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LEADERSHIP
Commissioner: Matt Rectenwald
Vice Commissioner: Aaron Weiner
League Director: Ron Collins
League Advisor: Randy Weigand
PR Director/Historian: Stephen Lane
UMEBA Ambassador: Joe Lederer
CONTACT INFO
Primary Website: http://montybrewster.net/
Forums: http://montybrewster.net/forums/index.php
HTML: https://statspl.us/brewster/reports/news/html/leagues/league_100_home.html
Application: http://montybrewster.net/forums/app.php/applicationform
Constitution: http://montybrewster.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=25938
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Contents
What Seat Do You See Them? – David Simpson
State of the Brewster - 70 Years! – Matt Rectenwald
2041: OVERVIEW Final Standings
Landis Ruminations – Chris Robillard
Istanbul Wins the United Cup! – James Walker
Hall of Fame Inductees – Matt Rectenwald
2042: THE PROJECTION ROOM Frick League – Aaron Weiner
Johnson League – Justin Niles
UMEBA – Neil Thomas
FEATURES 7 For 70 – Matt Rectenwald
BBA Dynasties – Joe Lederer
Owner Goals: Stop the Insanity! – Vic Caldea
Opt-In or Opt-out? – Ron Collins
Brewstopocene Reviewed – Doug Olmsted
Finishing the Pantheon – Chris Wilson
Active Leader Boards – Randy Weigand
Active vs. All-Time Leader Boards – Randy Weigand
College and High School All-Stars – Matt Rectenwald
Those Who Went Before Us – Matt Rectenwald
Cover art and Badge - Mike Simon
Publishing Support – Joe Lederer & Ron Collins
Spring Training Standings
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Horribly Poetry by David “Horrible” Simpson
What Seat Do You See Them
In what seat do you see them what section what row when the Nine and Jackrabbits play a game out below
Are you pacing a dugout what side how low is Jon Mick looking past you bat ready to go
Do you see things all over what speed how slow is our commish watching with you like a god in the know
What sounds overcome you what smells what foes when Rhodes hits a single where does it go
Our eyes may see numbers and ratings that grow but our minds push us further and creates a wonderful show
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State of the Brewster
70 YEARS! by Matt Rectenwald, Commissioner, Brewster Baseball Association
70. It's hard to comprehend the magnitude of that number, really.
The Brewster Baseball Association has been through so much over
the years. It all started way, way back in the late 1980's, when my
friend Brad Browne and I were inventing baseball leagues of our
own. We used Baseball Stars, then Hardball, and then Earl Weaver
Baseball came out. My life has never been the same since. Weaver
was amazing for its time, as bug riddled as it was. We made our
own four-team league, then added more and more teams until we
had a nice little league going in tiny Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
When Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro was released, we took a look
at it and liked what we saw. Our resulting league would be called
the Wisconsin Computer Baseball Association (WCBA). To use the
phrase “Timing Is Everything” would be an understatement,
because right at this time came the advent of the internet. Suddenly
we could interact with other like-minded baseball nuts around the world. It started in the Hardball
chat room, then later moved to ICQ, then AIM. The WCBA was too small minded. The North
American Computer Baseball Association (NACBA) was formed, which ultimately grew into the
Global Baseball Consortium (GBC). This is circa 1994, folks. There are still people around from
those times. Sean Marko is still with us. Chris Wilson is still with us. So is Lee Honigsfeld. You may
not know that it was Lee who first made me aware of Out of the Park Baseball. At this time, it was
OOTP2 and extremely rudimentary, but the potential of this project and the direction the developer
(Markus Heinsohn) wanted to go with the game was absolutely in-line with everything that the
previous games couldn't give us. So, after experimenting with a short-lived league with all new
players, I decided to embark upon the project of a lifetime. I knew I wanted to use OOTP moving
forward, but I also knew I wanted the players that we had brought to life with the GBC. This is how
the Monty Brewster Baseball Association began. It began with months of creating players, one by
one, from the GBC into the MBBA and OOTP. This process would come to be known "Recte-
hacking".
We started with twenty-four teams and immediately it felt special. Like many fledgling leagues, we
had our fair share of turnover among the General Managers, but I also had an amazing team who
helped shape the league. Joel Odenbach, Travis McDermott, Brian Miller and so many more made
contributions to the Brewster so meaningful that any measure of them would feel too small.
Starting with the 1973 season and finishing thru the 1994 season, I felt it was just time to take a
break. After the 1994 season we put the MBBA to rest, with new leagues springing up among us
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fighting for the time that many GM's had previously given to the MBBA. It was the end of the
“Original Era.”
I could never get the MBBA out of my head. I'd still find myself thinking about it after a couple of
real-life years had gone by. The league I was currently competing in was amazing in terms of
competition and activity, but to me it was becoming too much fluff and too little actual baseball.
Once again, I decided to embark on a project.
The first order of business was to find the 1994 final file. Once I found it, I quickly realized that I
could not for the life of me remember the Commissioner password. This is usually the death knoll
for a league. It's a good thing that I have friends in high places, as with a little help from Joel and
friends we were able to convince Markus Heinsohn to unlock the Commissioner password for me.
And away we went. Right away the 1995 season began – the start of the “Modern Era” – and it was
like old times. The activity level was good, the competition was good. We talked ball and played
ball. The magic was back.
Looking back at the 1995 season, it was a completely different time. There were still just twenty-
four teams. We've since expanded multiple times and now have thirty-two BBA teams. That’s right,
we also shortened from Monty Brewster World Baseball Association to simply the Brewster
Baseball Association. We have had two international leagues, the European Baseball Alliance (EBA)
and now the United Middle Eastern Baseball Association (UMEBA). The UMEBA just expanded to
ten teams. We have feeder leagues that generate our young prospects.
The biggest change has come in the way we communicate. This has always been a forum-based
league with a heavy, HEAVY emphasis on writing. It still is, but new ways of communicating have
made the league even better. Podcasts and Slack have been an amazing addition to our community.
Our Governing Board is as solid as they come. We have had incredible stability on the Governing
Board over the past ten seasons and now for 2042, we are adding Joe Lederer to help grow the
UMEBA.
It is a very good time in the Brewster Baseball Association as we enter our 70th season. Here's to 70
more!
BLAST FROM THE PAST! MBWBA 15th Anniversary Team.
SP Mark Bobovnik
RP Damon Lombardi
C Dickey Brinkman
1B Randy Spratt
2B Jack Maverick
3B Jon McNecirty
SS Henry Hill
LF Marquis Futon
CF Steve Collins
RF Miles Dalrymple
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FINAL 2041 STANDINGS
Geoghegan Round Edmonton over Las Vegas, 3-1
Calgary over New Orleans, 3-1
Louisville over Nashville, 3-1
Valencia over California, 3-1
Doubleday Series Edmonton over Boise, 4-1
Calgary over Rockville, 4-0
Yellow Springs over Louisville, 4-0
Vancouver over Valencia, 4-0
Cartwright Cup Edmonton over Calgary, 4-3
Yellow Springs over Vancouver, 4-0
Landis Memorial Series Edmonton over Yellow Springs, 4-3
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League Championship Series Istanbul over Manama, 4-3
Bucharest over Jerusalem, 4-2
United Cup Istanbul over Bucharest, 4-2
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2042 BBA Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
Hall of Fame Grows by Three
With 34 votes counted, the commissioner’s office recently revealed that Cisco
Arreola, Alfredo Martinez, and Mario Soriano passed the 75% bar required to be
enshrined into the Brewster Baseball Association Hall of Fame.
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Infielder Valerie Kharlamov registered 34 votes, missing the cut-off by one vote. First
baseman Cisco Guerrero was two votes shy. Both will be eligible again next season.
Four players did not make the 10% cut-off point, and will be removed from the ballot
going forward. Eduardo Lopez, Juan Jose Ornelas, and Juan Pablo all completed their
seventh season on the ballot, and will also be removed. Neither veterans committee
candidate qualified.
Below, find the final voting numbers.
Candidate (Yrs Left) Votes %
Cisco Arreola (7) 33 97.1% Alfredo Martinez (7) 32 94.1% Mario Soriano (6) 28 82.4% Valeri Kharlamov (6) 25 73.5% Cisco Guerrero (7) 24 70.6% Eduardo Lopez (1) 14 41.2% Lorenzo Diaz (VET-1) 14 41.2% Diego Moreno (1) 12 35.3% Lawrence Columbus LaLoosh (5) 11 32.4% Juan Jose Ornelas (1) 8 23.5% Dan Leonard (7) 8 23.5% Lewis Stephens (4) 7 20.6% Medric Wood (VET-1) 7 20.6% Juan Pablo (1) 6 17.6% Bob Sanderson (4) 6 17.6% Mark Dempsey (7) 4 11.8% Esteban Velasquez (7) 3 8.8% Norris Rutledge (6) 2 5.9% Hiroyuki Rin (7) 2 5.9% Bertram Hahn (7) 2 5.9%
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Ruminations on the Landis
Edmonton GM Chris Robillard is no stranger to the Landis. His teams have now won three of them,
and if he has his way in 2042, it’ll be four. This one was a little different though, made amid perhaps
a bit of a different background. I think you’re going to want to take a few moments to take it all in
as, amid Landis joy, the GM pauses for a bit of reflection on what this little game of ours might
mean.
Almost exactly a month ago I was preparing to go to a convention that I go to every year, PAX East
in Boston. I love everything about it. AAA video games, indie video games, tabletop games, the
people, the food, even the weather sometimes. I usually go solo and I can walk up to a group at any
point or joke with people in line with me and we can discuss what kind of games we like or hate,
what we enjoy about the gaming industry, our preferred medium for gaming (PC for me), who/what
they've seen at the convention. The topics for conversation are endless because we all enjoy this one
thing so deeply and we bond over it. It's a place I've never felt excluded from or awkward in and I've
always felt the same way in baseball leagues. This year at PAX wasn't different, but there was a high
level of concern that everyone seemed to share and that was due to the coronavirus. One month later
I am confined indoors, albeit willingly, to share some of the social responsibility we all need to feel
right now to protect our neighbors and our local community.
We all are feeling the same stress and anxiety right now because none of us know what is ahead. At
the time of this writing on March 24th of 2020 at 11:00am, 46,548 Americans are confirmed to have
the coronavirus with our local and federal governments promising significantly increased testing that
will surely drive that number much, much higher. 592 Americans have passed away from the disease
caused by the coronavirus, COVID-19 and we are all concerned about our own wellbeing and/or the
wellbeing of our loved ones and so we stay indoors to protect even the strangers around us because
we know at any moment that could be our family member. This is even more terrifying when you
look at Italy. Three weeks ago, they were where we are at now in numbers and now they have
63,927 confirmed with the coronavirus and 6,077 have passed away due to it. I just read two stories
coming out of Italy yesterday, one horrifying and the other encouraging. The first was how some
hospitals in Italy are rationing care, unable to provide ventilators to everyone, so they are denying
their citizens over 60+ in order to provide ventilators for those much younger and inflicted by the
disease. The other story I read is about a priest who passed away because he gave up the ventilator
purchased by his parishioners to someone that he felt needed it in order to save their life. Meanwhile,
in the United States our government cannot break their partisanship and agree on a bill that would
provide some economic relief to their citizens in a clearly crucial time for our health and financial
wellbeing. I read something recently from a GM in the league that said this is why we need universal
healthcare. Italy is a single payer system. This is not the time to be having these kinds of debates
though. Let's not politicize this catastrophic time. Instead we should all feel remorse for the people
who have passed away and focus on what we as individuals can do to help curb this increasingly
dangerous pandemic from doing what it has done to Europe and Asia. We all play a role here and it's
a significant one.
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Not trying to play victim here, but this time has impacted me particularly hard as four days after
winning the Landis Memorial Series, officials from the city I live in condemned the property I live
on because of a faulty construction job in front of the property that damaged the foundation and
severed our sewer and water lines. It created a structural issue that is particularly dangerous, and I've
been displaced as a result.
So I've spent a lot of time thinking about communities lately. With PAX, the
panic from coronavirus in my city and my fake baseball league taking up the
majority of my thoughts, I decided this would be a good opportunity to express
the appreciation I have for Matt, the governing board, everyone in the BBA and
all the GMs that have continued to keep this league running for so long.
It's been 20 years for me since I first got my hands on a BBPro '98 online league. It was all text
based and HTML and my cousins and I had a blast with it. Back then I tried to convince other GMs
to make wacky deals with me, so that I could fulfill my dream of having Mo Vaughn, Nomar
Garciaparra, Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa on the same team. That progressed to trying to acquire
ARod, Tim Wakefield, Mike Piazza and many, many more. I moved on to a random debut league
and fell in love with the opportunity to see Babe Ruth and Ted Williams battle Nolan Ryan and
Roger Clemens. I took a long break away from baseball leagues, but eventually found OOTP and
ORB2 where Matt would allow me to become the Cincinnati Reds and I would grit my teeth and
pretend they were my hometown Boston Red Sox. Loved ORB2, but when it folded and I was
invited to the BBA, I knew this was it. I LOVED the RPG-like mechanic of being able to upgrade
my stars through my own activity in the league. I never have gotten as involved as I would like to,
but I've always enjoyed the possibilities.
My first stint with the Halifax Hawks was successful, but shorter lived than I would have liked due
to some medical issues. Life is a lot more stable now (ironic with everything going on), so I came
back in November of 2018 IRL time. I didn't love the Jackrabbits when I joined. I didn't really want
another Canadian team, I wanted to bring something to the BBA that would represent my neck of the
woods in the North East which I feel has been underrepresented in the BBA. Maybe someone can set
the record straight for me on that, but I don't recall any teams being from this area. I think Baltimore
is the closest unless I am missing someone. I've grown to really like the Jackrabbits though. They
have stupid yellow uniforms, but the Jackrabbits name is excellent. I don't know much about
Edmonton or their jackrabbits population, but before I came in they had nearly a decade of being the
worst team in the BBA and I wanted to change that desperately.
I won my first Landis with the Jackrabbits in 2038 over the Las Vegas
Hustlers in a wild seven game series that saw a hidden ball trick in game 5 by
Steven Collins III that would end up being the catalyst for turning the series
around. On individual merit, that would be my second Landis in nine seasons.
I last won the Landis with the Halifax Hawks when I ended a nearly two
decade run without a playoff appearance for the Washington Bobwhites.
Last season, the Jackrabbits ended up in fourth place in the division and
needed to win a series against each of the teams in my division ahead of me in
order to get an opportunity against the Yellow Springs Nine, who seemed
poised to finally get the Landis Series win that they have been seeking for so
long. It seemed even more improbable because we were without Mons Raider,
who we bullied Madison into paying for, and he was our leader in runs and
I've spent a lot of time
thinking about communities
lately
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seemed destined to break the single season runs record prior to his untimely broken kneecap injury
early in September. That injury was fresh in the team's mind after it was rumored that a week prior
to the injury taking place Madison GM, Mike Simon, threatened to break Raider's kneecaps if he
didn't give him the money back in a conference call speaking with confidants that was released to the
press right before the Landis Series. #FreeRaider trended on social media when the Raider trade was
made and #RaiderRefuge trended during the Landis series.
With Raider on the mind, the depleted pitching staff for Edmonton would leave everything on the
mound to try and beat Yellow Springs and deny them once again of their chance to break their curse.
Down 2-1 with Yellow Springs on top, Jackrabbits manager Juan Carlos Gonzales would make a
crucial decision to send the struggling lefty Ryosei Akahori to the mound. He banked on a Yellow
Springs lineup that seemed susceptible to left-handed pitching and Akahori came out on top tying up
the series and keeping Edmonton in it. Yellow Springs would win game 5 and nearly clinch the win
in game 6, but Edmonton stormed back big in late innings to keep the series alive. This led to a game
7 that featured Chandler Hall against Carlos Valle that Chandler Hall would end up in control of for
five innings and the Jackrabbits offense performed well against Valle. That sealed it for the 2041
Landis.
Now, with our families and our communities on our minds, with our country and our world seeking
some sense of unification through the onslaught of unpredictable illness, with my new video game
releases continuing to get delayed, are you ready for the 2042 season?
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Istanbul wins the 2041 United Cup!
The UMEBA has hit the ground running, with fan bases growing and revenue popping to the tune of an additional couple teams—let’s join Istanbul GM (now Hawaii GM!) James Walker as he takes us through the Bosphorus’s United Cup winning season…
Istanbul RF Hyun-on Ch’oe drifted to his right and squeezed his glove closed on the can o’ corn off the
bat of Bucharest 1B Anastasio Diaz and just like that the Bosphorus were Champs of the UMEBA. This
was the culmination of a five-season journey. After 727 regular season games, a 315-412 record and the
beginning as one of the worst teams in the UMEBA. But to get to this moment it had to have a beginning.
That was the hiring of the former GM Jeffrey Everroad.
Jeff began the job by bringing in a fresh message to the organization. One that said, WIN. He hired John
Howard to manage the team and guide the youngsters. As his Assistant GM he hired Rizalino Defensor.
This combo worked well until it didn’t. Without hesitation, Howard was shown the door and replaced by
unproven Jeaic Dalyell. Jeaic was a 2B with the Charm City Jimmies with a couple of single season stops
in Atlantic City and Mexico before he hung up the spikes. Jeaic worked well with the pitchers and helped
develop that crew that led the UMEBA in pitching.
Everroad signed former New Jersey River Rats (Montreal Blazers) and one- time Jerusalem Hebrew
Hammer SP Brendan Carr. He followed that up with the signing of SP Rodrigo Lugo, formerly of the
Hawaii Tropics Organization with the Dead Valley Scorpions.
In his last big move, he signed LF John Garcia. Garcia was being courted by several UMEBA teams, but he
settled with Istanbul with a big two-year $6.6 million-dollar deal.
Then, three days later, Everroad was hired away by the Montreal Blazers.
While Bosphorus Owner Sam Johnson was
conducting his search for the next GM, the
season started with Istanbul jumping out to a
21-9 record and a seven-game lead. Then the
hire of James Walker was met with relief by
the players and staff. After small changes in
the pitching staff and a platoon schedule was
set for Dalyell to follow the Bosphorus were
prepared for the playoff push.
As the season progressed, former Edmonton
LF John Garcia emerged as the offensive force
in the lineup that could carry this team to the
playoffs. After young SP Bert Hackworth went
down with a partially torn labrum, RP Vladimir Reichel was move from the bullpen to the rotation.
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Paired with the veteran starter Francis Wiles, these two combined for 57 starts and 21 wins. Later in the
season, Ramon Negron was called up for Dar es Salaam and posted a 9-5 record with a 3.97 ERA.
The end of May saw the Bosphorus at 36-18 with an eight-game lead over Manama and by the All Star
Break they were 53-34 with a twelve-game lead. Injuries began to take a toll on the team as the “Dog
Days of Summer” took out the fragile players. Guys like, P Charlie Simmons and 3B Jaime Hernandez
steeped up to fill in for injuries and posted good numbers. Simmons was 12-5 with 6 saves as he started
and relieved until he burned out near the end of the season.
Even with guys stepping up and getting the job done night after night, things still felt as if they were
slipping away for Istanbul as they crawled to the finish line. They still had a respectable record at 90-72
but were beat down by the long battle.
The four-game series with the wild card winner Manama Pearls began with a Game 1 thumping given
out by Istanbul 14-1. Manama came back in Game 2 (8-2) and stole home field advantage. Istanbul kept
up the back and forth as they took Game 3 in Manama (7-2) and then dropped Games 4 and 5 (3-0 and 6-
2) to fall down in the series 3-2 and in danger of wasting the season.
Returning to Istanbul with their backs against the wall. the Bosphorus turned to Bert Hackworth.
Hackworth made just his start after his AAS rehab stint and he was masterful as he shut-down the Pearls
offense and gave Istanbul the chance to live for another day. In the deciding Game 7, Istanbul left no
doubt as they jumped on Manama pitchers from the start and cruised to an 11-4 victory to move on to the
United Cup Finals. John Garcia was chosen as the LCS MVP, slashing .478/.567/.870 with three homers
and eleven RBI to go along with six walks and five runs.
In the finals, Istanbul took Games 1 and 2 in Bucharest (6-0 and 3-2) to take control of the series early. At
home, the Bosphorus took Game 3 (4-1), placing doubts in the minds of Bucharest Fans everywhere. The
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Impalers came back in Games 4 and 5 (7-2 and 4-1) to close the gap and rob the Istanbul Faithful of
celebrating a championship on their own field.
Back in Bucharest for the last two games of the series, the Bosphorus players were relaxed. John Garcia
was quoted, “The pressure isn’t on us, it’s on them.”
In Game 6, Istanbul looked relaxed as the scored five runs in the third and three more in the fourth to
jump out to a big lead before cruising to the 9-6 win and a championship party. 1B Kazuo Yamamoto was
chosen as the United Cup MVP after hitting .368 with a homer, five runs and three runs batted in.
After all the distractions, injuries and slumps, this team remained engaged in the task at hand. Scuffling
and adjusting from at-bat to at-bat and from pitch to pitch. And at the end of the season they get to say,
WE ARE CHAMPS!
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THE PROJECTION ROOM
By now you know what’s coming as sure as if you’ve got the banging going down on the garbage cans in the clubhouse. Fastball down the middle. Can you handle it, Meat? Can you take it downtown one more time? Hit that last dinger and hang ‘em up? We’ll see, won’t we? Once again, Omaha GM Justin Niles joins Rockville GM Aaron Weiner to give us the best preview edition in not-so-fake baseball, Justin taking the Johnson, Aaron on the Frick—with Aaron doing the usual needful in all the summaries. And this time we get new Athens GM Neil Thomas taking us through the mighty UMEBA!
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It’s the 70th season of the BBA, and the buzz around the league is still about expansion teams.
Portland and Charlotte have created the final form of the league, and Edmonton, who was the first
expansion team in the BBA to win a Landis Memorial Series, is now setting the pace as the first
expansion team with multiple titles.
Edmonton took down the Yellow Springs Nine in a heart wrenching series that went right down to
the wire, and they did it with a thousand run explosion, very characteristic of the BBA at this time.
The other huge story of 2041 was that offenses all over the league were running wild on pitching
staffs, as teams posted an average of five and a half runs a game and a record four teams scored a
thousand runs or more. A record six teams scored six runs a game or better, and it’s worth noting
that Edmonton’s accomplishment, while outstanding, garnered them only the fifth seed in the
Johnson League.
Who might be the next expansion team to win the BBA? Boise’s probably a good pick: they won
104 games last year, a record for any expansion team in any season, and have the incomparable
Dennis French. Edmonton could repeat, but they might also miss the playoffs: no team lost more
talent this offseason. Charm City looked feisty last year before falling off the pace. The rest of them
are pretty much out: Twin Cities has been around long enough to be in their second rebuild at this
point, which seems to be going well, and Wichita, Charlotte, Portland, and Phoenix averaged 100
losses last year.
So, the title might be left to the old guard this year. Yellow Springs is a perennial contender; they
blossomed last year around August. Rockville is running with seven straight division titles, but they
lost Francisco Flores this offseason and don’t look quite as scary as in previous years. Calgary
almost took down the Spuds in the Frontier Division, and despite having traded Chip Puckett they
should still be quite good at preventing runs. Louisville has averaged 95 wins over the last two years
and should be fairly dangerous. New Orleans looks very solid if they can keep their pitchers on the
mound. Vegas is still Vegas, and they’re just one year removed from their own Landis. Vancouver
has a monster offense and could slug their way to the 2042 title.
With 32 teams now in the league, there are plenty of teams that could sneak into the playoffs this
year, too. Nashville defied the odds to win 90 games last year; do they have it in them again?
According to the numbers, Chicago should have won 90; are they a team on the rise? How about
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teams like Valencia, Seattle, or Hawaii in the Frick League, all of whom were probably good enough
to win at least one series last year? Mexico City missed the playoffs by just one game; they should
be solid again.
In a league where anything can happen, where expansion teams can win multiple titles, where
record-setting teams get sent home by sweeps, where Yellow Springs can be superior every single
year and still not win a championship, the league is consistently unpredictable, exciting, and new.
The offensive explosion we had last year might continue as we haven’t seen the advent of new
superstar pitchers or great defenders in drafts, and it might be a while until the balance evens out.
Whatever happens, it’ll be fun to watch, fun to be a part, and with Edmonton winning their second
title in four years they proved any team could come from literally nowhere and be a winner.
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PACIFIC DIVISION
VANCOUVER MOUNTIES 92 – 70
CALIFORNIA CRUSADERS 91 – 71
HAWAII TROPICS 84 – 78
SEATTLE STORM 84 – 78
VALENCIA STARS 83 – 79
LONG BEACH SURFERS 73 – 89
SAN FERNANDO BEARS 72 – 90
PORTLAND LUMBERJACKS 62 – 100
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FL Pacific Preview
For the first time in a long time, I’m projecting someone new at the top of the Frick
Pacific. The team isn’t a surprise, but the record might come as a surprise to some. I think Vancouver maxed out last year and probably won’t finish quite as high this
year, but remember that the 92 wins I put them on is a median. I think they’re pretty likely to finish there.
California and Vancouver are still clearly the class of this division without much
drama, so putting them up there isn’t really a big shock. Either or both could stumble; both have warts. California has a rock-solid team on both sides, though
their pitchers are aging and it’s easy to imagine them dropping from pitcher
injuries. Vancouver’s hitting is superior to just about everyone, but their pitching is just fine, so every game’s a little bit of a crapshoot for them.
It’s that kind of thing that makes this such an interesting group, because there are
a lot of good teams in this division. Valencia made the playoffs and even won a playoff series last year, but at 85 wins they are very vulnerable to variance. (Say
that five times fast.)
Right now, I have Seattle and Hawaii just a little bit ahead of Valencia, who’s got a huge contract problem in Wilton Rivera. Seattle has a very balanced team with a lot
of talent but their bullpen’s highly questionable. Hawaii and Chicago are my dark horse sleeper teams to win 90 games this year, and I really like Hawaii’s roster,
probably more than I should. They do have to figure out first base, though.
The teams that weren’t good last year were San Fernando, Long Beach, and
Portland. I see San Fernando’s slide becoming consistent, as their pitching staff is aging, inconsistent, and probably won’t produce, and Angel Garcia’s slide might be
permanent. Long Beach still has Tchekanov, but not much else really. And Portland? Portland is still looking for a team identity and just isn’t ready to be in this
conversation just yet.
This is a wide-open division with a lot of possibility and a lot of intrigue, and any of the first five teams I mentioned could win the thing. It could be five-way
pandemonium with all five teams tying at 88 wins. But if I’m gonna call it like I see it: Vancouver has the best offense, California has the best overall team, and the
rest of the teams are just short of that. Lots to watch though in the Frick Pacific – don’t touch that remote control.
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VANCOUVER MOUNTIES
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Could Vancouver lead the league in runs scored? It’s highly doubtful considering their division and their home park, but in a neutral park this offense is scary…The Mounties have a very scary offense, a decent rotation and some pitching depth. If they could find one big arm to bind them all together, this is a
contender. As it were I think they’re a wild card contender this year. 2041 PROJECTION: 84 – 78 2041 FINAL RECORD: 97 – 65
As you’ll note from the quote, I was way ahead of the curve on Vancouver’s outstanding offensive
explosion. (Still not ready to talk about Omaha yet. Stay tuned.) The Mounties won their first division
title since 2028, and just their third since dominating this division from 1999-2012. They were just short
of being an outlier in my normally distributed projection system, but they did finish 13 games above my
thoughts. It’s worth examining how this happened and whether they’re every bit as good as the 97-win
juggernaut they looked like last season.
First of all, I’m not sure I was wrong on the Aaron Stone contract; it still feels like gilding the lily. A solid,
league average catcher would have not detracted from their outstanding offensive performance. With
Stone, however, the team scored 1000 runs, just short of Yellow Springs and by an exceedingly large
margin the highest number in their team’s history. Driven by their outstanding outfield trio of 2041 FL
Sawyer Silk Award winner Angel Gonzalez, Jeffrey Smith, and Fernando Castillo, the Mounties were #1 in
batter WAR last season, first in OPS, and really didn’t miss being first in offense by a lot. The Mounties
had seven players with more than 2 WAR last year; the other three were SS Carlos
Martinez, Son of Butters Menne, and rookie first baseman Alejandro Ortiz. Martinez
might not repeat, but the other two surely will. This is a killer offense and plays solid
defense, too.
I wasn’t as bullish on the Vancouver pitching staff as I could have been, but they
finished a robust fourth in the Frick League in runs allowed. What I don’t know is
precisely why this happened. By some advanced metrics, Vancouver’s pitching staff
was probably the luckiest staff in the BBA, as only the bottom three teams in the Frick
League struck out less batters and the team allowed the fifth lowest BABIP in the
league. The Mounties got three enormous years from Miguel Ayala, Gustavo Hernandez, and Jose Ramirez,
though none of them pitched more than 182 innings. Five other pitchers on the staff threw over 90 innings,
many of whom are gone now. I’m definitely not sold on the idea of all four of their rotation starters having
above 3 WAR again, and while all of them are solid pitchers it seems to me to be a bit of a perfect storm.
The Mounties have rotation depth but not so much bullpen depth, so I’m not sold on their ability to repeat
to that level there either.
My analysis of Vancouver hasn’t changed much since last year, and their weaknesses were exposed by
the real power in the Frick League, the Yellow Springs Nine, by whom they were swept. I like what
Vancouver has done with the team, and they have a solid farm system which could bear fruit as early as
this year. I still think they need a rotation ace to pull it all together, but they’ve structured their cap
situation such that they’ve kept flexibility to sign players down the line. The scary years for them will be
2045 and 2046, and we’ll see how much trouble they have then. For now, they’re almost a certain
contender in the Frick League.
2042 PROJECTION: 92 – 70
GENERAL MANAGER: Taylor Bettencourt BALLPARK: Northwoods Outpost
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
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CALIFORNIA CRUSADERS 2041 MEDIA GUIDE: California has a puncher’s chance at winning a title this year, but I don’t see it with the team they’re fielding now. Demonstrating more consistent management would go a long way towards keeping this team a contender. I can’t drop their projection too much because they might lead the league in pitching again, but in three years from now Cali looks headed for a rebuild.
2041 PROJECTION: 90 – 72 2041 FINAL RECORD: 95 – 67
California’s tenth straight postseason ended just as early as all the rest of them, so far. If you’re wondering
whether they’re officially into snakebit territory, well, consider this: last year they were knocked out in the
Geoghegan by Valencia, who took their first playoff series in 19 years. This is starting to become a habit,
and California has to wonder if they’re doing something wrong, or whether
they’re just rolling snake eyes and boxcars and it’s not their fault at all. I’m
going to give a deeper dive on that one as we go, since California lost
nothing this offseason and shouldn’t get very much help from the minor
leagues.
One place that California might improve is from a full season of Dani Garcia,
who looks to be the next California pitching superstar. Having him along
with Luis Gracia, Cisco Morales, and Miguel Ramos is a huge deal for the
Crusaders. But: Gracia is 36, Morales, 33, Ramos, 30, and right now Garcia
is the only bridge to the future for California – though we expect Eustace
Tilley to show up any time now and provide solid rotation depth. Ramos was badly exposed in last year’s
playoffs, and the other two were not particularly stalwart, even by the rough standards of the Frick
League’s offensive explosion. For that matter, California failed to lead the league in runs for the second
straight year, finishing second with their highest ERA allowed since – no joke – 2011. Still, we’d take
second place for this team, who keeps hovering right around first and was significantly better than the
middle of the pack. Their late inning relievers are rock solid.
The offensive explosion in the FL was also felt by California, though they finished a very reasonable and
expected seventh. Base-stealing, run-scoring demon Quant Kouros led this team last year, with David
Simpson taking a very respectable but distant back seat with a .900 OPS. However, the Crusaders got a
solid team effort. Po-sin Shi took a leap forward at age 25, and young shortstop Jorge Lugo was better
than advertised, especially defensively. Second-year players Darryl Pris and Kazuki Saito and rookie Cesar
Feliciana all had solid seasons, and the team could get more out of Luis Gonzalez and Mitch Dalrymple.
The offense isn’t going to remind anyone of Vancouver, but it’s a good group.
This is clearly a playoff contender again, but the question becomes how long they can maintain this. As of
now they’ve been one since the Biden Administration with a couple meaningless hiccups in the middle, but
they’re not the best team in the BBA. By now just by luck they should have won a playoff series, though.
It feels like they’re snakebitten, too, because there’s no reason they should have struggled so much in the
playoffs; some of their solid regular season guys were terrible in the playoffs. We’ll see if they’ve got one
in them this year, but don’t be surprised to see Vancouver take the division again: the Mounties’
Pythagorean record was seven games ahead of the Crusaders.
2042 PROJECTION: 91 – 71
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Doug Olmsted BALLPARK: South Pacific Field
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HAWAII TROPICS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: I have come to the very reasonable conclusion that given all the talent on the farm, and the fact that they’ve posted two straight winning records in the 80s, I might have been underrating them last year. I think Hawaii, with cap space and expiring deals, might be a stealthy contender this year if they make some moves. 2041 PROJECTION: 84 – 78 2041 FINAL RECORD: 82 – 80
Last year I wrote that Hawaii could be a stealth contender if they made a couple of moves. They didn’t
make those moves and were a stealth contender anyway, finishing with a -19 run differential but still
posting a winning record in the third consecutive year. In exactly one of those three years was their
expected record as high as .500, however. If you’re looking for what an average, mediocre ballclub looked
like over the past three years, search around the palms and the volcanoes and you’ll find it here. That
said, a lot of really talented players had down seasons for the Tropics last year. Are they still a stealth
contender, and could they better themselves enough to be division winners?
Hawaii is the home of maybe the best rotation in the Frick League outside of Yellow Springs and Chicago.
This wasn’t always true, but Alaric Wullenweber (Ah-lar-ic Woolenweeber for those of you gaping at home)
has changed the trajectory of this team by making himself into maybe the best non-Russian starter in the
BBA. The one silver lining to perennial top lefty Steven Taub’s down season in 2041 is that he might lower
his demands as he becomes an unrestricted free agent. Taub’s 2.1 WAR season brought his annual average
down to 4 WAR, which would put him among the top ten of all lefty pitchers in the BBA. Zak Johnson’s
numbers were also down this season, and he’s up for an extension this offseason
as well. Maxime Manceau was also outstanding last year. Jesus Gonzalez might be
the best solution at fifth starter this year, and though the bullpen doesn’t look as
good without him it’s still fine. That’s a dangerous pitching staff, and while they
won’t get much help from the minors it’s awfully good now.
Hawaii has a particularly interesting logjam at first base, and not just because the
player who was easily their best position player in 2040, Manuel Aguilar, Jr., had
by far his worst full year since his rookie season. That’s because while the Tropics could roll out with
Aguilar and Ettienne LaFitte, they also have a huge prospect in Ernest McBride, ready to go. What’s really
interesting is that the team might choose to carry all three guys, but don’t be surprised to see the Tropics
buy out LaFitte in the near future because there are three people for two slots. The rest of the lineup isn’t
bad either: Mike Campbell is a consistent righty threat, Jack Nichols is a major on-base threat, Bastiao
Fardos is a solid lefty platoon bat, Jose Camacho looks good, and Gary Allen is a solid third baseman. This
is a very comparable lineup to Nashville’s in that it seems to have no holes, but it’s nowhere near as good
defensively.
With all this talent on the field you’d think the Tropics have cap issues. They don’t. Not only do they have
one of the lower player payrolls in the league at $81 million, but they drop to $61 million next year while
shedding very little but middle relievers. Some of that money is no doubt marked for Taub, who will
probably be an easy person to re-sign; the year to watch is really next year, when the Tropics have Aguilar,
Campbell, and Zak Johnson all up for new contracts. They have the cap space for the onslaught of
extensions, but it’ll be interesting to see how first-year GM James Walker handle their future situation
after that. Their present looks like a wild card contender.
2042 PROJECTION: 84 – 78
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: James Walker BALLPARK: Diamond Head Baseball Park
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SEATTLE STORM
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: I think this team bounces back in a big way this year, especially with some solid adds from the minors and not a lot of real ground lost this offseason. However, my optimism is tempered for good on this squad until they’re obviously better or obviously worse. A lot of teams look better than they do, too. 2041 PROJECTION: 76 – 86 2041 FINAL RECORD: 83 – 79
Seattle shockingly stumbled to a 63-99 record in 2040, but last year in 2041 they bounced back to a
winning record, though not enough to make the playoffs. The Storm’s offense bounced back in a big way
and as a result, they were in the wild card race right up until the end of the season. With four playoff spots
feeling all but certain (California, Vancouver, Yellow Springs and Louisville), it’s not that difficult to fathom
Seattle back in the playoffs soon. Can the Storm make it all the way back from BBA purgatory in just one
year?
Seattle scored a robust 5.9 runs per game last year, not just an increase of 1.2 runs per game over their
2040 disaster season, and every metric pointed up. They drew more walks, struck out less, and had more
than every TYPE of hit (except triples). What changed? Some of it was that the Storm finally got the much-
awaited arrival of Aires Penharanda, who was above average in every way last year. Some of it was that
Vincent Vanderhugen, who fell to an .873 OPS in 2040, bounced way back up to a 1.076 OPS in 2041 and
had almost 5 WAR. Most of the players on the team that didn’t improve didn’t disimprove, though relative
to the offensive explosion they did, like Todd Rice (.340/.380/.502) and Francisco Salazar
(.278/.357/.414). Ageless wonder Sean Maguire posted his best season since 2038 and the fifth highest
OPS of his 15-year career. Oh, sure, they were still tramping out the corpse of Lionel Crepin (-0.8 WAR)
but overall, the team either played about as well or better. The advent of Ruben Rodriguez may also have
made a difference, though we’d expect his .897 OPS to be a fluke.
The Storm pitching staff was slightly worse than last year’s, but whose wasn’t? Their
5.5 runs per game was good for ninth this year, as opposed to their tenth-ranked 5.2
runs in 2040. The Storm still have quite a solid rotation, led by Hector Marquez, who
has a Steve Nebraska Award and last year finished 3rd in the voting. Ken Walter is
still there, and the opt-out clause in his contract should help to motivate him. Luther
Summers finally had that breakout season they’ve been looking for, and they re-
signed him for three years. Gordon Graves and Zoraide Anto round out a complete
rotation. We might see Yasir Bin Lufti this season, though I’d expect either him or Anto to start in the pen.
Seattle also has young rising star Jared Perkins in the bullpen, but, overall, Seattle’s pen is a little weak,
even with the sixth starter in there.
It's been a bumpy ride the last couple years, and I’m expecting Walter, with his injury history and his age
(he’s just 28) to opt out of his current deal to try to sign one more long-term deal. I’d also expect that to
be with Seattle, as they have quite a bit of future cap space and not a lot of absurd contracts coming down
the pipe. But don’t be surprised for him to opt out and Seattle to also opt out. The guys’ been a headache
and a half for them. Good rotation, good offense, weakish pen – 83-85 wins sounds right. That will put
them back into contention for a wild card, which would clearly be just fine with them.
2042 PROJECTION: 84 – 78
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Nathan Eagan BALLPARK: King County Complex
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VALENCIA STARS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Is Haney enough for Valencia to grab their second playoff appearance in both three, and seventeen years? Nobody needs a trade for a top starter more than Valencia, but until then, they ought to be awfully fun to watch. A good bet for a wild card this season, it’ll be fun to see if Valencia can make it, and advance. 2041 PROJECTION: 88 – 74 2041 FINAL RECORD: 85 – 77
On the BBA Highway, the Valencia Stars were legitimately passed by the Vancouver Mounties last season,
who are following the same formula Valencia has but has done a better job of implementing it, I think.
Valencia’s offense is solid but inconsistent, while the Stars are also trying to get by on solid, unspectacular
pitching without Pepe Hernandez. The difference is between these two groups was not only the 12 games
in the standings but that Vancouver is doing a better job of both things. Last year Valencia’s gameplan
was good enough to get them into the second round of the playoffs, dropping California in the Geoghegan.
Will the Stars miss the playoffs altogether this year?
Jose Martinez is the one potential star on this staff, and the big-armed righty
struck out 132 batters in 126 innings. Of course, we’ve been touting Martinez
as a possible top rotation starter for a while, and it hasn’t happened yet.
Replacing Lee McHone was potentially easier than we thought, as the Stars
went out and signed starter Donald Harris, a really nice substitute for the long-
time Valencia, now Charlotte righty. Harris had a very tough 2041 but I think
he’ll bounce back in the friendly confines. Jorge Garcia and Jafar Haamid will
need to keep the ball in the park this year; they combined for 230 major
league innings and 54 homers allowed, which is far too many. I like the
Valencia pen better than they’ve played, I think, though their late-inning work
is fine with Brian Butler and Jorge Martinez a solid 1-2.
Their offense is powered by Aaron Haney and Angel Zalapa. Zalapa got paid this season, and the best
middle infielder in the game (probably – have you seen Lineu Aldo?) put up yet another amazing season.
Haney gets paid after next year, but in two seasons Haney has been unbelievable, posting back to back 7
WAR seasons. Both players might have their names inscribed in Wisconsin when this is all said and done.
You could hardly do better as a third player than CF Ramon Pagan, who is really a corner outfielder. The
Stars let the Curt Love/Kichii Suzuki logjam work itself out the old fashioned way: they let Suzuki walk.
Love needs to play better, now. Ellis Curran had a big rookie season, but I’m just not sure he’s that kind
of player. The rest of the team played at a sub-replacement level, which is how you can just have three
players posting 17.5 WAR in Haney, Zalapa, and Pagan, and still finish with just 19.7 WAR as a team. I
don’t think we’ll see Kenan Reis this year unless Love gets injured, but I also wouldn’t be shocked to see
him up soon after the year begins, since he might be better than Pedro Salazar.
Valencia has done the best they can at this point with their limited resources, but the question is whether
they can overcome the disastrous decision to give Wilton Rivera (one of the players below replacement
level) a hundred million dollars, a decision we lambasted them about at the time. Next year’s cap situation
will force the Stars to part ways with a number of players to stay solvent. With such huge superstars and
a pitching staff that isn’t all that bad in some ways, the Stars should manage to stay above .500 this
season. I’m just not as sold as I thought I was on Valencia, whose 85 wins were three below where I had
them pegged. Let’s fix that projection.
2042 PROJECTION: 83 – 79
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Lee Honigsfeld BALLPARK: Honigsfeld Field
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LONG BEACH SURFERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The Surfers have a highly overrated farm and not a lot coming any time soon that’s a real
difference maker…I cautioned them to not sell out last year for a big run, and I was wronger than they were; 89 wins is a lot, and Rafael stayed healthy. But the Surfers look like they’re headed for a rebuild around the Bellarussian Bombshell they call “Satan’s Whelp.” 2041 PROJECTION: 74 – 88 2041 FINAL RECORD: 70 – 92
Last year, I confidently picked Long Beach for 88 losses last year, and they exceeded my expectations by
losing 92. It wasn’t the toughest call even though the Long Beach Surfers had posted 11 straight .500
or better seasons. The Surfers had too many bad contracts, too many overachieving players, and too
much wasted space. The Surfers weren’t as good as their 92 losses suggested last year, and while Long
Beach improved nominally this offseason if they’re going to return to respectability, they’re going to need
to improve internally. Did Long Beach do enough this season to start a new
winning streak?
Touting Steve Nebraska Award winner Danya Tchekanov last year was an even
easier call than the losing record. It might not be his last one, as the Russian
righty might be the best pitcher in the BBA. The Surfers also still have Jimmy
Greenwood and Cris Rios, and both players are still solid ballplayers. I think
we’ll see Ernesto Delgado this year, even if not to start the year, but he’s going
to be too good to keep down soon. Interesting concept idea: convert Luis
Manuel Rodriguez into a starting pitcher. I’d say no to this, just because he’s
not a hard thrower already. With him and Francisco Lucero and Diogo Lindt the Surfers’ bullpen is highly
passable. It’s not a bad rotation, but it’s mostly Tchekanov and hope.
Sadly, that’s the best thing I’m going to write about the Surfers. Their offense is borderline pathetic. They
do have a few pieces. Gonzalo Martinez and Pedro Avila both had big years last year, though neither one
of them can play defense. Stalwart Michael Best put up the worst year of his career, but that has as much
to do with him not adjusting to the offense-only Frick last year as anything else; he was fine. Kelile Komen
hit very well last year and is highly regarded. Still, it’s hard to ignore the fact that this team isn’t good
defensively, isn’t good offensively and posted a full-team 7.5 WAR last year. Look for more of the same
this season.
So what to make of the Surfers’ future? Ernesto Delgado and maybe Jorge Alfaro are going to be good
rotation guys behind Tchekanov and they fnally start getting out from under those long-term contenderish
deals in two years. But the Surfers need a lot more than what they have on the team or down on the farm.
In two seasons we might see a bit of a resurgence from this team, but I’d say the Surfers max out at .500
and become a perennial loser for a while. They might be tempted at some moments to deal Tchekanov,
especially when his price tag comes in at $25 million a season in two years, but I think they’ll keep him
and hope for the best. In two years, when Rios and Greenwood are off the roster and their cap number is
$43 million, you’re going to see a bit of a resurgence from this group. For now, you can expect them to
start contending for a top 10 pick.
2042 PROJECTION: 73 – 89
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Stephen Lane BALLPARK: Vito Costantino Memorial
Stadium
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SAN FERNANDO BEARS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The Bears do have some pitching prospects, but they’re a while away. This is exactly the sort
of thing that happens, of course, when you start to have to pay for your players. San Fernando had to make a tough choice on Rafael and will have to make a tough choice on Angel Garcia, at which point their top five players might be earning upwards of $60 or $70 million per season. I think we’ll see the Bears in the playoffs. 2041 PROJECTION: 85 – 77 2041 FINAL RECORD: 75 – 87
Like Long Beach, San Fernando stumbled to a losing record last year, their first since 2032 and just their
second playoff miss during that span. I wasn’t very high on the team last year even while putting them on
a winning record, and while they fell within what I’d call the margin of error last year obviously was
foreseeable. San Fernando’s offseason acquisitions are, to say the least, underwhelming, and some of
their key players don’t look the same this year. Are the Bears about to start hibernating, or is there still
some autumn magic left in them?
No discussion of San Fernando can start without mentioning Angel Garcia, who last year lost about 100
points of OPS in an offensive explosion. Worse, repeated leg and arm injuries appear to be robbing him of
what looked like it could be a Hall of Fame career. If Garcia isn’t the player they thought he was, he’s
certainly not a bargain at $16 million a year. “Superstar” first baseman Tai Hoi Wie has now seen his OPS
drop in three consecutive seasons and has hit less than .270 in each of the past two years; on the wrong
side of 30, he might be running more on reputation than performance. Luis Maldonado posted the second-
lowest WAR total of his career. Considering those are the three highest paid players on the team, San
Fernando might have a problem. The news isn’t all bad: Bin Okorafor and Cris Martinez appear to be
ushering the team into the future nicely, Reggie Vargas had an outstanding half season last year, and the
team isn’t broke at other positions. I’ve seen worse offenses than this.
The problem is that the offense is the good news on this team. Knud Zeitler and
Sergei Hopkins aren’t fit to lead anyone to a playoff spot, though Zeitler was still
valuable and should have trade value. UMEBA transplant RJ Hughes, while probably
a bargain contract, isn’t going to make anyone forget Feliciano Rafael. Al Barton and
Bron Cortez are likely to stick in the majors this year, and they might make the most
of their opportunity, as both pitchers are talented. This feels a little like a
Vancouverish rotation, except that both San Fernando’s pitching depth and bullpen
are absolutely trashed. So far as I can tell, this is the one and only team where no
pitcher outside the rotation is regarded as merely average, and they are a motley
crew, to put it mildly. I might consider taking Carlos Padilla home to mom, but that’s
about it. They may have the worst pitching staff overall in the Frick League.
The offensive “superstar” group above is sucking most of the oxygen out of the cap, and even if they let
Maldonado walk, Wie and Garcia are making $35 million combined. They’re probably worth something like
that, at least for now, though we shudder to think what might happen as they age, especially as the farm
system isn’t exactly robust. At least they were able to part with Juan Mendoza. San Fernando’s offense
will stay at least average, as it did last year, but I think their pitching is problematic enough that we’re
looking at a sure noncontender here. They’d need an amazing performance by their young guys just to
come close. It might take a while until they’ve got it all back together.
2042 PROJECTION: 72 – 90
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Randy Weigand BALLPARK: Chico’s Bail Bonds Field
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PORTLAND LUMBERJACKS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: While Rafael might be able to provide some consistency for the team you have to wonder at
the massive long-term gamble they’re taking on him, because this deal is likely unmovable for at least four years. Then again, Chris Wilson has never been afraid to open up his wallet. He’d do better to suck for a while. This team has no farm and no apparent way of getting a farm. They have very few apparent trade assets and nothing much they can do. It’s going to be a long slog in the Northwest for the Lumberjacks, but they knew that from the roster. 2041 PROJECTION: 62 – 100 2041 FINAL RECORD: 60 – 102
The Portland Lumberjacks are trying to take a very roundabout way back to respectability. Juan Mendoza
with two prospects? Yes please. Feliciano Rafael for Mario Guerrer, Ray Verhoeve and a prospect? Sure,
why not? Eight players for three? Yes, please. Nobody thinks that Portland is any closer to contention than
they were ten minutes ago, but they’re sure entertaining to watch. If you squint enough and their
prospects come to fruition, you can see respectability simmering below the surface, though, and maybe
that’s what they’re going for. Is Portland going to start avoiding 90-loss seasons soon, or are they doomed
to the cellar for years to come?
Portland is really almost three pitchers towards a major league rotation. Let’s start with Ray Verhoeve,
who I like a lot, and who could post a much better second season than his first one. Prospects Francisco
Franco and Terrence Kelly both have some promise, too. In a year, that could be a legitimate 1-2-3 in a
rotation (though more like a 1A-3-3). Journeyman Alejandro Soto was acceptable last year. Alas, that is
all Portland has right now in the way of pitching, as the entire pitching staff combined couldn’t get above
replacement level and may have overperformed.
The offense is a little better than the pitching, fortunately. Mendoza was his consistent self last year, and
Portland is absorbing the overpay. Remember when Mario Guerrer was one of the most feared players in
the BBA? It doesn’t seem like that long ago; he’s dropped to merely good. Same with Lionel Crepin, who
has fallen further than that; he has a negative WAR in each of the last two years. Paco Diaz will now try
to draw walks for the Lumberjacks. Second year players Jorge Lopez and Tomas Valadez are the holdover
leaders in wins above replacement with about 2 WAR each. Who’s the all-time leader in Portland at-bats?
Defensive stud Jaime Ramirez, who gets a $650,000 payout for winning the Sawyer Silk that he shall
never receive. They should have made it $5 million. Portland’s offense could get a boost from rookie Matt
Normore, who is likely to lead the team in WAR if he gets full playing time – he can really hit.
The Lumberjacks are one of the few teams in the league with a perfect 100
fan interest and are certainly intriguing to watch. They’re a little bit of a victim
of the offensive explosion, but otherwise they have the retreads, has-beens,
and never-weres typical of an expansion team. There’s nothing much to say
about this group except that they’ve got a long road ahead of them to
respectability. To their credit, they haven’t made it any longer. Guerrer will
probably be declined at $18 million, and the cap looks fairly clear after 2044.
Maybe by then they’ll have found a way to contend.
2042 PROJECTION: 62 – 100
FRICK LEAGUE – PACIFIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Chris Wilson BALLPARK: The Trail in Multnomah
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HEARTLAND DIVISION
YELLOW SPRINGS NINE 103 – 59
LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS 91 – 71
CHICAGO BLACK SOX 84 – 78
NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS 82 – 80
OMAHA HAWKS 78 – 84
MADISON WOLVES 76 – 86
DES MOINES KERNELS 74 – 88
TWIN CITIES RIVER MONSTERS 69 – 93
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FL Heartland Preview
Last year I wrote “Welcome to your annual snoozefest, where the world plays for second place and Yellow Springs sits comfortably in first place, a dozen
games or more ahead.” Well, the Pythagorean records might have said this, but Yellow Springs only won this division by five games. I’m still not imagining the
Nine could be beaten in the FL Heartland, but, hey, stranger things have happened. Not many that I can think of off the top. They will have some
interesting decisions to make on Ernesto Ramos and others this year, but beating them this year seems like a fairly tall task.
So, what does the hierarchy look like after Yellow Springs now? Louisville still seems as if they’ve established themselves nicely in second place, but Omaha,
a 90-game winner in 2040, was a huge letdown last year. I don’t know that they’re going to get all the way back this year, though I do have them pegged
for a reasonable season rather than the insanity that ensued for that team last year.
Nashville took their place, but I’m absolutely not sold on the Bluebirds being an
obvious playoff team in 2042. If it happens again, well, feel free to lay the smack down about how doubting Recte for any amount of time is stupid. Still,
90 wins is 90 wins, and Nashville was leading this division as late as August, so maybe I’m just not seeing it.
Biggest letdown last year other than Omaha was definitely Chicago, though.
Chicago had a Pythagorean record (90 wins) better than two-thirds of the
league, but finished a disappointing 81-81. All the sabermetrics people suggest they’ll be contending this year, and I’m on board with that.
The rest? Madison is just not good enough, though their offense looks pretty
solid. Twin Cities’ rebuilding effort is starting to bear fruit, but it’s not precisely a packed tree. And, yes, Des Moines is absolutely still Des Moines.
Until anything changes, the division runs through Ohio. That doesn’t guarantee
playoff success, though, as we saw. The top of this division is a legitimate minefield.
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YELLOW SPRINGS NINE
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The only thing that could start derailing them is injuries to their top pitchers, which would probably put them back into the sort of 90-win mode where they have to work for a wild card. Bottom line: Yellow Springs is going to be very good now, later, and in the future, and woe to anyone who has to play in their division. 2041 PROJECTION: 108 – 54 2041 FINAL RECORD: 98 – 64
Yellow Springs didn’t exactly run away with the Frick League Heartland last year – until they did – despite
finishing first in runs and first in runs allowed, a very rare double. Their Pythagorean record was 104-
58, pretty much in line with where I imagined them and eleven games better than the Louisville Sluggers,
who finished second. Despite blitzing to the FL Pennant by winning all eight of their games in two rounds,
and giving their best efforts to give Lucas McNeill and the franchise their first title, however, they fell
short, losing in seven games to Edmonton in the Landis. McNeill is 35 this year and a pending free agent,
and with a potentially crippling Ernesto Ramos extension pending, there’s no way the Nine can bring him
back. Can the Nine get their MVP a Landis before they lose him?
If you’re predicted to win 108, were supposed to win 104, take the first seed in the
Frick and finish first in offense and pitching – what is there to write but wow! So,
rather than harp upon who the Nine have, I’ll take a more in-depth look as to what
the team might start to look like, soon. As mentioned, the Ramos extension will be
no doubt absurd, as the veteran righty will want to cash in on his unrestricted free
agent status. They could choose to cut ties with him, as they do have the outstanding
Carlos Combo: Valle and Pineda. Tomas Ramirez is ready to fill a third starter spot,
and I’m sure that they could find a fifth starter to fill the void after Luis Colon, who
had been very good up until last year and who last year was just fine.
Still, it’s hard to imagine them losing Ramos this when they have so many outstanding hitting prospects
coming up; you’d think they could find some middle ground here. Let’s put Ramos right at $20 million,
which might be low based on recent numbers. To make $20 million on their cap would be a breeze;
based on what I’m seeing in their organization, I could make $30 million by cutting ties with Luis Costello,
declining on Andy McKinney (who probably won’t be $6.6 million) and Abdeljilill Sediki (who might be).
Juan Lopez probably won’t cost $2.5 million either. Based on their current numbers, I could imagine
their cap number going from their current $96.6 million down to as low as $80 million just by losing
Costello and McKinney, both expendable, and as low as $70 million or less. That’s maybe still not enough
to keep McNeill and Ramos, but given their structural advantages they should be okay with that.
That’s not even to mention the slew of top prospects coming up in the next couple years: Bret Powers,
Blaine Tyler, Bruce McKinley, Arvin Duggan, and Robert Chenoweth, the latter of whom looks at this
point like the heir apparent to McNeill. That’s five positions, some rare (McKinley is a catcher, Duggan
is a slick-fielding CF), filled for peanuts over the next couple years. They also have some outstanding
relief prospects and some more marginal prospects coming down the pipe, too. You’d have to think if
they could get a taker for Curt Phillips, they might trade him.
In other words, there’s stuff to be done. The most difficult decision Yellow Springs will have to make is
on Ramos, who is going to make a mint. The next most difficult decision is where to go for lunch. I’m
suggesting they’re going to feast on the Frick League yet again.
2042 PROJECTION: 103 – 59
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Ron Collins BALLPARK: Utopia Field
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LOUISVILLE SLUGGERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Louisville will be aided this year by the development of top prospect James
Browning, who should joing the rotation at some point this year. Louisville’s time is now, however, and they are one of the primary threats to Yellow Springs’ dominance. I have no reservations putting the Sluggers on a wild card this year, and it should make for some interesting times with Yellow Springs as the two teams are young powerhouses. 2041 PROJECTION: 93 – 69 2041 FINAL RECORD: 93 – 69
Louisville was as good as projected. Along with Nashville, the Sluggers gave a solid challenge to
the Yellow Springs Nine before eventually falling off the pace. Louisville was able to easily win
their first-round matchup against Nashville, but ran into the Yellow Springs steamroller in the
Doubleday. However, they continued their remarkable resurgence, posting their second straight
90-win season. With the return of Augusto Sanchez, the Sluggers appear to be primed for another
run towards the postseason. Is there anything that can stop Louisville from grabbing one of the
six playoff spots in the Frick League?
Sanchez does not appear to have come back quite the same pitcher he was before the injury, but
he’s probably still the best arm on the Louisville staff for now. They’d have to be a little crazy to
not at least try him back in the rotation to start, though he’s been designated a reliever. Hector
Amaral and Armando Feliciano are the nominal 1-2 of this staff, and while we’ve seen better they
should be solid and keep the team in ballgames. Feliciano could be very special if he gets his
changeup. We’re a fan of James Browning, too, but they’re going to need to be careful not to
blow out his arm; he’s just 21 years young. Nobody has more rotation depth than the Sluggers,
as in addition to these four they have Egbert Behner (who has aged), Stan Palacios, and Ken
Bates. The Sluggers may also have a fine late-inning combination in Emanuele Mercati and Juan
Pinto, but the two are raw and inexperienced at the major league level. Louisville finished eighth
in pitching last year, and it wouldn’t shock me to see that again, especially in an extreme hitter’s
park like Louisville’s.
It would surprise me to see Louisville’s offense fall much further than the third place finish they
had last year, however. Semei Kwakou gets all the press, but it was rookie Theo Bourges who
led the Frick League in OPS and slugging percentage. Rafael Gutierrez is a capable
leadoff man, and Ronnie Hubbard has been consistently outstanding on both sides
of the diamond for three years now. Adding perennial Yogi Zimmer-winner Yancy
Cravat only makes an outstanding defense better. Calvin Johnson might take Jose
Alba’s job at catcher if Alba doesn’t repeat again, or even if he does. This offense
definitely gets help from their ballpark, but they’re a good group regardless.
The Sluggers did have one of the top farms in the game, but all of those players
are in the big leagues now. They do still have Donald Miller down on the farm, who
could probably take over for Hugh Mangrouthhormone tomorrow. Louisville does
have some cap-breaking contracts coming up before 2044 if they’re not careful, but none of them
are likely to activate. The really tricky part will come in the season of 2044, when the Sluggers
will have to re-sign team centerpieces Kwakou, Hubbard and Gutierrez. Based on their recent
success and their cap-savvy contracts, I think they’ll work it out. For the time being, get used to
talking about Louisville as a perennial contender.
2042 PROJECTION: 91 – 71
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Stephen Shaw BALLPARK: Kentucky Truck Plant Stadium
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CHICAGO BLACK SOX
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The Black Sox have some structural salary issues, but the worst problem they have is that
their top prospects are largely blocked at the major league level. The Black Sox have a pretty good team that could surely contend for a wild card, and if they’re willing to take a defensive downgrade that would likely go faster. At this point, with the offensive weakness, it’s hard to endorse them for any better than around .500 this season. 2041 PROJECTION: 81 – 81 2041 FINAL RECORD: 81 – 81
Chicago had a +99 run differential last year, but finished with just 81 wins. It’s worth noting that Seattle,
last year, had a -10 in Pythagorean record and Chicago’s was just a meager -9, but I had to look up the last
time a team had that big a run differential and didn’t have a winning record. Newsflash: that’s a never.
Here’s a “short” list of winning teams that Chicago outperformed in this way: New Orleans, Montreal, Charm
City, Mexico City, Nashville, California, Valencia, Seattle, and Hawaii. And you thought California was a little
snakebitten. Chicago clearly has the horses to win. What’s holding them back?
It's not their offensive output. Chicago’s park was always going to depress run production, but the Black
Sox also finished third in the Frick League in home runs and second with a robust 742 free passes, about
four per game. That’s what led to their 8th place finish in runs scored, though one could
imagine that in a neutral park Chicago might have challenged the leaders in the Frick
League. Mark Simpson, in a revival year for the potential Hall of Famer, paced the circuit
with 159 walks, the second highest total ever in the BBA. (Simpson now ranks 20th all
time in walks and is likely to finish in the top ten ever.) But it’s telling that in over 300
times in base, Simpson scored just 125 runs, including 36 homers. Some of that was
because Chicago was playing salary games last year; Hao Hang and Aarnoud Budding
were both very good in partial major league seasons. It’s not all good news for Chicago;
Fernando Reyes will probably fall off last year’s pace, and Miguel Valdez isn’t likely to
approach Mark Wareham’s totals. But, this is a good group that should continue to finish near the middle.
The Black Sox pitching staff finished third in the league in runs allowed, and for all the bluster about star
pitcher Amayas Moelling, it was Louisville retread Pepe Jaramillo who had the biggest year for the Black
Sox. Moelling is still waiting for a huge breakout year, as the extraordinarily talented righty now has back-
to-back years of a 3.2 WAR. Juan Nicto could bounce back, you could hardly do better than young lefty
David Bates and big-armed righty Luis Gonzales to be your fourth and fifth starters, and Manuel Pena is also
outstanding rotation depth. The late inning pair of Gilberto Sosa and Francisco Salgado lead a solid bullpen
that should perform very well this year.
The Black Sox aren’t going to get a ton of help from their minor leagues this year, and that’s just as well,
as the major league squad is pretty good. The Black Sox have no apparent salary issues short or long term
at this point. They’d do well to try to lock starting pitchers Moelling and Luis Gonzales up to long-term deals,
and they could probably do so right now if they were willing to go above their arbitration numbers. Overall,
former GM Vic Caleca was guiding a well-run franchise before unceremoniusly resigning. Enter new GM
Benedetta “Benny” Vitale, sister-in-law to Chicago owner Vinnie Vitale. The club should have no problem
finishing near or above .500 this year, and as far as I can tell have no actual cap, especially if they make a
deal for an impact bat. I’m splitting the difference between their record and their performance, but they
could be a lot better than the number I have below. They’re not better than Yellow Springs, but don’t be
surprised to see them finish above the Pacific winner or even Louisville.
2042 PROJECTION: 84 – 78
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Benedetta Vitale BALLPARK: Black Sox Park
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NASHVILLE BLUEBIRDS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The Bluebirds aren’t likely to get a lot of help from their mid-ranked farm this season, and they might not want it. Not a title contender, it’s not impossible to imagine Nashville contending for a wild card as late as September. With virtually no star power on the ballclub, I just don’t see them getting there. 2041 PROJECTION: 75 – 87 2041 FINAL RECORD: 90 – 72
Despite what you might think (Weiner picks against Recte! Commish Fight!), I
actually consider the Nashville miss a lot less significant than my miss on Omaha.
What I wrote held perfectly: Nashville is a team without stars. Nashville had zero
position players or pitchers with more than a 4 WAR, and only three players had a 3
WAR or better. However, the sum of the parts was so much better than expected,
the Bluebirds not only finished with their first winning record since 2025, but made
the playoffs for the first time in that same time span. Can Nashville’s team concept
continue their success, or was last year a fortunate fluke?
Nashville’s offense might have the ability to repeat their 5th place finish last year,
but I’m going to pledge caution. Catcher Alberto Rodriguez was the one player on the Bluebirds with as much
as 4 WAR last year, and he took a quantum leap from his rookie season muddling; he’s the real thing. Gipper
Kengos is, too: he’s doing his daddy proud. However, it’s entirely possible that Ernesto Sousa and William
Wood aren’t as outstanding as their 2041 numbers. Alonso Olvere also isn’t likely to repeat. It’s possible that
Tony Frost improves, or not. I think we’ve seen the best we’re going to see from Kidane Ata. In other words,
there’s a real possibility that many players fall back. That said: Nashville had a 22 WAR last year and if the
lineup averages about 2 WAR each that’s easily reachable again. It even seems likely, as nearly every player
I mentioned is an above average, excellent, or stellar defensive player.
The pitching staff is led by Eru Likiliki, who really has been a very consistent 1.A type starter for a long time
in the BBA. However, like the offense, it appears the Nashville pitching staff overachieved last year. Nashville
had eleven pitchers with at least a 1.0 WAR last year, which is easily the most in the BBA. Nearly everyone
who could do well did do well for the Bluebirds last year, and while that has something to do with their
outstanding defensive alignment it’s also because they were just plain lucky. The Bluebirds did recognize
that, signing 29-game winner Edris Mtume but he got hurt in spring training. I have my doubts as to whether
they can be quite that effective in 2042.
Nashville has a few solid pitching prospects now, though only maybe Chris Moran might help this season,
and not much in the way of hitting prospects left on the farm; they’re all in the majors now. Projecting a
team like this is always fraught with peril, because if there are a lot of decent players they could catch
lightning in a bottle, like last year. I think I was genuinely too pessimistic last year based on the fact that
they’d lost so many stars, but I also think this team hit its win cap last year. Five games of falloff seems
right at the very least, but keep in mind this is a median projection and can go either way.
2042 PROJECTION: 82 – 80
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Matt Rectenwald BALLPARK: Les Paul Field
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OMAHA HAWKS
2040 MEDIA GUIDE: In 2041, Omaha appears to be a legitimate contender so long as their pitching
staff continues to impress. They don’t have the chips to go out and get another player, so they’re pretty much stuck where they are. Where are they? I’m imagining the Hawks with 90 wins again and a shot at the crown, and I think they’ll take that. 2040 PROJECTION: 90 – 72 2040 FINAL RECORD: 63 – 99
I think that Omaha might legitimately be my biggest miss ever. (Unkind observers will bring up
2040 Seattle, but I’ll remind you that Seattle was -10 in Pythagorean record.) In all the time I
have done these previews, I cannot remember a team I was so certain would compete for a wild
card, even a pennant, that was so viciously and thoroughly thrashed by the league. So how did
I blow this one so badly? Let’s take a solid look.
What I said about Omaha’s hitting: Home runs are the headline, and hitting over 300 of them
mattered. Oh, and Emilio Morales is amazing.
What actually happened: The team still hit almost 300 homers, but they were so abysmal at
doing everything else they fell to last in the league in OBP, were atrocious at drawing walks, and
in a year where offense exploded, they hit .259 as a team. That’s not going to get it done, and
their 14th place finish made that even more obvious. James Monger quietly finished ahead of
Morales in WAR for the second time in three years, and was the only Omaha regular to finish with
at least a league average OBP. While Morales’ .296/.332/.553 line with 39 homers was still
outstanding, it wasn’t what we’re used to from the superstar. Orlando Ordonez fell backwards as
swiftly as he launched forward in 2040. The team also hit remarkably few doubles and while they
stole 188 bases at a reasonable 73% clip, it wasn’t an impressive year for the Omaha offense.
What I said about Omaha’s pitching: I was surprised they finished fourth in the Frick League in
runs allowed, thought Jose Lima would fall back, wasn’t bullish on Timo Dooley, and didn’t like
their bullpen.
What actually happened: Kinda all that, and in the worst possible way. Clulow looked
much worse last year than in 2040, Dooley was just okay and couldn’t strike out
anyone at the major league level, Lima turned in a ghastly 5-15, 6.27 line that
looked somewhat worse than it was, and the bullpen as a whole unit ranked below
replacement, which is pretty bad in a league that averaged 5.5 runs a game last
year.
A very famous bettor once said, don’t judge a team by a blowout: the team that
won is the same team they were before the blowout, and the team that lost is, too.
Omaha suffered a pretty dramatic blowout last year. They’ve still got what looks like an above-
average offense and an okay rotation, and that’s usually enough to finish around .500 in any
league. They also improved somewhat by adding Virgil Shaffer (and may have by adding Mario
Deortez). The Hawks still aren’t getting any help from the farm and don’t have a lot of goodness
in the bullpen, but I still think this projection’s maybe a little low. As a median, though, it’ll do.
2042 PROJECTION: 78 – 84
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Justin Niles BALLPARK: Hawks Field
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MADISON WOLVES
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Madison finally has some cap space, but didn’t do a lot with it this offseason. That’s good, because they’ll need to figure out how to start extending some of their top young players, like Torres, Hale, and Quicker. In two years from now their cap number drops to near minimum levels, so they should start adding pitching
to this team as soon as next year. I’ve seen stranger things happen than a team with three weird starters and a great offense make the playoffs, but there’s very little to suggest this team will do so, even if they lead the BBA in offense this year. 2041 PROJECTION: 74 – 88 2041 FINAL RECORD: 79 – 83
It’s not often that the loss of a closer changes the nature of a preview. Closers are fairly fungible; they come
in with a lead, they pitch an inning, and occasionally they screw it up. But Belchior Barracas was second in
WAR on a weak pitching staff last year, and whatever optimism you might be feeling for the Madison Wolves
might have gone out the window with his departure. Madison is a team built on a powerful offense, but they
still need someone to throw the darn ball. Madison’s payroll is one of the lowest in the BBA, yet the team,
with a $110 million budget and max cash, couldn’t find the offer button this offseason for any pitching. Can
Madison win with massive offense and a minimum of arms?
I don’t mean to say that Madison is totally devoid of pitching. Yorikane Miyamoto looks to be a really solid
starter and could improve. But it says volumes when low-endurance, no results Martin Torres is your #2
starter. And that’s all the good news; the rest of the Madison rotation is trashed. Options include: Santiago
Perez, Antonio Rodriguez, Han-Lee Kim, and Jose Garcia (who might be the best of a bad group) and if
that’s your rotation, you don’t have one. They could try Jaime Herrera, Lorenzo Solis, or Axel DiGusti, too.
Herrera could turn into a really nice starter, but the rest of these guys are retreads. Herrera and Castagna
and Solis should all be okay in the pen, but none of them are standouts.
It’s a shame, too, because Madison’s lineup is really good, even if at times they
didn’t play like it. It makes sense: Madison’s park might be the hardest park in
the BBA to hit a home run, and while batting average is helped there it’s going
to be hard for this team specifically to lead the league in runs. Salvador Allende
is one of the league’s better shortstops and Manobu Shimizu could be even
better than the 3-4-5 monster he was last year. Andrew Torres is due for a new
deal soon, and they should probably pay the man. Literally all nine of Madison’s
starters are ranked above average, and that includes names like Ross Quicker,
Natanael Barral, Madison only finished sixth in the league in offense, though,
which might lead some observers to believe they’re not that good. Don’t be
fooled. They’re clearly more talented than Nashville and Seattle and could lead the league in offense at any
moment.
And they’ll have to do it. The Wolves really have very little pitching, and don’t have any prospects to go out
and buy one. It’s not like Roberto Gracia was the savior of this team either. It’s hard to project a team like
this. They could go out there and score 1000 runs and give up 1000 runs and finish with 90 wins or 90
losses. I think their ballpark will hold them back enough that they once again finish below .500 this season.
2042 PROJECTION: 76 – 86
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Mike Simon BALLPARK: Shotz Stadium
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DES MOINES KERNELS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: This year, I think Des Moines could finish around the middle in offense and
somewhere near 10th in pitching, and from the luck they’ve been having lately that could propel them to a winning record. Don’t count on it. If you have read this space before you know that the only way that I ever predict a winning record for the Des Moines Kernels is if I get hit solidly in the head first, and my head’s fine. They’ve had two winning seasons since 2014. I’ll show some cautious optimism for them by putting them on less than 90 losses for the first time since 2037. 2041 PROJECTION: 73 – 89
2041 FINAL RECORD: 77 – 85
For the second straight season, Des Moines has led the BBA in WAR added, and, last year, Des
Moines held to my prediction by losing just 87 games, marking the fourth time in the last decade
they have not lost 90 games. Like last year, quite a bit of the addition is by
subtraction, so it’s hard to say how much the Kernels have improved, especially
since their biggest add, Kiichi Suzuki, is coming off a career year. I’m not especially
bullish on the Kernels this year, and while some of that is the loss of Greg Palmer,
who at 22 years old has now had two major arm surgeries, some of it is just general
unreadiness to take the next step. Can Des Moines prove me wrong this time?
While Palmer’s injury could devastate some franchises, Des Moines’ pitching farm is
so strong that they may be able to shrug it off. Don Smith, who many thought was
rushed to the majors, had a superstar-quality season last year. Juan Garcia is a fine
#2 starter on this team, with now two consecutive winning seasons under his belt. I’m a little
skeptical about Tsunesaburo Hashimoto, as most pitchers don’t make the sort of leap the team
wants at age 25, but maybe he could do it. They added solid rotation starter Carlos Rodriguez
this offseason at a very reasonable $2.5 million, and they have a few players in the pen who can
pitch a little, but mostly this is the Don Smith show. The Kernels are also showing uncharacteristic
patience with potential superstar prospect Timmy Karnes.
The Kernels’ offense wasn’t a strong group last year, and there are some signs that it may weaken
this year. Angel De Castillo had his typically rock-solid year, winning his third straight Golden
Bat. Lucio De La Cruz did learn to hit a major league fastball, as he was one of the most improved
players in either league with a .316/.369/.624 slashline from last year. Jorge Aranda could be a
big deal for this team this year. Suzuki might be a lot better player than I think, too, coming from
Valencia; he’s certainly talented. Alan Williamson continues to be a poor man’s Wareham. I have
very notable doubts about Hector Cruz’s ability to bounce back to a 3 WAR, however, and Marcus
Forryan had a career year last year too.
In Karnes, the Kernels may have the #1 prospect in the BBA if – and stop me if you’ve heard me
say this before – he gets his changeup. But Des Moines has a lot of positive things to reflect upon
in 2042. Their cap situation is really okay, for both the long and short term. They’re making
money. Their team isn’t all bad. I’m just not sold on any single part of this group right now
except Smith, who they will be able to sign when he comes up as a free agent in 2046. Des
Moines hasn’t made the playoffs since the Bush Administration, but stranger things have
happened than a team like this rising up to 85 wins and a wild card. I don’t see it at all, but the
ball takes funny bounces in a 32 team league.
2042 PROJECTION: 74 – 88
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Edward Murphy BALLPARK: Patrick D. Tillman Memorial Park
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TWIN CITIES RIVER MONSTERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Even if the offense were rock-solid this team is doomed, because they don’t have a pitching staff. Yes, they do have Dan Woodside, who sticks out like a diamond among coal, and you could do a lot worse for starting pitchers than Ragnar Lothbrok or Jerry Coyle…They should get back into the black this year and have a number of prospects worth attention on both sides of the diamond. For now, they’re playing for draft position, and they should do nicely playing that game this year.
2041 PROJECTION: 65 – 97 2041 FINAL RECORD: 68 – 94
Twin Cities is now in year three of a multi-year rebuilding program, and the early results are basically what
you’d expect: 194 losses the last two years, a highly questionable pitching staff, and a farm system that
while improving hasn’t had quite enough time to catch up yet. They’ve managed to work themselves down
to the #4 spot in the draft, and nobody reasonably sane is putting them on a winning record right now. So,
let’s check in with the major league team and we’ll examine the rebuild.
Twin Cities’ pitching staff leaves a lot to be desired at this point, which is not
surprising: we’ve had poor drafts for pitching and while Twin Cities has been
attempting to draft pitchers whenever possible they’re simply not ready yet. On the
diamond, Twin Cities’ top starter is journeyman Josh Brown, who’s not going to
make anyone forget Chris Kelly. Righty Ragnar Lothbrok can’t be called a
journeyman, but he’s average, at best. Rookie Juan Valdes has a lot of promise, but
he’s going to need a little more spring in his step. The rest of the rotation has major
warts. Their bullpen is still good, on the other hand, especially closer Dan Woodside.
Setup man Juan Cerda has something to prove this year after a tough rookie
campaign, and he should find a way to do it.
Offensively, I’ve seen worse teams than this, to be sure. Twin Cities was reasonably competitive on offense
last year, scoring 5 runs a game during the offensive explosion. Mark Wareham was their big offseason
signing, and the solid fielding shortstop is still valuable. First baseman Jose Cordero and DH Jose Calderon
could improve off solid rookie campaigns in 2041 if few more baseballs land where they ain’t. Ricardo Aragon
finally had a season above replacement level, and it’s possible that the River Monsters’ patience with him
has paid off. There’s a legitimate battle at catcher, where Joe Bradshaw and Parker Davenport are both good,
young catchers. Outfielder Jorge Gutierrez looks to be a solid regular, and did shine a bit in a late-season
callup last year. Again, there are worse offenses than this, and while they’re a bit weak defensively it’s
probably not their biggest concern right now.
The River Monsters are starting to build a solid farm system, and many of their current major leaguers are
very young, so the rebuild appears to be going well. Just about any team could use a pitching prospect like
Julian Duran, and the team also has Brian King, Ramon Guerrero, and the intriguing Lenny Peron. Most of
their offensive core is 22 years old or younger at this point. They’re 29th in player payroll, are flush with cash
and have every opportunity to turn this thing around. It’ll take a bit more time for the River Monsters to be
contenders, but I like what they’ve done with the place. It’s a little bit cozier and a little bit easier on the
eyes for Minnesotans to watch. Without much of a pitching staff it’s hard to recommend this team for a
sneaky rise or even a puncher’s chance at a wild card, but I’m moving their projection up a bit. They beat
my number last year, too.
2042 PROJECTION: 69 – 93
FRICK LEAGUE – HEARTLAND DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Scott Piccoli BALLPARK: Land O’ Lakes Ballpark
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ATLANTIC DIVISION
2042 PREDICTED STANDINGS
ROCKVILLE PIKEMAN 95 - 67
NEW ORLEANS CRAWDADS 93 - 69
CHARM CITY JIMMIES 92 - 70
MONTREAL BLAZERS 86 - 76
ATLANTIC CITY GAMBLERS 81 - 81
BROOKLYN ROBINS 75 - 87
CHARLOTTE COUGARS 66 - 96
JACKSONVILLE HURRICANES 65 - 97
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JL Atlantic Preview
Writing in Rockville as the division winner in this division is just the way things have gone for the
last half-decade – longer, really, as the Pikemen have won a record 7 straight JL Atlantic titles. (Since we’re still calling it the JL Atlantic we can probably look back.) It wasn’t that long ago
that a different team won this division every year, so for Rockville to have done this is impressive.
However, Rockville has been bleeding talent for the last several years and just lost former Sawyer Silk Award winner Francisco Flores, one of the few players that Rockville couldn’t afford
to lose. Flores reportedly wanted out so badly he took less money from the Brooklyn Robins, which surprised a lot of people. Fortunately for the Pikemen, they still have their top three
starters, a potential rising star in reliever Danny Leach, and several outstanding, young players and will be competitive for the division title again. They have some slack to work with: they won this thing by ten games last year.
Who could take the Pikemen out for the first time in a while? New Orleans could, if their pitching
comes back healthy and whole; they had a huge number of pitcher injuries last year. They have a good lineup and added Jared Gillstrom this offseason, so it’s going to come down to healthy pitchers for them. Brooklyn, who signed Flores, might be considered, but they’re starting from
88 losses last year so it’s questionable as to how much Flores improved them. Charm City is going to need a healthy Feliciano Rafael, a better Luis Rojas, and a little more production from a
young offense to seriously contend, but you can see we think it’ll happen. Two other teams finished near .500 last year, Montreal and Atlantic City. Montreal had the Joe
Gillstrom Award winner last year in Lineu Aldo, but they need their pitching staff to step up and play better this year if they’re going to have a shot. Atlantic City had the Sawyer Silk Award
winner last year in young Juan Rivera, who looks to be a superstar in this league, but they’re going to need some help from their supporting cast and a solid year from big signing Kevin Morales for them to be contenders this year.
Wondering what happened to Jacksonville? Well, poor management and aging has led to a
downfall for this Sunshine State team, as the Hurricanes just aren’t the same caliber team they’ve been in the past. They might not lose 95 games, though. And Charlotte, poor Charlotte, are just not ready for prime time, but that’s the price of expansion.
This has been Rockville’s division for quite some time, but, of course, the Pikemen have had to
start paying for all of their players. There’s a new crop to pay for and their pitchers are aging, so they won’t have a grasp on it permanently. Could this be the year that some team topples Rockville?
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ROCKVILLE PIKEMEN
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Bing-De Zhao could be a future Diamond Glove winner at first…I don’t see any chance Vicente Archuleta repeats his 2040 performance at the plate and he is a huge liability at the hot corner…Rockville will trade OF Lorenzo Palacios this season for SP prospects. 2041 PROJECTION: 95 – 67 2041 FINAL RECORD: 99 – 63
THE SKINNY Rockville was one of the teams last year that I had beginning to fall off and actually losing the division last year to New Orleans. I may have been a year or so off. Rockville won 99 games last year and even the loss of Francisco Flores may not keep Rockville from repeating yet again and winning their 8th straight division title. The Big Three of Dempster, Cannon and Martin had their typical fantastic seasons on the mound that fans have come to expect. However, the window appears to be closing come 2043, as Dempster becomes a free agent, while Cannon and star outfielder Lorenzo Palacios both hold player options after the 2043 season.
For now though, it appears to be somewhat business as usual in Rockville, something the rest of Atlantic Division isn’t happy to hear.
2B Daniel Pepper
My oh my! Pepper came
on and impressed (5.7 WAR in only 75 games!) last season,
resulting in a Sawyer Silk Award campaign for the rookie. What
will the star do as an encore in his first full season?
P Rogerio Vazquez
For the second straight year, Vazquez showed that his
best seasons are behind him. He put up a 5.86 ERA last year, going
12-6 and is likely on his last season in the BBA in 2042.
C Felipe Mercado
Mercado has huge shoes to fill with the departure of Francisco Flores via free agency. Mercado hasn’t embarrassed himself in limited time and could put up
nearly 3.0 WAR in a full season behind the plate this year.
Not a lot of help coming from the farm as Rockville may get help in
2042 from Falchonelli but otherwise, there are no arms
coming up that look to make an impact in 2042.
2042 PREDICTION
I don’t expect Rockville to perform much different from last year, and that’s a good thing for their fans. I see 95 wins and another division
title for the Pikemen in 2042.
95 - 66
Pepper falls very short in his “encore” performance, only
accumulating a 2.0 WAR.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Aaron Weiner BALLPARK: Owen’s Ordinary
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NEW ORLEANS CRAWDADS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Have no fear Crawdad fans, New Orleans has an excellent catcher ready to prove himself in
21-year-old Pedro Gomez…Sign me up as a non-believer in Jerry Pacy. The 24-year-old lefty posted his second straight season with an ERA under 3.55 but I am not falling for it this year…New Orleans wins the Atlantic Division, unseating Rockville for the first time in 7 seasons. 2041 PROJECTION: 98 – 64 2041 FINAL RECORD: 89 – 74
THE SKINNY New Orleans was a squad I thought was going to do big things in 2041, as I had them unseating Rockville and while I was wrong on that, they didn’t completely disappoint as they did make the postseason. They’ve lost a combined 5.7 WAR between Shafer and Cravit leaving for free agency but have been quick in replacing the lost production. They signed Justin Jackson to a four-year mega deal to replace Shafer and also traded with Boise to pick up the option on Jared Gillstrom. The addition to the offense was needed,
as the Crawdads finished 12th in the Johnson in runs scored last year in the Johnson. Pitching has been very strong (4th-best ERA in the Johnson), but also very injury prone. Jim Armstrong and Albert Rodriguez are both youngsters coming off injuries which required a torn something or another to be repaired, which is obviously concerning.
OF Juan Donestevez
This guy is going to be
good. He can not only field, but he can hit among the best against righties. Look for Donestevez to
contend in the ROTY awards as he bats .300 with a 30 stolen bases and a .375 on base percentage.
IF Jared Gillstrom
Count me among one of the few who think Gillstrom is
going to fall flat this year. He’s 37 and had a tougher time at the
plate last year than any year in his career and his fielding ability is
fading fast.
1B Raul Fernandez
He’s not on the roster yet, but I expect Fernandez to become the everyday first baseman quickly
in 2042. Fernandez has the best glove at first and proved he can hit
last season in AAA.
Besides the Fernandez and Donestevez, Jose Sanchez at SS is will make an impact and on the
mound, Navarez is just waiting in AAA for his opportunity and
Cristian Garcia is still a “prospect” as well. Wow.
2042 PREDICTION
While New Orleans is loaded with prospects who will make an
impact, I am not going to make the mistake and put them over
Rockville like 2041.
93 - 69
Jim Armstrong pitches less than 150 innings this year, and while they are effective innings, it will ultimately wind up costing him votes in the Nebraska Award.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Jim Roberts BALLPARK: Huckfeldt Memorial Stadium
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CHARM CITY JIMMIES
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: A relatively quiet offseason should allow this young team a chance to inch closer to 90 as their kids become men…the rotation still appears to be the weakness for this club despite the anchor that is Jorge Nevarez… Charm City returns to the postseason for the first time in 7 years.
2041 PROJECTION: 91 – 71 2041 FINAL RECORD: 82 – 80
THE SKINNY I was higher on the Jimmies than some last year, but I wasn’t expecting a drop in wins from 2040 to 2041. Starting pitching was a clear weakness in Charm City last season, ranking 13th in the Johnson. Enter Felicano Rafael. The club basically lost nothing this off-season of value and is for the youth movement to start full swing with Shiplack, Guillen, Akbulut, and Toledo. And those are just the position players.
Look for Charm City to claw their way into a mid-nineties win total and compete for a division crown with Rockville and New Orleans.
SS Wilson Andrade
We could go so many
different ways here, but Andrade seems the right one to highlight.
At only 21, he’ll have every opportunity to shine this season.
Expect over 5.0 WAR from Andrade due to his batting and
fielding skills.
P Feliciano Rafael
Call me skeptical, but I don’t think Rafael is going to be worth $20M in any season. The
money doesn’t hurt the club in ‘42 with room on the payroll, but he is going to fade fast. If his 5.77 ERA
after July last year is any indication, expect this year’s to be
over 5.00 as well.
1B Pedro Ruiz
I am excited for Ruiz to get 300-400 at-bats against right-handed pitchers. Thirty-five home runs
don’t seem to be a stretch for Ruiz in his first big league season.
Other than the youth movement
already mentioned, look for Maup Manshert to potentially step-up this season in the rotation, and
it’s possible Grady Fern makes an appearance as a super-utility guy.
2042 PREDICTION
I say show me why they can’t win, and I simply point to Rockville and New Orleans. Charm City is good, but not as good as them. They will
be though in a few seasons.
92 - 70
Jorge Nevarez rebounds from a poor 2041 season, winning 17
games in 2042 and finishing in the top-five for the Nebraska Award.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Brandon Slouck BALLPARK: OLD BAY Park at Camden Yards
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MONTREAL BLAZERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: A new GM has taken over -- the third in four seasons -- and while the prior GM was building things, this team still needs some work to get back to a contender each season…Aldo has been consistently followed by fans since being acquired from San Antonio in 2037 and be in the running for the Gillstrom Award…Drees
Geestman is a double-digit game winner for the first time in his career. 2041 PROJECTION: 74 – 88 2041 FINAL RECORD: 83 – 79
THE SKINNY After taking a huge step forward in 2040, Montreal didn’t hold back in 2041 under Everroad’s first season as GM. He started the youth movement in full force, and this year should only be better with the kids gaining valuable experience last year. With their current momentum, Blazers fans have much to look forward to in 2042, including playing in a brand new, state-of-the-art ballpark. The expected growth in attendance and ticket sales will only help the club as they pour more money into player development, the draft and free agency.
2B Lineu Aldo
Oh dear, you want to talk about a debut performance? How about
8.3 WAR and a .358/.405/.670 triple slash over his first 155
career games? What on earth will Aldo do for an encore in his
sophomore season?
P Joe Whitaker
Whitaker is a bit of a
question mark as he was absolutely awful last season for Montreal. Was that a blip or will
his struggles continue this season? Based on his age, I am betting on continued declining performance.
OF Jim Antolin
Antolin has spent parts of the past two seasons in the BBA but a
majority of it was down in AAA last year. Despite little major
league experience, I expect him to make a huge impact this
season...if given the chance.
Lance Harrison is one of the remaining “kids” left in the minors after the recent youth movement. Look for Harrison to make a move up at some point this season and potentially have an impact in the
BBA.
2042 PREDICTION
Montreal went all in last season in giving serious playing time to their prospects, and those kids are only
going to get older. Virtually unharmed in free agency
departures, look for a more improved team ready to sell out
that new stadium.
86 - 76
Jorge Hernandez spends the entire season in the rotation, winning 16 games, with an ERA under 3.00. In the end, it’ll all lead to Montreal’s
first playoff berth in six years.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Jeffrey Everroad BALLPARK: Ubisoft Field
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ATLANTIC CITY GAMBLERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Put me down as one of the teams disappointed in Atlantic City last year…Newly signed free
agent starter Chet Parrish is set to be the Gamblers “ace”. What a gamble that is…Antonio Martinez is about to take the league by storm...Martinez wins the silver slugger award in right field. 2041 PROJECTION: 69 – 93 2041 FINAL RECORD: 78 – 84
THE SKINNY Atlantic City is yet another team on the rise in the Johnson League. Much like division-mates Montreal, the Gamblers has missed the playoffs the past five seasons, but are hoping with the signing of Kevin Morales, their luck can change. The young duo in the rotation of Amir and Moran likely pushes Chet Parrish out, something hinted at in last year’s media guide.
They lost nothing of real value in free agency and have gained nearly 5.0 WAR during the winter. One would assume this combination would give them a puncher’s chance at finishing above .500.
OF Antonio Martinez
I predicted last year in my bold prediction that A-Mart would win a Puckett Award and he did just that. Now let’s see what he does
for a follow-up effort for his sophomore season.
IF Keith Dean
I hope I’m wrong here, as he has many years left on his deal, but
Dean took a big drop last season, finishing with his worst OPS and
wRC+ of his career. The Gamblers need him to rebound this season.
OF Jose Valentin
Valentin probably could have held his own last season in the BBA, but AC kept him down all season. The result was 40 homers in AAA and Valentin could do the same in his
rookie season season.
Besides Valentin, fans ought to be
excited for what Antonio Rivera could do at the plate, while Carlos Flores may be a force out of the
Atlantic City bullpen in 2042.
2042 PREDICTION
In 2040 I was too high on the Gamblers and in 2041, I was too low. This season I am going to
resist taking another gamble and sit right in the middle.
81 - 81
The Gamblers pull a shocker and trade young stud Millard Younger
for a top end starting pitcher, shifting Juan Rivera into center
field and creating one of the best outfields in all of the BBA.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Joshua Biddle BALLPARK: Trump Park
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BROOKLYN ROBINS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The future is bright in Brooklyn, just not for 2041…Georges is probably on his last limb as a starter and even a positive WAR is less than a guarantee…If Brooklyn does roll the dice and call up Luis Espinosa, he could do well for himself and if he doesn’t get a call-up, he could win the AAA Pitcher of the Year award.
2041 PROJECTION: 70 – 92 2041 FINAL RECORD: 74 – 88
THE SKINNY Brooklyn took a positive step forward last season, increasing their win total by five and inching closer to .500. GM Ehlers, who has hinted that this may be his last year, but Robins fans are holding out hope that’s not true. Just before the start of spring training, the club agreed to a long-term, front-loaded deal with catcher Francisco Flores, arguably the best position player in this year’s free agent class. However, will their window open before Flores’ window closes?
With one of the lower payrolls in the league, even with Flores, could they have made more signings to use as trade bait later in the year? It will certainly be an interesting season in the borough of Brooklyn.
OF Felipe Vega
After a standout debut and follow-up season (8.6 WAR
combined), Vega has people excited. Look for a big season
from Vega again in 2042, although likely not in centerfield.
RP Julio Velasco
I know he’s no longer the club’s closer, but it’s still probably time that he calls it a career. Look for an ERA north of 5.00, resulting in
Brooklyn declining his team option.
OF Sawyer Slizz
I know he had a 2.1 WAR last year in 116 games, but I expect a much greater impact over a full season
in ‘42. He may not be the best guy in a clubhouse, but I see a great
year instore for Slizz.
I expect Brian Dixon to get a good
look this season at 3B with the departure of Limon. Dixon is 20 years old and his .309/.332/.523
last season in AAA clobbering lefties at a .407/.434/.673 pace.
2042 PREDICTION
The Robins are still a couple of seasons (or big acquisitions) away from competing, but they’ve done
a good job excelling the rebuild.
75 - 87
Bobby Lynch performs well and is traded away, with Brooklyn
retaining a portion of his contract, in exchange for some major prospects to help bolster the
Brooklyn farm system.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Alan Ehlers BALLPARK: McDermott Park at Ebbets Field
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CHARLOTTE COUGARS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Charlotte now has a season under it’s belt and now they look to build onto their 48 games won, and drive that number closer to 60 in Year Two…Look for Charlotte to be the team to play spoiler this season as they should be willing to take on bad contracts from better teams in exchange for prospects…I don’t think a 38+ home
runs season with a batting average in the mid .240’s in in the cards for Gaona this year. 2041 PROJECTION: 54 – 108 2041 FINAL RECORD: 61 – 101
THE SKINNY Charlotte won over a dozen more games than their inaugural season, which sounds great until you figure they only won less than fifty that year. This franchise clearly has quite a bit of a rebuild to go but they are ahead of the curve this off-season, but there is still work to do. GM Brett Golden handed out $98M dollars to David Noboru to play the hot corner. That contract is likely going to wind up unmovable in the next season or two, so
Noboru might as well buy a house in the North Carolina suburbs. That said, Noboru paired with shortstop Quinn Richardson make up a nice left side of the infield. Lee McHone was inked to a deal to anchor the Cougars rotation, which does to show just how bad Charlotte’s rotation continues to be. Sigh.
OF Jaime Geerdinkck
For the sake of my brain, let’s call him Geerdi. Geerdi came on hard last season developing a power
stroke and should be in line to be one of the young leaders of this
club moving forward.
P Cristobal Hernandez
My all-knowing crystal ball tells me that Cristobal’s time in the
BBA is coming to an end. It’s likely his team option after this season
will be denied, and for good reason.
SS Quinn Richardson
Richardson had just over 100 plate
appearances but still impressed. Expect a big showing in 2042, both at the plate and up the middle of
the infield.
Keijo Reini and Angel Romero could both make much needed
impacts on the mound. Offensively, the club’s top
prospects are still a year or two away from contributing in the big
leagues.
2042 PREDICTION
I am betting that Charlotte will not make another +13-game
improvement over last season, however more wins and a non-triple digit number in the loss
column is still a good sign.
66 - 96
Manuel Marino rebounds early from his 2041 season and is
traded at the deadline, further accelerating Charlotte’s rebuild. Joey O’Brien finds himself out of
town even earlier than that.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Brett Golden BALLPARK: Family Dollar Field
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JACKSONVILLE HURRICANES
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Chris Kelly was a big reason for the club continuing its playoff tradition last season and he should be the anchor of this rotation once again…Peter Grady may be on his way down as he is officially on the wrong side of 30…Jacksonville misses the playoffs for the first time since 2028.
2041 PROJECTION: 90 – 72 2041 FINAL RECORD: 67 – 95
THE SKINNY Jacksonville missed the playoffs for the first time in thirteen seasons last year (see last year’s media guide bold prediction), ending a dynasty that included three Landis trophies. Speaking of the end of a dynasty, there’s a new general manager in town in Gregg Greathouse. Greathouse previously lead the Beirut Cedars to an 80-82 record in the UMEBA last year. With David Noboru and Paco Diaz electing free agency, Greathouse’s first big signing as a BBA GM was to sign the top of the free agent pitching class in starter Carlos Rodriguez.
With holes to fill the departures at third base and catcher, and a payroll under $90M, the Hurricanes may be a bigger natural disaster in 2042 than they were last season.
IF Edgardo Encarnacion
Encarnacion finally put it all together in his third season. At 23,
he’s still the young guy on this team and Jacksonville will likely need him to step up to be the
leader sooner than later as they transition into a new front office.
P Peter Grady
I was very low on Peter Grady last
year, which turned out correct, however I don’t think he’s
bottomed out yet. I expect less than 100 innings and a FIP over
5.00, resulting in his team option for ’43 to be quickly declined.
1B Manuel Martinez
Martinez, a sleeper? After a down year, I think he is going to get his typical 600 Abs, hit 50 home runs, and double his WAR output from
last season (2.3).
Pickens (SS) and Dijkstra (OF), even young catcher Delgado, are all names to watch as they could make an impact as soon as this season, however it may make
more sense to see their service-time clock put on pause until
2043.
2042 PREDICTION
With the battle for the division between New Orleans and
Rockville, Jacksonville simply doesn’t have enough ammo to
compete in this division this season.
65 - 97
Carlos Rodriguez pitches well enough to garner interest at the
deadline and Jacksonville acquires two Top 100 prospects to build its
farm system for the future.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – ATLANTIC DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Gregg Greathouse BALLPARK: Fidelity Financial Park
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FRONTIER DIVISION
2042 PREDICTED STANDINGS
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JL Frontier Preview
Welcome to the home of the 2041 Landis Memorial Champion Edmonton Jackrabbits. They didn’t win the division, but they made up for by taking out actual division winner Boise in the Doubleday. This was a very tough division last year that was very top heavy, which led to some
departures. Calgary and Edmonton were the two biggest drops in WAR for any team this offseason. As a result, we’re predicting a runaway for the Spuds this year.
In a year of offensive explosion, nobody blew up more than the Spuds, who shot out of the game like they were shot from a spud cannon and didn’t stop until they had 104 wins. Adding
Julio Alicea to their pitching staff should be a big up for this group, which lacked consistency in the rotation that they have up and down the lineup.
Calgary also had a huge year last year, but they lost some major players in the offseason. Still, it’s hard to consider Carlos Rodriguez as big a loss as we might think, as he had a career year
last year in his walk year. We’re expecting Vegas to hold the pace, as the Hustlers didn’t really lose anything this offseason they couldn’t live without, and while they no longer have world’s
biggest fluke 29-game winner Edris Mtume, he just blew out his arm anyway.
We’re also expecting Mexico City and Edmonton to hold serve and maybe both make the playoffs this year if all goes well. Right now we have Edmonton in the #7 spot after Vegas, Mexico City, New Orleans, and Charm City, and that has a lot to do with the Jackrabbits’
departures: no team lost more talent this offseason than Edmonton, who have a tougher trek to the top than last season.
They grow the snakes real large in South Texas, and so we’re expecting a few more snakebites for the San Antonio Outlaws this year. Phoenix fell off a cliff and they look to be rebuilding.
Wichita just isn’t there yet, and they gotta be looking at the Spuds with some very green eyes. (No, not the spuds with some very green eyes, the SPUDS with…never mind.)
A Boise runaway and #1 seed would not surprise anyone, but don’t be surprised to see this closer in the end than the nine games we have it. There are a lot of quality ballclubs out on the
Frontier.
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BOISE SPUDS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Boise went big this off-season, adding nearly 10 wins above replacement…Expect Roman to go
off the charts this year, going 40/40, and increasing his batting line to at least the mid-.270s…While he doesn’t reach his career batting average this year (.298), Brewer hits a much more respectable .270 and more importantly, stays healthy…Dennis French is finally dealt after nearly a year of trade rumors, in exchange sending Boise three Top 100 prospects. 2041 PROJECTION: 81 – 81 2041 FINAL RECORD: 104 – 59
THE SKINNY I was too high on Boise going into 2040 and was too low on them last year, so naturally, I’m going to nail their 2042. After a shocking 104-win season -- a jump of 39 from the year before -- Boise looks to be in prime position to stay on top in the division. They remain the talk of the league after signing Julio Alicea to a long negotiated, monster deal. A rotation of Alicea, German and then a couple youngsters should do just fine, especially with the offense the Spuds have. The Spuds are taking a few hits from losing Mahaffey in the outfield and Akiyama in the
bullpen, but those players were only with the club after the trade deadline anyways. Obviously led by Dennis French, the rest of the outfield with Roman and Ruiz leaves little to be desired…other than French not hitting lefties.
OF Felix Roman
Not so much as a rising star, but a star who has risen. I’m in the small group who actually believes Roman is better than
French. He could easily take over in CF should French ever leave the
Spuds.
P Celio Marin
Marin has his best days behind him, and with the Spuds
trending toward a younger rotation at the back end, Marin
likely won’t be with the Spuds for long.
SP Leroy Hoffman
Hoffman didn’t get much of a chance to start in Boise last year but that may change this
season. With three great pitches, he may make a difference.
Wait, there is more coming? Well, Pat Alexander will likely take over for Brewer behind the plate in the next season or so. On the mound, Carlos Diaz, Fernando Rangel, and
Kent Montoya could all make impacts as soon as this season.
2042 PREDICTION
The Spuds are hard to put a win total to since I’ve been wrong on
them before. Let’s just leave them with an even 100 wins this year.
100 - 62
Boise sends a message to the league to stop asking for Dennis
French by locking him up to a six-year contract worth over $140M.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Joe Lederer BALLPARK: F. Nephi Grigg Memorial Stadium
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LAS VEGAS HUSTLERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: When you win the Landis, do you really even need an off-season outlook or are you just
enjoying the times? Vegas didn’t make any big moves, but they likely didn’t need to…Without a doubt, Altaner rebounds in a big way and hits 20 home runs this season with a batting line closer to .275…Look for Whanon to have a coming out party in 2041…Las Vegas should squeak in with a wild card, despite their best player not even being in the organization until after June (a big trade occurs in July). 2041 PROJECTION: 92 – 70 2041 FINAL RECORD: 97 – 65
THE SKINNY Las Vegas looked to be on their way to missing the playoffs after a slow start, and at one point appeared to be in full-on selling mode. A big win streak completely changed that, as the Hustlers finished with 97 wins, securing a playoff spot for the 457th time. So when is this window finally going to close? The club had a fairly quiet off-season, just as they did last year, only losing reliever Edris Mtume who won 29 – yes, 29 –
games last season. They did sign a few relievers in free agency, but nothing notable. The rotation features threes starters who are over the age of 31, a scary sign for any team, but even scarier to see that Las Vegas owes those pitchers $75M over the next four seasons. Not a huge amount, but nothing to sneeze at if these pitchers happen to become unusable. Offensively, they are led by The Italian Stallion who carried over his hitting skills from his rookie year and will again surely be relied on in 2042.
OF Manoell Whanon
Last year’s media guide said if given the chance, Whanon
would be the new starting CF, and here we are. He was very good
and at just 21 years old, you should expect that to continue.
SS Miguel Rodriguez
I’ve been down on Rodriguez
since he was given his big contract and last year was just a sign of
things to come. His 1.8 WAR from last season is a good indicator of
what to actually expect.
OF Tom Rudge
Rudge lost some playing time last year but if he can find
enough at-bats, people shouldn’t forget about him. Rudge could
provide a huge boost in the outfield if called upon this season.
Jim Ashford was a name I had penciled in to look at last season
except Mitch Dalrymple was blocking him. Well, Dalrymple was released last season, so how long
before we see Ashford?
2042 PREDICTION
It’s always tough to bet against Vegas to making the playoffs and this season will be no different.
The Hustlers sneaks in again as a Wild Card.
91 - 71
Las Vegas really tris to restock the cupboard and trades away
Mercado, Huber, and Peithner at the deadline for needed youth.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Brett Schroeder BALLPARK: The Casino by Moe Fugger
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MEXICO CITY AZTECS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Mexico City missed the playoffs in large part to the team ERA jumping from 3.94 to a still respectable 4.57…The team has done very little to improve its rotation…If there’s one place in the Brewster Universe to find the finest banana bread, it’s Mexico City…Expect Isworth to not only improve on his wRC+ but also to improve at second base…There is no way Juan Rocha posts another season with a negative WAR. 2041 PROJECTION: 82 – 80
2041 FINAL RECORD: 88 – 75
THE SKINNY Mexico City had a very quiet offseason in 2040 and it appears to be all quiet yet again in 2041, other than a few minor moves and uneventful departures. As predicted last year, Pedro Silva was removed from the rotation, put on waivers, and the pitching improved shortly thereafter. Pendleton and P. Rocha both bounced back nicely. The addition of Djojohadiksumo and a full year of Ine should have this rotation sitting pretty.
Offensively, this team will have to rely on small ball and solid contact with very little by way of power hitting sluggers in the everyday lineup.
RF Jean Hamon
Basically the only power
hitter on Mexico City, look for Hamon to enjoy his first full
season in the BBA by blasting at least 40 long balls this season.
DH Augie Plascensia
GM Fred Holmes may
have a soft spot for Augie, having played his entire career with the Aztecs, however the team would
be better off if he wasn’t the everyday DH.
P Shinsaku Ine
I was pretty high on Ine last
season and he impressed during a small audition. Look for him to win 15 games this year and potentially
help push the Aztecs into the playoffs.
Manny Collazo is probably ready to make an offensive impact while A.J Mahoney is ready and waiting to enter the rotation. It’s possible
the two are the future replacements for pending free
agents Newhouse and P. Rocha.
2042 PREDICTION
After winning 88 games last season and no signs of being any
worse, I expect their record to improve.
90 - 72
Mexico City locks up Pedro Rocha early on, ending any doubt that they are letting him walk away.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Fred Holmes BALLPARK: Ullamaliztli Field
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EDMONTON JACKRABBITS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Edmonton has little room for movement with a payroll nearing 106 million, their highest in
franchise history…Hall is expected back by the start of the season and even with Jubal Troop on the team, its likely Hall becomes the ace that runs the place…It looks like a youth movement is about to hit the Jackrabbits…I wouldn’t be surprised if Mons Raider is shipped out to free up cap space. 2041 PROJECTION: 104 – 58 2041 FINAL RECORD: 91 – 71
THE SKINNY Edmonton’s win total was pegged high last season, but despite falling short of the lofty number, they still came through with their fifth postseason appearance in a row. And that was as sellers at the trade deadline. More impressively is they won their second Landis title in the last four seasons. Edmonton’s age is starting to show, and they’ve lost over 8.0 WAR with free agent departures of Fernando Cruz, Jose Luna, and Julio Alicea. The club did sign Ortega to soften the blow in the bullpen, however free agent signee Akiyama will miss the
season after a devastating spring training injury. The rotation is filled with pitchers with notable injury histories, including ace Chandler Hall and Juan Trujillo. A blow to any member of the rotation could end the club’s playoff streak.
SS Robert Menzies
This kid is going to be a very good player and he is much better than
his 1.1 WAR over 95 games last season suggests. He could take a
huge step forward in 2042.
P Mauro Flores
To put it nicely, Flores is past his prime and his contract
might have been the reason the club couldn’t afford to re-sign
Alicea. Look for Flores to continue to decline.
INF Carlomaria Donadoni
Donadoni is going to
make a big impact this season. He made letting Cruz go an easy
decision and is an early favorite to win the 2042 Gillstrom Award.
Pepe Espinosa and Julio Uribe, along with Menzies, are going to
form an impact infield trio. On the mound, the club has little coming
in 2042, except maybe Fekadu Bbosa, who could be stretched to
start.
2042 PREDICTION
The run might be over – for now – as Edmonton fails to eclipse 90 wins and misses the playoffs.
87 - 75
They have starting pitcher woes, trading away Jubal Troop, and
packing it in after a slow start and an extended DL stints for Hall and
Trujillo.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Chris Robillard BALLPARK: John Ducey Park
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CALGARY PIONEERS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: When you’ve made the playoffs the past two seasons and the only departure from your team is
a reliever with a WAR of 0.4, you know you’re doing something right…This club has monster help coming in the rotation…Expect Mao to be in the center of the spotlight this year as he cracks 40 home runs and bats over .300…Calgary to start counting the days until Karyabwite’s contract is up…Rodeia debuts with 15 wins this season. 2041 PROJECTION: 94 – 68 2041 FINAL RECORD: 103 – 60
THE SKINNY Calgary looks like it is about to have a rough time after trading away Chip Puckett in the off-season, not to mention the losses of Carlos Rodriguez and Ken Bates to free agency. That’s 9.2 WAR the Pioneers will need to replace from a 103-win club. So is Calgary a 90-win team? I don’t think they even get there. [Editor’s Note: GM Kevin Dickson inked superstar catcher Luis Barrera to a one-year deal during spring training.] Led by Pierce, Gilliam and Legrand, the pitching staff features several young stars in the making that should be able to keep Calgary in most games. Liann-Wei Mao and
Francisco Medina are going to lead this offense on the front lines, as they combined for nearly 100 home runs last season. Who will step up with those two to lead the charge?
P Quintilliano Rodeia
Rodeia tends to be overlooked when discussing Calgary’s young pitching stars. He debuted last
season and proved he is where he belongs. Let’s see what a full
season looks like for him.
OF Juan Karyabwite
Karyabwite hasn’t been an
average hitter in the last three seasons yet Calgary owes him
$53M over the next three years. Thankfully he can still field, but for
how much longer?
OF Werner McConnell
McConnell had a rough year last
season but could rebound back to his typical 3-4 WAR self, which is a big enough improvement for the
club to dangle in trades in exchange for a useful prospect.
The big name here to watch is Tokimasa Ihara, who will make a big impact in the rotation when
given the opportunity. Steve Rogers could probably contribute this season in the outfield as well.
2042 PREDICTION
With net losses in free agency, no real shortstop to fill Puckett’s shoes, and a poor defensive
center fielder in Figueroa, Calgary could struggle.
81 - 81
Calgary trades Jefferson Pierce at the deadline as they appear to be out of the running for the playoffs.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Kevin Dickson BALLPARK: The Stockyard
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SAN ANTONIO OUTLAWS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: The rotation is the strength of this squad with Rivera leading the way and Kondo, Alvarez, and Carpenter not far behind. What a scary 4 to face if San Antonio can find its way back to the postseason…Expect a rebound this season by Tony Hernandez and potentially some improved defense at first base…Kamade is unlikely to be completely serviceable in center field and at the plate…Larry Stinson is ready. He needs to play somewhere. 2041 PROJECTION: 80 – 82
2041 FINAL RECORD: 58 – 104
THE SKINNY San Antonio looked like they were going to be quiet this off-season after a 58-win season, but that quickly changed after the acquisition of Chip Puckett from Calgary. The trade not only filled a big need for San Antonio but opened my eyes into what San Antonio has built. The duo of Ricardo Rivera and Aki Kondo as a 1-2 punch should be enough to scare several members of the Frontier Division. With closer Luis Pina on the Outlaws, a late-inning lead looks like a sure victory.
The lineup is full of budding young stars, with Moreno, Cuellar, and Fitas all looking to make a case for why San Antonio is better than 58 wins.
C Octavio Moreno
Moreno is better than his 2041 numbers suggest. Look for a
season of good defense behind the plate along with a batting line
that sits among the top ten catchers in the entire league.
OF Abdelwahab Kamade
Kamade’s best days are
behind him, clearly. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kamade lay a
negative WAR up this season for the first time in his career.
P Ricardo Rivera
Rivera tore his labrum early last
season, but if he can stay healthy this year, expect big things from
him.
The Outlaws should let Larry Stinson rake from the beginning of the season. Rosas could also make an impact this year along
with Wayne Morris.
2042 PREDICTION
While I do think they will be much better (and hopefully healthier),
they won’t make the playoffs and Rivera is unlikely to win the
Nebraska.
78 - 84
There is a scenario in which San Antonio erupts to win 90+ games, becoming the 2042 version of the
Boise Spuds. If that happens, it might be due to Ricardo Rivera winning the Nebraska Award.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Mike Calvaruso BALLPARK: The Tap Room
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PHOENIX TALONS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: Maxene Mace is on the downside for his career and an ERA over 5.00 is possible…Expect Colon
to be rebound and get back closer to his thirty-five homer output of 2039…Moreland’s last year with Phoenix will be a stinker and it’s only a matter of time before he loses at bats to young Juan Mateo, who wins the Johnson League Gillstrom Award in a landslide. 2041 PROJECTION: 81 – 81 2041 FINAL RECORD: 65 – 97
THE SKINNY Phoenix had won 90 games in three of the past four seasons before plummeting to just 65 last year. The off-season tracker suggests they’ve lost another win in WAR for this upcoming season, but of course we all know that means nothing. I will say the starting pitching rotation is horrible. Returning a pitcher with an ERA over 5.00 to be your ace is never a good sign. As a matter of a fact, none of the starters in Phoenix put up an ERA under 5.00, nor sniffed it. This could be ugly.
Unless, of course, the offense can carry the team. They have several players who I was high on last year that were actually kept down a season but should produce this year in Phoenix.
1B Juan Mateo
I predicted a Gillstrom Award for Mateo last season, so naturally he was kept in AAA all year, where all he did was slug 66 home runs and
drive in 167 runs. Look out for him this season!
SS Voitto Stromberg
After six years in Phoenix,
Strombert tried free agency but ultimately re-signed with the
Talons. His return doesn’t propel Phoenix into the future any better
than right now.
OF Thad Meyer
What a stinker Meyer
put up in 2041. He won’t do that again this year and should
rebound back to his two-time Puckett Award-winning form we
all thought we knew.
If Pedro Guzman can find somewhere to play, he likely will
make a big impact. Chau-Kah Yang looks to finally be almost ready to make an impact at second base as well, but it’s likely he debuts next
season when Barron departs.
2042 PREDICTION
I don’t see this team winning 90 games again, but I don’t see them winning only 65 either. I expect a mediocre 70-win season in 2042.
70 - 92
Juan Mateo not only wins the Gillstrom Award this season, but
also is seriously considered for the Sawyer Award, ultimately losing votes due to Phoenix’s record.
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Sean Marko BALLPARK: Paul D. Lunn Memorial Stadium
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WICHITA AVIATORS
2041 MEDIA GUIDE: This will be Wichita’s 7th season in the BBA. Over the first 6 seasons, the club has managed to lose 46 million dollars and has never won more than 79 games…Jim Gouzzie should hit 40 HR this year and his batting line should rebound to around .270…This club desperately need someone to take the reins in center field and 22-year-old Garza should get another chance to prove himself…Look for Wichita to wind up shedding payroll halfway through the season after a slow start. 2041 PROJECTION: 80 – 82
2041 FINAL RECORD: 59 – 103
THE SKINNY Wichita won 59 games last season and the off-season model shows they’ve lost another 4 WAR, so is 55 wins the number? After losing another $20M in 2041, the club has been in the red for a total of $66M since 2035. Maybe it was time for Brewster legend Stu “The Brain” Hopkins to step down. Enter Nigel Laverick, overseeing his eleventh team and ninth franchise. Two more and he gets a free toaster.
The trade for Colbert Jr. from Vegas last season didn’t go well and now Wichita owes him through 2043. To make matters worse, the rotation is made up of AAA players who will likely not even come nowhere close to matching last season’s dreadful 5.68 team ERA. The lineup is a bit better with Ramirez, Gouzzie, and Bowen, but after that it begins to fall off quickly. Wichita is in serious doodie this year and the new general manager will surely have his hands full.
C Jason Bowen
As you can imagine, there just isn’t a lot of options
here for a troubled franchise, but Bowen is likely much better than his early career indicators have
shown. This could be a breakout for him.
P Abe Colbert Jr.
Obviously, Colbert fits the spot here. He will likely notch his
2,000th career strikeout this season, but as a 35-year-old
injury-prone overpriced arm, he needs to hang it up.
OF Thad Meyer
Whitley had a down year last season and he is a sleeper in the fact that he may be able to
fetch a decent prospect if he can get back to his 3-4 WAR self.
However, Wichita will have to foot the bill.
This is about as grim as I can be. There isn’t anybody coming up from the farm system right now that is going to make the impact
that Wichita needs.
2042 PREDICTION
I hate to do this, but I am going to agree that Wichita is actually worse in 2042 than in 2041.
53 - 109
Wichita turns a profit in 2042!
JOHNSON LEAGUE – FRONTIER DIVISION
GENERAL MANAGER: Nigel Laverick BALLPARK: Thomas Magnum Field
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UMEBA
BANCROFT LEAGUE
BUCHAREST IMPALERS GENERAL MANAGER: Jim Cox BALLPARK: Ballpark of Bucharest 2041 RECORD: 97 - 65
SUMMARY
If you’re going to score over a 1000 runs in a season, then you’re within a shout of finishing top of your division, and that's what the Impalers did in 2041. Their total of 1004 beat the previous record of 1003 that Jerusalem chalked up in 2038 on
their way to a United Cup championship. However, Bucharest couldn't get their hands on the United Cup, losing 4-2 in the UCC series to the Istanbul Bosphorus.
The majority of the team returns in 2042. 3B Jeffery Cunningham is in the twilight of his career at the age of 33, will be hopeful of keeping his title as the best third
baseman in the UMEBA. As will SS Brian Sullivan and RF Mike McCain, both who are ranked the best at their position. With LF Prímio Anastcia as the only hitter in the
lineup under the age of 30, GM Jim Cox will need to keep the regulars fresh, with Anastasio Diaz spelling the guys in the infield and Saikaku Aoki doing the same in the outfield. It's easily doable.
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The starting rotation of Jorge Ortiz, Gonzalo Fajardo, Matt Hansen, Tadamichi Yoshida and Mateus Rabisca were solid if not spectacular, placing them 2nd in most
pitching stats. The bullpen will again be solid with Pedro Aguilar, Aaron Campbell and Xavier Perez the workhorses. Keep an eye out for Armando Rasquilha, who’s
looking to pitch more than the 29.2 innings he pitched last year. If Bucharest could stay on an even keel batting-wise and turn it up a notch on the pitching form, then it's a ticker tape parade for the Impalers.
2042 PREDICTION: A 90+ win season again must be on the cards, with the
Impalers storming the beach again but this time not falling short and lifting the United Cup come October.
JERUSALEM HEBREW HAMMERS GENERAL MANAGER: Ben Heuring BALLPARK: The Holy Land 2041 RECORD: 85 - 77
SUMMARY
Just about 80 years ago, a guy called Frank Sinatra sang a song called ‘My Kind of Town’ and the lyrics of the chorus went This is my kind of town, Chicago is, My kind of town, Chicago is.
They could easily be changed to This is my kind of team, Jerusalem is, My kind of
team, Jerusalem is. The Hebrew Hammers are probably the best run team in UMEBA history and it
doesn't change this season. Where do you start? Catcher Antonio Robles, 1B Leonardo Martinez, 2B Juan Carlos Ortiz, 3B Youp Lenoir, SS Dan Jackson, LF
Terrance Mack, CF Jin-guo Long and RF Carlos Alonso & Flynn Johnson. Each and every one can give opposing pitchers nightmares. You simply don't get an easy out
in the Hammers line-up. The pitching isn't bad, but if they were half as good as the offense, then Jerusalem
would be drop-dead certs to win another United Cup. They have reliable arms in starters Hector Barajas and Augusto Cardenas, along with Ramón Vásquez and
Masahiko Ito in the bullpen. 2042 PREDICTION: Jerusalem are odds on favorite to reach the playoffs and if
history is anything to go by -- they win a United Cup every year -- will they win one this year with 90+ wins. I think they fall short, but if they do win their third Cup, it
wouldn't surprise anyone.
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BEIRUT CEDARS GENERAL MANAGER: Jimmy Doucette BALLPARK: Ballpark of Beirut
2041 RECORD: 80-82 SUMMARY
Since the glory days of that 2037 United Cup win, the first in UMEBA history, wins have been hard to come by for the Cedars. However, with two 80-win seasons
back-to-back, maybe the turnaround is on the horizon under first year GM Doucette. With the entire line-up returning, the Cedars could be a surprise package. 3B Antonio Baca with his 25 home runs and 33 doubles leads the way, and if he can
improve his on-base percentage, he could be considered elite within the UMEBA. The same could be said for Maximo Quezada, the center fielder from Venezuela.
Although it is a solid offense, they'll need to score more runs in order to help out a pitching staff that was hurt by free agency.
The pitching staff held the Cedars together last year but they'll be without Abel Gibson and R.J. Hughes. Hughes was selected in the Rule 6 Draft, so he’ll be
appearing in the Brewster this upcoming season. Together they pitched close to 400 innings. A lot of pressure could be put on the shoulders of players like Henning Veenmann and Francisco Ruiz to fill their shoes.
2041 PREDICTION: Last season the pitching staff shouldered the pressure, and
this year it falls on the offense. If the rotation and bullpen decide to show up, Beirut could easily win 85 games. If they don't, it could drop as low as the 60s. Beirut’s
fate all depends which pitchers turn up this year.
MUMBAI METRO STARS GENERAL MANAGER: Geoff Webb BALLPARK: Ballpark of Mumbai
2041 RECORD: 72 - 90
SUMMARY The Mumbai Metro Stars aren't a bad team, as they have a lot of solid bats when you look at their line-up. Players like Baltasar Fronteiro at shortstop hit 36 home
runs last season, Robert Gowan hit 44 of his own playing in RF, and the trio if Jack Bullock LF, Dave Molina CF and DH Juan Parts all hit 20+. Even Noboru Kitakawa at
first hit 14 in just 99 games. Then you wonder where the problem is in the line-up, and the simple fact is strikeouts. The Stars struck out 1,350 times last year, nearly 200 times more than any other team in the UMEBA. If they are to progress up the
standings, this line-up needs to be more patient.
If the number of strikeouts needs to change for the offense, the number of runs allowed needs to change with the pitchers. Metro Star pitchers gave up 922 runs last year, the worst in the UMEBA. Most of the pressure was on Aurelio Fernández
last season…after all, he was the only pitcher who started over 20 games and had a sub-5.00 ERA. It got even worse in the bullpen, with only Kevin Hicken and
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Leonardo Gómez posting sub 4.00 ERAs. Pitchers, pitchers and more pitchers need to be added through free agency or the draft for the Stars to become true stars.
2041 PREDICTION: The Stars drew the short straw, as the Athens Fighting
Centaurs look to be the better of the two new expansion teams and will make life tough for Mumbai. It's easy to see the Metro Stars finishing below Athens, and everyone else, in their division. Cut down the strikeouts, give up fewer runs, and
you could see 75-80 wins. But play like last year, it drops to 65.
ATHENS FIGHTING CENTAURS GENERAL MANAGER: Neil Thomas BALLPARK: Piraeus Park
2041 RECORD:
SUMMARY The Centaurs could not have chosen a harder division to land in as an expansion club if they tried, although they did stay clear of the 2041 United Cup champion
Istanbul Bosphorus. Their biggest issue all year will be division-mate Budapest Impalers, who came off their third year in a row winning 97 games. Plus, there’s
also the Jerusalem Hebrew Hammers, who have never had a losing season and have two United Cups to their name.
The man in charge of this leap into the unknown is GM Neil Thomas, however this isn't the GMs first rodeo in the UMEBA as he had a very short spell with Cairo
in 2041, finishing with a 6-1 record in the last week of the season. If he can get the Centaurs above .500 in their first season, you could be looking at a future Mayor of Athens.
If Thomas is the face of the franchise, then the backbone belongs to players like
longtime California Crusaders catcher Chip Saunders, longtime Las Vegas DH Barney Everhart and Tony Loftis, who has played in the infield for Yellow Springs, Boise, San Fernando and California in the BBA. Whilst the spotlight maybe on
Saunders, it could be Loftis who it shines on in the end.
The offense looks solid but not spectacular, however the pitching looks more shaky than solid. In fact, if GM Thomas doesn't pull a few pitchers out of the hat, we could be looking at a scorecard that resembles a ice skating judges card with plenty of
ERAs with a 10 in it. You know you’re in trouble when Bill Brock could be your ace in the starting rotation. Throw in the fact you’re relying on Corey Jackson from the
bullpen and you need to look round the free agent market for pitchers. 2042 PREDICTION: If, and it's a big if, GM Thomas can freshen up the Centaurs
pitchers, you could be looking at 50-60 wins. If not, it could get real ugly real quick in Athens.
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BURT LEAGUE
ISTANBUL BOSPHORUS GENERAL MANAGER: Vacant
BALLPARK: Istanbul Grounds 2041 RECORD: 90 - 72
SUMMARY After leading the Bosphorus to their first league title, GM James Walker was hired to
run the Hawaii Tropics of the BBA. With the team seemingly in good shape but no one to steer the ship, can Istanbul repeat?
Going into this season, they are the hot title favorites again, thanks to the core of Anibal Garcia at catcher, 1B Kazuo Yamamoto and living legend of the UMEBA
leftfielder John Garcia. In Garcia’s first season in the UMEBA after leaving the BBA’s Edmonton franchise, he absolutely destroyed UMEBA pitchers. If those three can replicate their 2041 stats, we could be looking at back-to-back United Cups.
There is a possible weakness however, and that’s the starting pitching. That said,
even if you knock the likes of Francisco Wiles, Ramon Negron or Bert Hackworth out of the game early, you still have to face a bullpen featuring Rodrigo Lugo, Nadir Akili, Anastacio Lopez and Bras Gesteiras, all of them quality reliever arms.
2041 PREDICTION: If the returning line-up can replicate last season and the
starting pitching can go deep into games before handing the ball over to that solid bullpen, then you’re looking at 100 wins. However, the playoffs are a different beast and throw in the pressure of going back-to-back and Istanbul fall just short.
MANAMA PEARLS GENERAL MANAGER: Dillon Lowery BALLPARK: Manama Fields
2041 RECORD: 79 - 83 SUMMARY
The Pearls offense is not only solid, but star studded. Laurent Fernandez was not only one of the best hitters for Manama last season, but in the entire UMEBA. He
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returns in RF with his 40 homers and 109 RBI. With a bit of luck, DH Scott Hoover could join Fernandez with 100+ RBI, as he knocked in 96 last year. Throw in
Sandro Trujillo with 24 homers and 75 RBI, you have a triple threat in the line-up.
Starting pitching should be decent as well, with Feheen Silvester the star of the show. The Pearls will have Angel Guerrero and Alfredo Cuellar backing him up in the rotation. The bullpen is solid with Max Born, Momcilo Djuretic, Rafael 'Harpo'
Morales and Alistair Grieves as workhorse relievers. However, the loss of Juan Pagan in free agency to Athens could be a weakness.
2042 PREDICTION: Manama should be better than their record was last season. If they put it all together, a run at the playoffs and a United Cup appearance could
become reality.
CAIRO CHARIOT ARCHERS BC GENERAL MANAGER: John Diaz
BALLPARK: Seventh Wonder Ball Park 2041 RECORD: 76 - 86
SUMMARY The line-up could be unchanged from last year to Opening Day, as the players with
the most at-bats for Cairo last season all return to the club. That said, it's an ageing line up: C H. Martin, 1B M. Garcia, 3B F. Arrojo, SS P. Richelmi, LF E. Curry
and RF A. Anderson are in their 30s. It brings to question “Will Father Time catch up to Garcia and his 41 homers and 118 RBI of last season?” Anderson's speed may diminish along with his 23 doubles, but only time will tell.
The rotation, just like the offense, is putting on years. Roberto Gomez goes into the
new season at the age of 35, with fellow starter Gonzalo Delgado at 34 years old. The bright spot is the bullpen, featuring two young guns in Pedro Vasquez and Jorge Barron. The bullpen may not even need tinkering with for a few seasons to
come.
2042 PREDICTION: You never know what happens with a GM change. Will new GM John Diaz come in and make sweeping changes or just tinker with ex-GM Nige Laverick's work? We’ll soon find out. Depending on his moves, this is a team that
can win anywhere between 70 to 80 games.
BAGHDAD KINGS GENERAL MANAGER: Jouve Crawford
BALLPARK: Ballpark of Baghdad 2040 RECORD: 69 - 93
SUMMARY The loss of catcher Xie-li Luo should be replaceable, as Santiago Reyes, a free
agent addition, could replace Luo behind the plate and wouldn't really be a
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downturn stat-wise. The big issue is how to replace the loss of Jack Hankey and Aymeric Barajas. There’s plenty of options at first base with Hankey gone, as
Mosley, Manzanares, Navarro, Abineri and Hernandez are all able to play there. The big loss in the line-up could be centre fielder Barajas, who not only had some pop
with 16 homers but also contributed with 72 RBI and 29 stolen bases. Add in that he crossed the plate 92 times and his departure could be hard to replace.
Pitching maybe easier to replace as there wasn't a great loss in free agency. The art will be not to replace them with worse pitchers. Chris Adkins is an upgrade in the
bullpen, along with Brendan Billings and Jose Canales. Jose Zamora will likely fit in at the backend of the rotation.
2041 PREDICTION: The computer simulations are predicting an easy run into the playoffs but it's hard to see them overcoming Istanbul in their division. A
reasonable win total would be 70-75 with a slight chance of climbing above Manama and Cairo, but likely only one of them.
KUWAIT CITY ALHAFR GENERAL MANAGER: Nicholas Kokosioulis
BALLPARK: Boubyan Bank Park
2041 RECORD:
SUMMARY
Another of the expansion teams of 2042, the Alhafr will rely mainly on center fielder Henry Rectenberg, who played in the BBA mainly for Las Vegas and Brooklyn but lately for Nashville and Phoenix. If the Alhafr are to become successful they'll be
needing the production that Vegas and Brooklyn got, one other who will be expected to burden the workload is Félix Membiela the second baseman who played
the first half of his BBA career in San Antonio and the second half in Hawaii. If one or both of them doesn't hit the ground running and have solid seasons, could be a long year.
Although used sparingly as a starter, Marcos Sánchez may be the dark horse in the
rotation. The ex-Boise pitcher doesn't have that bad of a record, and you figure the slight talent drop in the UMEBA and he may just surprise a hitter or two. Jerry Crawford should be better than he is and he needs to be better if Kuwait City are to
overcome their expansion nerves.
2042 PREDICTION: As with all expansion teams, most players on the roster were back-ups in a past life. How an expansion team competes depends on the BBA back-ups becoming bona fide UMEBA starters. If the Kuwait City players step up,
it’s a 60-70 win season. I'd go for a middle mark of around 66 wins.
Dynasties
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“If it is hard to make a success out of something,
it is an order of magnitude harder to sustain the success.”
Andrew Grove, American-Hungarian businessman
As much as fans like parity – especially those who routinely find their
favorite team at the bottom of the standings – dynasties capture the attention of fans like nothing else. Whether you love them or hate them, the
dynasty in team sports is the greatest achievement. Usually it takes more than one championship, often considered the pinnacle of sports in basic
terms. You may think an extended era of winning, even without a championship, is dynasty worthy. And it’s this debate that makes it so fun.
In the modern era (since 1995) of the Brewster Baseball Association, the
dynasty is nothing new. We’ll take a look at all the dynasties over the last 45
years and rank the top TEN/FIVE in BBA modern era history. We’ll be using Bill James’ point system determining and evaluating dynasties:
• If a team wins the Landis and also wins 100 or more games during the regular season, we
credit them with 6 points.
• If a team wins the Landis but wins less than 100 games during the season, we credit them
with 5 points.
• If a team wins the Cartwright (but not the Landis) and wins 100 or more games, we credit
them with 4 points.
• If a team wins the Cartwright but does not win 100 or more games in the season, we credit
them with 3 points.
• If a team wins the Doubleday and wins 100 games but does not win the Cartwright, we credit
them with 3 points.
• If a team wins the Doubleday with less than 100 wins, we credit them with 2 points.
• If a team wins 100 games but does not win the Doubleday, we credit them with 2 points.
• If a team wins 90 games but does not win the Doubleday, we credit them with 1 point.
• If a team makes the postseason, even without 90 wins, we credit them with 1 point.
• If a team has a record of at least .500 and does not make the postseason or have 90 wins, we
credit them with -2 points.
• If a team has a losing record and does not make the postseason, we credit them with -3
points.
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There are other rules and qualifiers to James’ system that we’ll use, as well as some judgement calls and adjustments, but this should give you an idea
of how it all comes together.
First and foremost, for a bit of historical context, since the start of the modern era (1995), there have been a total of twenty dynasties over the
course of the last forty-seven years. For reference, using the same point system, Major League Baseball (you know, that fake baseball league that so
desperately tries to emulate the Brewster Baseball Association) as had twenty-one dynasties during the same time period, so the Brewster is pretty
damn spot-on.
Let’s take a look at all of the current dynasties in the Brewster through the 2041 season:
FRANCHISE DYNASTY LANDIS
(CHAMPIONS)
CARTWRIGHT
(PENNANTS)
DOUBLEDAY
(DIVISIONS)
100+
WINS
90+
WINS
Las Vegas 2017 - present 2 5 13 11 19
California 2024 - present 2 2 9 2 11
Yellow Springs 2028 - present 0 3 8 4 11
Jacksonville 2029 - present 3 3 7 2 8
Havana/
San Fernando 2033 - present 1 3 3 0 6
Rockville 2034 - present 2 3 6 3 8
Now if you think six dynasties happening at the same time sounds like too many, keep in mind that there are currently four in the MLB: New York
Yankees since 1994, Boston Red Sox since 2002, Los Angeles Dodgers since 2013 and the Chicago Cubs since 2015,
with the St. Louis Cardinals (2000-2015) and San Francisco Giants (2009-2016)
ending within the last five years.
Let’s just take a few moments to appreciate the greatness we are
witnessing:
• Yes, Las Vegas is essentially the BBA’s
version of the Evil Empire, I mean New York Yankees. The Yanks are on
Year 36 of their run, while the Hustlers are on Year 35 of their own.
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• During the Hustlers run, first under Recte and now at the guidance of Brett Schroeder, the team has an average record of 96.7-65.3. That’s a winning
percentage of .597, folks!
• Not to be outdone, albeit in a shorter time span, Yellow Springs Manager Ron
Collins’ winning-percentage since the start of Nines’ dynasty is also .597 (although I’m sure Ron will point out that it’s .5974, which is better than
Vegas’ .5971).
• If you want to win some games, fellas, just start copying what Aaron
Weiner’s done out in Rockville. Since the start of the Pikemen’s dynasty, Aaron has yet to win fewer than 93 games in a season. That’s an eight-year
run of at least 93 wins! Incredible! I’m sure Carolina fans are wishing the Kraken were still a thing.
• A majority of the general managers enjoying the dynasty life are tenured members of the BBA, however there are a few “newbies” attempting to navigate the dynasty waters. Doug “Shoeless” Olmsted has just three years
of Brewster experience while doing a great job carrying the Crusader torch Ted Schmidt passed on to him, while Gregg Greathouse is heading into his
first full season in control of the Hurricanes. Don’t mess it up, guys!
• Last but not least is Randy Weigand, who took control of a floundering
Havana/Buffalo franchise, brought them their first title in since 1983, then moved to what has been greener pastures in San Fernando, where he’s continued the success.
On that note, the San Fernando Bears have missed the playoffs in two of the last four seasons, hitting a low-point last year with a losing record. Two
more seasons outside of the playoffs for Randy and his dynasty run will be considered over. Similarly, Gregg is coming off an abysmal 95-loss campaign
in Jacksonville and will need to weather the storm in the next two years to
keep the dynasty alive.
One dynasty just did end after the conclusion of the 2041 season: the Long Beach Surfers. With “only” three playoff appearances in the last seven years
and no 90-win campaigns since 2034, General Manager Stephen Lane saw the Surfers wipe out after last season’s 70-92 record.
But as the ol’ saying goes, “when one door closes, another one opens,” and
Chris Robillard has his lucky rabbit’s foot in that very door. His Edmonton ballclub, winners of two of the last four Landis titles, are almost qualified to
be deemed a dynasty, and it should come as no surprise. After almost guiding a dynasty in Halifax in the late 10s/early 20s, Chris returned over a
decade later to save the lowly Jackrabbits franchise. Since taking over fully in Edmonton, Chris has reeled off five straight playoff appearance and has
the team poised to join the dynasty ranks.
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* * * * *
For those interested, here are all twenty dynasties in modern era Brewster
history, chronologically:
FRANCHISE DYNASTY LANDIS
(CHAMPIONS)
CARTWRIGHT
(PENNANTS)
DOUBLEDAY
(DIVISIONS)
100+
WINS
90+
WINS
Austin 1995 - 2002 0 0 6 1 6
Las Vegas 1997 - 2009 5 6 9 4 11
Baltimore 1997 - 2013 1 3 15 0 8
Madison 1997 - 2021 2 4 16 10 17
Long Beach 2005 - 2012 0 0 2 2 6
Montreal 2010 - 2021 1 1 6 2 9
New Orleans 2012 - 2035 4 6 11 4 15
Calgary 2015 - 2021 2 2 2 2 4
Las Vegas 2017 - present 2 5 13 11 19
Brooklyn 2021 - 2027 1 2 5 0 4
Atlantic City 2022 - 2032 1 2 4 0 6
Huntsville 2023 - 2031 2 2 4 3 7
California 2024 - present 2 2 9 2 11
Montreal 2027 - 2036 0 0 3 1 7
Louisville 2028 - 2034 2 3 4 2 6
Yellow Springs 2028 - present 0 3 8 4 11
Jacksonville 2029 - present 3 3 7 2 8
Long Beach 2029 - 2040 1 1 2 1 4
Havana/
San Fernando 2033 - present 1 3 3 0 6
Rockville 2034 - present 2 3 6 3 8
Austin is now Omaha. Baltimore is now Brooklyn. Huntsville is now Chicago.
* * A special thanks goes out to Randy Weigand for his assistance in this feature report * *
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7 for 70
Seventy seasons is one of those milestones that calls for some reflection, and
that’s just what we’re going to get. Join commissioner Matt Rectenwald as he
ranks the top seven players All-Time at each position, starting on the mound, then
moving on out! Then, of course, there’s more!
RIGHT-HANDED RP
7. Bob Sanderson
6. Carlos Altavista
5. Damon Lombardi
4. Jonathan Sorensen
3. Pedro Espin
3. Schmidt Meyer
2. Lionel Sanguinacco
1. Jason Egan
Egan is clearly the
greatest reliever that has
ever played in the BBA.
Sanguinacco is close at
#2, despite the lack of
love he got throughout
the Hall of Fame process.
LEFTHANDED RP
7. Esteban Velasquez
6. Benji Madisson
5. Chris Malone
4. Brendan Meyer
3. Paul Hogan
2. Shawn Huber (active)
1. Skip Glendenning
Glendenning was so
damned good, it's hard
to consider anyone else
at #1. That said, I really
did have to take a
moment to consider
Huber (the highest rated
active player on any of
these lists).
LEFT-HANDED SP
7. Bill Max
6. Manny Bautista
5. Vernon Simpson
4. Gary Estes
3. Roy Hobbs, Jr.
2. Jerry Syed
1. John Ross Riles, Jr.
Riles, Jr. was the
Nebraska of lefties.
Simpson at #5 may have
had a short career, but
one so dominant it would
have been a crime to
leave him off this list.
THE SWINGMEN
7. Bryan Canniff
6. James Raya
5. Gil Daniels
4. Allen Atkins
3. Luis Tiant IV
1-T. Ken Howell
1-T. Heath Rockefeller
Howell and Rockefeller
are two unique pitchers in
the annals of the
Brewster. Both Hall of
Famers, both split their
time between starting and
closing.
RIGHT-HANDED SP
7. Ricardo Diaz
6. Robbie Sargent
5. Johan Schmatzhagen
4. Jay Lee
3. Christopher Stoller
2. Mark Bobovnik
1. Steve Nebraska
Would it really be anyone
else? Lots of old school
guys here, so I went with
Diaz as a nod to the
current era at #7.
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THIRD BASE
7. Diego Moreno
6. Trey Williams
5. Dale Bunker
4. Henry Jones
3. Jake Urban
2. Hunter Eisenhower
1. Rogelio Morales
There's no other
argument to be made
here than choosing
Morales as the greatest
third baseman of all
time. Behind him, the
choices were plentiful
and hard to sort. I will
say that Jones is
underrated from the
Original Era, and
Moreno is underrated
period..
FIRST BASE
*- Frank Thomas III
7. Randy Spratt
6. Fernando Moreno
5. Juan Escobar
4. Duane Whitley
3. Alberto Guzman
2. Bo Jordan
1. Paul Barfoot
I have to list Thomas III
here because I have
nowhere else to list him.
He's a unicorn, a true DH
in a league that hasn't
seen too many of them,
much less one of his ilk.
If I had to rank him
among these seven I
wouldn't know where to
start, so we'll stick with
the asterisk. Barfoot
wins out here- his body
of work is all the more
impressive when you
consider he spent a good
chunk of his time behind
the plate.
SECOND BASE
7. Lance Pere
6. Donald Noboru
5. Rob Van Winkle
4. Brian Clough
3. Bernard Maselli
2. Douglas Newhouse
1. Charles Puckett
There's Puckett, and the
there's everybody else.
Newhouse was a solid
second, but nowhere
close to "Cricket" here.
Some may wonder why
Maselli rates so high- he
was awesome in both the
BBA and the EBA.
CATCHER
7. Ernest Watts
6. Jeremy Hunter
5. Hank Brewer
(active)
4. Cisco Arreola
3. Jason Dunn
2. Elroy Hinson
1. Dexter Sheehan
Sheehan could do it
all. He was a beast at
the plate and a wizard
behind it. This was not
even close for me.
SHORTSTOP
7. Jonathan Archer
6. Jared Gillstrom
(active)
5. Doug Glover
4. Waichirou Moronobu
3. Roman Empire
2. Rafael Rodriguez
1. Bopper Kengos
Kengos is the clear
winner here based on all
of the records he holds.
Rodriguez, though, is not
far off and still rates as
an all-time legend.
Should Gillstrom be
higher than 6th? Maybe,
but let's allow the end of
his career to play out.
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CENTER FIELD
7. Tipper Kengos
6. Jorge Rodriguez
5. Alfredo Martinez
4. Armando Santos
3. Ross White
2. Emilio Rodriguez
1. Leon Sandcastle
Sandcastle wins here in a
landslide. Center field is
one of the deepest
positions in our history,
so it's quite an honor.
LEFT FIELD
7. Mike Love
6. Johnnie Iraq
5. Hector Cano
4. Juan Garcia
3. Daniel Labrie
2. Alfredo Salazar
1. Steve Collins
Steve Collins was the
best overall position
player from the Original
Era. His excellence
outshines that of Salazar
and Labrie the senior.
RIGHT FIELD
7. Gary Barr
6. John Bockus
5. Long Chamberlain
4. Carlos Gonzales
(active)
3. Al Jones
2. Mike Clarke
1. Morris Pennebaker
T-Rex is the clear pick
here as the best right
fielder in BBA history. I
was surprised to see how
highly Gonzales rates.
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Best Offensive Single
Season
7. Sawyer Silk (1987)
6. Ross White (1998)
5. Juan Escobar (2029)
4. Jared Gillstrom (2030)
3. Charles Puckett
(2006)
2. Long Chamberlain
(1986)
1. Manuel Aguilar (2003)
I had to go with the
mythical Aguilar season
here. Most of us know
how the story ends, with
his career coming to an
end in Spring Training
2004.
Best Pitching Single
Season
7. Steve Nebraska (1980)
6. Steve Nebraska (1978)
5. Steve Nebraska (1974)
4. Steve Nebraska (1975)
3. Steve Nebraska (1976)
2. Steve Nebraska (1977)
1. Steve Nebraska (1979)
Pick one. But really, take a
look at each of these
seasons. Great googly
moogly.
Best Pitching Single
Season (Non-Nebraska)
7. Jim Schmidt (2006)
6. Jessie Wright (2001)
5. Jay Lee (1996)
4. Vernon Simpson (1975)
3. Johan Schmatzhagen
(1976)
2. Mark Bobovnik (1984)
1. Roy Hobbs, Jr. (1978)
Hobbs, Jr.'s 1978 was
incredible, but it was really
close between that
performance and
Bobovnik's 1984 season
Most Unbreakable Career Records
(non-Nebraska):
7. Luke Zalusky – 235 Triples
6. Bopper Kengos – 6744 Total Bases
5. Dusty Rhodes – 2913 Singles (and counting)
4. Mons Raider – 1217 Stolen Bases (and counting)
3. Jason Egan – 753 Saves
2. Bopper Kengos – 2537 RBI
1. Christopher Stoller – 151 Complete Games
I'll say this with conviction- Stoller's record of
Complete Games will never be broken.
Most Unbreakable Single Season Records
(non-Nebraska):
7. Skip Glendenning – 57 Saves (2027)
6. Jessie Wright – 30 Wins (2001)
5. Manuel Aguilar - .4127 Batting Average (2003)
4. Mons Raider – 173 Stolen Bases (2033)
3. Milt Linares, Jr. – 32 Triples (2010)
2. Ricardo Barrera – 119 Games Pitched (1990)
1. Emile Santos – 87 Doubles (1986)
Anyone think 87 doubles is doable? How about 119
Games Pitched?
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Owner Goals: Stop the Inanity!
OOTP owners are a mess, right? Tightfisted SOBs, every one of them. They take your profits and
bitch at you every time you need to be bailed out. It’s like they think their money doesn’t grow on
trees. That said, there are owners and there are owners. And, as deposed Chicago GM Vic
Caleca is going to show us, Chicago’s Vinnie Vitale may well be the biggest piece of work amid
all the other pieces of work.
If you’re a General Manager in the BBA or UMEBA, you dread the message in your in-box:
Personal Message from (INSERT NAME OF YOUR OWNER HERE): Review of Season Goals.
In my case, the name I insert is Chicago Black Sox owner Vinnie Vitale, who is … um …
insane.
And I’m not talking about his well-documented run-ins with a TV News personality when the
team was in Alabama, and Vitale retaliated for criticism by having an anchor’s car towed from
downtown Huntsville to his towing company’s overflow impound lot some 562 miles away in
Dolton, IL.
Or about his involvement in the dumping of liquified pig
manure everywhere from the Little Calumet River near
Black Sox Park to downtown Yellow Springs, OH.
No, I’m talking about the season goals he sets for me.
They started out reasonable enough: Don’t suck
completely. Build up your team gradually to reach the
playoffs within three years.
But after the team moved from Huntsville back to
Vinnie’s native Chicago, the demands began to change.
Sox Owner Vinnie “The 38,000-Fans-A-Day Man” Vitale
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One of his demands for our inaugural season in Chicago was to boost attendance to 38,000 fans
per game. Doesn’t sound terrible, does it?
Except the seating capacity for Sox Park is 35,000. As I told Vinnie in a phone call to “politely”
discuss this goal, that wouldn’t be possible unless we set up folding chairs in the outfield or
began selling seating in fans’ laps.
I thought that would nip it in the bud, but no. He dinged me in his year-end review for not
meeting his attendance goal, and then reiterated it: draw 38,000 fans.
We hadn’t added seats, and in a post-corona virus world, putting fans on top of each other
(literally) seems … well, let’s go with “inadvisable.”
So, we persevered and in 2041, the Sox averaged 34,691 fans per game, and led the BBA in the
percent of seats sold: 99.1 percent.
Surely Vinnie would recognize this achievement.
Well, I quote: “When I compare our attendance with 2037, it’s certainly up. And I know I told
you I didn’t need a full stadium to be happy with your performance, but I have to say I’m
disappointed with the results seen. I don’t think my task was that hard.”
You don’t? Really? Jamming 38,000 fans into a stadium built to hold 35,000 every single day?
OK. Well, this off-season we’re adding 5,000 seats to the damn stadium to bring its capacity to
40,000 so we can actually fit 38,000 fans inside without breaking every fire code known to
mankind.
So, with that, we’re in good shape, right? Problem solved, we’ll meet every expectation with no
problems, correct?
Or so I thought until I glanced at his new goals for the year. His final task?
“Acquire a Steve Nebraska Golden Arm winner.”
WTF? In the pitching-starved hellscape of the BBA, it’s hard enough acquiring pitchers with tin
foil arms, much less a Nebraska winner.
Ah, well. It could be worse, I guess.
He could’ve asked me to acquire the actual
Steve Nebraska. Of course, Steve just turned
89 on Nov. 6 … we bring him to Spring
Training with maybe a 1-year contract and an
incentive bonus or two …
Hmmm.
Well, gotta go. I’ve got a few calls to make …
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.
Opt-in or Opt-out
Back in 2037, ex-GM Ted Schmidt got interested in how our beloved OOTP Fancy Assed
Calculator (he says, mixing streams in ways only a few of us know) was working when it came
to player decisions—specifically, decisions to opt into or out of contracts. Speaking more than a
little for Ted, here, mostly I think he was curious about both how BBA GMs think and how
OOTP players think.
Regardless, he developed an extended process to explore
the topic that included community voting to judge how
well the players made their choices. It was done in four
parts, assessing players to see if (1) they were opting out
“correctly,” (2) they were asking for proper amounts
after they opted out, and (3) whether they finally got
their just rewards. After the whole thing, he summarized
the decisions made by players.
Of course, when Ted left for greener pastures, I couldn’t
just leave it there. After skipping a year, I started
tracking the same thing—though not outsourcing the
assessments. This means that—all total—we have four
seasons of information represented by 87 players who
have had options to make.
Like Ted, I have been posting these on the forum as the seasons go by, but now I think it’s time
to look at them as a whole. So that’s what I’m going to do here. Slice and dice the process,
discussing it in the more abstract, and only delving into specifics in a few cases where we need
to in order to understand things better.
Of our 87 players, we’ll remove three. The first, Juan Sweetworld, was released before he could
make a decision so there is nothing there to really analyze. Leon Sandcastle and Cisco Arreola
made decisions to retire. While we can argue if retirement is a good financial decision when cash
in on the line, we’ll not argue with Hall of Famers deciding they’ve had enough.
I do think acting as GM sometimes makes it
hard to see things from a player's perspective.
We think in terms of AAV, because we have
caps to work with. Players don't. Player think
total contract value. There's no guarantee that
they will get another one, so it is almost always
in their best interest to take a the most money
now. Generally, that means multi-year deals
trump shorter ones, because even if the AAV is
somewhat lower, 5 years is more money than 2.
Ted Schmidt: 3/2/2019
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This leaves us with 84 cases that we’ll dig deeper into.
I Ain’t Fraid A No Player Option!
So, here’s an interesting question. Which teams deal
with player options more than others? Of course, my
first guess is that Randy and Ted in SFB and CAL
(before Doug) would essentially never have to deal with
player options because they are on record as just not
liking them at all. Too unstable, right? I mean, how can
you plan for things if the players can just do whatever
they want? Who runs this damned show?
Indeed, San Fernando had zero cases, and California
only a single player option, and that was Mark
Wareham in 2040-2041, after Shoeless Doug Olmstead
took the reins.
I’m sure there are others like Ted and Randy, so I was
interested to see just how many teams deal options. The
answer surprised me: Twin Cities (13 cases) and Charm
City (9) are, by a fairly wide margin, the biggest
practitioners of the player option. In TWC’s case, ten of
the thirteen have stayed with the team and only three
have left. Charm City is split nearly 50/50 with four
retentions and five abandonments.
Think about this a little, though. At the top level these
decisions can be viewed as players deciding if the
market will bear more money. So every time a player
stays, they are essentially saying they think they are
better off with the deal they have. In other words, they
are either well-paid or over-paid.
If you buy that logic, ten of thirteen River Monsters
thought they were overpaid (or right-paid), and only
three thought they were under-paid. Does this mean
TWC GM Scott Piccoli has been a tad generous? Or at least more generous than CCJ’s Brandon
Slouck? You make the call.
Another bit that comes from this table is that of our 84 cases, we find the following break
out: 46 stayed, while 38 opted out.
I’m not sure what that says about us or the process, yet, but it’s still interesting information. I
guess.
Team Stay Opt-out All
TWC 10 3 13
CCJ 4 5 9
BRK 2 3 5
MAD 3 1 4
WIC 3 1 4
ATC 2 2 4
CHA 2 2 4
LOU 2 2 4
DM 3 3
CLG 2 1 3
JAX 1 2 3
LV 1 2 3
MNT 1 2 3
YS9 1 2 3
CHI 1 1 2
NO 1 1 2
POR 1 1 2
SA 1 1 2
EDM 2 2
RCK 2 2
BOI 1 1
LBC 1 1
NSH 1 1
OMA 1 1
VAN 1 1
CAL 1 1
HAW 1 1
All 46 38 84
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So, Are These Guys Smart?
Let’s start at the top, right? Overall, how good are the decisions players are making?
This turns out to be a more difficult question than you might think. When it comes to deciding if
a decision was good, there’s some squishy room for subjective opinion. Following loosely Ted’s
conversation, and including my own work over the seasons, I’ve settled on a 5-point scale,
ranging from “Good” (there’s a strong argument that the player made the right choice), to “Bad”
(solid arguments for a bad decision). The middle zones are subjective, with “Push” as a you call
‘em kind of setting, and shades of gray existing in between.
I’ll publish the granular data along with this report, but here are the final answers I came up with:
Good Decisions: 58/84 (69%)
Middle Zone Decisions: 15/84 (18%)
Bad Decisions: 10/84 (13%)
So, yeah, on the whole, the players seem to be pretty sharp.
Alternatively, we see that nine players made what were arguably bad decisions to opt-out. They
range across a bit of a spectrum.
In 2037, for example, 36-year-old Mike Bailey forwent $8m from Hawaii and signed a $3m deal
in free agency. A year later he was out of baseball. Similarly, Bertram Hahn gave up $2m from
Jacksonville in 2041, and went unsigned. He later retired. So, those were cases of old guys
clearly missing their mark.
We also see three cases of highly-compensated guys in their early-30s deciding to try to find
greener pastures. Jayden Harsnett waived away two $18m seasons in Las Vegas to eventually
accept two $11m seasons. In 2039, Shaq Hopkins waived a $17m deal with a vesting option for
more, and replaced it with a $14m deal with a pair of team options at $12m. Then, of course, is
Mauro Flores, who gave up $25.5m for one year in 2040 and wound up signing for $14.6m/3.
Good Good/Push Push Push/Bad Bad Total
Stay 34 3 8 1 46
Opt-out 24 3 2 9 38
58 3 11 2 10 84
DECISION QUALITY (Player's Perspective)
I think it’s of interest to note that it’s very rare that a player makes a
clearly bad decision to stay with their franchise. That bad decision
happened this season when Ragnar Lothbrok accepted Twin Cities’
$3.5m > $3m(T) >$3m(P) when it seems clear he would have made
more on the open market.
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Arguably, Flores’s process may have been worse than it looks, too. He pitched brilliantly in the
first year of his contract, and had he not opted out, would have hit the market hot.
What is Age, But a Number?
Given that our guys are getting younger, I think it’s interesting to ask if age has anything to do
with the quality of decisions. Younger guys should, if you think about it, probably be eager to get
to free agency because, as my grandpa used to say, you make hay while the sun shines.
Bottom line: from a quality of decision standpoint, younger guys tend to leave, and they tend to
make better decisions…in fact, until Lothbrok’s screw up, none of the 17 other players 29 or
under had made a obviously bad decision.
Bad decisions: Young: 5.5%, Middle: 12.7%, Older 18.8%
That said, while middle-age and older players tend to be 50/50 on opting out, a majority of
younger guys stay with their clubs.
Is that right?
As a sanity check, I pulled the list of younger players who stayed put and who were judged to
have made good decisions. On the whole they were guys who had been given deals earlier than
usual, and were either making good money, or were pretty obviously not going to do particularly
better. Here’s the list:
Age Good Good/Push Push Push/Bad Bad Total
25-29 12 2 3 1 18
30-34 39 7 2 7 55
35-39 7 1 1 2 11
58 3 11 2 10 84
DECISION QUALITY (Player's Perspective)
Age Stay Opt-out Total Leave
25-29 13 5 18 27.8%
30-34 27 28 55 50.9%
35-39 6 5 11 45.5%
46 38 84 45.2%
Season POS Player Team Age Y0 Y1 Y2 Y3 Y4
41-42 RF Esteban Cuervo CCJ 27 $12m(O) $12m(T) $12m(T)
41-42 LF Pedro Garza TWC 26 $4.2m(P) $3.4m
40-41 RP Pancho Cerdo BOI 25 $750k(O) $650k $750k(auto) $850k(A*) $850k(A)
40-41 SP Maxime Manceau CCJ 29 $8.0m(O) $8.0m(T)
40-41 CF Mauro Saucedo TWC 26 $3.0m(O) $2.1m
39-40 LF Alvin Dickinson WIC 29 $6.0m $6.0m(P)
39-40 SP Netuno Merkert TWC 27 $1.96m $2.96m(P)
37-38 OF Aubrey Anderson OMA 28 9.7 9.7
37-38 CF Juan Sweetworld LV 29 19 19 19 19
37-38 SS JJ MCQuade VAN 29 18 Options
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Juan Sweetworld, for example, would have been insane to have opted out. Same for J.J.
McQuade.
Bottom Line
So, is this system good or is it bad? Realistic, or completely out of touch. Beauty is in the eye of
the beholder, I suppose, and when we drop this media guide, I’ll publish the data I’ve used so
you can hack on it all you want. If you learn something to add to this, by all means, please report
it. I’m not saying I’ve been perfect in my assessments.
But, on the whole, I think it’s fair to say that players in the Brewster are doing a good job of
working in their own self-interest. They tend to be optimizing their own salaries (70%)—but
they also, on occasion, make mistakes (15%). The rest seems to be a wash.
Doesn’t seem bad to me.
What can’t be argued, though is that it has led to a bit of a different kind of salary structure than
the MLB. This, I think, is a root of what Ted was looking at, too—though maybe not in this
particular conversation. The BBA salary cap and ruleset means that on occasion it will make
sense for a team to spend 50% of their cap ($55m) on a single player (Alfredo Salazar), or drop
$40m, or (yes Sean) $30m on a guy—which unbalances our annual payroll in ways that will be
quite different from how MLB teams look.
This, of course, will continue to get even more interesting as we get more and more of our recent
glut of young superstars into the pipeline. Can’t wait, eh?
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Brewstopocene Wife supported WDB Studios.
“Hello and welcome to a special edition of the Brewstopocene Reviewed, a
podcast where I review different facets of the Brewster-centered planet on a five-star scale. I’m Shoeless.db, and today I’ll be reviewing, in a special 2042 Media Guide format, Brewster old-timers and Edmonton’s Landis and Istanbul’s United
Cup championships in 2041.
But first, let’s start with Brewster old-timers.
When I started a job at a local hospital ten years ago, I was struck by how long many of my new coworkers had been with my new department -- fifteen years, twenty-five years, even forty years. Being newer than 10 years put you in the
minority.
This shared longevity meant the group had become its own community. And, like any community, there were cliques and rivalries and hatreds. But it also had camaraderie and support and overlying comfort.
Being new and dropped in such a world was both exciting and incredibly
daunting. Some coworkers were friendly and jovial, others were reserved, while others still were blatantly uncaring of my addition. Gossipers leaked into my office leaving stains and foul scents with their side-ways glances.
Don’t talk to so-and-so, the gossipers whispered. Or, You should know this about
that person. It was off-putting, but they were balanced by the joke tellers and the goofballs --
the guys and girls who found the petty grievances and grudges wildly hilarious. I immediately took to this new group of people and relished hearing their old stories.
I marveled at the amount of inside jokes they told and became envious of not understanding any of them.
But, this group, since they’d been around for so long, didn’t make it easy for a new person to join. They had been around for countless new employees and weren’t
looking for new members. I soon realized I just needed to relax, be myself, and
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work hard. You see, longevity mattered. Shared experiences, shared adversities, and shared stories mattered. Time mattered.
And over time, I learned most of the coworkers who ignored my very existence
when I was hired were some of the best people to spend time with throughout the day. They made my world a lot more enjoyable.
Coming into my fourth full season with the
Brewster, I’m still firmly in the new guy camp. Sure, (I like to
think) I’m part of the Slack clique. I’ve
chopped some rivalry kindling with some other GMs. And, I’ve
witnessed some controversies. But, I’m still new in Brewster terms. And, being relatively new to an online community after ten real-life months is rare. The league
should be proud of this fact.
Over its many years, the Brewster has formed a special camaraderie amongst its members, due mainly to its ability to recruit and retain quality people. Note, I didn’t say quality GMs, albeit the league overflows with good OOTP GMs. I said people.
Some with odd personalities. Others with quirky humor. And, all with a love for experiencing a fictional baseball world unfolding in front of them -- a world they
have the ability to build on and influence in their own ways. But, let me stop for a moment and be honest. I was going to try to write this episode on rekindling the love some of the old-timers once had for the Brewster. I
planned to write that because I think the long-term guys are so valuable to the league. They know the stories. Hell, they are the stories sometimes. And, some of
these guys are just exceptional at telling those stories. Which is why I hate to see long-time guys leave. But they do. And, reasons given
for leaving are vast. Life gets busy or tragic or overwhelming. Sometimes, for some, the game itself is too flawed. I get it. This is just an online fake baseball
league, in the end. But, there’s a certain type of leaving that gets to me. I always feel a failure was
made when someone quits due to losing their love for being a part of the league, because it’s the camaraderie that was lost. The shared experiences, the shared
adversities, the shared story -- they weren’t enough anymore. And, it’s this failure -- this loss -- that pokes at me when I’m not paying
attention. It bothers me. It bothers me because I wonder if it will get to me one day, too. Will I write a farewell due to the league not holding my interest any
longer? Will I say good-bye to friendships made? When will it all not be enough? Mainly, the question that prods me is, will I be the one to blame if I leave? It’s
difficult to know that answer.
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If my experience with my job at the hospital is worth anything, it taught me when
long-time members of a community open themselves up to new members they can make those new members feel welcomed and enthused. I also like to think it makes
those long-time members feel re-energized and optimistic about their community again.
I hope I remember this when my own loss of interest creeps in.
I give Brewster old-timers 3½ stars.
Moving on to Edmonton’s Landis and Istanbul’s United Cup championships in 2041.
I had $2.45 in change in the pot, along with my copy of a 1983 Topps Willie McGee. It was 1986. I was nine years old.
And, I had a poker hand that couldn’t lose. Until we laid down our cards, and Brandon,
a neighborhood buddy, had a better hand.
I am still bitter. I hate losing.
I give Edmonton’s Landis and Istanbul’s
United Cup championships in 2041 zero stars.
Screw you guys for winning.
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Finishing Up the Pantheon
What a frickin’ league this is. 2042 may be our 70th as a collective, but as the
Media Guide it represents the fourth and final year of this series from Portland
GM Chris Wilson as he runs us through the depths of the Hall of Fame. Pretty
danged cool.
As is only fitting for an anniversary celebration, this time Chris is outlining the top
of the top, the inside ring of the Hall.
Sit back and enjoy!
We have reached the Mountain Top! The Pinnacle! Or as I like to put it, the
Pantheon of the BBA Hall of Fame. I’ve taken every member of the Hall of Fame
(up through 2038) and placed them in one of 4 levels of Hall of Fame worthiness
over the last 4 Media Guides. Level 1 contained your “lowest level Hall of
Famers” with Level 3 containing those who were outstanding in their playing days,
but not the elite. The Pantheon is your elite. The best we’ve ever seen. And again,
to make this fit into a pyramid format, the levels get smaller as you climb. So sit
back and enjoy the twelve best players the BBA has ever seen!
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Catcher:
No One
First Base:
No One
Second Base:
Charles Puckett - I am most definitely biased,
but it is arguable that Puckett is the greatest “All-
Around” position player in league history. His 164.8
career WAR ranks 1st all-time by a full 27 WAR over
the next closest guy. Puckett is the all-time career leader
in games played (3,286), Runs (2,475), Walks (2,198),
and the aforementioned WAR. And then there are the
other records: His eight Sawyer Silk Awards and
nineteen All-Star game appearances are also league
records. Then there are the four Diamond Glove Awards
won at two different positions. Throw in where he ranks in the Top 5 in other
categories like At-Bats (2nd), Hits (2nd), Total Bases (2nd), Home Runs (3rd),
Singles (4th), and RBI (2nd) and you’ll have a tough time arguing against my
claim he’s the best position player in league history.
Shortstop:
Bopper Kengos - Let me get my lovefest out right
away, ok!! What’s a major Media Guide piece on top of the
100s of team news I’ve posted over the years about Puckett
and Kengos? For most of the stats that Puckett came up short
in, it’s because Bopper happened to just beat him out. The
duo played 46 of their 48 seasons in Madison. (Think Tom
Brady is going to look strange in a Bucs jersey? I felt the
same over those last two years of Puckett in Greenville.)
Kengos is the league’s all-time leader in Homeruns (720),
Hits (3,900), RBI (2,537), Total Bases (6,744), and At-Bats
(12,643). Like Puckett, he was blessed with relatively good
health, consistency, and longevity. For the other stats Kengos
doesn’t lead the league in, he’s top three. He also claimed
sixteen All-Star Appearances (second-most behind Puckett)
and three Silk Awards. (Hey, there weren’t many left after
Puckett won them all and Newhouse stole one.) The duo of Puckett and Kengos led
the Madison Wolves to eleven consecutive post-season trips as well as a pair of
Landis titles.
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Rafael Rodriguez - When you go by single season domination, it could
be argued that Rodriguez shouldn’t be in the Pantheon. I mean, one Silk Award is
all he won and there are plenty of guys below him in other levels who won more.
But that same argument could be made for a handful of pitchers who didn’t win
many accolades because they pitched against another guy in the Pantheon. In the
end, Rodriguez’s body of work shows he should be in the Pantheon. He’s 5th in
all-time hits (3,520) and 4th in all-time WAR (123.3). He’s a thirteen-time All-Star
who also won three Diamond Glove Awards over his career. For overall name
recognition, he may not quite stack up with some other names in the Pantheon but
find a guy not in the Pantheon you’d put in over Rodriguez.
Third Base:
Rogelio Morales - Morales is 2nd in all-time WAR for
a position player in league history behind only that Puckett guy
mentioned before. Oddly enough, his name doesn’t appear on the
top of any major leaderboards, but his stats are up there with the
all-time greats as indicated by his career WAR. Here are his career
rankings: Runs (2nd), Hits (6th), Total Bases (4th), Homeruns
(7th), RBI (4th), and Walks (3rd). Yeah, that’s a Pantheon position
player if I’ve ever seen one. If that doesn’t do it, he was a fifeteen-
time All-Star (only Kengos and Puckett been to more), a three-
time Sawyer Silk Award winner, and won one Diamond Glove
Award.
Leftfield: No One
Centerfield:
Steve Collins - Here we are, in 2042, and a guy who played
from 1978-1994 is still your all-time leader in hitting with a .361
lifetime average. Collins, blessed with great health that saw him play
154 or more games fifteen consecutive times, also managed to collect
206 or more hits over each of those fifteen seasons. With 3,529 hits, he
was the all-time hits leader up until Bopper Kengos passed him in
2015. The record stood for twenty-one seasons! He now sits 4th on the
all-time list behind aforemention Level 1 guys Kengos and Puckett,
and Frank Thomas III, who was mentioned in Level 3. Collins won
five Sawyer Silk Awards; a BBA record Charles Puckett finished with
seven. Collins won ten Diamond Gloves including six in a row at one
point. The 15-time all-star is 7th all-time in WAR with a 106.5 clip.
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Sawyer Silk - The guy does have a major award named after him, but he
could be a stretch as a Pantheon guy. Well, I’m not going to be the guy that starts
that controversy! Silk ranks 60th all-time in WAR (yeah, just 60th) and doesn’t
have 500 homeruns, 3,000 hits, or really any other counting stats that scream he
should be up this high. So, what does he have and why is he here? Would
screaming “He’s Sawyer freaking Silk, for crying out loud” make the case? No?
Well, he was the original five-tool guy, hitting for average and power as well as
playing great defense. He had four straight seasons of over 40 homeruns including,
a career high 62 in 1987. He had ten consecutive seasons of at least 100 RBI while
posting an average of over .300 seven times. He had four seasons of .400+ OBP
while making ten All-Star Game appearances. He also won four “Best Hitter”
Awards that would later bear his name, a number only reached by Puckett, Collins,
Vadobonceour, Whitley, Escobar, and most recently, Gillstrom. All of those guys –
save for Gillstrom – are in Level 3 of the Pantheon, with Gillstrom’s omission due
to still being active. In all honesty, Silk most likely got into the Pantheon on name
recognition alone.
Rightfield:
Morris Pennebaker - Pennebaker
is a guy that should really get talked about a
lot more in the BBA. He’s another player that
sort of falls through the cracks because he
doesn’t have an award named after him nor
does his name show up on the front page of
the leaderboards. At first glance, you might
say that ten All-Star appearances and just a
pair of Sawyer Silk Awards is hardly enough
to place a guy in the BBA Pantheon Hall of
Fame. But Pennebaker was a stud who just
played in an era with a lot of other studs.
What makes him a stud, you ask? Well, let’s start with the obvious: he is one of
just two guys in league history (Kengos) to have 700 or more homeruns.
Pennebaker had eleven seasons with at least 40 or more homeruns. While he only
reached 50 once in his career, he was the Hank Aaron of consistency when it came
to the long ball. Pennebaker also had fifteen seasons of 102 or more RBI, resulting
in a career total of 2,037 RBI, putting him in the 2000 club with just three other
members, all who are in the Pantheon as well.) While his 86.7 WAR is just 12th
all-time among hitters and his 2,300 strikeouts are the nineteenth most in league
history, he still reached the elite 3000 hit club. There’s a case to be made that
Pennebaker is the greatest right-handed hitter the Brewster has ever seen!
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Pitchers:
Johan Schmatzhagen - A 199-82
overall record may hardly seem like a Pantheon-
level pitcher, but the way Schmatzhagen
dominated the game on the mound during a
pitcher-friendly era makes him a top level guy.
His career 2.70 ERA is tied for fourth best in
league history. He had five seasons of at least 20
wins, including a 1976 season that saw him go
24-5 with a – get this – 1.36 ERA and 0.76
WHIP! It was one of three seasons for Johan in
which he had a sub-2.00 ERA and one of seven seasons in which his WHIP was
under 1.00. His 0.98 career WHIP is the third-best figure in league history. He only
appeared in four All-Star Games and won only a pair of Nebraska Awards, but the
way he dominated the game on the mound from 1975-1980 has only been seen by
a handful of guys ever!
John Ross Riles, Jr – With 287 wins, Riles, Jr is third on the all-time
list behind Robbie Sargent (Level 3) and one other pitcher. What puts Riles ahead
of Sargent in the Pantheon Hall of Fame despite the fewer wins are all of the other
numbers: second in career WAR for a pitcher with 135.9…3,696 strikeouts, good
enough for sixth all-time…tied for ninth all-time in career WHIP. Add in the
eleven All-Star Game appearances and the five Nebraska Awards (two in the
Johnson and three in the Frick) and you have a Pantheon guy.
Mark Bobovnik - Maybe Bobovnik should be in just on the fact that
over a two-year span he went 46-4. Yes, as a starter he won 46 games and lost just
4. He did that while posting ERAs of 1.30 and 1.91, respectively. Not good
enough? How about his career winning percentage of .677 (210-100), which is the
fifth best in league history. Bobovnik’s prime was only about eleven seasons long,
which prevented him from accumulating the counting stats like some of the other
older greats, but that didn’t stop him from winning five, yes five, consecutive
Nebraska Awards from 1981-1985. Perhaps he was helped by another certain
pitcher switching leagues during that time, but still. Only one other player in
league history ever won five top pitcher awards in a row. In that five-year stretch,
Bobovnik went 101-22. That’s Pantheon level domination!
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Jay Lee - There are only four guys in league history with five Steve Nebraska
Awards and Lee is the most recent to do so in 2004. Lee was putting up old era
numbers during a time in which hitters were dominating the league. He had five
20-win seasons including in 2001-2002 where he went 46-10 combined. He had
four seasons of double-digit WAR, placing him third all-time among pitchers with
122.2. Lee ranks fourth all-time in Wins (259), ninth in Strikeouts (3,631), and
tenth in ERA (2.90). He also appeared in nine All-Star Games to go with those five
Nebraska trophies.
Steve Nebraska - The G.O.A.T. I could just leave it at that and tell you
to just look him up if I wanted to, but that wouldn’t be fair to the media guide
readers. Where do you start with this guy? The all-time pitching leaderboard is
nothing but this guy. How about rather than just list what all he leads in, I tell you
HOW FAR AHEAD OF THE NEXT GUY HE IS:
Nine more Top Pitcher Awards than #2 all-time (now you can see why it was
changed to the Steve Nebraska Award, for obvious reasons)
Ninety-one more wins than #2
Nineteen more shutouts than #2
507 more innings pitched than #2
2,100 more strikeouts than #2
112.0 more WAR than #2
So, it’s not that Nebraska is the career leader in a lot of categories, but he leads
those by a WIDE MARGIN! There are several ways to argue about who should or
shouldn’t be in the Pantheon, but the case for Nebraska is a clear slam dunk. If you
ask the question of who’s on the BBA’s Mount Rushmore, Nebraska is on
everyone’s list! You can argue who the league’s greatest hitter of all-time is but
there’s no debate for pitcher. It is Steve Nebraska and then everyone else!
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Active Leader Boards.
That San Fernando GM Randy Weigand is a spreadsheet maven has not been in doubt for
several seasons now. We’ve seen “top 10” lists and career list and pretty much enough of
everything else under the sun to last us a solid double header with free baseball in each game.
This year he’s back with active lists—that tabulations of where our top players are right now,
and where the project into the future.
This is a breakdown of various active Top 20 leaderboards in various offensive categories. For the
purposes of this list, active is defined as anyone who has not retired and appeared in a BBA game in
2041.
The projected totals were done using Bill James’ Favorite Toy tool and for the projected place it assumes
that they are the only active player still moving up the list (which explains why multiple players can have
the same projected place with different totals).
Games Played
RK YRS NAME TOTAL OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Dusty Rhodes 2537 22 2927 7
2 16 Jared Gillstrom 2364 56 2815 10
3 17 Alfredo Salazar 2319 T67 2463 40
4 15 Lucas McNeill 2168 106 2765 12
5 16 Steve Dempsey 2155 111 2418 46
6 15 Gerardo Guzman 2130 115 2580 22
7 17 Jorge Rodriguez 2090 T126 2417 46
8 14 Carlos Gonzales 2063 135 2529 24
9 16 Rupert Grant 2046 T141 2229 95
10 13 Jon Mick 2032 T152 2579 22
11 14 William Moreland 2025 T155 2555 22
12 15 Lloyd Braun 2022 157 2623 20
13 15 Sean Maguire 1990 170 2319 T67
14 12 Ettienne R. Lafitte 1911 200 2623 20
15 13 Jose Estrada 1864 217 2440 41
16 12 Mark Simpson 1820 234 2484 34
17 15 Hank Brewer 1747 278 2003 T166
18 12 Angel De Castillo 1722 T290 2390 52
19 12 David Noboru 1662 T329 2356 T59
20 12 Ray Cooper 1642 T342 2271 83
Ron’s Commentary
Dusty Rhodes and Jared
Gillstrom seem like they’ve
just always been here.
Which is cool.
That said, I’m not sure I see
James’ Favorite Tool as
being too reliable on the
projections here. I can’t for
example, I can’t see Lucas
McNeill making it another
500 games. Still fun to see
him at #12.
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Runs Scored
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Jared Gillstrom 1813 10 2142 2
2 15 Lucas McNeill 1535 30 1906 6
3 17 Alfredo Salazar 1528 31 1613 20
4 16 Dusty Rhodes 1440 T45 1653 18
5 12 Ettienne R. Lafitte 1363 59 1883 7
6 16 Steve Dempsey 1294 83 1424 48
7 17 Jorge Rodriguez 1258 T97 1493 38
8 13 Jon Mick 1256 99 1597 22
9 11 Mons Raider 1234 105 1985 4
10 15 Gerardo Guzman 1232 T106 1473 42
11 12 Mark Simpson 1226 109 1700 18
12 12 David Noboru 1213 114 1668 18
13 14 William Moreland 1209 116 1523 T33
14 14 Carlos Gonzales 1206 117 1476 41
15 12 Mark Wareham 1120 147 1621 20
16 10 Tai hoi Wie 1103 160 1824 10
17 13 Jose Estrada 1099 164 1450 45
18 16 Rupert Grant 1080 T175 1182 T125
19 15 Hank Brewer 1071 T180 1207 117
20 15 Lloyd Braun 1068 183 1347 65
Hits
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Dusty Rhodes 3430 7 3952 1
2 16 Jared Gillstrom 3123 17 3671 4
3 16 Steve Dempsey 2863 23 3169 16
4 15 Lucas McNeill 2479 72 3094 19
5 15 Gerardo Guzman 2423 82 2889 23
6 14 Carlos Gonzales 2419 84 2932 22
7 17 Alfredo Salazar 2303 109 2428 81
8 12 Ettienne R. Lafitte 2302 110 3100 18
9 13 Jon Mick 2222 126 2784 30
10 17 Jorge Rodriguez 2147 146 2485 71
11 13 Jose Estrada 2143 147 2808 T26
12 14 William Moreland 2126 154 2569 54
13 12 David Noboru 2124 155 2982 22
14 15 Sean Maguire 2070 166 2419 T84
15 10 Juan Karyabwite 2037 174 3223 14
16 15 Lloyd Braun 2035 177 2540 58
17 16 Rupert Grant 1996 186 2154 144
18 15 Hank Brewer 1972 191 2220 128
19 12 Mark Simpson 1914 210 2579 53
20 12 Angel De Castillo 1890 T220 2621 T51
Ron’s Commentary
Jared Gillstrom by a mile, eh?
Lucas McNeill has been a run
scoring machine, too, but even
another 100-run season (to catch
him up to Gillstrom’s service
time).
Jorge Rodriguez has been an
over-looked leadoff guy and sits
at #7.
Mons Raider at #9 in 11 seasons
is one to watch
Ron’s Commentary
Dusty Rhodes projects to be the
#1 all-time hits leader.
I doubt that anyone would have
picked Gerardo Guzman as the #5
guy. Karyabwite with over 2,00
hits in only 10 seasons is a guy to
watch.
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Doubles
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Steve Dempsey 624 10 688 5
2 15 Lucas McNeill 535 T37 651 T7
3 15 Sean Maguire 457 T83 532 T39
4 16 Jared Gillstrom 443 99 519 46
T5 17 Alfredo Salazar 412 T132 436 109
T5 11 John Hickman 412 T132 537 34
7 15 Hank Brewer 411 135 468 T74
8 15 Gerardo Guzman 398 T150 473 72
T9 13 Jon Mick 394 T153 505 T53
T9 10 Juan Karyabwite 394 T153 607 17
11 10 Bartolo Ortiz 383 T168 750 2
12 12 Xue-qin Man 376 183 460 82
13 11 Abdelwahab Kamade
368 192 581 T19
14 11 Brett Compton 367 T193 555 29
T15 14 Carlos Gonzales 366 T196 463 T80
T15 12 Mark Simpson 366 T196 500 57
17 12 David Noboru 365 T198 503 T54
18 12 Ray Cooper 361 T207 501 57
19 15 Lloyd Braun 352 T222 448 99
20 14 William Moreland 343 T235 429 116
Triples
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 15 Gerardo Guzman 123 19 142 T12
T2 17 Jorge Rodriguez 118 T22 128 T16
T2 12 Chang-hyeok Chang 118 T22 135 14
4 11 Abdelwahab Kamade 117 25 183 5
5 16 Steve Dempsey 110 T33 114 31
6 15 Lloyd Braun 105 39 129 T15
7 12 Xue-qin Man 99 T51 123 T19
8 10 Jaime Ramirez 97 T56 168 8
T9 15 Lucas McNeill 77 T93 99 T51
T9 8 Juan Santana 77 T93 142 T12
11 16 Jared Gillstrom 75 T102 82 T78
12 5 Alex Ramirez 71 T119 175 7
13 12 David Noboru 68 T134 105 T39
14 8 Rashardo Menne III 67 T144 143 12
15 10 Juan Karyabwite 66 T148 129 T15
16 11 Luis Gonzalez 64 T157 84 74
17 4 Millard Younger 61 T173 187 5
18 12 Ettienne R. Lafitte 60 T179 84 74
19 13 Bucky Dornster 59 T186 65 T152
T20 12 Angel De Castillo 57 T201 83 T74
T20 13 Carlos Garcia 57 T201 65 T152
Ron’s Commentary
Calling Emilo Morales, calling
Emilio Morales!
Lots of interesting names on this
list—it’s a place where McNeill
out-ranks Gillstrom, for one bit
of trivia. Xue-qin Man sitting in
the middle of the mix probably
says something about how he’s
managed to hold onto his career.
Ron’s Commentary
There’s that interesting
name again: Gerardo
Guzman. He’s a guy who
has had a nice little career
off the map.
Another fun list to just kind
of stare at and ask yourself
questions…like “what the
heck is Ettienne Lafitte
doing here?
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BREWSTER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION – MEDIA GUIDE 2042 – Page 95
Home Runs
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 14 William Moreland 555 14 700 3
2 13 Jon Mick 528 19 663 4
3 16 Jared Gillstrom 526 20 617 6
4 16 Rupert Grant 518 21 566 10
5 11 Emilio Morales 500 25 777 1
6 13 Carlton Winson 485 32 524 21
7 14 Carlos Gonzales 473 36 572 10
8 13 Jose Estrada 454 44 616 T6
9 17 Alfredo Salazar 452 T46 473 36
10 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 449 50 593 8
11 12 David Noboru 427 T64 585 9
12 15 Lucas McNeill 421 70 525 21
13 12 Mark Simpson 403 76 552 16
14 12 Fernando Cruz 387 84 577 10
15 9 Yancy Cravat 362 105 643 T4
16 10 Tai hoi Wie 343 T117 559 13
17 10 Bartolo Ortiz 335 T124 641 5
18 8 Luis Maldonado 324 T135 614 7
19 10 Albert Gaona 323 T137 482 33
20 10 Mario Guerrer 322 T141 537 T16
RBI
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 13 Jon Mick 1673 18 2066 3
2 16 Jared Gillstrom 1647 20 1944 5
3 16 Dusty Rhodes 1472 38 1699 17
4 17 Alfredo Salazar 1428 48 1496 36
5 16 Rupert Grant 1424 49 1542 30
6 14 William Moreland 1415 51 1744 13
7 15 Lucas McNeill 1381 59 1776 10
8 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 1372 67 1828 9
9 13 Jose Estrada 1338 T72 1784 10
10 14 Carlos Gonzales 1331 75 1616 23
11 11 Emilio Morales 1300 80 2005 5
12 12 Fernando Cruz 1193 111 1828 9
13 12 David Noboru 1173 118 1628 22
14 13 Carlton Winson 1142 132 1230 T97
15 12 Mark Simpson 1124 141 1524 32
16 10 Mario Guerrer 1084 159 1725 15
17 15 Hank Brewer 1064 170 1228 T98
18 16 Steve Dempsey 1037 177 1119 T145
19 12 Angel De Castillo 1027 182 1422 50
20 12 Ray Cooper 1023 T185 1335 75
Ron’s Commentary
Barring injury, this will be
Emilio Morales’s category
pretty soon.
If you want to see how
“offensive” the game has
become in this era, just
look at all those
projections. I’m not sure I
believe the method, but if
it’s right 14 of the top 20
HR hitters of all time are
playing today.
Ron’s Commentary
Look what happens when you put
two of the better OBP guys of an
era in front of a pretty danged
good power hitter? You get Jon
Mick.
RBI is a very interesting counting
number. Most people these days
agree that it’s crap for projecting
performance year-to-year, but
when you look down the list of
league leaders, you see nothing
but Very Important Names.
Baseball is important for its
people and its storyline. I put
forward the idea that RBI is one
of those storyline stats that make
a difference in the aggregate and
in context.
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Stolen Bases
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 11 Mons Raider 1217 1 1702 1
2 17 Jorge Rodriguez 897 9 1085 4
3 16 Steve Dempsey 889 10 961 6
4 15 Gerardo Guzman 863 11 979 6
5 12 Claudio Defazio 707 18 756 17
6 12 William S. Hardy 658 22 852 12
7 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 650 T24 878 11
8 10 Juan Karyabwite 643 26 996 5
9 12 David Noboru 617 30 839 13
10 12 Mark Wareham 597 33 793 15
11 16 Jared Gillstrom 575 T36 638 27
12 15 Lucas McNeill 554 41 636 27
13 17 Alfredo Salazar 533 T46 555 41
14 10 Jaime Ramirez 511 49 758 17
15 15 Lloyd Braun 510 50 628 30
16 7 Quant Kouros 483 T57 1107 3
17 13 Chris Limon 476 61 519 49
18 13 Jean-Luc Lacaze 462 T63 514 49
19 11 Abdelwahab Kamade 431 T74 611 31
T20 10 Jimmy Starks Jr. 414 T79 683 21
T20 13 Carlos Garcia 414 T79 488 56
Walks
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 17 Alfredo Salazar 1458 14 1544 10
2 12 Mark Wareham 1377 18 2054 2
3 12 Mark Simpson 1333 20 1933 4
4 10 Tai hoi Wie 1150 36 1899 4
5 13 Carlton Winson 1117 40 1228 27
6 11 Mons Raider 1081 48 1777 4
7 17 Jorge Rodriguez 1062 50 1289 23
8 15 Lucas McNeill 1018 65 1243 27
9 12 Claudio Defazio 1000 71 1170 34
10 13 Chris Limon 991 T72 1224 27
11 12 Jayden Harsnett 906 T100 1062 T50
12 14 William Moreland 882 110 1156 34
13 9 Lionnel Crepin 875 113 1570 9
14 16 Jared Gillstrom 865 117 1035 57
15 15 Sean Maguire 821 136 959 T83
16 12 Fernando Cruz 798 151 1282 23
17 13 Bucky Dornster 796 152 950 86
18 15 Hank Brewer 778 160 902 103
19 13 George Lee Anderson V 774 162 853 T120
T20 12 Reece Wareham 773 T163 998 72
T20 16 Dusty Rhodes 773 T163 893 105
Ron’s Commentary
Well, yeah. Mons Raider.
That said, look at those projected
career ranks. We often thing
about this raised offensive world
to be about power—but the fact
of the matter is that when the
steal rate rose from the mid-60s
up to the low 70s, it unleashed a
barrage of the best base stealers
in league history.
Don’t sleep on Quant Kouros.
Ron’s Commentary
Lots of interesting names in this
list. Carlton Winson shows why
he stayed valuable even during
a fall-off in other areas.
That said, I figure no one would
be shocked to see Salazar,
Wareham, Simpson, and Wie at
the top of the list, with Mons
Raider ready to step upward.
Is Lionnel Crepin actually going
to make it to #9 overall?
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Strikeouts
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. RankE 1 16 Rupert Grant 2696 4 2944 1
2 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 1961 42 2763 3
3 16 Jared Gillstrom 1914 50 2303 18
4 15 Lloyd Braun 1828 65 2399 12
5 13 Jon Mick 1810 69 2344 17
6 13 Shag Hopkins 1803 70 2253 21
7 13 Carlton Winson 1781 75 2000 40
8 12 David Noboru 1778 76 2636 9
9 14 William Moreland 1743 80 2211 22
10 11 Gabriel Talamante 1734 84 2558 10
11 15 Lucas McNeill 1726 T88 2218 22
12 10 Tai hoi Wie 1672 T104 2841 1
13 12 Mark Wareham 1664 111 2553 10
14 13 Carlos Garcia 1630 121 1947 45
15 17 Alfredo Salazar 1606 126 1713 94
16 12 Mark Simpson 1524 142 2040 31
17 13 Jean-luc Lacaze 1446 161 1836 65
18 11 Dong-soo Chon 1442 163 1728 86
19 15 Sean Maguire 1438 164 1672 T104
20 14 Carlos Gonzales 1437 165 1812 69
Batting Avg.
RK YEARS NAME TOTAL OVERALL 1 5 Dennis French .354 2
2 16 Dusty Rhodes .333 6
3 5 Andrew Torres .329 12
4 9 Francisco Flores .325 21
5 16 Jared Gillstrom .325 23
6 6 Steven Collins III .324 25
7 16 Steve Dempsey .323 31
8 6 Eliseu Satino .318 40
9 10 Mario Guerrer .318 41
10 8 Lorenzo Palacios .317 51
11 11 John Hickman .314 58
12 12 Chang-hyeok Chang .313 64
13 7 Quant Kouros .312 66
14 10 Juan Karyabwite .312 70
15 7 Juan Mendoza .312 72
16 7 Augie Plascencia .310 81
17 12 Joaquin Camacho .308 95
18 8 Mitch Dalrymple .307 102
19 11 Mons Raider .307 105
20 5 Jose Zuniga .306 111
Ron’s Commentary
Rupert Grant has already struck
out more than everyone but
three other guys in the history
of the league. I’m not sure I see
him making it to #1, but it’s an
interesting note.
At present we already have 11
of the top 100 biggest wind
makers in BBA history going to
the plate for us. My candidate
as most interesting guy on the
list: Dong-soo Chon
Ron’s Commentary
French and Rhodes are kind of “duh” entries
for this list.
I’m guessing we’ll see a bunch drop off the
bottom as a few more of our recent batch of
stars get enough plate appearances to qualify.
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On Base Percentage
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL 1 11 Mons Raider .422 T4
2 10 Tai hoi Wie .406 T15
T3 8 Lorenzo Palacios .399 T21
T3 12 Mark Simpson .399 T21
5 7 Quant Kouros .398 T23
6 17 Jorge Rodriguez .397 T26
T7 5 Dennis French .394 T33
T7 7 Jharod Thealer .394 T33
9 12 Mark Wareham .388 T47
T10 9 Manuel Marino .386 T53
T10 5 Manuel Martinez .386 T53
T10 17 Alfredo Salazar .386 T53
T13 7 Juan Mendoza .384 T62
T13 5 Joaquin Hebner .384 T62
T13 6 Natanael Barral .384 T62
T13 9 Lionnel Crepin .384 T62
17 8 Rashardo Menne III .382 T72
T18 7 Pedro Holguin .380 T83
T18 13 George Lee Anderson V .380 T83
T20 16 Jared Gillstrom .379 T88
T20 6 Steven Collins III .379 T88
T20 5 Mario Barrera .379 T88
Slugging
RK YEARS NAME TOTAL OVERALL 1 5 Jose Zuniga .603 1
2 5 Dennis French .598 2
3 5 Manuel Martinez .580 5
T4 8 Lorenzo Palacios .577 T6
T4 11 Emilio Morales .577 T6
6 4 Vincent Vanderhugen .572 8
7 14 William Moreland .565 10
8 10 Bartolo Ortiz .564 11
9 13 Carlton Winson .560 14
T10 8 Justin Jackson .558 T16
T10 12 David Noboru .558 T16
T12 10 Mario Guerrer .557 T20
T12 6 Angel Zalapa .557 T20
14 5 Brett White .556 T24
15 5 Francisco Medina .555 T27
T16 16 Jared Gillstrom .550 T32
T16 9 Yancy Cravat .550 T32
18 7 Miguel Suarez .545 37
T19 5 Manuel Aguilar Jr. .543 T40
T19 6 Eliseu Satino .543 T40
T19 3 Ronnie Hubbard .543 T40
Ron’s Commentary
The most interesting thing about this chart is
that everyone on the list would sit in the
BBA’s top 100. But, then, you note how
“young” the list is and you get the idea of
that’s going on…the kids today haven’t seen
their decline phase.
So, yeah, we’ll have to check back later for
this one.
Still interesting to look at the list.
Ron’s Commentary
Same deal here.
Note Zuniga > French
Imagine where Morales would be if he hit
doubles. [grin]
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OPS
RK YEARS NAME TOTAL OVERALL 1 5 Dennis French .992 1
2 5 Jose Zuniga .979 2
3 8 Lorenzo Palacios .975 3
4 5 Manuel Martinez .959 5
5 4 Vincent Vanderhugen .943 13
6 13 Carlton Winson .938 17
7 10 Mario Guerrer .936 T18
8 6 Angel Zalapa .933 20
9 14 William Moreland .931 21
T10 10 Bartolo Ortiz .930 T22
T10 16 Jared Gillstrom .930 T22
12 10 Tai hoi Wie .922 28
T13 12 Fernando Cruz .915 T30
T13 12 Mark Simpson .915 T30
15 9 Manuel Marino .914 T32
16 5 Andrew Torres .913 T36
T17 8 Justin Jackson .904 T45
T17 15 Lucas McNeill .904 T45
T19 7 Miguel Suarez .903 T47
T19 6 Eliseu Satino .903 T47
WAR
RK YEARS NAME TOTAL OVERALL 1 16 Jared Gillstrom 107.4 6
2 17 Alfredo Salazar 74.3 29
3 15 Lucas McNeill 70.4 44
4 12 Mark Simpson 65.2 59
5 15 Hank Brewer 64.6 T64
6 12 David Noboru 60.6 T77
7 13 Carlton Winson 60.3 81
8 14 William Moreland 53.9 T107
9 14 Carlos Gonzales 52.3 117
10 11 Emilio Morales 49.5 131
11 12 Mark Wareham 48.9 134
12 15 Sean Maguire 48.3 T138
13 11 Mons Raider 47.8 141
14 12 Luis Barrera 44.3 163
15 10 Tai hoi Wie 43.1 T170
16 12 Angel De Castillo 43.0 T172
17 13 Jose Estrada 42.9 T174
18 15 Gerardo Guzman 42.3 T178
19 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 41.0 T191
20 11 Hsin Mei 40.4 198
Ron’s Commentary
Oh, what Carlton Winson could have been, eh?
This list has the same “problem” as the rest of
the rate stats when it comes to lifetime
projections. That said guys like Moreland,
Gillstrom, and McNeill are far enough along to
be likely to hold onto something close to their
rankings. Simpson and Cruz might.
Ron’s Commentary
When you start getting up to 65-70 WAR, the
Hall Starts to take notice. Gillstrom is a lock,
Salazar and McNeill are looking pretty hard to
turn down. Hank Brewer, as a catcher, is
probably already in—or at least very, very
close, and David Noboru has been on people’s
lips for a little while even though he’s starting
to fade and is at “only” 60 WAR.
I admit I haven’t heard a lot of Mark Simpson
for the Hall talk, but at 65 WAR in 12 seasons,
he’s got a helluva argument to make.
And, here’s the Morales (and Rhodes) enigma
at its root. Despite all those homers, and a
great glove, his WAR is borderline. He’ll need,
for example 10 WAR this year to catch
Noboru’s total in a dozen years.
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Times on Base
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Dusty Rhodes 4203 16 4846 8
2 16 Jared Gillstrom 3988 24 4707 9
3 17 Alfredo Salazar 3761 T31 3973 25
4 15 Lucas McNeill 3497 53 4337 14
5 16 Steve Dempsey 3256 79 3623 41
6 12 Mark Simpson 3247 82 4512 11
7 17 Jorge Rodriguez 3209 90 3774 31
8 15 Gerardo Guzman 3165 T96 3804 30
9 14 Carlos Gonzales 3156 98 3852 28
10 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 3064 113 4192 19
11 14 William Moreland 3008 126 3725 36
12 13 Jon Mick 2938 141 3772 31
13 15 Sean Maguire 2891 147 3378 59
14 11 Mons Raider 2851 158 4505 12
15 10 Tai hoi Wie 2779 175 4506 12
16 12 Mark Wareham 2765 T178 4019 24
17 15 Hank Brewer 2750 T181 3122 103
18 15 Lloyd Braun 2725 188 3435 56
19 16 Rupert Grant 2673 197 2895 T146
20 12 Fernando Cruz 2627 204 3942 26
Extra Base Hits
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Jared Gillstrom 1044 28 1219 6
2 15 Lucas McNeill 1033 29 1276 5
3 13 Jon Mick 945 T48 1200 7
4 17 Alfredo Salazar 920 51 969 T39
5 14 William Moreland 911 55 1144 15
6 12 David Noboru 860 78 1190 8
7 14 Carlos Gonzales 849 81 1046 27
8 13 Jose Estrada 801 104 1077 22
9 11 Emilio Morales 794 T109 1245 6
10 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 791 T115 1059 T24
11 16 Steve Dempsey 787 T118 860 T78
12 12 Mark Simpson 786 T122 1070 23
13 16 Rupert Grant 776 129 845 83
14 13 Carlton Winson 738 T153 792 T113
15 10 Bartolo Ortiz 733 160 1428 2
16 12 Fernando Cruz 719 163 1045 T27
17 15 Hank Brewer 712 T166 804 104
18 15 Sean Maguire 690 T182 799 T105
19 12 Ray Cooper 688 184 941 50
20 10 Mario Guerrer 670 T195 1101 17
Ron’s Commentary
See, there’s the actual argument
for Dusty Rhodes. It’s not that he
singles00which he admittedly does
a billion times…but that he also
walks. The man has been on
base215 times more often than
Jared Gillstrom in the same
number of years. Lucas McNeill
would have to go to the plate 706
times in 2042—and get on base
each of those times---just to tie
Dusty Rhodes.
One-trick ponies have a hard time
proving value. Rhodes doesn’t
double or homer, but he does
single and walk.
Ron’s Commentary
And here’s a big McNeill
argument. Yeah, he’s got the
homers, but he’s also got gap
power to the tune of being only 10
EBH behind the legendary Jared
Gillsrtom in a season less time.
The gap to Mick is almost a
hundred extra base hits, but Mick
might have time to make those up.
Most interesting name on the list?
My vote goes to Ray Cooper.
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Singles
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Dusty Rhodes 2913 1 3357 1
2 16 Jared Gillstrom 2079 22 2452 7
3 16 Steve Dempsey 2076 23 2308 10
4 15 Gerardo Guzman 1821 T44 2180 16
5 17 Jorge Rodriguez 1638 81 1890 38
6 14 Carlos Gonzales 1570 T97 1885 38
7 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 1511 122 2040 27
8 15 Lucas McNeill 1446 143 1818 46
9 15 Lloyd Braun 1411 T155 1757 T53
10 11 Mons Raider 1411 T155 2166 17
11 10 Juan Karyabwite 1395 T163 2182 16
12 17 Alfredo Salazar 1383 172 1459 T137
13 15 Sean Maguire 1380 173 1620 86
14 11 Luis Gonzalez 1379 174 2043 26
15 13 Jose Estrada 1342 188 1730 61
16 13 Jon Mick 1277 219 1584 91
17 12 David Noboru 1264 227 1792 52
18 15 Hank Brewer 1260 T228 1415 T153
19 12 Chang-hyeok Chang 1249 231 1495 125
20 12 Angel De Castillo 1248 232 1731 61
Total Bases
RK YRS NAME TOT OVERALL PROJ. PROJ. Rank 1 16 Jared Gillstrom 5294 11 6208 3
2 16 Dusty Rhodes 4477 36 5157 16
3 15 Lucas McNeill 4431 38 5521 8
4 13 Jon Mick 4246 52 5343 11
5 14 Carlos Gonzales 4224 56 5138 16
6 17 Alfredo Salazar 4183 60 4403 42
7 14 William Moreland 4160 65 5128 17
8 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 4051 75 5419 11
9 12 David Noboru 3906 87 5444 11
10 13 Jose Estrada 3888 90 5160 16
11 16 Steve Dempsey 3866 93 4258 51
12 16 Rupert Grant 3859 96 4186 60
13 11 Emilio Morales 3629 130 5623 6
14 12 Mark Simpson 3523 T142 4771 23
15 12 Fernando Cruz 3332 170 4877 20
16 12 Gerardo Guzman 3310 173 3927 85
17 12 Hank Brewer 3267 182 3677 118
18 15 Sean Maguire 3217 194 3726 116
19 12 Angel De Castillo 3191 T197 4354 43
20 10 Juan Karyabwite 3109 T219 5004 18
Ron’s Commentary
Anyone who didn’t know Rhodes
was going to be #1 by a katrillion
is just a total BBA newb. Not that
there’s anything wrong with that.
As a personal aside, I’m enjoying
seeing Angel De Castillo at the
bottom end of a lot of these lists.
One of my favorite ex-Nine.
Ron’s Commentary
So, yeah. What do you do with a
guy like Dusty Rhodes? His WAR
doesn’t even chart, but he totally
makes hay out of the leader board
lists. Scaled for time in league,
he’d drop a little, but who can tell
how many years a guy can stick
with the game.
We shall see.
The most important thing to note
here is that Jared Freakin’
Gillstrom blows this category
away.
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BREWSTER BASEBALL ASSOCIATION – MEDIA GUIDE 2042 – Page 102
All-Time vs Active Leaders -- per 162
So last article, San Fernando GM Randy Weigand walked us through all the active
leaderboards. We get a second dose of Weigand this year, though … this time in the form of
similar data—but cut by 162 games and overlaid with the All-Time list. Talk about your fun little
tables to spend a day scanning over, eh?
All of the following tables are totals/162 games (with the exception of WAR, which is by season), and
have the all-time leaders on the left and active leaders on the right. For the active leaderboard, their
overall place is in parenthesis.
Bolded players are HOF and there is a 2000 AB minimum.
WAR All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 5 Dennis French 6.72 Active 1 5 Dennis French 6.72
2 16 Jared Gillstrom 6.71 Active 2 16 Jared Gillstrom 6.71
3 25 Charles Puckett 6.59 2021 3 6 Angel Zalapa 6.00
4 21 Rogelio Morales 6.55 2016 4 12 Mark Simpson 5.43
5 17 Steve Collins 6.26 1994 5 3 Ronnie Hubbard 5.33
6 20 Rafael Rodriguez 6.17 2011 6 12 David Noboru 5.05
7 6 Angel Zalapa 6.00 Active 7 5 Alex Ramirez 5.00
8 13 Ross White 5.68 2009 8 15 Lucas McNeill 4.69
9 18 Roman Empire 5.49 2014 9 13 Carlton Winson 4.64
10 23 Bopper Kengos 5.49 2018 10 6 Steven Collins III 4.63
11 12 Mark Simpson 5.43 Active 11 8 Lorenzo Palacios 4.54
12 17 Juan Escobar 5.37 2037 12 11 Emilio Morales 4.50
13 3 Ronnie Hubbard 5.33 Active 13 17 Alfredo Salazar 4.37
14 8 Chris Coll 5.23 2005 14 11 Mons Raider 4.35
15 15 Doug Glover 5.16 2026 15 10 Tai hoi Wie 4.31
16 20 Douglas Newhouse 5.08 2015 16 15 Hank Brewer 4.31
17 12 David Noboru 5.05 Active 17 8 Luis Maldonado 4.25
18 21 Leon Sandcastle 5.03 2037 18 12 Mark Wareham 4.08
19 17 Duane Whitley 5.02 2017 19 5 Manuel Martinez 4.02
20 5 Alex Ramirez 5.00 Active 20 7 Juan Mendoza 3.97
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RUNS All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 11 Mons Raider 133.01 Active 1 11 Mons Raider 133.01
2 18 Alfredo Martinez 128.00 2041 2 6 Steven Collins III 127.14
3 6 Steven Collins III 127.14 Active 3 7 Quant Kouros 125.76
4 7 Quant Kouros 125.76 Active 4 16 Jared Gillstrom 124.24
5 16 Jared Gillstrom 124.24 Active 5 5 Dennis French 121.01
6 8 Chris Coll 124.10 2005 6 12 David Noboru 118.23
7 25 Charles Puckett 122.02 2021 7 5 Pedro Diaz 116.52
8 5 Dennis French 121.01 Active 8 3 Ronnie Hubbard 116.00
9 18 Armando Santos 120.65 2013 9 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 115.54
10 15 Sawyer Silk 119.00 1995 10 15 Lucas McNeill 114.70
11 18 Daniel Labrie 118.82 2012 11 8 Lorenzo Palacios 114.38
12 12 John Neely 118.32 2009 12 10 Tai hoi Wie 113.89
13 12 David Noboru 118.23 Active 13 5 Manuel Martinez 112.66
14 16 Roland Carroll 117.85 2012 14 5 Alex Ramirez 112.44
15 5 Pedro Diaz 116.52 Active 15 12 Mark Wareham 112.42
16 3 Ronnie Hubbard 116.00 Active 16 8 Rashardo Menne III 111.29
17 21 Rogelio Morales 115.59 2016 17 6 Ramon Pagan 111.12
18 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 115.54 Active 18 8 Luis Maldonado 111.09
19 15 Lucas McNeill 114.70 Active 19 8 Chip Puckett 110.96
20 18 Roman Empire 114.66 2014 20 8 Angel Garcia 110.32
HITS All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 5 Dennis French 233.90 Active 1 5 Dennis French 233.90
2 17 Steve Collins 229.97 1994 2 6 Steven Collins III 222.96
3 12 John Neely 225.61 2009 3 16 Dusty Rhodes 219.02
4 11 Hector Valentin 223.34 2035 4 16 Steve Dempsey 215.22
5 6 Steven Collins III 222.96 Active 5 16 Jared Gillstrom 214.01
6 13 Tom Mohler 221.38 2004 6 5 Andrew Torres 213.09
7 16 Dusty Rhodes 219.02 Active 7 10 Juan Karyabwite 209.25
8 13 Diego Jose 216.06 1995 8 8 Mike Ellis 207.04
9 16 Steve Dempsey 215.22 Active 9 12 David Noboru 207.03
10 12 Juan Garcia 214.05 2024 10 3 Ronnie Hubbard 205.97
11 16 Jared Gillstrom 214.01 Active 11 6 Michael Best 202.09
12 5 Andrew Torres 213.09 Active 12 10 Mario Guerrer 200.96
13 17 Juan Escobar 212.02 2037 13 7 Quant Kouros 200.77
14 17 Duane Whitley 211.25 2017 14 4 Lucio Cuellar 200.06
15 10 Juan Karyabwite 209.25 Active 15 5 Pedro Diaz 200.01
16 8 Mike Ellis 207.04 Active 16 9 Francisco Flores 199.70
17 12 David Noboru 207.03 Active 17 12 Chang-hyeok Chang 199.68
18 3 Ronnie Hubbard 205.97 Active 18 7 Juan Mendoza 199.00
19 23 Bopper Kengos 205.93 2018 19 7 Augie Plascencia 198.87
20 18 Daniel Labrie 203.30 2012 20 8 Mitch Dalrymple 197.68
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DOUBLES All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 18 Emile Santos 55.63 1994 1 5 Joaquin Hebner 54.70
2 5 Joaquin Hebner 54.70 Active 2 6 Eliseu Satino 50.91
3 10 Bob Skube 53.03 1994 3 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 50.73
4 16 Tom Laverriere 51.08 1993 4 5 Dennis French 49.98
5 6 Eliseu Satino 50.91 Active 5 4 Lucio Cuellar 49.77
6 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 50.73 Active 6 7 Pedro Holguin 47.25
7 13 Alistar Sharpe 50.42 2001 7 4 Dan Flores 47.14
8 14 Domingo Fierro 50.40 2025 8 12 Joaquin Camacho 47.00
9 5 Dennis French 49.98 Active 9 16 Steve Dempsey 46.91
10 11 Kirk Valdovinos 49.81 1987 10 8 Lorenzo Palacios 46.58
11 4 Lucio Cuellar 49.77 Active 11 7 Quant Kouros 46.36
12 7 Earl Jackson 49.73 2037 12 11 John Hickman 45.13
13 8 Ken Gould 49.47 2023 13 9 Francisco Flores 44.98
14 21 Fraser Dodson 48.71 2021 14 10 Bartolo Ortiz 44.77
15 10 Ben Hargrove 48.71 2017 15 8 Thad Meyer 44.08
16 6 Remy Gauthreaux 48.47 1978 16 6 Steven Collins III 43.84
17 10 Christopher Williams 48.05 1987 17 5 Manuel Aguilar Jr. 43.57
18 12 Jose Cruz 47.79 2020 18 11 Michael Durham 43.25
19 16 Glen Groves 47.51 1997 19 12 Xue-qin Man 43.17
20 8 Silas Camarena 47.40 2002 20 5 Andrew Torres 43.13
TRIPLES All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 14 Luke Zalusky 19.63 1992 1 4 Millard Younger 15.76
2 8 Neville Byas 15.95 2006 2 5 Alex Ramirez 14.78
3 4 Millard Younger 15.76 Active 3 12 Chang-hyeok Chang 13.31
4 8 Willie Mays Hayes 15.36 1980 4 11 Abdelwahab Kamade 12.40
5 16 Milt Linares Jr. 15.07 2023 5 4 Lucio Cuellar 12.36
6 5 Alex Ramirez 14.78 Active 6 8 Rashardo Menne III 11.40
7 16 John Bockus 14.44 1994 7 8 Francisco Marin 11.39
8 11 Jerry Johnson 13.86 1993 8 8 Juan Santana 11.38
9 16 Tom Laverriere 13.78 1993 9 12 Xue-qin Man 11.37
10 16 Joseph Saddler 13.59 1994 10 4 Dan Flores 11.20
11 16 Glen Groves 13.34 1997 11 10 Jaime Ramirez 10.58
12 12 Chang-hyeok Chang 13.31 Active 12 5 Pedro Diaz 9.97
13 14 Rob Van Winkle 13.24 2004 13 7 Tim Torres 9.75
14 17 Steve Collins 12.84 1994 14 15 Gerardo Guzman 9.35
15 9 Ken Jenkins 12.78 2036 15 13 Desiderius Kirshbaum 9.33
16 11 Abdelwahab Kamade 12.40 Active 16 17 Jorge Rodriguez 9.15
17 4 Lucio Cuellar 12.36 Active 17 5 Dennis French 8.77
18 11 Charles Martin 12.02 2040 18 8 Justin Jackson 8.42
19 10 Christopher Williams 11.87 1987 19 15 Lloyd Braun 8.41
20 8 Rashardo Menne III 11.40 Active 20 7 Pedro Saldana 8.33
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HR All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 9 Yancy Cravat 51.26 Active 1 9 Yancy Cravat 51.26
2 12 Long Chamberlain 50.54 1994 2 11 Emilio Morales 50.53
3 11 Emilio Morales 50.53 Active 3 5 Manuel Martinez 48.89
4 5 Manuel Martinez 48.89 Active 4 13 Carlton Winson 48.00
5 13 Carlton Winson 48.00 Active 5 5 Francisco Medina 46.04
6 15 Billy Wilson 46.30 1998 6 5 Jose Zuniga 45.82
7 5 Francisco Medina 46.04 Active 7 14 William Moreland 44.40
8 5 Jose Zuniga 45.82 Active 8 8 Luis Maldonado 42.95
9 18 Alfredo Martinez 45.61 2041 9 6 Ramon Pagan 42.25
10 14 William Moreland 44.40 Active 10 8 Frank Mahaffey 42.18
11 14 Jim Wilson 44.36 2015 11 13 Jon Mick 42.09
12 13 Joe Belinda 44.17 1999 12 6 Angel Zalapa 41.92
13 12 Marcos Moore 43.19 2017 13 12 David Noboru 41.62
14 19 Hector Cano 42.96 2032 14 5 Brett White 41.37
15 8 Luis Maldonado 42.95 Active 15 16 Rupert Grant 41.01
16 19 Morris Pennebaker 42.76 2007 16 13 Jose Estrada 39.46
17 12 David Smurf 42.39 1999 17 8 Justin Jackson 39.45
18 6 Ramon Pagan 42.25 Active 18 10 Bartolo Ortiz 39.16
19 8 Frank Mahaffey 42.18 Active 19 12 Fernando Cruz 38.53
20 13 Jon Mick 42.09 Active 20 9 Adrian Salazar 38.18
RBI All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 23 Bopper Kengos 133.96 2018 1 13 Jon Mick 133.38
2 13 Jon Mick 133.38 Active 2 11 Emilio Morales 131.38
3 11 Emilio Morales 131.38 Active 3 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 126.00
4 12 David Smurf 127.53 1999 4 5 Andrew Torres 124.52
5 9 Stephen Lubin 126.72 2012 5 10 Mario Guerrer 123.84
6 15 Billy Wilson 126.20 1998 6 8 Luis Maldonado 122.76
7 4 Vincent Vanderhugen
126.00 Active 7 12 Fernando Cruz 118.79
8 15 Sawyer Silk 125.93 1995 8 5 Manuel Martinez 118.06
9 15 Dexter Sheehan 124.91 2017 9 9 Yancy Cravat 117.68
10 5 Andrew Torres 124.52 Active 10 5 Jose Zuniga 117.66
11 12 Long Chamberlain 124.00 1994 11 4 Mike Campbell 117.03
12 10 Mario Guerrer 123.84 Active 12 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 116.31
13 19 Morris Pennebaker 123.73 2007 13 13 Jose Estrada 116.29
14 8 Luis Maldonado 122.76 Active 14 8 Lorenzo Palacios 114.97
15 13 Joe Belinda 122.35 1999 15 8 Justin Jackson 114.76
16 17 Duane Whitley 121.16 2017 16 6 Angel Zalapa 114.75
17 13 Mario Balderas 120.85 2039 17 12 David Noboru 114.34
18 19 Bolt Vanderhugen 120.64 2007 18 5 Francisco Medina 114.01
19 17 Jorge Rodriguez 119.88 2034 19 14 William Moreland 113.20
20 12 Juan Garcia 119.48 2024 20 13 Carlton Winson 113.01
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Stolen Bases All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 11 Mons Raider 131.17 Active 1 11 Mons Raider 131.17
2 17 Zebediah Williams 86.20 2000 2 7 Quant Kouros 81.42
3 7 Quant Kouros 81.42 Active 3 12 Claudio Defazio 73.66
4 11 Antonio Valentin 80.50 2038 4 12 William S. Hardy 69.67
5 14 Anthony Walker 78.97 1993 5 17 Jorge Rodriguez 69.53
6 18 Dash Kelly 74.64 2008 6 16 Steve Dempsey 66.83
7 13 Icehouse Bolton 74.52 1993 7 6 Steven Collins III 66.39
8 12 Claudio Defazio 73.66 Active 8 10 Juan Karyabwite 66.05
9 7 Jose Cortez 72.80 2039 9 15 Gerardo Guzman 65.64
10 8 Willie Mays Hayes 71.82 1980 10 4 Lucio Cuellar 63.43
11 8 Sheldon Cooper 71.80 2037 11 8 Rashardo Menne III 63.30
12 7 Aymeric Barajas 71.12 2038 12 8 Chip Puckett 62.25
13 14 Luke Zalusky 70.77 1992 13 12 David Noboru 60.14
14 11 Ben Green 69.86 1994 14 13 Desiderius Kirshbaum 60.08
15 12 William S. Hardy 69.67 Active 15 12 Mark Wareham 59.92
16 17 Jorge Rodriguez 69.53 Active 16 6 Joey Newhouse 58.63
17 17 Steve Collins 68.62 1994 17 10 Jimmy Starks Jr. 58.07
18 16 Steve Dempsey 66.83 Active 18 5 Jose Cortes 57.36
19 6 Steven Collins III 66.39 Active 19 8 Francisco Marin 56.32
20 10 Juan Karyabwite 66.05 Active 20 10 Jaime Ramirez 55.75
WALKS All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 12 Mark Wareham 138.21 Active 1 12 Mark Wareham 138.21
2 10 Tai hoi Wie 118.74 Active 2 10 Tai hoi Wie 118.74
3 12 Mark Simpson 118.65 Active 3 12 Mark Simpson 118.65
4 20 Douglas Newhouse 117.81 2015 4 11 Mons Raider 116.51
5 11 Mons Raider 116.51 Active 5 7 Jharod Thealer 112.96
6 11 Joe Gillstrom 116.14 1983 6 9 Lionnel Crepin 111.79
7 18 Alfredo Martinez 115.82 2041 7 13 Carlton Winson 110.54
8 7 Jharod Thealer 112.96 Active 8 12 Jayden Harsnett 105.90
9 18 Daniel Labrie 112.20 2012 9 13 Chris Limon 104.38
10 21 Rogelio Morales 112.18 2016 10 12 Claudio Defazio 104.18
11 9 Lionnel Crepin 111.79 Active 11 5 Manuel Martinez 103.19
12 13 Carlton Winson 110.54 Active 12 17 Alfredo Salazar 101.85
13 25 Charles Puckett 108.36 2021 13 13 George Lee Anderson V 101.36
14 15 Will Simmons 108.03 2013 14 6 Yunosuke Terada 98.99
15 12 Jayden Harsnett 105.90 Active 15 5 Alan Williamson 95.69
16 21 Tipper Kengos 105.82 2016 16 11 Gary Schneider 93.89
17 13 Chris Limon 104.38 Active 17 11 Hotha Popo 90.21
18 12 Claudio Defazio 104.18 Active 18 9 Manuel Marino 90.18
19 18 Armando Santos 103.78 2013 19 8 Angel Garcia 89.81
20 6 Bulldog Sanders 103.50 1978 20 10 Marcus Forryan 88.38
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MOST STRIKEOUTS All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 6 Weaver Ripley 235.95 Active 1 6 Weaver Ripley 235.95
2 10 Robert Gowron 220.97 2039 2 6 Arturo Barron 216.27
3 6 Arturo Barron 216.27 Active 3 11 Gabriel Talamante 215.59
4 11 Gabriel Talamante 215.59 Active 4 16 Rupert Grant 213.47
5 16 Rupert Grant 213.47 Active 5 13 Shag Hopkins 204.83
6 12 Sam Adams 211.31 2035 6 11 Dong-soo Chon 198.98
7 13 Paul Backstrom 206.25 2036 7 13 Carlos Garcia 188.48
8 15 Domenic Wyatt 205.63 2035 8 10 Glenn Gorman 182.08
9 13 Shag Hopkins 204.83 Active 9 13 Carlton Winson 176.25
10 11 Dong-soo Chon 198.98 Active 10 11 Sean Smith 173.77
11 5 Roberto Lopez 198.32 2038 11 12 David Noboru 173.31
12 16 Mario Murillo 197.36 2036 12 10 Tai hoi Wie 172.63
13 16 Steve Faulkner 194.15 2014 13 6 Yunosuke Terada 171.55
14 14 Pepper Brooks 193.82 2005 14 10 Ares Papadias 169.31
15 13 Dave Robertson 192.87 2038 15 12 Mark Wareham 167.02
16 7 Oggy Oglethorpe 191.61 2024 16 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 166.24
17 8 Bo Jackson 189.41 1999 17 6 Joey Newhouse 165.62
18 13 Carlos Garcia 188.48 Active 18 6 William Wood 164.06
19 15 Cam Adams 188.46 2024 19 5 Alan Williamson 160.60
20 15 Bryan Vogel 188.27 2030 20 5 John Hale 160.07
LEAST STRIKEOUTS All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 9 Erik Bjornstad 11.89 1995 1 8 Sergio Maldonado 29.53
2 12 Matthew Callahan 19.64 1987 2 7 Augie Plascencia 29.60
3 13 Tim Ferrick 19.95 1991 3 16 Dusty Rhodes 32.18
4 10 Xellow Mazoku 20.76 1989 4 17 Jorge Rodriguez 38.06
5 13 Ronald Nee 20.96 1989 5 13 Desiderius Kirshbaum 40.88
6 10 Luis Cannella 24.04 1985 6 13 George Lee Anderson V 43.48
7 11 Raul Montero 24.36 1989 7 11 Emilio Morales 48.71
8 23 Gary Barr 24.69 2004 8 10 Juan Karyabwite 48.80
9 10 Liam Carr 26.54 1989 9 7 Mauro Saucedo 48.97
10 16 Jeff Wachowski 27.57 1994 10 5 Dennis French 54.58
11 10 Felton Tally 27.72 1990 11 7 Quant Kouros 57.99
12 10 Ludovic Evangelista 28.69 2018 12 10 Jin-song Xuan 58.92
13 15 John Storm 29.06 1992 13 10 Pedro Gomez 59.08
14 15 Sawyer Silk 29.22 1995 14 8 Miguel Padilla 60.87
15 8 Sergio Maldonado 29.53 Active 15 13 Harlan W. Moore 61.08
16 7 Augie Plascencia 29.60 Active 16 12 Joaquin Camacho 65.03
17 12 Lionel Joseph 29.74 1992 17 6 Hector Serrano 66.33
18 19 Donnie Rotten 27.77 1999 18 12 Fernando Cruz 66.41
19 10 Rick Leach 29.83 1994 19 12 Xue-qin Man 67.39
20 12 Michael Reyes 30.10 1989 20 7 Pedro Holguin 67.50
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TIMES ON BASE All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOT 1 18 Daniel Labrie 315.49 2012 1 11 Mons Raider 307.29
2 11 Mons Raider 307.29 Active 2 12 Mark Simpson 289.02
3 21 Tipper Kengos 305.51 2016 3 10 Tai hoi Wie 286.93
4 21 Rogelio Morales 303.32 2016 4 6 Steven Collins III 278.70
5 25 Charles Puckett 300.48 2021 5 5 Dennis French 277.75
6 18 Roman Empire 295.80 2014 6 12 Mark Wareham 277.53
7 20 Rafael Rodriguez 291.18 2011 7 7 Quant Kouros 276.63
8 12 Mark Simpson 289.02 Active 8 5 Joaquin Hebner 274.56
9 10 Tai hoi Wie 286.93 Active 9 16 Jared Gillstrom 273.29
10 17 Steve Collins 284.97 1994 10 8 Rashardo Menne III 270.23
11 20 Frank Thomas III 283.18 2035 11 16 Dusty Rhodes 268.38
12 18 Armando Santos 282.97 2013 12 8 Lorenzo Palacios 268.37
13 18 Mike Clarke 282.32 2006 13 7 Jharod Thealer 268.24
14 14 Mark Bruner 281.56 2008 14 7 Juan Mendoza 268.18
15 15 Will Simmons 281.42 2013 15 5 Manuel Martinez 264.97
16 20 Douglas Newhouse 280.32 2015 16 5 Andrew Torres 263.67
17 12 Earl Alleyne 280.01 2005 17 17 Alfredo Salazar 262.73
18 17 Duane Whitley 279.61 2017 18 9 Lionnel Crepin 262.29
19 6 Steven Collins III 278.70 Active 19 12 Fernando Cruz 261.57
20 7 Peter Pete 278.02 1979 20 6 Gipper Kengos 261.32
EXTRA BASE HITS All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LASTt RK YRS NAME TOT 1 12 Long Chamberlain 94.85 1994 1 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 90.55
2 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 90.55 Active 2 5 Dennis French 89.88
3 5 Dennis French 89.88 Active 3 10 Bartolo Ortiz 85.68
4 19 Morris Pennebaker 88.81 2007 4 8 Lorenzo Palacios 84.71
5 10 Bartolo Ortiz 85.68 Active 5 5 Jose Zuniga 84.25
6 15 Sawyer Silk 85.45 1995 6 4 Mike Campbell 84.25
7 8 Lorenzo Palacios 84.71 Active 7 3 Ronnie Hubbard 84.21
8 15 Billy Wilson 84.52 1998 8 8 Justin Jackson 84.04
9 5 Jose Zuniga 84.25 Active 9 12 David Noboru 83.83
10 4 Mike Campbell 84.25 Active 10 4 Millard Younger 81.65
11 3 Ronnie Hubbard 84.21 Active 11 5 Manuel Aguilar Jr. 81.11
12 8 Justin Jackson 84.04 Active 12 6 Eliseu Satino 80.75
13 12 David Noboru 83.83 Active 13 11 Emilio Morales 80.24
14 4 Millard Younger 81.65 Active 14 11 Hsin Mei 79.81
15 11 Vince Milani 81.35 1983 15 5 Francisco Medina 79.66
16 5 Manuel Aguilar Jr. 81.11 Active 16 5 Brett White 78.11
17 6 Billy Reed 81.00 1986 17 15 Lucas McNeill 77.19
18 19 Hector Cano 80.77 2032 18 5 Alex Ramirez 76.63
19 6 Eliseu Satino 80.75 Active 19 5 Manuel Martinez 76.61
20 16 John Bockus 80.65 1994 20 10 Mario Guerrer 76.54
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SINGLES All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOTAL 1 16 Dusty Rhodes 186.01 Active 1 16 Dusty Rhodes 186.01
2 11 Hector Valentin 178.15 2035 2 16 Steve Dempsey 156.06
3 13 Tom Mohler 173.75 2004 3 6 Steven Collins III 153.02
4 13 Diego Jose 170.88 1995 4 11 Mons Raider 152.08
5 10 Andrew Ivey 168.42 2024 5 5 Pedro Diaz 148.60
6 12 John Neely 164.54 2009 6 8 Chip Puckett 145.50
7 14 Ryoko Masaki 164.49 1991 7 5 Jose Cortes 145.26
8 17 Steve Collins 163.89 1994 8 11 Luis Gonzalez 144.03
9 20 Mario Soriano 162.43 2040 9 5 Dennis French 144.02
10 14 Gustavo Maldonado 159.80 2009 10 10 Juan Karyabwite 143.30
11 21 Tipper Kengos 156.24 2016 11 16 Jared Gillstrom 142.47
12 16 Steve Dempsey 156.06 Active 12 7 Quant Kouros 141.60
13 6 Steven Collins III 153.02 Active 13 7 Augie Plascencia 141.26
14 12 Juan Garcia 152.85 2024 14 6 Gipper Kengos 141.24
15 18 Daniel Labrie 152.65 2012 15 12 Chang-hyeok Chang 140.90
16 11 Mons Raider 152.08 Active 16 15 Gerardo Guzman 138.50
17 7 Peter Pete 151.41 1979 17 5 Andrew Torres 137.61
18 12 Kelly Benson 150.19 2005 18 13 Harlan W. Moore 135.44
19 17 Kenji Masaki 149.04 2011 19 4 Lucio Cuellar 135.33
20 8 Deris Millon 149.00 1988 20 8 Francisco Marin 134.58
TOTAL BASES All-Time Active
RK YRS NAME TOT LAST RK YRS NAME TOTAL 1 5 Dennis French 394.81 Active 1 5 Dennis French 394.81
2 12 David Noboru 380.73 Active 2 12 David Noboru 380.73
3 3 Ronnie Hubbard 368.98 Active 3 3 Ronnie Hubbard 368.98
4 11 Emilio Morales 366.75 Active 4 11 Emilio Morales 366.75
5 16 Jared Gillstrom 362.79 Active 5 16 Jared Gillstrom 362.79
6 19 Morris Pennebaker 362.63 2007 6 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 361.09
7 4 Vincent Vanderhugen 361.09 Active 7 5 Jose Zuniga 358.88
8 5 Jose Zuniga 358.88 Active 8 8 Lorenzo Palacios 352.48
9 23 Bopper Kengos 356.10 2018 9 10 Mario Guerrer 351.88
10 14 Jim Wilson 356.08 2015 10 4 Millard Younger 350.10
11 13 Ross White 352.53 2009 11 8 Justin Jackson 349.57
12 8 Lorenzo Palacios 352.48 Active 12 5 Andrew Torres 346.34
13 10 Mario Guerrer 351.88 Active 13 6 Angel Zalapa 343.54
14 19 Bolt Vanderhugen 350.45 2007 14 12 Ettienne R. LaFitte 343.41
15 4 Millard Younger 350.10 Active 15 10 Bartolo Ortiz 342.70
16 8 Justin Jackson 349.57 Active 16 4 Mike Campbell 342.15
17 19 Hector Cano 348.52 2032 17 9 Yancy Cravat 340.28
18 19 Emilio Rodriguez 347.93 2034 18 5 Manuel Martinez 339.77
19 5 Andrew Torres 346.34 Active 19 13 Jon Mick 338.51
20 12 Juan Garcia 346.09 2024 20 6 Steven Collins III 338.40
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College and High-School
ALL-TIME ALL-STARS!
INTERNATIONAL FINISHING ACADEMY
C- KELLIE KOMEN
1B- JOSE TOLEDO
2B- JOSE RODRIGUEZ
3B- ROSS QUICKER
SS- ANGEL ZALAPA
LF- MARTIN FELIX, JR.
CF- CARLOS FLORES
RF- LONG CHAMBERLAIN III
SP- LORENZO DE' MEDICI
RP- MARTIN RODRIGUEZ
COLLEGE CONFERENCE
C- CHAD LAWRENCE
1B- BO JORDAN
2B- JESUS GARZA
3B- BEN MCLAUGHLIN
SS- RAVEN RIDER
LF- DANIEL LABRIE, JR.
CF- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PIERCE
RF- PEDRO BUSTAMONTE
SP- FOX MULDER
RP- PEDRO ESPIN
HIGH SCHOOL
C- PEDRO GOMEZ
1B- ERNESTO SOUZA
2B- CHRIS WORKMAN\
3B- STEVEN COLLINS III
SS- JARED GILLSTROM
LF- AUGIE PLASCENCIA
CF- BILLY WISE
RF- EMILIO RODRIGUEZ
SP- BRIAN MIDDLETON
RP- JERRY GREENWAY
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Those Who Went Before Us GMs (1973 – 1992)
Birmingham '73 - Jeff Cobb
'74-'75 - Clayton Mitchell '75 - LEAGUE CONTROL '75-'81 - Chris Oxford
'81-'87 - Michael Fitterer '87-'91 - Jason Bartlett
'92-Pres - Tim Weir
Brooklyn '73-pres Jon Lyons
Buffalo '73 - question.gif
'73-'77 - Ray DeRoy '77-pres - JQ Lorenz
Calgary '73 - Brian Carden '74 - Doug Timms
'75-85 - James Crider '86-'90 - Wally Christensen
'90 - Jeremy Reinholt '90-Pres - Wally Christensen
California '73 - Lloyd Goodrich '73 - Richard Spicel '73-'83 - John Bibler
'83 - Peter W. Anderson '84 - Jason Poppe
'84-'86 - John Bibler '86-pres - Nick Porcaro
Charlotte/Greenville '73-pres - Ron Churches
Chicago '73-'79 - Mike Giovacchini
'79-'82 - Woody Woodbury '82-'86 - Mike Wilkinson
'86 - Brad Browne '87-Pres - Mike Giovacchini
Des Moines '73 - Gates Elliott
'73-pres - Mike Lynch
Honolulu/Hawaii '73 - Jay Thomas
'73-'83 - David Klein '83-'84 - Matt Callahan
'84-'90 - Joshua Gottesman '90-'91 - Mike Senn
'92-Pres - Mike Gemme
Jacksonville/Baltimore '73 - Jason Kloes
'74-'85 - Brian Miller '86 - Scott Maynor
'86- '89 - Andre Girard '89- '90 - Mike Wilkinson
'90 - Kirk Pedersen '91 - John Richardson '91- Pres - Kirk Medlin
Las Vegas '73-pres - Matt Rectenwald
Lexington/Austin '73-'91 - Joel Odenbach
'92-Pres - Travis McDermott
Louisville '73 - question.gif
'73-'74 - Bill Luciani '74-pres - Martin Lee
Manhattan/Hackensack '73 - question.gif '73 - Gates Elliott
'74-'81 Dwayne Gifford '82 - Jason Poppe
'83-'85 Dwayne Gifford '85 - Owen Farrell
'85-86 Damian Morgan '87-'90 Matthew Bornac '90-Pres Jeremy Reinholt
Marquette/Madison '73 - question.gif '73-'74 - Joe Allen
'74-86 - Travis McDermott '87-Pres - David Klein
Mont/Quebec/Montreal '73 - JD Arney
'73-'81 - Eric Hoffmeister '81-'83 - Joshua Gottesman
'83-'86 - Charles Box '87 - Terry Ladislas
'88-'91 Anthony Puhl '92-Pres Matt Bornac
New Orleans '73- '91 - Jerimy Kopra '91-Pres - Mike Voelker
Omaha '73-'74 - Jordan Gillis
'75 - Dan Kotaska '76 - Matt Bornac
'77 - Eddie Kunderman '77-'80 - Matt Callahan
'80-86 - Larry Gold '86-Pres - Lee Honigsfeld
Phoenix '73 - question.gif '73 - Matt Bornac
'73-'77 - Brett Rose '77-86 - Ray DeRoy
'86-Pres - Ryan Scott
Salt Lake City/Long Beach '73 - question.gif '73 - Lee Hines
'74-'81- Simon Wright '81-'90 - Jason Russell
'90 - Rich Callaghan '90-Pres - Joshua Gottesman
Seattle '73 - Dan Schroeder
'73 - LEAGUE CONTROL '74 - Larry Vance '74 - Cody Green '75-pres - AJ Holz
Valencia '73-83 - Lee Honigsfeld '83-86 - Jason Bartlett '87-'91 - Brad Browne
'91-Pres - Mike Wilkinson
Vancouver '73 - Terry Farrand
'74 - Josh Witt '75-'85 - Eric Schoessler '85-'88 - Levi Chronister
'88-'89 - Ray DeRoy '89-'90 - Larry Gold
'91-Pres - Kirk Pedersen
Washington '73-'86 - Allen Rainey
'86-'87 - Anthony Puhl '88-'91 - Allen Rainey
'91- Pres - Jimmy Shah
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