National League
North
1. Chicago Smooth Horses
2. Rochester Raging Rhinos
3. St. Louis Birdnals
4. Cleveland Steamers
The Smooth Horses take over as the default king of the division after Rochester let go of three big horses from last years trip to the NLCS. The Birdnals retooled quickly this offseason with some big name signings & trades, and could take the division. They could also finish 4th. Lost amid the Rhinos losses and the Birdnals gains, Cleveland quietly had one of the better offseasons in the world, and 80-85 wins, while potentially a stretch, is also potentially possible.
East
1. Pawtucket Polythene
2. Norfolk Nomads
3. Huntington Cousins
4. Scranton Dunder-Mifflins
Norfolk had arguably the best offseason of any team in either league this year, but it may not be enough to overcame a 20+ game deficit in the division. Pawtucket shows no signs of slowing down, as it looks to win its fifth straight divisional title. The Cousins have been full of promise for seasons, but the sudden emergence of little man leader Bob Kennedy, coupled with Scranton's loss of all world 2b Steve Randolph, sets Huntington up to finally escape the East's basement.
South
1. Texas Tittyballs
2. Memphis Hound Dawgs
3. New Orleans Breeze
4. Richmond Moonshiners II
Put Memphis in the North or West, and they have a shot at winning the division. Unfortunately for them, they're in the South, where Texas, the NL's best all around team, resides. The Hound Dawgs may win 90 games anyway. The New Orleans Breeze are also a team on the rise, and if they catch the right breaks, they may find themselves buyers at this years trade deadline. Richmond looks to take a season to access the team and competition, but should not be taken lightly, regardless.
West
1. Colorado Springs AltiDUDES
2. San Francisco Sourdoughs
3. Tuscon Turbocors
4. Salem Dodgers
Colorado or San Francisco? San Francisco or Colorado? Last year's best NL divisional race returns, both teams a year more mature, and both teams looking to replace Rochester in the NL's fictional "Big Three." The AltiDUDES have had a stranglehold on this division for awhile now, and I don't see that changing this season. Meanwhile, Salem & Tuscon both sit quietly in the shadows, and both teams look to create havoc for the bigger boys.
Playoffs
Last Two Out: Memphis Hound Dawgs, Rochester Raging Rhinos
First Round:
#3 Colorado Springs over #6 San Francisco Sourdoughs
#5 Norfolk Nomads over #4 Chicago Smooth Horses
NLDS
#1 Texas Tittyballs over #5 Norfolk Nomads
#2 Pawtucket Polythene over #3 Colorado Springs AltiDUDES
NLCS
#1 Texas Tittyballs over #2 Pawtucket Polythene
The Nomads & Sourdoughs were the surprises of the NL the last two seasons, and the AltiDUDES look poised to become an elite team in the NL, but no teams are ready to compete with Pawtucket & Texas yet this season, except each other. Both teams can win 110+ games this year, while no other team is expected to hit triple digits. A playoff rivalry that will see its fourth series in five seasons, the Tittyballs will join the Polythene as two-time NL Pennant winners, as they return to league glory.
American League
North
1. Fargo Nines
2. Iowa City Kaysons
3. New York Moon Shots
4. Detroit Tigers
The Nines look to take that next step into the elite this year. Unfortunately, so do Iowa City & New York. Baseball's best division had a bit of a misstep last season, but all 3 top teams in this group should be above 85 wins once again. Detroit continues to make the right small moves to improve, but the competition is just too stiff.
East
1. Charleston Rebels
2. Charlotte knights
3. Atlanta City Slickers
4. Hartford Defenders
The Rebels, like Fargo, look to take one more step this season. After dominating the ALDS last season, the Rebels forgot to show up in the ALCS, and now their players are hungry. Charlotte has been infused with youth this year, and thinks it can compete for a wildcard berth. Atlanta is still competitive while rebuilding its once proud franchise, and should finish above .500. Newcomer Hartford is trying to find its identity, and for this season will follow Richmond's example, and just see what's up.
South
1. San Antonio Border Jumpers
2. Jackson Jaspers
3. Houston Aggies
4. Little Rock Big Rocks
This is finally the year, hopefully, that San Antonio makes that leap to the elite of the American League. Everyone has seen it coming for some time now. Jackson, the former Freezer Monkeys, is on the decline, but still has some good competition in them. Houston & Little Rock figure to finish in the Top 5 draft spots for this season, but you can bet that their owners know what they're doing, and they see the future of this division wide open for anyone to grab.
West
1. Kansas City Shuffle
2. Cheyenne Chillipeppers
3. Fresno Firedragons
4. Scottsdale T's
The division has been building to beat KC for so long, that it may now be the most loaded division in the league. A case can be made for any of Cheyenne, Fresno & Scottsdale, or all of them, to win 80-85 games, or more. Kansas City is still the cream of the division, but the gap is shrinking. And the Shuffle won't be able to beat up on its divisional rivals anymore. The West, like the North, could potentially claim 3 of the AL's 6 playoff berths this year.
Playoffs
Last Two Out: New York Moon Shots, Fresno Fire Dragons
First Round:
#3 Fargo Nines over #6 Cheyenne ChilliPeppers
#5 Iowa City Kaysons over #4 San Antonio Border Jumpers
ALDS:
#1 Kansas City Shuffle over #5 Iowa City Kaysons
#2 Charleston Rebels over #3 Fargo Nines
ALCS:
#1 Kansas City Shuffle over #2 Charleston Rebels
Iowa City, who retooled this offseason, and is the only AL team to beat KC in the offseason, should give the Shuffle fits in a short 5 game series. The Shuffle have proved already to be susceptible to dominant pitching, and two good starts by newcomer Willie Tapies & Chuck Justice could be enough. For traditional reasons, I see KC winning this series, but wouldn't be shocked if they lose. A rematch of Charleston vs Fargo yields the same results as last season, as does a rematch of the ALCS. The Shuffle face their toughest competition in the LDS & WS once again.
The World Series
The most dominant team of the first 5 seasons faces off with what is likely the most dominant team of the second 5 seasons. Texas vs Kansas City. Kansas City will go into this looking to be the first repeat champion in league history, but before they won last years WS on pure willpower, they proved human. A 6 game loss in season 4 coupled with an embarrassing performance in the first four games of last years WS is all the amunition Texas needs to prove to itself that it can win this series.
The Tittyballs grab the NL torch from Pawtucket in the NLCS, and then a few days later take the league torch from Kansas City.
Tittyballs win in 5.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Spring Training Infirmary Report
Most teams were able to make it through Spring training w/o any major injuries - basically everyone's goal for the those early Spring games. However a few pitchers did not get their arms stretched out properly and have found themselves sidelined for the start of season 6 - all with shoulder injuries.
Cookie Martin will be the first 17 games for St. Louis - a team hoping to get some positive vibes going in St. Louis after some agressive free agent moves
Journeyman Dwight Selby will miss the first 25 games for Atlanta. Selby has already spent time on 6 different teams in his career - possibly one of the most used players in league history. He's the John Mayer of Sharkey's World if you will - he gets around.
The worst injury happened in Cheyenne where Felipe Soto will miss about 3/4 of the season. Soto started 27 games last year posting an 11-10 record and boosts a career record of 46-30. Cheyenne fills Soto's roster spot with rookie Bart Singleton who was 12-11 in AAA last year.
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Cookie Martin will be the first 17 games for St. Louis - a team hoping to get some positive vibes going in St. Louis after some agressive free agent moves
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Journeyman Dwight Selby will miss the first 25 games for Atlanta. Selby has already spent time on 6 different teams in his career - possibly one of the most used players in league history. He's the John Mayer of Sharkey's World if you will - he gets around.
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The worst injury happened in Cheyenne where Felipe Soto will miss about 3/4 of the season. Soto started 27 games last year posting an 11-10 record and boosts a career record of 46-30. Cheyenne fills Soto's roster spot with rookie Bart Singleton who was 12-11 in AAA last year.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Birdnal’s GM Looking to Soar To New Heights
Jordan McCloud
St. Louis Birdnals Beat Writer
5/28/08
St. Louis – As spring training draws to a close for the St. Louis Birdnals, GM Irish Fury can only look up to the sky. For that is where he foresees the team he built this offseason to be come July 21st. “Tell you the truth, anything but a Division Championship will be very, very disappointing to everybody in this organization,” says Fury.
Any why wouldn’t it be? With the off season acquisitions of Steve Randolph, Frank Douglass, Morgan Strickland, and William Hobbes, there is nowhere for the Birdnals to go but to improve on their 66-96 record last season. As Fury states, “We felt that our young prospects in the minors were still a few years away, but we wanted to start winning now. That way we could bring those future All Stars into a winning atmosphere. With the additions that we made, the organization is very confident that will become a reality.”
“Steve and Frank are really going to give our line-up that extra bit I think we were missing that past few seasons. And obviously, Strickland and Hobbes are major improvements to our staff.” But the GM would also like to remind us all of an often overlooked pick up, LF Henry Simpson. “Listen this kid is going to help us tremendously against lefties. We haven’t given up on Santiago, but he just wasn’t getting the job done for us in that department. Henry will.”
At times though, Fury can’t help but dwell on the past, “The last two seasons (record of 61-101 in Season 4) were very disappointing. I took them kind of personal. I mean those were the teams I built and obviously I didn’t get the job done. We, as an organization, knew those weren’t our years for a World Series run, but finishing a combined 35 games under .500 really was not what we expected. I can’t see myself doing this much longer if I don’t get better at it.”
How do his players feel about it all? “We are ready to go as a team. Us new old guys and these young old guys have gelled pretty well this spring, we feel like we can go the distance this year,” says Hobbes. “This spring training has been so much different than any other one I’ve been involved with,” responds the Birdnal’s veteran presence, Bob Rivers. “I guess its always better when you feel you can win.”
That’s the question isn’t it? Whether or not the Birdnals will win this year? One thing is for sure; it’s not your same Birdnal team this year.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
American League Rookie Of The Year Watch
Here are the top rookies in the American League this year. In order to qualify as a rookie for this list, a player must have zero years of ML service...
AL North:
Cristian Edmonds and Julian Valdes (Fargo), Yamid Navarro (Iowa City)
AL East:
Alvin Tracy (Hartford), Felix Pickering, Raymond Sellers, Stu Hull, Horacio James, C.J. Counsell, Russ Lankford and Andrew Bradley (Charlotte), Kevin Kobayashi, Joe Faulk, Javier Barrios, and Al Gonzalez (Atlanta), Leo Yeats, Otis Corino, and Esteban Cervantes (Charleston)
AL South
Mark Butler (Jackson), Max Sanchez and John Knotts (Little Rock), Scott Whiten, Sam Gonzales, Tony Westbrook, Kevin Nakano, Domingo Gonzales, Bonk Stuart, and Karim Matos (San Antonio), Ricardo Espinoza, Brian Cox, and Patsy Haney (Houston)
AL West
Miguel Herrera, Jumbo Javier, Kyle Donovan, Juan Carrasco, and Anthony Wolf (Fresno), Ichiro Nakamura and Ron Carpenter (Cheyenne), Wiki Guerrero, Larry Mullaney, and Tony Hocking (Scottsdale), Brian Morris, Flip Long, and Cesar Morales (Kansas City)
Projected Winner: Initially I thought Bonk Stuart of San Antonio was a shoe-in to absolutely run away with this award. That was until I saw Fresno's duo of Kyle Donovan & Juan Carrasco. Now I believe it's a 3 man race, and one that many people ought to be following, because these are the young horses who will eventually topple Kansas City's divisional & league dynasty.
AL North:
Cristian Edmonds and Julian Valdes (Fargo), Yamid Navarro (Iowa City)
AL East:
Alvin Tracy (Hartford), Felix Pickering, Raymond Sellers, Stu Hull, Horacio James, C.J. Counsell, Russ Lankford and Andrew Bradley (Charlotte), Kevin Kobayashi, Joe Faulk, Javier Barrios, and Al Gonzalez (Atlanta), Leo Yeats, Otis Corino, and Esteban Cervantes (Charleston)
AL South
Mark Butler (Jackson), Max Sanchez and John Knotts (Little Rock), Scott Whiten, Sam Gonzales, Tony Westbrook, Kevin Nakano, Domingo Gonzales, Bonk Stuart, and Karim Matos (San Antonio), Ricardo Espinoza, Brian Cox, and Patsy Haney (Houston)
AL West
Miguel Herrera, Jumbo Javier, Kyle Donovan, Juan Carrasco, and Anthony Wolf (Fresno), Ichiro Nakamura and Ron Carpenter (Cheyenne), Wiki Guerrero, Larry Mullaney, and Tony Hocking (Scottsdale), Brian Morris, Flip Long, and Cesar Morales (Kansas City)
Projected Winner: Initially I thought Bonk Stuart of San Antonio was a shoe-in to absolutely run away with this award. That was until I saw Fresno's duo of Kyle Donovan & Juan Carrasco. Now I believe it's a 3 man race, and one that many people ought to be following, because these are the young horses who will eventually topple Kansas City's divisional & league dynasty.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Open the Record Book
Now that WhatifSports has opened up historical data we can dive into the record book and keep track of the best team records in Sharkey's World history. Can anyone top these records in season 6?
Most Wins: Kansas City 122-40 (season 5)
Best Team ERA: Pawtucket 3.26 (season 4)
Most Team Stikeouts: Pawtucket 1225 (season 5)
Most Team HRs: Texas 329 (season 2)
Best Team BA: Kansas City .315 (season 4)
Best Team Fielding %: .993 Charleston/Pawtucket/Kansas City/Cheyenne (all in season 4 - year of The Glove)
Most Wins: Kansas City 122-40 (season 5)
Best Team ERA: Pawtucket 3.26 (season 4)
Most Team Stikeouts: Pawtucket 1225 (season 5)
Most Team HRs: Texas 329 (season 2)
Best Team BA: Kansas City .315 (season 4)
Best Team Fielding %: .993 Charleston/Pawtucket/Kansas City/Cheyenne (all in season 4 - year of The Glove)
Does anyone feel a draft in here?
A quick look at how many young players have had their dream come true of being drafted and making it all the way to the big leagues...
There are currently 14 of the 32 season 1 first round draft picks on a ML roster (plus another 6 compensation picks in the bigs)
There are 10 first round picks from season 2 on a big league roster plus 1 compensation pick.
There are 3 first round picks from season 3 in the bigs
There are 5 first round picks from season 4 in The Show.
And no one has made it higher than AAA from last year's season 5 draft.
The memorial Mike Piazza award for lowest drafted player to currently be on a ML roster? That honor falls on catcher Jack Perry who was drafted in the 12th round of season 1 by the San Francisco Sourdoughs. 396 other players heard their name called before Perry but who's laughing now as he is poised to help San Antonio make a playoff run this season.
There are currently 14 of the 32 season 1 first round draft picks on a ML roster (plus another 6 compensation picks in the bigs)
There are 10 first round picks from season 2 on a big league roster plus 1 compensation pick.
There are 3 first round picks from season 3 in the bigs
There are 5 first round picks from season 4 in The Show.
And no one has made it higher than AAA from last year's season 5 draft.
The memorial Mike Piazza award for lowest drafted player to currently be on a ML roster? That honor falls on catcher Jack Perry who was drafted in the 12th round of season 1 by the San Francisco Sourdoughs. 396 other players heard their name called before Perry but who's laughing now as he is poised to help San Antonio make a playoff run this season.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Sharkey's World Hall of Fame
The "Sharkey's World Hall of Fame" website is currently being built, and will debut this coming week. The general framework for the Hall has been laid out thanks to tons of suggestions by all of you. Now I need to ask a few more things.
I'll explain how everything works once the site is up & running. Everyone in the league with at least 1 year of service will get to take part in the final vote determining a players eligibility. Before that final vote, though, there will be a small committee deciding who is up for election that season. I haven't decided the criteria for this committee yet. It'll basically be decided by how much interest I get.
Total amount of work for being on this committee will range from 10-20 minutes per season, so don't shy away because of lack of time. If you're interested in being on this committee, please trade chat me and say so. I have an idea of who I want on there (mostly the people who took the time to trade chat me 5-15 trade chats with their ideas for the HoF). But I don't want to appoint anyone without their consent.
And also, if you have time, trade chat me what you think are the 5 greatest statistical seasons in Sharkey's World history. In order. Ramon Jang's season 3? Troy Harper's season 1? Any Nicholas Bryant year? Henry Mackowiak season 4? What's the 5 best ever.
This will tie into this seasons HoF (which will not only be about retired players). Thanks for all your help.
-KS
I'll explain how everything works once the site is up & running. Everyone in the league with at least 1 year of service will get to take part in the final vote determining a players eligibility. Before that final vote, though, there will be a small committee deciding who is up for election that season. I haven't decided the criteria for this committee yet. It'll basically be decided by how much interest I get.
Total amount of work for being on this committee will range from 10-20 minutes per season, so don't shy away because of lack of time. If you're interested in being on this committee, please trade chat me and say so. I have an idea of who I want on there (mostly the people who took the time to trade chat me 5-15 trade chats with their ideas for the HoF). But I don't want to appoint anyone without their consent.
And also, if you have time, trade chat me what you think are the 5 greatest statistical seasons in Sharkey's World history. In order. Ramon Jang's season 3? Troy Harper's season 1? Any Nicholas Bryant year? Henry Mackowiak season 4? What's the 5 best ever.
This will tie into this seasons HoF (which will not only be about retired players). Thanks for all your help.
-KS
Rule 5 Draft
Now that the rule 5 draft has happened lets take a look at some prospects moving to other teams. Some will stay while other will be offered back. There was 17 prospects drafted in the rule 5 draft.
The first prospect off the board was John Knotts Knotts was drafted by the Little Rock Big Rocks with the 4th pick in round 1. Knotts career minor league stats. 1869 at bats with 584 hits. with 55 coming the way of the double, 11 coming the way of triples and 21 by the way of HR. Knotts career minor league Batting avg was .312 and 217 RBI's
Bernie Macias was taken with the 8th pick in round 1 by the Huntington Cousins. Macias minor league career stats shape up like this 1374 at bats with 424 hits. 78 coming the way of the double and 11 coming the way of the triple and 36 by the way of the HR. Macias career minor league batting avg was 309 with 232 RBI's
Miguel Herrera was drafted with the 9th pick by Fresno Fire Dragons. Herrera career minor league stats look like this. 4-14 record, with 77 saves an era of 5.48. while pitching 189 innings.
Elvis Rogers was selected with the 10th pick in round 1 by the Houston Aggies. Rogers career minor league stats shake up like this started 96 games, with a 36-34 record, with an era of 4.49 in 593.2 innings pitched. Rogers also already has seen some major league action with the following stats in the big league. Rogers started 31 games with a 9-20 record with an era of 7.11 in 206.1 innings pitched.
Darrell Buck was snagged up with the 12th pick in round 1 by the Salem Dodgers. Buck's career minor league stats come together like this. Buck had a 15-21 record, with 88 saves and an era of 3.63 in 225.1 innings pitched.
Wiki Guerrero begins his ML career after being selectd with the 13th pick by the Scottsdale T's. Guerrero career minor league stats look like this. Guerrero has 1709 at bats with 512 hits 125 coming the way of the double, 8 by the way of triples, and 66 by the way of the long ball. Guerrero had a career minor league batting avg of .300 with 338 RBI's.
Trot Sele was se;ected with the 17th pick in round 1 by the Scranton Dunder-Mifflins. Sele career minor league numbers look like this. Sele has 1753 at bats with 560 hits with a 103 coming the way of the double, 16 by triples and 35 HR. Sele career minor league batting avg was .319 with 310 RBI's
Marvin Denham was picked with the 19th pick in round 1 by the Jackson Jaspers. Denham career minor league numbers look like this. Denham has 1953 at bats with 570 hits 28 coming the way of the double, while 2 by the way of triples and 65 dingers. Denham career minor league battilng avg was .292 with 363 RBI's
Derek Brumbaugh was picked in the 20th spot by the Memphis Hound Dawgs. Brumbaugh career minor league stats shake up like this. Brumbaugh had 2822 at bats 793 hits with 210 coming by the way of the 2 bagger, 19 by the way of the triple and116 by the way of the HR. Brumbaugh career minor league batting avg was .281 with 543 RBI's
Yamid Cruz was the last player selected in the 1st round. He was selected with the 21st pick by the Atlanta City Slickers. Cruz career minor league stats look like this. Cruz started in 103 game while going 38-37 in them games. Cruz had an era 5.84 in 590.2 innings pitched. Cruz also has had some ML time he has 1-0 record with an era of 4.41 while pitching in 16.1 innings.
Them are your first round selections looking to make it in the big leagues. Other prospects selected in the rule 5 draft are.
Jaime Martin selected with the 36 overall pick bye the Little Rock Big Rocks.
Reid Petkovsek selected with the 44th pick by the Salem Dodgers.
Larry Mullaney selected with the 45 pick by the Scottsdale T's.
J.R. McKnight selected in the 49th spot by the Scranton Dunder-Mifflins.
Julian Telemaco was selected with the 52 pick by the Memphis Hound Dawgs.
Javier Barrios was selected with the 543rd pick by the Atlanta City Slickers.
George Yashian was selected with the 81st pick by the Scranton Dunder-Mifflins.
Them are your 17 rule 5 draft picks of season 6. Now we just wait and see how many get the chance to stay in the big league or get offered back to there team.
The first prospect off the board was John Knotts Knotts was drafted by the Little Rock Big Rocks with the 4th pick in round 1. Knotts career minor league stats. 1869 at bats with 584 hits. with 55 coming the way of the double, 11 coming the way of triples and 21 by the way of HR. Knotts career minor league Batting avg was .312 and 217 RBI's
Bernie Macias was taken with the 8th pick in round 1 by the Huntington Cousins. Macias minor league career stats shape up like this 1374 at bats with 424 hits. 78 coming the way of the double and 11 coming the way of the triple and 36 by the way of the HR. Macias career minor league batting avg was 309 with 232 RBI's
Miguel Herrera was drafted with the 9th pick by Fresno Fire Dragons. Herrera career minor league stats look like this. 4-14 record, with 77 saves an era of 5.48. while pitching 189 innings.
Elvis Rogers was selected with the 10th pick in round 1 by the Houston Aggies. Rogers career minor league stats shake up like this started 96 games, with a 36-34 record, with an era of 4.49 in 593.2 innings pitched. Rogers also already has seen some major league action with the following stats in the big league. Rogers started 31 games with a 9-20 record with an era of 7.11 in 206.1 innings pitched.
Darrell Buck was snagged up with the 12th pick in round 1 by the Salem Dodgers. Buck's career minor league stats come together like this. Buck had a 15-21 record, with 88 saves and an era of 3.63 in 225.1 innings pitched.
Wiki Guerrero begins his ML career after being selectd with the 13th pick by the Scottsdale T's. Guerrero career minor league stats look like this. Guerrero has 1709 at bats with 512 hits 125 coming the way of the double, 8 by the way of triples, and 66 by the way of the long ball. Guerrero had a career minor league batting avg of .300 with 338 RBI's.
Trot Sele was se;ected with the 17th pick in round 1 by the Scranton Dunder-Mifflins. Sele career minor league numbers look like this. Sele has 1753 at bats with 560 hits with a 103 coming the way of the double, 16 by triples and 35 HR. Sele career minor league batting avg was .319 with 310 RBI's
Marvin Denham was picked with the 19th pick in round 1 by the Jackson Jaspers. Denham career minor league numbers look like this. Denham has 1953 at bats with 570 hits 28 coming the way of the double, while 2 by the way of triples and 65 dingers. Denham career minor league battilng avg was .292 with 363 RBI's
Derek Brumbaugh was picked in the 20th spot by the Memphis Hound Dawgs. Brumbaugh career minor league stats shake up like this. Brumbaugh had 2822 at bats 793 hits with 210 coming by the way of the 2 bagger, 19 by the way of the triple and116 by the way of the HR. Brumbaugh career minor league batting avg was .281 with 543 RBI's
Yamid Cruz was the last player selected in the 1st round. He was selected with the 21st pick by the Atlanta City Slickers. Cruz career minor league stats look like this. Cruz started in 103 game while going 38-37 in them games. Cruz had an era 5.84 in 590.2 innings pitched. Cruz also has had some ML time he has 1-0 record with an era of 4.41 while pitching in 16.1 innings.
Them are your first round selections looking to make it in the big leagues. Other prospects selected in the rule 5 draft are.
Jaime Martin selected with the 36 overall pick bye the Little Rock Big Rocks.
Reid Petkovsek selected with the 44th pick by the Salem Dodgers.
Larry Mullaney selected with the 45 pick by the Scottsdale T's.
J.R. McKnight selected in the 49th spot by the Scranton Dunder-Mifflins.
Julian Telemaco was selected with the 52 pick by the Memphis Hound Dawgs.
Javier Barrios was selected with the 543rd pick by the Atlanta City Slickers.
George Yashian was selected with the 81st pick by the Scranton Dunder-Mifflins.
Them are your 17 rule 5 draft picks of season 6. Now we just wait and see how many get the chance to stay in the big league or get offered back to there team.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Season 6 Rookie of the Year Watch
Here are the best players in Sharkey's World that are currently on the Major League roster and have zero years of ML experience. Some teams have multiple players. Some teams have none (they have players with zero years experience, but none I thought were worth mentioning):
National League North
Nicholas Upshaw (Chicago), Max Mercado (Rochester), Jason Schilling (St. Louis), Richard Ong (Cleveland)
National League East
Orlando Gonzales (Scranton), Scott Kydd (Pawtucket), Omar Rodriguez and Vern Jenkins (Huntington), Philip Hunter, Skip Darr and Jimmie Diaz (Norfolk)
National League North
Albert Carreras, Derrick Riggs, and Jorge DeJesus (Richmond), Cookie Martinez and John Inouoe (Texas), Josias Javier (New Orleans), Mac Xaio (Memphis)
National League West
Steve Andrews (San Francisco), Vinny Rivera (Salem), Kris York (Colorado), Stuart Jennings and Nigel Davis (Tuscon)
Projected NL Rookie of the Year: Josias Javier, New Orleans
Coming tomorrow... American League rookie of the year breakdown
National League North
Nicholas Upshaw (Chicago), Max Mercado (Rochester), Jason Schilling (St. Louis), Richard Ong (Cleveland)
National League East
Orlando Gonzales (Scranton), Scott Kydd (Pawtucket), Omar Rodriguez and Vern Jenkins (Huntington), Philip Hunter, Skip Darr and Jimmie Diaz (Norfolk)
National League North
Albert Carreras, Derrick Riggs, and Jorge DeJesus (Richmond), Cookie Martinez and John Inouoe (Texas), Josias Javier (New Orleans), Mac Xaio (Memphis)
National League West
Steve Andrews (San Francisco), Vinny Rivera (Salem), Kris York (Colorado), Stuart Jennings and Nigel Davis (Tuscon)
Projected NL Rookie of the Year: Josias Javier, New Orleans
Coming tomorrow... American League rookie of the year breakdown
Hardball Dynasty Update
For those who don't check the forums, or don't know where to look:
* The Player Statistics and Team Statistics page are now opened up so you can view previous seasons.
* The Franchise Profile Statistics page also lets you view previous season's statistics
* The Commissioner's Note on the main World Office page will now contain the status of a world's batch run. It is updated when the cycle starts and when it ends
* Made a couple minor modifications to player aging. Training budget now plays a slightly larger role in preventing age related rating drops for the raw rating categories (speed, range, arm strength, power, velocity).
* Improved the Free Agent report so that the search criteria majors/minors now pertains to the actual type of contract being demanded during the current season (as opposed to previous level).
* The player profile now contains big league service time. If you hover over the ML Years value, you'll see the days listed.
* Adjusted the stolen base attempt ratios. They have been brought down to a more realistic level. The perfect baserunner will now attempt 130 steals over a season instead of the astronomical values being seen in some worlds today.
* Players that retire and become coaches will now be eligible in the rehiring stage.
* Improved the logic to determine a coach's outlook. Coaches that want to move up a level or move to a more significant role will now provide the former club with the first crack at rehiring them before testing the market.
* Corrected a bug involving trade formation where the query string could be hacked and players from different franchises were included in trade offers. These trades could never go through, but now they can't be built either.
* The Player Statistics and Team Statistics page are now opened up so you can view previous seasons.
* The Franchise Profile Statistics page also lets you view previous season's statistics
* The Commissioner's Note on the main World Office page will now contain the status of a world's batch run. It is updated when the cycle starts and when it ends
* Made a couple minor modifications to player aging. Training budget now plays a slightly larger role in preventing age related rating drops for the raw rating categories (speed, range, arm strength, power, velocity).
* Improved the Free Agent report so that the search criteria majors/minors now pertains to the actual type of contract being demanded during the current season (as opposed to previous level).
* The player profile now contains big league service time. If you hover over the ML Years value, you'll see the days listed.
* Adjusted the stolen base attempt ratios. They have been brought down to a more realistic level. The perfect baserunner will now attempt 130 steals over a season instead of the astronomical values being seen in some worlds today.
* Players that retire and become coaches will now be eligible in the rehiring stage.
* Improved the logic to determine a coach's outlook. Coaches that want to move up a level or move to a more significant role will now provide the former club with the first crack at rehiring them before testing the market.
* Corrected a bug involving trade formation where the query string could be hacked and players from different franchises were included in trade offers. These trades could never go through, but now they can't be built either.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Prospects for Cash Good or Bad
Now that a prospect for cash dialogue has risen on the on the league chat board. Lets take it to the blog to continue the dialogue instead of cluttering the league chat board. I myself won't approve this kind of trade because it gives the team getting the cash a instant advantage of a higher budget then everyone else. I would love to hear everyone comment on this but would perfer to see it on the blog and not on the league chat board. Post your comments away
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Offseason Recap
Sure, there are a few big name players left in free agency, and the trading frenzy won't die down for a few more days. But let's take a look back at each team's biggest move (or non-move) of this offseason.
First, the holdovers: Pitchers Julio Morales, William Hobbes, and season 5 NL Fireman Jeremi Warden remain unsigned, as well as Earl Pritchett and this offseasons big prize, SW's career batting leader Roger Mottola.
The Atlanta City Slickers let the previously mentioned Julio Morales walk. Morales has turned into one of the more sought after FA pitchers, a turn of events almost no one saw coming.
The Charleston Rebels had a small mix up in their front office, which led to the resigning of a bunch of arbitration players that weren't wanted.
The Charlotte knights signed Raymond Sellers, a career minor leaguer with the goods to play at the big show. While his home for this season isn't yet known, he has been added to the 40 man roster, which is leading to speculation that he may show up in Charlotte sometime soon.
The Cheyenne Chillipeppers signed Felipe Soto to a contract extention, worth $20.5 million over 5 years. Upon his arrival in the majors, Soto looked like the stuff legends were made of for his first 2+ seasons. Season 5 turned into a nightmare for the pitcher, and the club hopes a new contract and sense of security can restore Soto to his old self.
The Chicago Smooth Horses resigned David Walker to a two year, $11.2 million contract. The 35 year old setupman, who has spent all but 27 games of his career in Chicago, has a 3.50 era in 350+ innings of relief.
The Cleveland Steamers traded for Ed Leonard. While not on par with some of the other aces in their own division, the Leonard gives the Steamers their first true staff ace in six seasons.
The Colorado Springs AltiDUDES signed Armando Roque to a three year, $16.8 million extention. The 32 year old has seen his whip & era drop significantly each season since joining CSP late in season 3.
The Detroit Tigers signed Raul Diaz to a 5 year, $30 million extention. The 24 year old pitcher has been a complete bust since making his big league debut a few seasons ago. But still being very young, the Tigers showed him a great deal of faith in handing him that much job security.
The Fargo Nines signed 32 year old Ernie Sutton to a 2 year free agent contract. The third baseman is slotted to start the season for the Nines, and will give their lineup a little more flexibility in its bid to finally topple Kansas City.
The Fresno Fire Dragons signed FA pitcher Felipe Durazo to a 3 year, $19.1 million deal. Durazo hopefully will give the Dragons some stability at the top of their rotation while they continue their win-now-while-rebuilding philosophy that's suited them so well.
The Hartford Defenders are rejoicing at the idea of finally having a competent management system in place. Newcomer Frog06 has successfully completed over 75 individual transactions already this season, and looks to quickly clean up the mess tiffy left behind.
The Houston Aggies, traditionally big spenders in FA, have been relatively quiet this year, adding only former Scranton ace Ralph O'Leary to a modest two year, $6 million contract with a no trade clause.
The Huntington Cousins inked former San Francisco castoff Bob Kennedy to a four year, $27 million extention. The 25 year old had 100 runs, 25 homers & 40 stolen bases in 125 games after being traded to Huntington last season, and figures to play a key role in the Cousins attempt to get out of the NL East basement.
The Iowa City Kaysons traded for 37 year old ace Willie Tapies. Tapies, who is in the final year of a two year deal, has been nothing but spectacular throughout his entire career, and the Kaysons hope he can give them the 2 or 3 great playoff starts they need to move them past Kansas City.
The Jackson Jaspers traded for young starter Fernando Estrada. Estrada, who has never quite lived up to his hype, is hoping to have finally found a home, and a GM who will allow him to grow into the pitcher he can be.
The defending World Champion Kansas City Shuffle, talked about so much because of who they're losing, quietly added an elite C, Brian Morris, to their team. Morris ranks up there as a dual threat, great at pitch calling and a good enough batter to keep up with the Nicholas Bryant & Bret Kubenka's of the world. Also this offseason, Kansas City got into a few scuffles on the message board. As sure as Nicholas Bryant steals bases, PVC gets into it with folks.
The Little Rock Big Rocks stayed relatively quiet this offseason, going to arbitration a slew of times, and signing two minor league players.
The Memphis Hound Dawgs signed Cameron Everett to a three year contract. The 26 year old pitcher, so often overlooked in San Antonio's loaded system, figures to be an immediate contributor to the big club.
The New Orleans Breeze, in an attempt to keep up with Texas & Memphis, signed P Timothy Christiansen to work the front of their rotation.
The New York Moon Shots signed 30 year old outfielder Jamie Yoshii to a two year contract. Often overlooked and undervalued, Yoshii hopes to help New York escape from the pack in the crowded AL North.
The Norfolk Nomads signed leadoff hitter Jackson Crosby to a three year, $24.6 million contract. The 31 year old Crosby averaged 134 runs & 40 steals over his three year stay in Rochester, and hopes to give Norfolks big bruisers someone on base to drive in.
The Pawtucket Polythene signed Christopher Ramirez to a five year, $52.5 million contract. The 26 year old Ramirez is now officially on Season 11 Free Agency watch, something the Polythene will go to great expenses to avoid. The Polythene also spent most of the offseason hiding in a corner after the bitchslapping they suffered at the hands of the Shuffle in the 8th inning of last years World Series game 7.
The Richmond Moonshiners II biggest move remains bringing ripnsnort back to the league. On the transaction wire, the Moonshiers were relatively quiet this year, with signing Dario Suzuki to a three year extension being their biggest move.
The Rochester Raging Rhinoes have made some key moves this offseason, but will only be known for what they lost. Batters Jackson Crosby & Ozzie Ma, as well as pitcher Willie Tapies. The Rhinos came within 2 games of the NL Pennant last year, and while many expect them to remain competitive, this offseason certainly doesn't help their chances of improvement.
The Salem Dodgers remained relatively quiet this year, going to arbitration with a few roleplayers. Obviously content with the present in the NL West belonging to Colorado Springs & San Francisco, the Dodgers are focused on the future right now.
The San Antonio Border Jumpers grew a year older this offseason. And with the young talent that they have, if that's all they did, it should still be enough for 5-10 extra wins. San Antonio looks to take that next step this year, and win its first division title.
The San Francisco Sourdoughs, losers of the epic 18 inning Game 5 in last years NLDS, stayed quiet this offseason, content, like many others, to just grow a year older. Their only move of significance was the FA signing of 36 year old setup man Harry Uribe to a one year contract.
The Scottsdale T's, now in their second year under the direction of jlinch, continue to make all the right small moves that help build a franchise, instead of rushing into bad decisions that cripple teams. Improvement is expected, but this is obviously a work in progress, being supervised (finally) by someone who truly understands what it takes to compete with KC in the AL West.
The Scranton Dunder-Mifflins, who missed the playoffs last year for the first time in SW history, ended an era of their own this offseason, when they traded 5 time allstar, 4 time Silver Slugger, and SW career home run leader Steve Randolph for a bunch of talented youth.
The St. Louis Birdnals were on the receiving end of that Randolph deal, and also added key FA's Morgan Strickland and Frank Douglass. Two years ago Norfolk took the NL by storm and came within an inning of the World Series, last year San Francisco improved tremendously and crashed the NL elite party... is there any reason to think St. Louis can't be that team this year?
The Texas Tittyballs, apparently not satisfied with being the best offense in the National League, added FA Ozzie Ma to their already scary lineup. But in a move that may finally help them get past Pawtucket in the playoffs, adding reliever Jung-Lee Vanguri probably goes down as their biggest move.
The Tuscon Turbocors locked up 26 year old slugger Haywood Karros to a three year, $16 million extention. Tuscon, long considered the young power in the NL to rival San Antonio in the AL, is hitting its critical years now, and needs to start stringing together some winning seasons.
Obviously, there are a few FA's left to go, and where they end up could change things, but as of right now, St. Louis has to be considered the big winner of this years offseason.
Good luck in Spring Training! (yawn)
First, the holdovers: Pitchers Julio Morales, William Hobbes, and season 5 NL Fireman Jeremi Warden remain unsigned, as well as Earl Pritchett and this offseasons big prize, SW's career batting leader Roger Mottola.
The Atlanta City Slickers let the previously mentioned Julio Morales walk. Morales has turned into one of the more sought after FA pitchers, a turn of events almost no one saw coming.
The Charleston Rebels had a small mix up in their front office, which led to the resigning of a bunch of arbitration players that weren't wanted.
The Charlotte knights signed Raymond Sellers, a career minor leaguer with the goods to play at the big show. While his home for this season isn't yet known, he has been added to the 40 man roster, which is leading to speculation that he may show up in Charlotte sometime soon.
The Cheyenne Chillipeppers signed Felipe Soto to a contract extention, worth $20.5 million over 5 years. Upon his arrival in the majors, Soto looked like the stuff legends were made of for his first 2+ seasons. Season 5 turned into a nightmare for the pitcher, and the club hopes a new contract and sense of security can restore Soto to his old self.
The Chicago Smooth Horses resigned David Walker to a two year, $11.2 million contract. The 35 year old setupman, who has spent all but 27 games of his career in Chicago, has a 3.50 era in 350+ innings of relief.
The Cleveland Steamers traded for Ed Leonard. While not on par with some of the other aces in their own division, the Leonard gives the Steamers their first true staff ace in six seasons.
The Colorado Springs AltiDUDES signed Armando Roque to a three year, $16.8 million extention. The 32 year old has seen his whip & era drop significantly each season since joining CSP late in season 3.
The Detroit Tigers signed Raul Diaz to a 5 year, $30 million extention. The 24 year old pitcher has been a complete bust since making his big league debut a few seasons ago. But still being very young, the Tigers showed him a great deal of faith in handing him that much job security.
The Fargo Nines signed 32 year old Ernie Sutton to a 2 year free agent contract. The third baseman is slotted to start the season for the Nines, and will give their lineup a little more flexibility in its bid to finally topple Kansas City.
The Fresno Fire Dragons signed FA pitcher Felipe Durazo to a 3 year, $19.1 million deal. Durazo hopefully will give the Dragons some stability at the top of their rotation while they continue their win-now-while-rebuilding philosophy that's suited them so well.
The Hartford Defenders are rejoicing at the idea of finally having a competent management system in place. Newcomer Frog06 has successfully completed over 75 individual transactions already this season, and looks to quickly clean up the mess tiffy left behind.
The Houston Aggies, traditionally big spenders in FA, have been relatively quiet this year, adding only former Scranton ace Ralph O'Leary to a modest two year, $6 million contract with a no trade clause.
The Huntington Cousins inked former San Francisco castoff Bob Kennedy to a four year, $27 million extention. The 25 year old had 100 runs, 25 homers & 40 stolen bases in 125 games after being traded to Huntington last season, and figures to play a key role in the Cousins attempt to get out of the NL East basement.
The Iowa City Kaysons traded for 37 year old ace Willie Tapies. Tapies, who is in the final year of a two year deal, has been nothing but spectacular throughout his entire career, and the Kaysons hope he can give them the 2 or 3 great playoff starts they need to move them past Kansas City.
The Jackson Jaspers traded for young starter Fernando Estrada. Estrada, who has never quite lived up to his hype, is hoping to have finally found a home, and a GM who will allow him to grow into the pitcher he can be.
The defending World Champion Kansas City Shuffle, talked about so much because of who they're losing, quietly added an elite C, Brian Morris, to their team. Morris ranks up there as a dual threat, great at pitch calling and a good enough batter to keep up with the Nicholas Bryant & Bret Kubenka's of the world. Also this offseason, Kansas City got into a few scuffles on the message board. As sure as Nicholas Bryant steals bases, PVC gets into it with folks.
The Little Rock Big Rocks stayed relatively quiet this offseason, going to arbitration a slew of times, and signing two minor league players.
The Memphis Hound Dawgs signed Cameron Everett to a three year contract. The 26 year old pitcher, so often overlooked in San Antonio's loaded system, figures to be an immediate contributor to the big club.
The New Orleans Breeze, in an attempt to keep up with Texas & Memphis, signed P Timothy Christiansen to work the front of their rotation.
The New York Moon Shots signed 30 year old outfielder Jamie Yoshii to a two year contract. Often overlooked and undervalued, Yoshii hopes to help New York escape from the pack in the crowded AL North.
The Norfolk Nomads signed leadoff hitter Jackson Crosby to a three year, $24.6 million contract. The 31 year old Crosby averaged 134 runs & 40 steals over his three year stay in Rochester, and hopes to give Norfolks big bruisers someone on base to drive in.
The Pawtucket Polythene signed Christopher Ramirez to a five year, $52.5 million contract. The 26 year old Ramirez is now officially on Season 11 Free Agency watch, something the Polythene will go to great expenses to avoid. The Polythene also spent most of the offseason hiding in a corner after the bitchslapping they suffered at the hands of the Shuffle in the 8th inning of last years World Series game 7.
The Richmond Moonshiners II biggest move remains bringing ripnsnort back to the league. On the transaction wire, the Moonshiers were relatively quiet this year, with signing Dario Suzuki to a three year extension being their biggest move.
The Rochester Raging Rhinoes have made some key moves this offseason, but will only be known for what they lost. Batters Jackson Crosby & Ozzie Ma, as well as pitcher Willie Tapies. The Rhinos came within 2 games of the NL Pennant last year, and while many expect them to remain competitive, this offseason certainly doesn't help their chances of improvement.
The Salem Dodgers remained relatively quiet this year, going to arbitration with a few roleplayers. Obviously content with the present in the NL West belonging to Colorado Springs & San Francisco, the Dodgers are focused on the future right now.
The San Antonio Border Jumpers grew a year older this offseason. And with the young talent that they have, if that's all they did, it should still be enough for 5-10 extra wins. San Antonio looks to take that next step this year, and win its first division title.
The San Francisco Sourdoughs, losers of the epic 18 inning Game 5 in last years NLDS, stayed quiet this offseason, content, like many others, to just grow a year older. Their only move of significance was the FA signing of 36 year old setup man Harry Uribe to a one year contract.
The Scottsdale T's, now in their second year under the direction of jlinch, continue to make all the right small moves that help build a franchise, instead of rushing into bad decisions that cripple teams. Improvement is expected, but this is obviously a work in progress, being supervised (finally) by someone who truly understands what it takes to compete with KC in the AL West.
The Scranton Dunder-Mifflins, who missed the playoffs last year for the first time in SW history, ended an era of their own this offseason, when they traded 5 time allstar, 4 time Silver Slugger, and SW career home run leader Steve Randolph for a bunch of talented youth.
The St. Louis Birdnals were on the receiving end of that Randolph deal, and also added key FA's Morgan Strickland and Frank Douglass. Two years ago Norfolk took the NL by storm and came within an inning of the World Series, last year San Francisco improved tremendously and crashed the NL elite party... is there any reason to think St. Louis can't be that team this year?
The Texas Tittyballs, apparently not satisfied with being the best offense in the National League, added FA Ozzie Ma to their already scary lineup. But in a move that may finally help them get past Pawtucket in the playoffs, adding reliever Jung-Lee Vanguri probably goes down as their biggest move.
The Tuscon Turbocors locked up 26 year old slugger Haywood Karros to a three year, $16 million extention. Tuscon, long considered the young power in the NL to rival San Antonio in the AL, is hitting its critical years now, and needs to start stringing together some winning seasons.
Obviously, there are a few FA's left to go, and where they end up could change things, but as of right now, St. Louis has to be considered the big winner of this years offseason.
Good luck in Spring Training! (yawn)
Friday, May 16, 2008
AL Prospect Report
Now its the AL's time to look at season 5 minor league MVP and Cy Young award winners
Season 5 AAA - AL MVP Award
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Bonk Stuart the 24 year old 3B with the San Antonio Border Jumpers batted .321 with 74 HR and 203 RBI's. Stusrt ratings suggest he is ready to move up to the big league level now.
Season 5 AAA - AL Cy Young Award
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Jose Olivares a 22 year old starting pitcher with the San Antonio Border Jumpers went 19-4 with 172 K's and an era of 3.38. Olivares ratings suggest he could make the majors right now but with more improvements in the mix I'm betting we see spend 1 more season at AAA.
Season 5 AA - AL MVP Award
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Mark Reid the 25 year old DH with the San Antonio Border Jumpers batted .336 with 15 HR and 124 RBI's. Reid ratings suggest he is ready now to move to the ML now, but I would bet a stop for a season in AAA in in the cards for him in season 6.
Season 5 AA - AL Cy Young Award
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Willie Robinson a 23 year old starting pitcher with the New York Moon Shots. Robinson went 19-5 with 189 K's and an era of 3.47. Robinson ratings suggest that he has the ability to make the ML after a stop in AAA ball in season 6.
Season 5 High A - AL MVP Award
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Willie Tocathe 22 year old C with the San Antonio Border Jumpers batted .326 with 56 HR and 186 RBI's. Tocathe ratings suggest he should make it to AAA ball and maybe no further he does have some talent that could possibly get him to the majors, but I think his end game is AAA ball.
Season 5 High A - AL Cy Young Award
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Andres Soto the 26 year old with the Charleston Rebels went 14-3 with 158 K's and an era of 2.26. Soto ratings suggest he is going nowhere fast maybe to AA ball with an outside shot at AAA ball. A ML future looks real bleak for the 26 year old Soto.
Season 5 Low A - AL MVP Award
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Alex Reynoso the 29 year old CF with the Iowa City Kaysons batted .359 with 37 HR and 139 RBI's. Reynoso rating and age tells us he is going to probably never leave A ball.
Season 5 Low A - AL Cy Young Award
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Quentin Mintz the 23 year old went 19-5 with 181 K's and an era of 3.77. Mintz has decided since his future looked grey that he should just get out of the game on a high note and retired. Maybe a coaching job is in his future.
Season 5 Rookie - AL MVP Award
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Teddy Ross the 21 year old DH with the San Antonio Border Jumpers batted .358 with 46 HR and 148 RBI's. Ross has spent 3 years in rookie which is never a good sign. His ratings suggest he could probably pay A ball, but the Border Jumpers just let him help the young kids in rookie ball.
Season 5 Rookie - AL Cy Young Award
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Javier DeRojas the 24 year old went 10-3 with 84 K's and an era of 2.17. Derojas has decided to hang up his cleats after his demotion back to rookie ball. Atleast he takes a torphy home with him for his service.
Prospect Report Addition
During the season I will post the league top 5 position and pitching prospects. I consider anyone in the minors as a prospect regardless of age. So since the season hasn't started yet lets take a look at the NL MVP and Cy Young award winners from season 5 in this addition with the AL coming tomorrow.
Season 5 AAA - NL MVP Award
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Dario Long the 27 year old 1B for the New Orleans Breeze. Long batted .351 with 76 HR and 196 RBI last season. Although Long dominated in AAA ball. His core ratings suggest he will again be playing in AAA ball again in season 6.
Season 5 AAA - NL Cy Young Award
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Trevor Miles the 24 year old starting pitcher for the Colorado Springs AltiDUDES. Miles went 19-5 with 148 K's with an era of 2.38. Miles control and his left and right handed ratiings all suggest he could be in the backend of the AltiDuDES rotation in season 6.
Season 5 AA - NL MVP Award
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Al James the 23 year 1B with the Colorado Springs AltiDUDES batted .330 with 50 HR and 151 RBI's. James lacks in contact and the ability to hit right handers well which could keep him in AA ball. At best you may see him in AAA but a ML future doesn't look to be in his future.
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Nigel Phillips with the Texas Tittyballs went 25-1 with 200k's and an era of 3.27. Phillips all around good pitching ratings suggest he is headed for ML future. The only questions is will a stop in AAA come before the promotion to the big leagues.
Season 5 High A - NL MVP Award
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Felipe Moreno the 24 year old 1B with the Pawtucket Polythene batted .341 with 39 HR and 143 RBI's. Moreno ratings suggest he has no ML future. I guessing he won't make it past AA ball.
Season 5 High A - NL Cy Young Award
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Joaquin Pena the 21 year old with the Salem Dodgers went 19-3 with 146 K's and an era of 3.22. Pena ratings suggest he could make it to AAA ball in time but an ML future doesn't look to be on the horizon for him.
Season 5 Low A - NL MVP Award
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Todd Jackson the 22 year old LF with the Colorado Springs AltiDUDES batted .351 with 52 HR and 187 RBI's. Jackson ratings suggest he will work his way through the minor leagues and make the ML some day.
Season 5 Low A - NL Cy Young Award
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Tony Seo 25 who is a free agent went 23-3 with 186 K's and an era of 4.05. Seo rating suggest he will be an A ball player forever. Which is why he probably on the free agent market for anyone to pick up.
Season 5 Rookie - NL MVP Award
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Mark Brede the 23 year old C with the Colorado Springs AltiDUDES batted .426 with 41 HR and 135 RBI's. Brede ratings suggest he will work his way through the minors and eventually be behind the plate on the ML squad someday.
Season 5 Rookie - NL Cy Young Award
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Clem Gold the 22 year old with the St. Louis Birdnals went 10-4 with 111 K's and an era of 2.95. Gold ratings suggest he will make his way up to AAA and possibly make the ML team someday. His split pitching ratings don't match up to his overall rating but they may be good enough to make the majors.
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