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MLB Owner Changes:
Chicago White Sox owner Gary Coleman passes away, his son Rob Coleman replaces him

MLB Career Milestones:
Paul Vines, Montreal - 2500 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Adrian Highland, Washington State, NCAA - 9K, 1BB
Brody Boonie, Cape Fear, NCHSAA - 8K, 2BB
Liam Durning, Hidden Valley, OSAA - 9K, 0BB, 1ERR
Jeremiah Minges, Americas, TUIL - 7K, 3BB
Dustin Borntreger, College Station, TUIL - 11K, 3BB
Kaiden Netherly, North Carolina State, NCAA - 7K, 2BB
Donovan Henson, Cedar Rapids, A - 11K, 1BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Myles McFarlane, Peshtigo, WIAA - 18K
Derlin Watler, Carlsbad, NMAA - 17K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Ben Johnson, Southern California, NCAA - 27G
Rico Rangel, Charlotte, A+ - 25G
Riordan Lee, Burlington, A - 27G
Nathan Stone, San Diego State, NCAA - 32G
Brett Boggs, De Pere, WIAA - 25G
Greg Maldonado, Jefferson, GHSA - 25G

4 HR Games:

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The top draftee in 1971 was a high school pitcher -- Finn Bishop, originally born in Northern Ireland. His stuff is all very raw but he has the ceiling of an ace.


The top hitter was RF Ben Johnson out of USC.

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American League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Rocky Farris	2.75	DET
C	Ryan Hennessey	2.53	SEA
1B	Steve Winter	3.98	TOR
2B	Ryuzaburo Yamazaki	4.59	KC
2B	Clancy Carmon	3.69	TOR
2B	Travis Roberts	3.34	OAK
2B	Cole Morgan	2.93	TOR
3B	Aidan Rice	3.73	NYY
SS	Carter Dunn	4.44	BOS
LF	J.D. Jackson	3.44	BAL
LF	Morgan Rochette	3.29	KC
CF	Victor Valenzuela	3.35	OAK
RF	Jake Saunders	3.33	TEX
SP	Jayden Grimsley	4.13	BAL
SP	Earl Mason	3.84	CLE
SP	Brooks Jones	3.08	TEX
SP	J.J. Fieming	2.82	TEX
SP	Silvester Siena	2.75	SEA
SP	Joey Wells	2.62	DET
SP	Felipe Solis	2.61	BOS
SP	Christian Salisbury	2.52	NYY
RP	Mason Klanke	1.34	CHA
RP	Rodrigo Alcantar	0.99	SEA
RP	Kelan Callicrates	0.97	OAK
RP	Lee Metzmeier	0.84	TEX

National League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Mikey Mark	2.21	SF
C	Bobby Clements	1.29	STL
1B	Aiden Green	3.37	PHI
2B	Kane Woods	3.06	STL
3B	Danny Strand	3.50	SF
3B	George Milton	3.47	PIT
SS	Chris Hall	2.71	NYM
LF	Eugene Enriquez	4.75	ARI
LF	Vito Fernandez	3.93	FLA
LF	Greg Woodall	3.46	COL
LF	Shawn Mathwig	2.83	MON
CF	Robinson Barquero	2.95	LAD
RF	Ricardo Marte	2.60	STL
SP	Isaias Kerry	3.51	CHC
SP	Brad Limer	3.42	LAD
SP	Patrick Yoder	3.27	NYM
SP	Joe Aguinaga	3.19	SF
SP	Christian Lonergan	2.80	PHI
SP	K.J. Nix	2.54	NYM
SP	Zach Cranfield	2.51	FLA
SP	Tucker Salvatore	2.36	SD
RP	Elder Perez	1.55	LAD
RP	Xavier Hodges	1.20	MIL
RP	Jose Torres	1.05	SD
RP	Jake White	0.77	CHC

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MLB Owner Changes:
Oakland Athletics owner Lucas Anderson passes away, his son Chuck Anderson replaces him

MLB Career Milestones:
Geraldo Boyun, Milwaukee - 2000 H
Enzo Rivera, Chicago White Sox - 2000 H
Jayden Fraile, San Francisco - 2500 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Ethan Clark, Delmarva, A - 7K, 0BB, 1HBP
Johnny Aragon, Tampa, A+ - 3K, 8BB
Kazuhiro Watanabe, Greenville, A - 9K, 0BB, 1ERR
Tucker Tulloch, Philadelphia, MLB - 3K, 1BB
Gael Vazquez, Wisconsin, A - 7K, 0BB - PERFECT GAME
Wallace Green, Wisconsin, A - 10K, 1BB
Von Upchurch, Mesa, R - 11K, 3BB
Magneto Lano, Idaho Falls - 5K, 5BB

17+ Strikeout Games:

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Jaxson Dabe, Lehigh Valley, AAA - 30G
Trevor Quebedeaux, Akron, AA - 26G
Neal Nelson, Williamsport, A- - 30G

4 HR Games:

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The Rangers are turning into quite the powerhouse -- they are now tied with the Padres and Indians for 6 World Series Championships each.

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Steve Winter, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays - 7.8 WAR, 145 wRC+, 21.1 ZR


AL J.P. Avila Award: Earl Mason, LHP, Cleveland Indians - 7.2 WAR, 76 FIP-, 2.3 K/BB


NL Tomas Reed MVP: Eugene Enriquez, RF, Arizona Diamondbacks - 6.1 WAR, 154 wRC+, -0.8 ZR


NL J.P. Avila Award: Christian Lonergan, RHP, Philadelphia Phillies - 5.7 WAR, 85 FIP-, 3.1 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Franklin Garcia, LF, Boston Red Sox - 4.7 WAR, 155 wRC+, 2.4 ZR
NL Rookie of the Year: Levi Rodgers, LHP, Colorado Rockies - 3.5 WAR, 96 FIP-, 1.6 K/BB

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Nathan Reifsnyder, C

Reifsnyder was the first backstop to be more than just "good for a catcher." In 1957, he put up a 5.5 WAR season and finished 3rd in the NL Tomas Reed MVP vote. He was a perennial all-star and silver slugger and put up slightly above average defensive value. Throughout his career, he played 6 innings each at shortstop and second base -- manning the keystone sack for a game in college and taking the role of infield captain as a 39-year old for the Expos. He had one chance and turned it into a putout, giving him a perfect fielding percentage as a Major League shortstop.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 9th overall in 1952 by the Astros out of Virginia

MLB Awards: 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 8 AS, 4 SS, 1 PMVP

Career Stats: 8211 PA, 1723 H, 164 HR, 6 SB, .327 wOBA, 108 wRC+, 20.9 ZR, 52.7 WAR, 41.4 JAWS


Cody Vitale, 1B

Vitale was an elite-contact, elite-glove first baseman who somehow could not find a job as a 34-year old. After rejecting the Twins' qualifying offer in 1970, he did not sign anywhere in the offseason and retired at the end of the year. From 1962-1969, he appeared in 160+ games every year, leading the league in hits twice, doubles, slugging, and OPS once, and WAR thrice. Despite a brief career, he retires with the 5th most WAR and 3rd highest JAWS score of any 1B.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 11th overall in 1955 by the White Sox out of Leesville Road

MLB Awards: 2 Tomas Reed MVP, 3 Youssef Raadouni GG, 4 AS, 3 SS, 1 PMVP

Career Stats: 7160 PA, 1902 H, 188 HR, 50 SB, .354 wOBA, 129 wRC+, 132.1 ZR, 56.8 WAR, 50.7 JAWS


Alex Yokum, RHP

Yokum had a long career with a couple nice peak years in 1957 and 1962 of 6+ WAR and retired at age 41. He split his time fairly evenly between the Brewers, Twins, Phillies, and Giants but did have his best years in Philadelphia. However, none of his three World Series rings came from the City of Brotherly Love, instead two came with the Brewers and one with the Giants.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 12th overall in 1948 by the Twins out of Rose

MLB Awards: 1 J.P. Avila, 3 AS, 3 WS

Career Stats: 4621.3 IP, 1273 BB, 2194 K, 3.58 FIP, 93 FIP-, 77.1 WAR, 56.2 JAWS


Ronnie Hauck, RHP

Hauck is perhaps the least likely Hall of Famer to this point. He was a low-level potential reliever released by the Brewers organization fresh out of high school. The Pirates gave him a flyer and released him as well. The Yankees then gave him one more shot and he finally put some "Stuff" together and was named the #15 prospect in 1958. Although he never took home a personal trophy, he did finish 2nd in Rookie of the Year and 2nd or 3rd in the J.P. Avila voting four times. He eventually returned to the Brewers as a free agent where he spent his last game on the mound in a Major League stadium.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 1035th overall in 1953 by the Brewers out of Eldorado

MLB Awards: 4 AS, 1 WS

Career Stats: 3199.7 IP, 865 BB, 2456 K, 3.30 FIP, 87 FIP-, 63.1 WAR, 51.6 JAWS


Jackson Wagner, C

Wagner was good for a catcher, but in this era of dominant backstops, he falls shy of his peers. He did have a great career with consistent 2-4 WAR seasons spanning from age 25 through 35 with a slightly below average bat and a slightly above average glove. Originally drafted by the Cardinals, Wagner was traded to the Phillies as a minor leaguer in 1956 for a middling left fielder who barely broke the 0 WAR barrier for his career.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 20th overall in 1954 by the Cardinals out of Duke

MLB Awards: 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 2 AS, 1 SS

Career Stats: 6687 PA, 1506 H, 109 HR, 6 SB, .304 wOBA, 98 wRC+, 4.7 ZR, 34.8 WAR, 29.3 JAWS

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Last year's 1st overall pick is this year's top prospect. Finn Bishop jumps ahead of Rocco Hollinger,


who is second overall.

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Team 1:

position	name	war	school
P	Dan Matthews	1.71	UNM
P	Roland Wright	1.57	UCSB
P	Chase Allen	1.48	FSU
P	Matthew Plumber	1.47	SHP
P	Xavier Crawford	1.30	TUL
P	Rod Estrada	1.29	BYU
P	Bram Crow	0.89	IOWA
P	Aspen Harjo	0.57	UC
C	Shane Nickel	1.14	USC
C	Evan Arnold	0.86	TAMU
1B	Alan Donnachie	1.76	ARK
1B	Kaiden Vieyra	1.41	ECP
2B	Phil Ellis	1.34	MSB
3B	Aaron Timothy	1.90	VIL
SS	Wallace Evans	1.44	MIS
LF	Toru Akatsuka	1.59	OSU
CF	R.J. Gutierrez	1.44	FLA
RF	Glenden Coleman	1.50	WASH
RF	Uriel Burgos	1.43	ARK
RF	Timmy Watson	1.09	LSU

Team 2:

position	name	war	school
P	Devin Hamano	1.94	FOR
P	Wayne Hogue	1.42	BC
P	Sawyer Loudermilk	1.32	LBSU
P	Dale Kuth	1.31	FSU
P	Pogey Boester	1.24	RO
P	Austin Faille	1.11	SCB
P	P.J. Gunsalus	0.72	SCB
P	Lason Lundquist	0.48	NEB
C	Roderick Barbosa	0.84	SJRS
C	Luke Aslakson	0.73	KAN
1B	Owen DeVasco	1.65	SDSU
1B	Charlie Tomblin	0.94	LOY
2B	Marcus Davis	1.04	FLA
3B	Tom Ash	1.60	TTU
SS	Otis Dekker	1.38	UC
LF	Terry Gardner	1.37	BAY
CF	Kurt Forbes	1.75	USC
CF	Bowman Curtis	1.60	KAN
RF	Nathan Bodiford	1.38	NCST
RF	Robert Ocampo	1.33	VAN

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UNC is one of three schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States. The first public institution of higher education in North Carolina, the school opened on February 12, 1795

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MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:
Rio Aldrich, Pittsburgh, 300 HR

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Victor Estes, Leesville Road, NCHSAA - 11K, 2BB
Mikey Gillum, Charleston, A - 11K, 1BB
Quinto Cruz, Milwaukee, MLB - 7K, 3BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Calisto Bayardo, Virginia, NCAA - 17K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Bowman Curtis, Kansas, NCAA - 26G
Ben Nye, Cleveland, NMAA - 26G
Kyukon Sakai, Limestone, IHSA - 25G
Daniel Demand, La Cueva, NMAA - 30G
Noah Gillilan, Tacoma, AAA - 27G

4 HR Games:

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Amazingly, the top 16 picks were all pitchers in this very pitcher-friendly era (the AL batting average is .243 so far). Number one overall was Roland Wright out of UC Santa Barbara. He's nearly major-league ready with four solid pitches.


The top hitter was a high school shortstop named Andrew Boyce. He has elite defense and footspeed.

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American League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Tristan Bearden	2.10	KC
C	Micah Carmona	1.66	MIN
1B	Devan Quade	3.24	BAL
2B	Emmanuel Jones	4.21	BAL
2B	Walter Tapia	3.56	CHA
2B	Clancy Carmon	3.48	TOR
3B	Aidan Rice	3.52	NYY
SS	Jay Christensen	3.32	HOU
LF	Franklin Garcia	3.43	BOS
CF	Victor Valenzuela	3.82	OAK
CF	Tommy Jones	3.55	TOR
RF	Stephen Yang	3.43	CLE
RF	Moe Fay	2.81	OAK
SP	Isaac Porter	4.06	CLE
SP	Jayden Grimsley	3.62	BAL
SP	Giovanni Klein	3.56	TB
SP	Tyler McGee	3.42	LAA
SP	V.J. Reaux	3.39	CLE
SP	Rueben Westbrook	3.37	LAA
SP	Alin Leonetti	2.87	TB
SP	Kamau Almas	2.55	OAK
RP	Rodrigo Alcantar	2.26	SEA
RP	Dylan Mortenson	1.56	HOU
RP	Brandon Castillero	1.25	TOR
RP	Charlie Gardner	1.11	TB

National League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Timo Fernandez	2.24	FLA
C	Ty Wesson	2.15	PIT
1B	Jonah Bartlett	5.17	ARI
2B	Oliver Ashdown	3.82	FLA
2B	Emanuel Teran	3.48	MIL
2B	Eli Perrotti	3.48	ARI
3B	Gavin Miller	3.75	COL
SS	Rory Benitez	4.41	PIT
LF	Jayden Torres	4.70	ATL
LF	Vince Andrews	3.12	CHC
CF	Robinson Barquero	4.54	LAD
CF	Marty Cantrell	3.66	SF
RF	Emmanuel Calderon	2.78	PHI
SP	Cyrus Mossbarger	4.08	FLA
SP	Calvin Curtis	3.44	ARI
SP	D.J. Coronado	3.31	CIN
SP	Derek Moore	2.83	COL
SP	Alex Kuperstein	2.58	PHI
SP	Zach Cranfield	2.56	SF
SP	K.J. Nix	2.54	NYM
SP	Aaron Tippetts	2.44	NYM
RP	Brian McDow	1.57	FLA
RP	Matt Goscinski	1.35	ATL
RP	Kenny Urbanski	1.30	CIN
RP	Victor Behian	1.03	MON

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MLB Owner Changes:
Chicago Cubs sold from Liam Bloodsaw to Bobby LeCroy

MLB Career Milestones:

Nelson Castro, Texas - 3000 H
The first member of the 3,000 hit club since Arnold White collected his in 1937!
Tsuneyoshi Yamashida, Seattle - 2500 H
Holden Neal, Kansas City - 300 HR
Jay Christensen, Houston - 2500 H
Timo Fernandez, Florida - 2000 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Justin Nery, Hickory, A - 10K, 3BB
Silvester Siena, Seattle, MLB - 10K, 5BB
Levi Rodgers, Colorado, MLB - 1K, 5BB
Alex Kuperstein, Philadelphia, MLB - 7K, 1BB
Kuperstein's No-Hitter took place in the Wildcard game between the Phillies and Marlins.
Trent Brinker, Dunedin, A+ - 14K, 3BB
Yosvany Barona, Rochester, AAA - 9K, 0BB, 1HBP
Menas Turner, Clearwater, A+ - 8K, 1BB
Darell Woo, Billings, R - 9K, 2BB
Randy Tolzmann, Midland, AA - 11K, 1BB
L.J. Nilson, Billings, R - 6K, 3BB
Jimeno Oviedo, Inland Empire, A+ - 7K, 4BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Zane Tasker, Peoria, R - 19K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Speedy Maestas, Indianapolis, AAA - 25G
Roger Cook, Toledo, AAA - 27G
Blas Griego, Aberdeen, A- - 26G
Erick Kirk, Reno, AAA - 32G

4 HR Games:

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The World Series was between two teams who had not yet won a single championship. The Dbacks also made a very rare playoff appearance, only their 6th in 73 years. With the Reds' win, now only the Dbacks, Blue Jays, Athletics, and Mariners are winless in the Fall Classic.

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Devan Quade, 1B, Baltimore Orioles - 7.7 WAR, 153 wRC+, 18.0 ZR


AL J.P. Avila Award: Giovanni Klein, RHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays - 6.7 WAR, 73 FIP-, 3.3 K/BB


NL Tomas Reed MVP: Jonah Bartlett, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks - 9.0 WAR, 182 wRC+, 18.5 ZR


NL J.P. Avila Award: Cyrus Mossbarger, RHP, Florida Marlins - 7.0 WAR, 73 FIP-, 2.5 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Luis Santana, LHP, Los Angeles Angels - 4.8 WAR, 79 FIP-, 2.1 K/BB
NL Rookie of the Year: Rocco Hollinger, New York Mets - 4.6 WAR, 115 wRC+, 7.1 ZR

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Rafioby Palacios, SS

Palacios had quite the transaction route before making his debut with the Brewers in 1958 as a 23-year old. He always had a ton of potential as evidenced by his being drafted in the first round twice. Just four months after signing with the Marlins in his second draft, Palacios was traded to the Brewers for Alvaro Echevarria who did put up a respectable career with the Marlins. He was a defensive whiz with 65-70 defense at short for most of his career. Born in Caguas in Puerto Rico, Palacios is the second player from the country to make the Hall of Fame after the legendary Johan Velez.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 13th overall in 1953 by the Athletics out of Monterey
Drafted 8th overall in 1956 by the Marlins out of UC Santa Barbara

MLB Awards: 4 Youssef Raadouni GG, 5 AS, 2 SS, 2 WS

Career Stats: 6622 PA, 1638 H, 73 HR, 20 SB, .304 wOBA, 98 wRC+, 119.8 ZR, 45.2 WAR, 40.2 JAWS

Sean Cirino, SS

Cirino was at the same time dependable and fragile. He played through his age 44 season but missed a lot of time due to injury over his career, appearing in 150+ games only twice. That injury proneness most likely kept him out of the Hall as he was extremely close, just missing on the necessary peak. Cirino also could have benefited from a move away from shortstop in his later years. He was a good defensive player until his mid-30s when the defense started to get well below average.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 7th overall in 1949 by the Marlins out of Tennessee

MLB Awards: 1 AS, 2 SS, 1 WS

Career Stats: 9616 PA, 2453 H, 231 HR, 71 SB, .323 wOBA, 104 wRC+, -50.3 ZR, 45.1 WAR, 37.1 JAWS

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After all of the starting pitching in last year's draft, the top four prospects are pitchers, still led by Finn Bishop, who is now in Low-A.


Herman Adams becomes the top hitting prospect. He is a 3B who was drafted 5th overall by the Mariners in 1969.

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Team 1:

position	name	war	school
P	Ruben Pantoja	1.79	LBSU
P	Sekgabo Mosweu	1.78	TEN
P	Corbin Nishimura	1.54	ASU
P	James Honeycutt	1.53	VIR
P	Hillard Simmons	1.34	LOY
P	Eddie Sau	1.27	PUR
P	Bill Chatfield	0.64	ND
P	Porfiro Galan	0.38	BYU
C	Shannon Tenhagen	0.99	OSU
C	Kenny Stanley	0.89	NMSU
1B	Charlie Tomblin	1.52	LOY
1B	Owen DeVasco	1.50	SDSU
2B	Ray Binyon	2.08	GEO
2B	Todd Williams	1.13	UCLA
3B	R.J. Edge	1.61	WASH
SS	Wallace Evans	1.18	MIS
LF	Luca Lawton	1.90	OSU
CF	Monty Hutchinson	2.03	MIN
CF	Rigo Ramirez	1.53	NCST
RF	Jacob Henson	1.90	TEN

Team 2:

position	name	war	school
P	Ezra Meyers	1.88	SJRS
P	Nat Arama	1.62	ND
P	Ryan Barnes	1.57	IND
P	Motohiro Matsumoto	1.55	UC
P	Oleos Terriquez	1.42	KAN
P	Rod Estrada	1.23	BYU
P	David Hodges	0.56	MIA
P	Lason Lundquist	0.06	NEB
C	Fisher Roberts	0.97	HCC
C	Owen Saint John	0.81	ALA
1B	Amaury Payne	1.75	USC
1B	Lincoln Johnson	1.69	UCLA
1B	Dan Lipka	1.37	GH
2B	Cy Morales	1.14	SJRS
3B	Sebastian Belanger	1.45	SFD
SS	R.J. Wethers	1.03	GEO
LF	Robert Ocampo	1.95	VAN
LF	Rubio Gracida	1.61	UNC
CF	Kurt Forbes	1.98	USC
RF	Jayden Amos	1.37	UHC

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The name "Wildcats" is meant to convey the fighting spirit, alertness, and skill of the animal chosen in vanquishing its enemies. In victory or defeat the dogged determination to win is always present, with the fighting spirit and alertness of the "Wildcat".

"COME ON YOU WILDCATS."