -292.3 ZR, -2.7 WAR, 6.4 JAWS

Lester Barlow, SS

Barlow was a long-time top prospect whose career never completely panned out. He was drafted 2nd overall out of the Oregon high school league and was the #3, #2, and #1 prospect in 1905, 1906, and 1907, respectively. The only time he put up positive value was in 1909 and 1910, where he was about average. The Cardinals continued to put him at SS, despite putting up over -20 ZR every single year. In his absolute worst fielding year (1914), he had 90 errors and a -46.4 ZR.

Career Stats: 10061 PA, 2385 H, 335 SB, .315 wOBA, 101 wRC+, -391.7 ZR, -2.8 WAR, 5.6 JAWS

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Gilson Cravoa signed with the White Sox for 7 years with a player opt-out after the 3rd year.


Reynaldo Rivera went to the Braves for two years.

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The top prospect is last year's top draftee - Ted Lowe.


The top pitcher is also a familiar name - Bailey Thompson.

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Team 1:

SP Romeo Daza (SJSU) - 3-0, 1.93 ERA, 42.0 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Devon Everson (DUK) - 3-0, 2.04 ERA, 35.1 IP, 0.85 WHIP, 2.5 K/9, 1.4 WAR
SP Martin Knisley (FSU) - 3-1, 1.50 ERA, 36.0 IP, 0.92 WHIP, 4.0 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Jon McElroy (TAMU) - 4-0, 0.24 ERA, 37.0 IP, 0.68 WHIP, 7.3 K/9, 1.9 WAR
SP Julian Miller (GEO) - 2-2, 1.45 ERA, 37.1 IP, 1.29 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 1.7 WAR
SP Nicky Montgomery (SCG) - 2-2, 1.60 ERA, 33.2 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 6.7 K/9, 1.5 WAR
CL Ian Cantwell (ALA) - 3-0, 1.26 ERA, 14.1 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 4.4 K/9, 0.5 WAR
CL Mark Hunter (WV) - 3-0, 5 SV, 1.80 ERA, 15.0 IP, 0.73 WHIP, 7.8 K/9, 0.5 WAR
C Zaire London (MIN) - .383/.532/.550, 60 AB, 1 HR, 197 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
C Kingston Shuff (PSU) - .430/.515/.570, 79 AB, 3 HR, 179 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
1B Nathanael Clark (UCSB) - .375/.430/.614, 88 AB, 5 HR, 184 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
2B Rory Villarreal (OKST) - .353/.426/.541, 85 AB, 2 HR, 2 SB, 158 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
3B Gilbert Mosca (AUB) - .352/.457/.625, 88 AB, 4 HR, 1 SB, 195 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
SS Evan Enamorado (GAT) - .382/.427/.513, 76 AB, 1 HR, 162 wRC+, 1.3 WAR (Injured)
SS Jason Taylor (WV) - .345/.418/.607, 84 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, 174 wRC+, 1.4 WAR (Injured)
LF Liam Barber (WF) - .393/.462/.640, 89 AB, 4 HR, 201 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF Cristopher De La Cruz (MSB) - .321/.408/.512, 84 AB, 2 HR, 4 SB, 154 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF Finnegan Keaton (SJRS) - .425/.457/.621, 87 AB, 3 HR, 206 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
CF Jared Kolar (NEB) - .365/.427/.576, 85 AB, 3 HR, 4 SB, 175 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
RF Don Sablan (NCST) - .345/.431/.575, 87 AB, 4 HR, 4 SB, 166 wRC+, 1.2 WAR

Team 2:

SP Jeremiah Bjorndahl (MSB) - 4-0, 2.38 ERA, 34.0 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 7.9 K/9, 1.7 WAR
SP John Hartert (MIS) - 5-0, 0.42 ERA, 42.2 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 1.7 WAR
SP Russ Mhadeb (MSB) - 3-0, 0.50 ERA, 35.2 IP, 0.64 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Gannon Murphy (TUL) - 3-0, 1.95 ERA, 37.0 IP, 1.11 WHIP, 3.9 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Martijn Smit (TEN) - 3-1, 2.37 ERA, 38.0 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 1.4 WAR
SP Everett Tucker (VIL) - 3-0, 0.23 ERA, 38.1 IP, 0.73 WHIP, 4.2 K/9, 1.2 WAR
RP Tommy Sirna (OSU) - 1-1, 1 SV, 1.04 ERA, 8.2 IP, 0.58 WHIP, 4.2 K/9, 0.4 WAR
CL Caleb Shaw (IOWA) - 0-0, 3 SV, 0.00 ERA, 6.2 IP, 0.60 WHIP, 5.4 K/9, 0.3 WAR
C Perachiah Koch (PUR) - .380/.479/.595, 79 AB, 3 HR, 200 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
C Adrian Morris (SDSU) - .407/.479/.494, 81 AB, 175 wRC+, 0.8 WAR (Injured)
1B Wesley McLaughlin (BC) - .405/.465/.643, 84 AB, 4 HR, 194 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
1B Zane Rivera (FLA) - .416/.495/.640, 89 AB, 3 HR, 214 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
2B Josiah Van Klompenberg (MIA) - .329/.455/.608, 79 AB, 5 HR, 2 SB, 194 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
3B Corbin Hagan (WV) - .315/.373/.522, 92 AB, 3 HR, 2 SB, 141 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
SS Juan Sebastian Garcia (TTU) - .447/.517/.789, 76 AB, 3 HR, 2 SB, 255 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
SS Edelberto Matos (GEO) - .372/.473/.526, 78 AB, 4 SB, 173 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
LF Josh Guthier (BC) - .356/.414/.600, 90 AB, 3 HR, 5 SB, 176 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF Clark Witherspoon (ECP) - .341/.408/.624, 85 AB, 1 HR, 6 SB, 179 wRC+, 1.6 WAR
RF Jason Porter (ASU) - .421/.462/.719, 57 AB, 1 HR, 2 SB, 214 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
RF B.J. Schultz (UHC) - .312/.418/.597, 77 AB, 4 HR, 1 SB, 183 wRC+, 1.3 WAR

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Another new champion this year - Mississippi State.

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MLB Owner Changes:
Toronto Blue Jays owner Butch Crapo passed away and is replaced by his son, Butch Crapo Jr.

Injury News:

MLB Career Milestones:

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Jayden Nishimura, Maryland, NCAA - 6K, 4BB
Yale Koger, Durham, AAA - 1K, 1BB

15+ Strikeout Games:

3+ HR Games:
Warwick Conner, Deer Park, TUIL
Hakeem Keith, Jupiter, FLHSAA
Zach Palmieri, Bowling Green, A
Gabriel Ruiz, Visalia, A+
Leo Haller, North Carolina, NCAA

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Lawrence Philip, Toronto, MLB - 25G
Demorris Nisbet, San Diego, MLB - 33G
Simon Neff, Cypres, CIF - 28G
Jesse Orton, Georgetown, NCAA - 31G
Finnegan Keaton, St Johns, NCAA - 26G
Aidan Arrington, Reagan, TUIL - 37G
Corbin Hagan, West Virginia, NCAA - 27G
Cristopher Bejar, Albuquerque, AAA - 30G
Nick Dean, Colorado Springs, AAA - 26G

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The top draftee was a college pitcher - Jon McElroy.


The top high school player was not drafted until pick 7 - Decio Fusili to the Brewers.

Round 1, Pick 1 - Houston Astros: SP Jon McElroy, age 21
Round 1, Pick 2 - Kansas City Royals: CF Cade Kim, age 21
Round 1, Pick 3 - Los Angeles Dodgers: 2B Ezequias Flores, age 21
Round 1, Pick 4 - Detroit Tigers: 2B Ganan Uselton, age 21
Round 1, Pick 5 - Cincinnati Reds: SS Jason Taylor, age 21
Round 1, Pick 6 - Arizona Diamondbacks: 2B Rory Villarreal, age 21
Round 1, Pick 7 - Milwaukee Brewers: 2B Decio Fusili, age 18
Round 1, Pick 8 - New York Mets: CF Jesse Orton, age 21
Round 1, Pick 9 - Chicago White Sox: 1B J.C. Medici, age 21
Round 1, Pick 10 - Florida Marlins: RF Yoon-Ok Ryu, age 21
Round 1, Pick 11 - Baltimore Orioles: SP Adrian Kulhanek, age 21
Round 1, Pick 12 - Chicago Cubs: LF Elmore Smith, age 22
Round 1, Pick 13 - Philadelphia Phillies: 3B Austin Thornton, age 21
Round 1, Pick 14 - New York Yankees: CF Clark Witherspoon, age 21
Round 1, Pick 15 - New York Yankees: 2B River Rivera, age 18
Round 1, Pick 16 - Montreal Expos: SP Ralph Roemer, age 18
Round 1, Pick 17 - San Diego Padres: CL Jude Little, age 18
Round 1, Pick 18 - Oakland Athletics: SP Ethan McBroom, age 21
Round 1, Pick 19 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays: SP Mike Rowland, age 21
Round 1, Pick 20 - Colorado Rockies: SP Jasper Schiffman, age 21
Round 1, Pick 21 - Los Angeles Angels: SP Parker Harlow, age 21
Round 1, Pick 22 - Cleveland Indians: SS Evan Enamorado, age 21
Round 1, Pick 23 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP Alex Moses, age 21
Round 1, Pick 24 - Pittsburgh Pirates: LF Leo Haller, age 21
Round 1, Pick 25 - Texas Rangers: SP Damonte Shamah, age 21
Round 1, Pick 26 - Boston Red Sox: 3B Victor Krause, age 18
Round 1, Pick 27 - San Francisco Giants: 1B Mal Parnell, age 21
Round 1, Pick 28 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP Charlie Walker, age 21
Round 1, Pick 29 - Minnesota Twins: LF Liam Barber, age 21

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American League:

SP Derek Acuña (BOS) - 10-7, 3.29 ERA, 161.1 IP, 1.10 WHIP, 4.3 K/9, 4.0 WAR
SP Parker Alvey (TB) - 11-6, 3.04 ERA, 162.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 5.1 K/9, 5.0 WAR
SP Hasan Bustamante (SEA) - 12-6, 2.75 ERA, 173.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 3.1 K/9, 3.2 WAR
SP Trent Johnson (DET) - 12-5, 3.46 ERA, 151.0 IP, 1.34 WHIP, 3.5 K/9, 4.0 WAR
SP Rivaldo Quintanilla (MIN) - 10-6, 3.63 ERA, 148.2 IP, 1.49 WHIP, 3.6 K/9, 4.0 WAR (Injured)
SP Jonah Taylor (NYY) - 9-7, 3.18 ERA, 164.0 IP, 1.31 WHIP, 3.8 K/9, 3.8 WAR
CL Dante Creech (NYY) - 4-3, 18 SV, 2.27 ERA, 47.2 IP, 1.47 WHIP, 4.9 K/9, 0.8 WAR
CL Simón Gutiérrez (MIN) - 1-1, 0.86 ERA, 21.0 IP, 0.90 WHIP, 2.6 K/9, 0.6 WAR
CL Koy Luster (LAA) - 3-3, 27 SV, 2.22 ERA, 48.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 4.4 K/9, 1.0 WAR
CL Lee Shoemaker (HOU) - 5-2, 22 SV, 1.28 ERA, 42.1 IP, 1.35 WHIP, 5.5 K/9, 1.0 WAR
C Arnold Pedersen (KC) - .329/.375/.435, 310 AB, 4 HR, 123 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
C Raimundo Teixeira (CLE) - .311/.360/.467, 302 AB, 7 HR, 1 SB, 125 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
1B George Healey (CLE) - .318/.391/.439, 358 AB, 8 HR, 2 SB, 120 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
2B Grant Borres (BOS) - .363/.398/.510, 292 AB, 2 HR, 6 SB, 147 wRC+, 3.3 WAR (Injured)
3B Andy Doering (BOS) - .318/.361/.466, 399 AB, 5 HR, 26 SB, 117 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
3B Kerry Law (TOR) - .351/.456/.523, 367 AB, 8 HR, 168 wRC+, 4.8 WAR
SS Gilson Cravoa (CHA) - .315/.374/.450, 391 AB, 9 HR, 130 wRC+, 4.2 WAR
SS Matthew Jiles (KC) - .342/.375/.459, 403 AB, 4 HR, 5 SB, 131 wRC+, 4.1 WAR
SS Wilf Sayers (SEA) - .331/.376/.458, 299 AB, 4 HR, 1 SB, 122 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
CF Zeke Gomez (LAA) - .305/.368/.403, 357 AB, 4 HR, 9 SB, 114 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
CF Zach Pelczar (CLE) - .316/.370/.416, 392 AB, 4 HR, 17 SB, 115 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
CF Beto Solorio (DET) - .317/.419/.444, 293 AB, 11 SB, 138 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
CF Nick Valdez (TB) - .367/.414/.505, 218 AB, 3 HR, 9 SB, 158 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
RF Tokichi Kawakami (TB) - .348/.412/.468, 325 AB, 2 HR, 30 SB, 144 wRC+, 4.4 WAR
RF Arnold White (CHA) - .348/.410/.536, 371 AB, 12 HR, 5 SB, 157 wRC+, 3.8 WAR

National League:

SP Auggie Lee (CHC) - 14-6, 2.14 ERA, 168.0 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 4.6 K/9, 4.6 WAR
SP Toro Limon (CHC) - 13-5, 2.52 ERA, 168.0 IP, 1.13 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 4.5 WAR
SP Elonzo Pedroza (SF) - 11-6, 2.80 ERA, 148.0 IP, 1.28 WHIP, 3.3 K/9, 3.6 WAR
SP Reynaldo Rivera (ATL) - 12-3, 2.95 ERA, 170.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 2.5 K/9, 3.2 WAR
SP C.C. Roberts (SD) - 13-5, 2.97 ERA, 154.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 5.8 K/9, 3.7 WAR
SP Verne Rodriquez (ATL) - 11-8, 3.13 ERA, 167.0 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 3.1 K/9, 3.4 WAR
CL Hernando Aquino (CHC) - 2-1, 28 SV, 1.47 ERA, 43.0 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 5.9 K/9, 0.9 WAR
CL Salvadaro Fernández (SF) - 5-2, 19 SV, 3.07 ERA, 41.0 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 3.3 K/9, 0.9 WAR
CL E.J. Haldeman (STL) - 2-1, 17 SV, 2.55 ERA, 35.1 IP, 1.73 WHIP, 4.1 K/9, 0.7 WAR
CL Len Rice (COL) - 5-2, 22 SV, 0.93 ERA, 48.1 IP, 0.93 WHIP, 4.5 K/9, 1.8 WAR
C Theodore Kenworth (MON) - .348/.406/.455, 279 AB, 5 HR, 139 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
C Jeff Vasquez (LAD) - .381/.424/.510, 194 AB, 2 HR, 155 wRC+, 2.4 WAR
1B Sebastian Tremblay (ARI) - .323/.383/.442, 371 AB, 8 HR, 124 wRC+, 2.3 WAR
2B Huston Harmon (ATL) - .318/.353/.471, 365 AB, 1 HR, 11 SB, 126 wRC+, 2.8 WAR
3B Micah Lazenby (PHI) - .295/.329/.418, 380 AB, 6 HR, 2 SB, 103 wRC+, 2.0 WAR
SS Tucker Emmanuel (NYM) - .273/.364/.395, 319 AB, 7 HR, 11 SB, 116 wRC+, 2.6 WAR (Injured)
SS Lester Taylor (FLA) - .318/.341/.476, 424 AB, 4 HR, 9 SB, 120 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
SS Scott Tyszko (ATL) - .301/.354/.396, 336 AB, 10 SB, 102 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
LF Glenn Carter (SD) - .307/.338/.457, 361 AB, 3 HR, 5 SB, 109 wRC+, 2.3 WAR (Injured)
LF Ethan Clark (ATL) - .293/.358/.459, 368 AB, 10 HR, 4 SB, 120 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
LF Adrian Ellerman (ARI) - .341/.399/.521, 355 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 153 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
CF Jax Slaughter (MON) - .298/.357/.441, 406 AB, 3 HR, 16 SB, 122 wRC+, 3.6 WAR
CF Johan Velez (LAD) - .288/.402/.403, 372 AB, 6 HR, 19 SB, 129 wRC+, 4.1 WAR
RF Joziro van der Walt (MIL) - .311/.389/.473, 376 AB, 8 HR, 16 SB, 139 wRC+, 4.2 WAR

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MLB Owner Changes:
Florida Marlins owner Omari Lominy sold the club to Adam Stevenson.

Injury News:
Rory Loos - former top pitching prospect - had a solid career ended by a damaged elbow ligament at age 36.
Elliot Raprap, 4th overall pick in 1927 broke his kneecap and will be out 9 months.

MLB Career Milestones:
Tomas Reed, Florida Marlins - 3000 Hits
This finally happened, 28 years into the league.
Owen Clodfelter, San Diego Padres - 2500 Hits
Peyton Miller, Toronto Blue Jays - 1000 Walks
Owen Clodfelter, San Diego Padres - 1000 Walks
Peyton Miller, Toronto Blue Jays - 2000 Hits
Rudy Cumbee, Toronto Blue Jays - 2000 Hits
Joshua Dutton, Cincinnati Reds - 2000 Hits

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Frank Ontiveros, Bowling Green, A - 7K, 4BB
Jason Hildebrand, Idaho Falls, R - 6K, 4BB
River Ramay, Florida Marlins, MLB - 1K, 5BB
Pete Kirkpatrick, Salem, A+ - 3K, 4BB
Mesquito Ponce, Peoria, A - 9K, 6BB
Alphonse Delaney, Erie, AA - 10K, 3BB
Adrian Kulhanek, Bowie, AA - 6K, 2BB
George Baker, Lakeland, R - 2K, 1BB
C.J. Peralta, Wilmington, A+ - 6K, 4BB
Patricio Melgar, Lake County, A - 11K, 3BB

15+ Strikeout Games:

3+ HR Games:
Oscar Garcia, Inland Empire, A+
Jacob Schor, Ogden, R
Timothy Lee, Rancho Cucamonga, A+
Maxwell Diaz, Greensboro, A
Max Van Campen, Harrisburg, AA
Steven Hayman, Lake Elsinore, A+
Ezequias Flores, Ogden, R
Ted Meekins, Batavia, A-
Theo Jones, Carolina, A+

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Noah Boulanger, Salt Lake, AAA - 32G
Zach Pelczar, Cleveland Indians, MLB - 27G
Ponce Mendez, St. Louis Cardinals, MLB - 26G

Wayne Donoho, Reno, AAA - 44G
Vidal Ramirez, New Britain, IND - 28G
D.J. Ventura, Round Rock, AAA - 25G

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All that talk about making things more fair and the Padres win their fourth World Series.

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AL MVP: Parker Alvey, RHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays - 7.8 WAR, 72 FIP-, 2.4 K/BB


NL MVP: Joziro van der Walt, RF, Milwaukee Brewers (2) - 6.7 WAR, 140 wRC+, 19.6 ZR

AL Top Pitcher: Parker Alvey, RHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2) - 7.8 WAR, 72 FIP-, 2.4 K/BB


NL Top Pitcher: Auggie Lee, RHP, Chicago Cubs (4) - 7.4 WAR, 77 FIP-, 2.2 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Zeke Gomez, CF, Los Angeles Angels - 4.7 WAR, 111 wRC+, 17.2 ZR
NL Rookie of the Year: Jeff Vasquez, C, Los Angeles Dodgers - 2.7 WAR, 118 wRC+, -0.7 ZR

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2-time MVP Joziro van der Walt is on the market, meaning he won't be with the Brewers any longer.


Aaron Figueroa is the top available pitcher.

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Nic Wiener, 2B

Wiener was drafted 1st overall in 1909 by the Cardinals and spent his entire career with them. He often had injury issues, completing only two full seasons over his career. However, he was still extremely valuable even when missing upwards of 50 games a season. He won the Rookie of the Year, 4 silver sluggers, and was voted to 8 all-star games. Of all players to play second base, he retires at the top - ahead of another former often injured Cardinal, Andrejs Silamikelis.

Career Stats: 8108 PA, 2186 H, 703 SB, .356 wOBA, 127 wRC+, 96.7 ZR, 66.1 WAR, 53.8 JAWS


Jonathan Quiroga, 2B

Quiroga spent the first half of his career playing 1B next to Wiener's 2B. He was drafted 16th overall in 1909 (not a bad draft for the Cardinals getting 2 HOF players) and won 4 gold gloves, went to 5 all-star games, and was a World Champ.

Career Stats: 9176 PA, 2407 H, .322 wOBA, 101 wRC+, 228.0 ZR, 53 WAR, 43.7 JAWS


Kendall Bradford, SS

Bradford was drafted 12th overall in 1910 out of high school and played 9 years for the Expos before moving to the Twins. He won the MVP in 1916, won 4 gold gloves, went to 4 all-star games, and was a silver slugger once. He also missed quite a lot of time with injuries in his career and in only 143 games put up the lone season of 10+ WAR in MLB history.

Career Stats: 5153 PA, 1292 H, .318 wOBA, 99 wRC+, 192 ZR, 44.3 WAR, 41.8 JAWS


J.R. Donahoe, RHP

For some odd reason, Donahoe's JAWS value is half that of his WAR. He did somehow have very little WPA even with great numbers put up for his career, which was spent entirely with the Rangers. He was mostly durable throughout his career until he turned 34 and tore the flexor tendon in his elbow. This didn't end his career but it effectively did as he only pitched 17 more games as a reliever after the injury. He was Pitcher of the Year in 1919, went to 4 all-star games, and was a World Series winner. He was drafted 2nd overall in 1914 out of Minnesota.

Career Stats: 3200 IP, 792 BB, 1147 K, 3.02 FIP, 89 FIP-, 60.4 WAR, 36.6 JAWS

Zechariah Kinsey, RHP

Despite only making one all-star team, Kinsey had quite a respectable career for the Red Sox, Royals, Twins, Blue Jays, and Reds. He was drafted in the 2nd round in 1910 out of Wichita State.

Career Stats: 3187.7 IP, 951 BB, 857 K, 3.24 FIP, 98 FIP-, 45.2 WAR, 44.9 JAWS

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Joziro van der Walt went to the Blue Jays on a 7 year deal - I don't remember ever seeing a top free agent re-sign with their team once they hit the market.


Aaron Figueroa was signed by the Giants for 5 years.

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This year's top prospect is Expos CF Elliot Raprap, still out with a broken kneecap.


The top pitcher is Jon McElroy, last year's top draft pick who has already made his MLB debut.

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Team 1:

SP Jeremiah Bjorndahl (MSB) - 3-0, 1.61 ERA, 28.0 IP, 0.79 WHIP, 7.7 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Chase Hirschhorn (PEP) - 3-0, 0.50 ERA, 35.2 IP, 0.76 WHIP, 6.8 K/9, 1.6 WAR
SP Martin Knisley (FSU) - 3-0, 1.56 ERA, 34.2 IP, 1.01 WHIP, 5.5 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Leonard Kurtz (HCC) - 4-0, 1.93 ERA, 42.0 IP, 0.93 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 1.8 WAR
SP Jajuan Manzano (CLE) - 4-1, 3.70 ERA, 41.1 IP, 1.38 WHIP, 5.9 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Justin McWilliams (PIT) - 3-0, 0.77 ERA, 35.0 IP, 0.83 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 1.3 WAR
CL Tion Embree (GAT) - 2-1, 6 SV, 1.64 ERA, 11.0 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 5.7 K/9, 0.4 WAR
CL Money Knight (PSU) - 1-2, 2 SV, 1.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 0.8 WAR
C Kylan Bukowski (PIT) - .373/.435/.707, 75 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 201 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
C Konrad Pacini (LOY) - .370/.469/.556, 81 AB, 3 HR, 178 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
1B Mitchell Feliz (MSB) - .400/.427/.684, 95 AB, 5 HR, 191 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
1B Leland Lockhart (OKST) - .390/.490/.610, 82 AB, 4 HR, 203 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
2B Chad Collins (MIS) - .318/.390/.545, 88 AB, 2 HR, 1 SB, 153 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
3B Asher Walsh (FOR) - .320/.371/.670, 97 AB, 9 HR, 179 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
SS Edelberto Matos (GEO) - .385/.423/.571, 91 AB, 1 HR, 9 SB, 173 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
LF Colt Miles (MICH) - .418/.465/.560, 91 AB, 2 HR, 184 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF Brian Bonanno (MIN) - .371/.429/.506, 89 AB, 3 SB, 152 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
CF Americo Crabtree (LOY) - .400/.462/.678, 90 AB, 4 HR, 1 SB, 197 wRC+, 1.7 WAR
CF Takashi Goto (MIA) - .385/.473/.551, 78 AB, 3 HR, 6 SB, 188 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
RF Don Sablan (NCST) - .411/.465/.633, 90 AB, 2 HR, 3 SB, 193 wRC+, 1.5 WAR

Team 2:

SP Gannon Murphy (TUL) - 4-0, 0.79 ERA, 34.1 IP, 0.70 WHIP, 4.5 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Ryan Neill (TCU) - 3-1, 2.27 ERA, 39.2 IP, 1.08 WHIP, 6.6 K/9, 1.7 WAR
SP Dalgeli Pérez (GH) - 4-1, 2.22 ERA, 44.2 IP, 1.14 WHIP, 3.8 K/9, 1.3 WAR
SP Danny Roy (NCST) - 2-1, 1.31 ERA, 41.1 IP, 1.04 WHIP, 4.8 K/9, 1.5 WAR
SP Martijn Smit (TEN) - 1-3, 2.66 ERA, 40.2 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 3.5 K/9, 1.2 WAR
SP Cecil White (MIS) - 3-1, 1.69 ERA, 32.0 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 7.0 K/9, 1.3 WAR
CL Spike Mercado (TEN) - 4-0, 1.84 ERA, 14.2 IP, 1.43 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 0.7 WAR
CL Jared Penela (MIN) - 0-0, 5 SV, 0.00 ERA, 14.1 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 1.9 K/9, 0.4 WAR (Injured)
C George Seaman (MSB) - .313/.404/.537, 80 AB, 3 HR, 154 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
C Collin Sobie (VAN) - .372/.471/.535, 86 AB, 2 HR, 2 SB, 165 wRC+, 0.9 WAR
1B Gunnar Grima (BYU) - .377/.510/.571, 77 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, 203 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
1B Corbin Pace (HCC) - .372/.467/.674, 86 AB, 6 HR, 207 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
2B Tavis Ysassi (WV) - .386/.443/.590, 83 AB, 3 HR, 1 SB, 175 wRC+, 1.2 WAR
3B Priam Hoverman (MIS) - .322/.385/.517, 87 AB, 4 HR, 148 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
SS Umar Madigan (VIR) - .326/.419/.472, 89 AB, 3 SB, 148 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
SS Ivan Smith (IOWA) - .337/.434/.506, 89 AB, 1 HR, 2 SB, 160 wRC+, 1.3 WAR
LF Elijah Stutler (VIR) - .366/.424/.646, 82 AB, 4 HR, 182 wRC+, 1.2 WAR (Injured)
LF Willis Waller (VIL) - .325/.430/.602, 83 AB, 5 HR, 1 SB, 181 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
CF Jared Kolar (NEB) - .367/.408/.533, 90 AB, 2 HR, 2 SB, 150 wRC+, 1.1 WAR
RF Christian Barker (CSF) - .333/.438/.564, 78 AB, 4 HR, 174 wRC+, 1.0 WAR

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It was indeed a Red Storm in the final 4 - Houston, Texas AM, Texas Tech, and St Johns all have red as their main color.

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MLB Owner Changes:
San Francisco Giants owner Thor Mangers passed away and his son Thor Mangers Jr. will take over.

Injury News:
Former 8th overall draft pick in 1926 - Rory Reimer - ruptured his UCL and will no longer pitch

MLB Career Milestones:
Kyle DeGroot, Tampa Bay Devil Rays - 300 SV
Chris Whitehead, Houston Astros - 2000 H
Rudy Cumbee, Chicago Cubs - 300 H
Jeff Garcia, Milwaukee Brewers - 250 Triples

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Wesley De Nooijer, Apopka, FLHSAA - 4K, 2BB
Elonzo Pedroza, San Francisco Giants, MLB - 1K, 1BB

15+ Strikeout Games:

3+ HR Games:
William Webster, Arkansas, NCAA
Murray Lucas, Harrisburg, AA
E.J. Graves, New Orleans, AAA

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Leland Lockhart, Oklahoma State, NCAA - 28G
Jacob Mantalara, Ohio State, NCAA - 26G
Joshua Dutton, Columbus, AAA - 27G
Marlon Sarsfield, Wesleyan Christian Academy, NCHSAA - 28G
Mitchell Feliz, Mississippi State, NCAA - 28G
Ethan Ross, Washington State, NCAA - 25G
Carson Gilliland, Elk Grove, CIF - 27G
Will Kikuchi, Nashville, AAA - 25G
Dylan McConnell, Oklahoma, NCAA - 28G
Colt Miles, Michigan, NCAA - 30G