After the positive feedback on the Season 5 Draft Review, I've decided to make this a seasonal post. It take many seasons to determine if a draft was ultimately successful. I think enough time has passed to make a review of the Season 6 draft worthwhile. As before, I will only be examining the first round (no sandwich picks).
1.Alex Martinez (SS) Drafted by gocubz for the Chicago Fire. Alex is a SS with a lot of talent, as you would expect from the #1 overall selection. He broke into the majors in S9 and has performed solidly, but is not yet a star. He has a career .787 OPS as of this writing with a middling track record as a fielder (6+ plays, 10-). He's off to a great start in S12, hitting .315 with an .869 OPS and is also 9/10 in steals. Perhaps this is the year Alex hits the big time?
Grade: B- but potential for better.
2. Glen Christensen (SP) Drafted by Wolfhoundkl for the Texas Beefeaters. Traded to Louisville in S7 in a multi-player deal whose centerpiece was Jesus Martinez , currently on the Richmond War Pigs via Rule V draft. This has not worked out well for Texas. Christensen has ended up being a flop. In 2+ seasons in the bigs, Christensen has gone 14-36 with a 5.45 ERA. Clearly a talent not worthy of the #2 overall selection. But what of Martinez, whom he was traded for? Well, Martinez pitched two season seasons in Texas, posting a 20-19 record with an ERA around 5, before being released during the arbitration process. The other players acquired for Christensen are in other organizations and have nothing of note.
Grade: D-
3.Justin LaRocca (SS) Drafted by KSBeachbums for the "other" Chicago team, which later became the Cincinnatti Jerry Springers. LaRocca is a very talented player and has hit very well in his 3+ seasons in the big leagues. His best season was S10 when he hit .308/.382/.531 with 31 HR and 106 RBI. He has a career line of .298/.367/.478, which is excellent for a SS. He is not a great fielder, with 2+ plays and 13- plays, but has the skills to man the position without being a huge liability. He did play 1b his rookie year and won the NL Gold Glove award. He won the S10 Silver Slugger as a SS.
Grade: A-
4.Birdie Leonard (2B) Drafted by dwevans24 (love the username) for Sacramento. This franchise ultimately became the LA Baja Racers, who traded him to SF in S8 for Woody Swann, Willie Tatis and Gaylord Anderson. Leonard broke into the majors in S11 with the Night Demons and posted a .273/.336/.437 line with solid defense at 2b. His numbers are off from that somewhat in S12. Anderson barely played for LA before being shipped out to the Fire for Marc Ratliff and Gene Bell, neither of whom have made the majors yet. Anderson has a .697 majors OPS thus far. Woody Swann has 1.5 awful seasons in LA. The winner out of all this is San Francisco.
Grade: F for the results of the #4 pick for the franchise, C for the player himself.
5.Ozzie Purcell (RF) Drafted by Oli35 for Scottsdale. Purcell is still with the Aces and tearing the AL up. He has a .274/.382/.578 line in 3 full seasons plus 2 partials for the Aces. His best season (S10) saw him hit 53 HR with 113 RBI and 107 BB. Throw in 24 SB and you've got one hell of a player. He's made 3 All Star Teams and won a Silver Slugger.
Grade: A+
6.J.J. Bell (2B) Drafted by bearclan1 for Sante Fe. He was traded to Louisville (do they acquire everyone?) in S7 and was traded to Montogmery in S11, where he currently sits with the now Tampa Bay Tornadoes. Bell has hit .255/.306/.445 in 1+ seasons in the majors and his fielding has been adequate, but should ultimately be his strength. Bell was traded in a 2 for 2 swap that acquired Jake Kelly, a pedestrian 3B that has had some hitting success in 1+ seasons, and Pascual Ortega, a SP that was signed by the Fire after being released by Sante Fe. Got all that?
Grade: C for player, D for ultimate results.
7.Julio Morales (SS) Drafted by mytitan for Pawtucket Green Sox (now Burlington Federalists). Julio is another in a middle infielder heavy draft. His ratings suggest SS is not his best position right now, but it could be in time. In his 2 full and 2 partial seasons in the majors, he has posted .256/.330/.382. and has bounced between SS, 2b and CF. He showed some pop in S11 with 23 HR.
Grade: C+
8. Kenneth Ardoin (P) Drafted by smish for Salt Lake City. Unsigned.
Grade: F
9.Pep Butcher (3B) Drafted by 13black for the Tucson Shockers. Traded to Louisville (yes again) in S9 for Terrence McRae and Nash Gallagher. Butcher has been a key cog in the Sluggers' machine, posting a .279/.343/.509 line in 3+ seasons. In S11 he hit .298 with 37 HR, won the Gold Glove award and made the All Star Team. McRae has been his equal at the plate, posting .280/.341/.539. He put up back to back 40 HR seasons for the now St. Louis Brew Masters and has 20 HR already this year. Gallagher is an offensive minded catcher that has put up OPS around .700 the past 3 seasons.
Grade: A for the pick and the trade, which worked out for both parties.
10. Happy Fielder (RF/SS) Drafted by eclipse33 for the Vancouver Velvet Vultures. Traded in S12 by the now Boise Bar Stool Prophets with Armando Arias to Tampa Bay for Frank Cunningham and Kent Hooper. Fielder had a strong start to his career, posting a 1.021 OPS in 31 games after getting called up in S10. In his only full season, though, he posted a more pedestrian .257/.327.378 in 651 AB. He was drafted as a SS and has the skills to play the position, but is currently playing RF for Tampa. He's having a better season so far in S12. The player Fielder was packaged with, Arias, is a nice SS prospect taken in the 2nd round of S10. He is currently in AA with the majors in his future. Cunningham is in AAA and has the potential to be a #4-#5 starter who can eat innings. Hooper is in AA and has a future in the bigs as a long reliever/strong setup man type.
Grade: C for the pick but a B for the trade.
11.Clyde Ryan (RP) Drafted by Dufferman for the Baltimore Bay Dogs. Traded to (lol) Louisville in S9 for Harry Guevara and Rex Lawrence. Ryan is a rubber armed reliever who can pitch 100+ innings as a SuA. He broke in the bigs in S11 and has thus far posted a 4.23 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 78.2 IP. He has 2 80+ pitches, 83 control and 60+ splits. He should be a fine reliever for years. Guevara has had an up and down career with the BayDogs. His best season was S11 when he went 13-15 with a 3.58 ERA in 32 starts. He is 88-85 4.65 ERA in his career. Lawrence left via free agency having never played for the big league team and signed with Richmond and is currently their closer, although with mixed success.
Grade: B+ for the pick, C- for the trade.
12.Chet Caruso (SP) Drafted by cliff357 for El Paso. He is with the same franchise, which is now the Richmond War Pigs. He finally broke the majors in S12 and posted a 5.33 ERA in 49 IP, mostly out of the bullpen. He has since been demoted to AAA. He has had little minor league success. He is an unremarkable player and should have no impact at the big league level.
Grade: F
13.Larry Cannon (2b/CF) Drafted by rockydawg07 for the Cleveland Moosedawg. Cannon is a talented player with a great glove, durability, speed and power. He broke into the majors in S9 and has been remarkably consistent at the plate. He has posted an OPS between .815 and .827 in each of his first 3 full seasons. In S11, he hit 34 HR and drove in 118 runs with 19 SB. He is a gifted defender at 2b with 14 career + plays and only 3 - plays.
Grade: A
14.Jumbo Ruiz (SP) Drafted by ewchippe for the Wichita Bad Boys (now Tampa Bay Tornadoes). Traded to Louisville (were they trying to acquire everyone in the first round of this draft?) in S8 and then to Kansas City Knights (now Burlington Federalists) in S9. He was traded in S8 for Erik Andrews and Sam Mack. Ruiz cracked the majors in S10 and has been wholly unsuccessful to date. He is 17-38 with a 5.78 ERA in 77 starts in his career. His ratings would seem to indicate he can be better than that, but is not a top line starter. His S12 numbers have been much improved. Andrews is a 2B. In limited PT he has a .639 OPS. He is probably somewhat better than that, but not a whole lot. Mack is a 33 y.o. reliever who has a 7+ ERA in a cup of coffee a long time ago.
Grade: C- for the pick, D for the trade.
15.Kevin Bogar (1b/LF) Drafted by tbook for the Helena Hashies (now Syracuse Coureurs Des Bois). Kevin is currently in AAA, but has played the equivalent of one full big league season in the majors, posting a .248/.306/.462 line with 24 HR and 75 RBI. He is a RH hitter with a lot of power, but struggles vs. lefites and has a poor batting eye. Might be able to stick as a platoon player at some point.
Grade: D+
16.Brendan Garcia (1B/COF) Drafted by mase4342 for the Rochester Scorpions. Garcia is a switch hitter with some talent. He broke into the majors in S9 with a career best .868 OPS. His S11 season was a fine year as he posted .283/.345/.443 with 17 HR and 100 RBI. He is off to a hot start in S12. He makes good contact and has a good batting eye. He is more effective against righties. His glove is a little light for RF, but is a good LF/1B.
Grade: B
17.Malcolm Hiljus (1B/LF) Drafted by the_e_man for the Toledo Mud Hens. He was traded to the Atlanta Cheese Grits in S8 for Hector Leon. Hiljus broke into the majors in S9 for Atlanta and has had an up and down career. His best season was S11 when he posted .277/.357/.511 playing every day with 32 HR and 114 RBI. He slumped his next year and was traded to the Las Vegas High Rollers before S12. Leon is a high innings starter who has 2 very good pitches but little else to distinguish himself.
Grade: B for the pick, D- for the trade.
18.Fritz Lindsey (SP) Drafted by djbradford for the New Britain Yorkies. Lindsey has been very successful in the majors for NB, with a career 27-11 mark with a 3.81 ERA in 354 IP. Shockingly, he is in AAA right now, which speaks to the depth of pitching in New Britain. He has good control, 3 70+ pitches and a 70+ righty split.
Grade: B+
19.Ron Bukvich (2B) Drafted by bearclan1 for the Santa Fe Flyers. Traded to the El Paso Kamikazees (now Richmond War Pigs) in S7 with Sandy Ledesma for Rudy Puffer. Bukvich broke in to the majors in S9. He has posted a .256/.343/.425 line in his career. he hit 21 HR in S10 and stole 33 bases in S11. He has an excellent batting eye to compliment otherwise average to slightly above average skills at the plate. He is merely an OK defender who is limited by range. Ledesma is an awful lefty reliever. Puffer has been a capable player for the Flyers, posting a .282/.341/.483 line with 113 career HR and 138 SB thus far. He is miscast in CF, where he has neither the range nor glove to play there. Could pass as a 2B but his best position is LF.
Grade: C for the pick, B+ for the trade.
20. Tim Cooke (SP) drafted by Nelig for the Buffalo Nickels. Cooke is a talented lefty with 2 ++ pitches and one above average pitch. After breaking in the bigs in S9, his best season was S11 where he went 14-14 with a 3.33 ERA in 216.1 innings. He is struggling thus far in S12. Control could be a problem.
Grade: B
21.Gary Andrews (RP) Drafted by radek for the NY Metropolitans. Andrews is a talented lefty reliever who can eat tons of innings. In his sophomore season in S11, he pitched 105.1 innings out of the pen with a 2.73 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 70 games. Should be a horse for years.
Grade: A
22.Rob Karros (CF/2B) Drafted by baldric for the San Juan RTRTA. He was Rule V'd by Cleveland in S10 then claimed off waivers by Buffalo. Karros's strength is defense, where he has the range, glove and arm to play anywhere. His accuracy makes him best suited for CF, RF or 2B. He had a sterling rookie year in S10, posting a .304/.356/.448 line with 18 HR and 29 SB. He has not hit as well since. As a 2b, he is fantastic, winning a Gold Glove in S10. He has 3+ plays in 75 games in CF.
Grade: B- for the pick. Probably shouldn't have let him go for nothing.
23.Mickey McMahon (2B/3B) Drafted by Thunderstrik for Arizona. Released in S10 by the Salem Blad Beavers (formerly AZ) and claimed off waivers by the New Orleans Zydeco. High splits highlight his resume, but an incredibly poor eye and subpar contact/power sabotages any chance of being productive. Has a .613 OPS in 206 big league AB. Not a big league player.
Grade: F
24.Matt Sexton (LF) Drafted by jahu43 for the Louisville Sluggers. Traded to SF in S8 for Grover Chase. Sexton is now with Salt Lake City. He has above average contact/power but average splits and eye. He is a rookie in S12 with a .235/.291/.426 line. He can probably do better, but is most likely not an impact player. Should stick in the big leagues, though. Chase is a SP who appeared in only 19 big league games for Louisville before being dealt in the Yamid Molina trade.
Grade: D+ for the pick, an ultimate A for who he helped bring to Louisville.
25.Victor Delgado (2B) Drafted by lets_try for the Minnesota Explorers. Traded by the Patriots (former Explorers) to the Mets in S10 (who flipped him to Salt Lake) in a 6 player deal that netted Wilt Raines, Raymond Rivers and Charlie Carson. Delgado is a LF playing 2b. He has good contact and a 70 righty split. In 444 AB, he has posted .273/.321/.457. he is doing well in 12 thus far and can probably hold down a starters job. The web of who's left and who went where is just too complicated for me to take the time to follow as none of the 3 players acquired are with the Patriots.
Grade: C for the pick, who knows for the trade.
26.Patrick Ruffin (LF) Drafted by bkdries for the Burlington Black Sox (now Dover Blue Crabs). Has not cracked the bigs yet. Has good contact/vR/eye, but not great. Awful vs. lefties. No power. Might be a role player someday.
Grade: D
27.Sam Rodgers (2B/CF) Drafted by pfontaine for the Atlanta Cheese Grits. Sam has a good glove and solid range. He can play 2B and CF capably. S11 was his first full season in the majors where he came off the bench for Atlanta and played CF a fair bit against lefties. He posted a .291/.348/.444 line with 10 HR in 302 AB. He has solid but unspectacular batting ratings across the board. Can be a solid 2b or role player, but not a star.
Grade: C
28.Quentin Lary (SP) Drafted by dizzlebob for the Pittsburgh Studdabubbas. Traded to Colorado in S7 for Wayne Hernandez and A.J. Diaz. Ultimately traded to SF. Lary is an immensely talented lefty pitcher and it is amazing he lasted this long in the draft. His only Achilles heel is his stamina, which makes him a 5-6 inning starter at best. Still, with 80+ splits and 94 control, he can give you plenty of HQ innings. In his first season not in the pinball machine that is Colorado, he posted a 3.10 ERA in 177 IP with a 1.11 WHIP. Hernandez is a nice lefty hitting 1b/LF with a career .834 OPS. Diaz is a CF with middling defensive skills and a .787 career OPS.
Grade: A+ for pick, C- for trade. Hernandez and Diaz are nice players and can contribute in the bigs, but they are not equal to the talent of Lary.
29.Andre Meche (RF) Drafted by bjb2378 for the San Francisco Night Demons. S11 was his first full season in the bigs and Meche delivered, with a .307/.368/.466 line with 20 HR and 85 RBI. He has spent 2 60 day DL stints, which has hurt. Has not played at all in S12 thus far.
Grade: B+ Only knock is his health.
30.Hamlet Towers (LF) Drafted by mdukes13 for the Washington Generals. Towers is a solid lefty hitter with good contact/eye and decent splits/power. He has a .292/.371/.491 career line. S11 was his best so far, with 22 Hr and 77 RBI to go with a .310 AVG and 17 SB.
Grade: A (for this position in the draft, this is a great pick).
31.Kent Sisler (1B/DH) Drafted by jdbkaput for the St. Louis Clydesdales. Still with the franchise (now Augusta Caesars). Sisler is a switch hitting 1b with great contact/power/vR and a good eye. He has mashed to a .311/.369/.580 line in 2 full plus 2 partial seasons. Hit 48 HR with 145 RBI in S10. He made the S11 All Star Team.
Grade: A
32.Wilt Raines (1B) Drafted by leppykahn for the Colorado Blasters. Traded to Pawtucket in the Victor Delgado deal (see #25 above). Raines has good splits and eye as a switch hitter. In his rookie year, S10, he hit .309/.364/.487 with 21 Hr and 111 RBI. Should be a very solid hitter for years.
Grade: A- for pick, trade unknown (again see above).
Monday, May 25, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Moving Pitchers: Season 12 Relocation Report
You have heard me mention several times that I long for the day we return all 32 teams from year to year. You may think it's because I think it makes for a stronger league or so we can get rolling right after the world series. The truth is, I'm really just lazy. If we don't get new teams, I'm off the hook from writing this article.
But alas, here we are again. We had to fill 6 spots last season but only had 3 vacancies this season. That's progress. And, I know it's only been a couple weeks, but I like what I see from these new owners. They don't seem to be afraid to ask questions in the forums or make controversial trades. Good luck guys. You will probably need it.
Dover Blue Crabs (testudo34) Philadelphia Black Sox (bkdries)
We were sad to lose bkdries after 11 seasons of service but we really only have one person to blame. Mdukes! Yes, Mdukes has dominated the AL East since the beginning of time winning the division every year but one. Bkdries took his Sox to the playoffs several times but always as a wildcard. Enter testudo34. A complete newbie to the HBD world but a successful, experienced manager in Hoops dynasty boasting 121 seasons and 2 national championships. Testudo's first move was cutting his team's salary by about $20M and his free agent strategy has pretty much just been resigning his best players. Seems like a smart strategy for a guy who is taking his first lap around the HBD track. Also, this is the first time I have played with a team from Dover. They have nice hats.
Boise Barstool Prophets (rounders31) formerly Tacoma Twilight (hbdgirl)
Apparently, we were too smart for hbdgirl because she decided to go back to school after one season with us. In a short time, she was able to get this team above .500 for the first time since season one. But this franchise is still looking for its first playoff appearance and rounders31 doesn't seem to be wasting any time getting there. The Prophets have hit free agency and the trade block hard and spent some money in this offseason. While their pitching was good last season, it could be even better this season. But they still had one of the worst hitting teams in the league last season which hasn't really been addressed yet. Rounders31 has bounced around in a bunch of worlds racking up 16 seasons of experience but has currently only in 3 worlds and hopefully will stop the one-and-done ownership that has plagued this team for the last 3 seasons. That said, this is still a young team moving in the right direction.
Tampa Bay Tornados (tk21775) formerly Montgomery Mastodons (hooner65)
This franchise has had a one-and-done owner for the last three seasons, too. This team hit well last year but the pitching squad was one of the worst in the league. And that's exactly what tk21775 focused on this offseason. He spent a lot of money to get seven pretty good (if not terribly young) pitchers via free agency. This should be an interesting team to watch this year. Hooner had a pretty good season last year but got frustrated that he wasn't winning in that tough AL South (which, by the way, still has 3 original Hunter owners playing in it). Tk21775 is pretty new to HBD. He is in 9 worlds but has not completed a season yet in any of them. Hopefully, he'll have good luck here and, when his wife realizes how much money he spent on this game, he'll decide that Hunter is the world to stay with.
But alas, here we are again. We had to fill 6 spots last season but only had 3 vacancies this season. That's progress. And, I know it's only been a couple weeks, but I like what I see from these new owners. They don't seem to be afraid to ask questions in the forums or make controversial trades. Good luck guys. You will probably need it.
Dover Blue Crabs (testudo34) Philadelphia Black Sox (bkdries)
We were sad to lose bkdries after 11 seasons of service but we really only have one person to blame. Mdukes! Yes, Mdukes has dominated the AL East since the beginning of time winning the division every year but one. Bkdries took his Sox to the playoffs several times but always as a wildcard. Enter testudo34. A complete newbie to the HBD world but a successful, experienced manager in Hoops dynasty boasting 121 seasons and 2 national championships. Testudo's first move was cutting his team's salary by about $20M and his free agent strategy has pretty much just been resigning his best players. Seems like a smart strategy for a guy who is taking his first lap around the HBD track. Also, this is the first time I have played with a team from Dover. They have nice hats.
Boise Barstool Prophets (rounders31) formerly Tacoma Twilight (hbdgirl)
Apparently, we were too smart for hbdgirl because she decided to go back to school after one season with us. In a short time, she was able to get this team above .500 for the first time since season one. But this franchise is still looking for its first playoff appearance and rounders31 doesn't seem to be wasting any time getting there. The Prophets have hit free agency and the trade block hard and spent some money in this offseason. While their pitching was good last season, it could be even better this season. But they still had one of the worst hitting teams in the league last season which hasn't really been addressed yet. Rounders31 has bounced around in a bunch of worlds racking up 16 seasons of experience but has currently only in 3 worlds and hopefully will stop the one-and-done ownership that has plagued this team for the last 3 seasons. That said, this is still a young team moving in the right direction.
Tampa Bay Tornados (tk21775) formerly Montgomery Mastodons (hooner65)
This franchise has had a one-and-done owner for the last three seasons, too. This team hit well last year but the pitching squad was one of the worst in the league. And that's exactly what tk21775 focused on this offseason. He spent a lot of money to get seven pretty good (if not terribly young) pitchers via free agency. This should be an interesting team to watch this year. Hooner had a pretty good season last year but got frustrated that he wasn't winning in that tough AL South (which, by the way, still has 3 original Hunter owners playing in it). Tk21775 is pretty new to HBD. He is in 9 worlds but has not completed a season yet in any of them. Hopefully, he'll have good luck here and, when his wife realizes how much money he spent on this game, he'll decide that Hunter is the world to stay with.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Behind the numbers: Career HR List
I’ve decided to start a new contribution to the blog whenever possible. I will start taking a look at the Career leaders for certain categories and then investigate their career to let you know how they got there, trades, FA, waivers etc.
1. Lonny Igelias, Col/Col Springs (559 HR)
Lonny was the first player to reach 500 HR in Hunter beating Magglio Javier by a single game in S10. He was also a member of Hunter’s NL All-Decade team as the starting 2b.
Igelias has only played for two teams in Hunter : Colorado and the now defunct Mule Deer (now know as Salt Lake City).
Colorado acquired Igelias in season 5 from philo and the Mule Deer for three players. The three players were Dennis Abe, Rex Lawerence and Phil Maxwell. Dennis Abe currently plays for the Chicago Fire and has 872 ML games played results in 102 career HR and a .267 Average. Rex Lawerence currently plays for Richmond and has 83 ML IP with 41 SVs and a career ERA of 6.51. Finally, Phil Maxwell is now retired although he did have a brief ML career playing 194 ML games and finishing with 20 career HR and a ML career average of .279.
Thus far Dennis Abe has been the best of the bunch and currently sits 457 HR short of Igelias. Rex Lawerance does show some promise however, has yet to have the ratings translate into stats. Needless to say, I’m guessing Leppy is okay with the results from this trade.
For his career he has received the following awards: 3 All-Star appearances, 2 Second base Silver Sluggers, 1 LF Silver Slugger and 1 LF Gold glove.
2. Magglio Javier, LA/Sal/Lou (534 HR)
As mentioned above Javier was the 2nd palyer in Hunter history to hit 500 HR but was the first to reach 1500 RBI earlier this season for the Salem Bald Beavers. Javeir like Igelias was a member of the Hunter All-Decade team as the starting LF for the AL team. Javier could arguably be considered the greatest player in the first 10 years of Hunter.
Up until Season 11 he had spent his entire career with the Louisville Sluggers organization leading the franchise to their first World Series victory in Season 10, while picking up his 5th MVP award along the way. As a side note, M. Javier’s also finished 2nd in MVP voting three times behind another member of this list (I believe this is called foreshadowing).
After season 10 Javier left Louisville Sluggers and signed a 4 year with the Salem franchise, after only half a season in Salem he was dealt to LA Baja Racers for Spike Hunter, Albert Velaquez and minor league pitcher. Hunter and Velaquez are currently playing on Salem’s ML franchise. Since Javier’s arrival in LA, the Baja Racers have found their way into a tight NL wild card race. The Baja Racers are looking for their first playoff appearance.
For his career Javier won the following awards all as a member of the Louisville Sluggers: 5 AL MVPS, 1 Rookie of the Year, 9 All-star Appearances and 5 LF Silver Sluggers
3. Rich Peters (Balt.) (522 HR)
Peters out of all the players on this list has the stable existence as he has spent his entire career as a member of the Baltimore Baydogs. Peters was the 3rd member of Hunter to reach the 500 HR mark. Had it not been for an injury that limited Peters to 5 GP in season 4, he would have had a good chance to be the first man to 500 HR.
Peters like Javier and Igelias was also a member of the Hunter All-Decade team. He was the starting 1b for the NL team.
For his career Peters won the following awards: 1 Silver Slugger RF, 2 Silver Slugger 1b, 1 All-Star appearance and 1 1b Gold Glove
4. James Hayahsi (Lou/Wich/Col/Tuc/LA) (470 HR)
Hayahsi like Peters, Javier and Igelais was a member of the Hunter All-Decade team however, he was the first one not to garner a starting spot. Hayashi made the team as the NL Lf back-up to Albert Henly.
Hayashi had quite an interesting career as far as movement went. He spent his first 3 .5 seasons in the AL as a member of the Wichita Bad-boys who are now know as the Montgomery Mastodons.
He was traded to Colorado in season 4 in a 3 for 3 deal. Wichita landed Harry Miller, Kris Fontenent and Tony Piedra in the deal that saw Hayahsi, Quixote and a career minor league move to COL. Miller currently plays for Buffalo and has racked up 2230 ML IP with a career record of 120-134 and a 4.96 ERA. Fontenent currently a reliever for the Louisville Sluggers and has accumulated 165 ML IP with a record of 15-2 and a career ML era of 3.28. Piedra has since retired and had a brief cup of coffee in the majors resulting in a 5.17 ERA over 76 IP. Along with Hayashi, Colorado also received Odalias Quixote a catcher who has bounced around the bigs and has 346 GP with a .262 ML batting average and currently plays for the Burlington.
Here is where things get interesting after season 4 Hayashi declined the player option on this contract making him a FA after a Hunter record 87 HR season. Needless to say he was a man in high demand. The result was the largest contract in Hunter history and Hunters’ first 100M dollar man. The total value of the deal was 106.5M dollar and was given out by 13black and the Tucson Shockers (now St. Louis). At the time there were concerns 13black would bail soon after handing out the contract to his credit 13black stayed and saw the monster deal to it’s end. For a 106M dollars Tucson got 180 HR and 617 RBI’s over 5 seasons. Very good production but I’m guessing 13black wanted more when inking the deal.
After his contract ended with Tucson he signed on with LA Baja Racers for season 10 where he added another 11 HR to his career total in 330 at-bats. After leaving LA as a FA, the Louisville Sluggers signed Hayashi to a minor league deal barring a late season call-up Hayashi’s career is probably over and he will fall 30 HR shy of 500.
5. Lou Stevenson (Salem/Augusta/St. Louis/Chicago) 450 HR
Each member of this list can claim their career to be something relative to the four. Igelias can claim to be the 1st (to 500), Javier can claim to be the most prolific, Peters can claim to be the most stable, Hayashi can claim to be the most “interesting” and finally Stevenson can claim to be the biggest “disappointment”. Now it seems odd to say about a man with 5 MVP’s and 450 career HR but you’ll understand after looking at his career.
Stevenson started his career for the Chicago Fire playing 4 full seasons in the AL before being traded to the NL mid-way through 5th season. Stevenson won MVP EVERY full season he played in the AL. In fact him and Javier have combined to win 9 out of the 10 AL MVP’s awarded. In Stevenson’s first full NL season (Season 6) he added an NL MVP to his award case making him the first player to win AL and NL MVP’s and sits tied with Magglio Javier for the most total MVP’s.
Chicago traded Steveson to St. Louis Clydesdales (Now Augusta) for three players: Glen Morris, Olerud and Marc Ratcliff. Olerud still plays for Chicago and was the Season 9 Rookie of the year, Glen Morris is currently the CF for the new St. Louis franchise and has two 20 HR seasons under his belt and finally Ratcliff sits at AAA for LA but has pitched 450 career ML innings with 156 career saves and a career ERA of 4.97.
As an interesting side now the owner that traded for Stevenson (St. Louis Clydesdales) returned to Hunter this season after a few season hiatus as Burlington (Jdkaput).
This is where the plot thickens or so they say. After his season six MVP Stevenson was relegated to limited playing time and saw his at-bats drop from 347 to 216 to 102 at bats over seasons 7-9. This was a result of two factors St. Louis/Augusta was a good team, plus at this point in his career Stevenson was a DH playing in the NL. This is where the disappointment comes in for seasons 7-9 he was still good enough to be a starting DH on an AL team and proved that by hitting 15 HR 81 RBI and .323 average in season 10 upon his return to AL (Salem). Had Stevenson not been stuck in a bad situation for three seasons, you could safety add 60 HR to his career total putting him in contention for the first hitter to 500. Instead it looks like he will fall 50 HR short of the 500 club barring a few HR down the stretch for Salem.
For his career he won the following awards: 4 AL MVP’s, 1 NL MVP, 4 1b Silver Slugger, 1 DH Silver Slugger and 3 all-star appearances.
1. Lonny Igelias, Col/Col Springs (559 HR)
Lonny was the first player to reach 500 HR in Hunter beating Magglio Javier by a single game in S10. He was also a member of Hunter’s NL All-Decade team as the starting 2b.
Igelias has only played for two teams in Hunter : Colorado and the now defunct Mule Deer (now know as Salt Lake City).
Colorado acquired Igelias in season 5 from philo and the Mule Deer for three players. The three players were Dennis Abe, Rex Lawerence and Phil Maxwell. Dennis Abe currently plays for the Chicago Fire and has 872 ML games played results in 102 career HR and a .267 Average. Rex Lawerence currently plays for Richmond and has 83 ML IP with 41 SVs and a career ERA of 6.51. Finally, Phil Maxwell is now retired although he did have a brief ML career playing 194 ML games and finishing with 20 career HR and a ML career average of .279.
Thus far Dennis Abe has been the best of the bunch and currently sits 457 HR short of Igelias. Rex Lawerance does show some promise however, has yet to have the ratings translate into stats. Needless to say, I’m guessing Leppy is okay with the results from this trade.
For his career he has received the following awards: 3 All-Star appearances, 2 Second base Silver Sluggers, 1 LF Silver Slugger and 1 LF Gold glove.
2. Magglio Javier, LA/Sal/Lou (534 HR)
As mentioned above Javier was the 2nd palyer in Hunter history to hit 500 HR but was the first to reach 1500 RBI earlier this season for the Salem Bald Beavers. Javeir like Igelias was a member of the Hunter All-Decade team as the starting LF for the AL team. Javier could arguably be considered the greatest player in the first 10 years of Hunter.
Up until Season 11 he had spent his entire career with the Louisville Sluggers organization leading the franchise to their first World Series victory in Season 10, while picking up his 5th MVP award along the way. As a side note, M. Javier’s also finished 2nd in MVP voting three times behind another member of this list (I believe this is called foreshadowing).
After season 10 Javier left Louisville Sluggers and signed a 4 year with the Salem franchise, after only half a season in Salem he was dealt to LA Baja Racers for Spike Hunter, Albert Velaquez and minor league pitcher. Hunter and Velaquez are currently playing on Salem’s ML franchise. Since Javier’s arrival in LA, the Baja Racers have found their way into a tight NL wild card race. The Baja Racers are looking for their first playoff appearance.
For his career Javier won the following awards all as a member of the Louisville Sluggers: 5 AL MVPS, 1 Rookie of the Year, 9 All-star Appearances and 5 LF Silver Sluggers
3. Rich Peters (Balt.) (522 HR)
Peters out of all the players on this list has the stable existence as he has spent his entire career as a member of the Baltimore Baydogs. Peters was the 3rd member of Hunter to reach the 500 HR mark. Had it not been for an injury that limited Peters to 5 GP in season 4, he would have had a good chance to be the first man to 500 HR.
Peters like Javier and Igelias was also a member of the Hunter All-Decade team. He was the starting 1b for the NL team.
For his career Peters won the following awards: 1 Silver Slugger RF, 2 Silver Slugger 1b, 1 All-Star appearance and 1 1b Gold Glove
4. James Hayahsi (Lou/Wich/Col/Tuc/LA) (470 HR)
Hayahsi like Peters, Javier and Igelais was a member of the Hunter All-Decade team however, he was the first one not to garner a starting spot. Hayashi made the team as the NL Lf back-up to Albert Henly.
Hayashi had quite an interesting career as far as movement went. He spent his first 3 .5 seasons in the AL as a member of the Wichita Bad-boys who are now know as the Montgomery Mastodons.
He was traded to Colorado in season 4 in a 3 for 3 deal. Wichita landed Harry Miller, Kris Fontenent and Tony Piedra in the deal that saw Hayahsi, Quixote and a career minor league move to COL. Miller currently plays for Buffalo and has racked up 2230 ML IP with a career record of 120-134 and a 4.96 ERA. Fontenent currently a reliever for the Louisville Sluggers and has accumulated 165 ML IP with a record of 15-2 and a career ML era of 3.28. Piedra has since retired and had a brief cup of coffee in the majors resulting in a 5.17 ERA over 76 IP. Along with Hayashi, Colorado also received Odalias Quixote a catcher who has bounced around the bigs and has 346 GP with a .262 ML batting average and currently plays for the Burlington.
Here is where things get interesting after season 4 Hayashi declined the player option on this contract making him a FA after a Hunter record 87 HR season. Needless to say he was a man in high demand. The result was the largest contract in Hunter history and Hunters’ first 100M dollar man. The total value of the deal was 106.5M dollar and was given out by 13black and the Tucson Shockers (now St. Louis). At the time there were concerns 13black would bail soon after handing out the contract to his credit 13black stayed and saw the monster deal to it’s end. For a 106M dollars Tucson got 180 HR and 617 RBI’s over 5 seasons. Very good production but I’m guessing 13black wanted more when inking the deal.
After his contract ended with Tucson he signed on with LA Baja Racers for season 10 where he added another 11 HR to his career total in 330 at-bats. After leaving LA as a FA, the Louisville Sluggers signed Hayashi to a minor league deal barring a late season call-up Hayashi’s career is probably over and he will fall 30 HR shy of 500.
5. Lou Stevenson (Salem/Augusta/St. Louis/Chicago) 450 HR
Each member of this list can claim their career to be something relative to the four. Igelias can claim to be the 1st (to 500), Javier can claim to be the most prolific, Peters can claim to be the most stable, Hayashi can claim to be the most “interesting” and finally Stevenson can claim to be the biggest “disappointment”. Now it seems odd to say about a man with 5 MVP’s and 450 career HR but you’ll understand after looking at his career.
Stevenson started his career for the Chicago Fire playing 4 full seasons in the AL before being traded to the NL mid-way through 5th season. Stevenson won MVP EVERY full season he played in the AL. In fact him and Javier have combined to win 9 out of the 10 AL MVP’s awarded. In Stevenson’s first full NL season (Season 6) he added an NL MVP to his award case making him the first player to win AL and NL MVP’s and sits tied with Magglio Javier for the most total MVP’s.
Chicago traded Steveson to St. Louis Clydesdales (Now Augusta) for three players: Glen Morris, Olerud and Marc Ratcliff. Olerud still plays for Chicago and was the Season 9 Rookie of the year, Glen Morris is currently the CF for the new St. Louis franchise and has two 20 HR seasons under his belt and finally Ratcliff sits at AAA for LA but has pitched 450 career ML innings with 156 career saves and a career ERA of 4.97.
As an interesting side now the owner that traded for Stevenson (St. Louis Clydesdales) returned to Hunter this season after a few season hiatus as Burlington (Jdkaput).
This is where the plot thickens or so they say. After his season six MVP Stevenson was relegated to limited playing time and saw his at-bats drop from 347 to 216 to 102 at bats over seasons 7-9. This was a result of two factors St. Louis/Augusta was a good team, plus at this point in his career Stevenson was a DH playing in the NL. This is where the disappointment comes in for seasons 7-9 he was still good enough to be a starting DH on an AL team and proved that by hitting 15 HR 81 RBI and .323 average in season 10 upon his return to AL (Salem). Had Stevenson not been stuck in a bad situation for three seasons, you could safety add 60 HR to his career total putting him in contention for the first hitter to 500. Instead it looks like he will fall 50 HR short of the 500 club barring a few HR down the stretch for Salem.
For his career he won the following awards: 4 AL MVP’s, 1 NL MVP, 4 1b Silver Slugger, 1 DH Silver Slugger and 3 all-star appearances.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Power Rankings update
S11 Power Rankings (after 100 games)
1. San Juan RRTA - move up 3 spots
2. San Francisco Night Demons - move up 3 spots
3. New York Metropolitans - drop 1 spot
4. New Britain Yorkies - move up 5 spots
5. Atlanta Chees Grits - move up 2 spots
6. Louisville Sluggers - drop 5 spots
7. Colorado Blasters - drop 3 spots
8. Pittsburgh Studdabubbas - same
9. Cleveland MooseDwag - drop 3 spots
10. Scottsdale Aces - back in the top 10
1. San Juan RRTA - move up 3 spots
2. San Francisco Night Demons - move up 3 spots
3. New York Metropolitans - drop 1 spot
4. New Britain Yorkies - move up 5 spots
5. Atlanta Chees Grits - move up 2 spots
6. Louisville Sluggers - drop 5 spots
7. Colorado Blasters - drop 3 spots
8. Pittsburgh Studdabubbas - same
9. Cleveland MooseDwag - drop 3 spots
10. Scottsdale Aces - back in the top 10
Friday, February 6, 2009
Season 11 Power Rankings
Keep in mind that these power rankings are mostly based on season 10 and not the first 40 games of season 11, after 3/4 (120 games) of season 11 we may have an update if necessary. Majority of the rankings are determined by votes combined with stats and on field performance.
Top 10 Power Rankings
1. (+1) Louisville Sluggers (101-61) - For the past two seasons Louisville represented the AL in the World Series, winning it all last season for the first time in franchise history. Sluggers finished season 10 with the 3rd best offense in Hunter scoring 1011 runs and hitting .292 as a team, I must point out that was with Magglio Javier in the lineup who is no longer with the team. The pitching staff led by Bob Creek and Gene Fitzgerald finished 11th best in Hunter with a 4.50 team ERA and 1.42 team WHIP, the defense finished 14th best with a .982 FPct. Most of last season, playoffs and the World Series the offense carried this team. As we all know Sluggers superstar Magglio Javier signed with the Salem Bald Beavers as a free agent, it will be interesting to see how this lineup performs without him.
2. (-1) New York Metropolitans (114-48) - Season 9 Champs held the best record in Hunter all of last season and finished with most wins in the world and franchise history. Their season came crashing down when they were eliminated in the NLCS by division rival Cleveland Moosdawg. New York finished season 10 with Hunter's 2nd best pitching staff that posted 3.55 team ERA, 1.26 team WHIP and also had the most strike outs (1168) and saves (66). With last season’s NL Cy Young and Fire Man awards winners on this staff we should expect more of the same in season 11. Metropolitans offense finished 6th in Hunter with 917 runs scored and .284 team BA on a very disappointing season for many hitters. The defense finished 5th in Hunter with a .983 FPct and also posted 4443 put outs which was most in the word. This team is solid all around and nothing but the Championship will do.
3. (+2) San Juan RRTA (114-48) - There is couple of reasons why San Juan moved up 2 spots in the rankings. First let me point out that RRTA finished season 10 with the 2nd best offense that scored 1040 runs with a .292 team BA and the best defense in Hunter that posted a .989 FPct with only 67 errors. On top of having the best defense and 2nd bestoffense I must point out that San Juan also signed the best IFA of season 10, SP Roberto Santiago went 13-0 in his rookie year in 21 starts. At 21 years old he is already considered one of the best starters in Hunter. He is also the single reason why San Juan edged the Colorado Blasters for the 3rd spot on the rankings. After studying this team for a while I must say that in my opinion they look the strongest out of all the teams on this list and get my vote as the favorites to win the World Series in season 11.
4. (E) Colorado Blasters (102-60) - The Blasters come into season 11 making the most noise in the off season trading for Ace starters Felipe Bournigal and Kelvin Coleman who will try to power this team to another Championship. Colorado enters season 11 with the highest player payroll in Hunter with 112M. Hunter’s top offense scored 1138 runs last season , that’s 98 runs better than the 2nd best team. They also had the most hits (1803), HR (442), RBI’s (1121), team BA (.302), SLG (.575) and .938 OPS. The pitching staff finished 17th with a 4.92 team ERA and the defense ranked 22nd but the additions of Coleman and Bournigal should help both in more ways than one. Colorado’s killer lineup plus this upgraded pitching staff puts them in the 4th spot on the rankings and definitely makes them one of the strongest teams in Hunter.
5. (-2) San Francisco Night Demons (104-58) – San Francisco dropped 2 spots in the rankings because of two main reasons, Felipe Bournigal is no longer with the club and San Juan had to take over the 3rd seed. In return for Bournigal the Night Demons got a 23 y.o. ace Quentin Lary who’ll dominate the AL for the next 15 seasons. Hunter’s best pitching staff led by veteran Pete Daly finished S10 with a 3.24 team ERA and 1.17 team WHIP, with Bournigal/Lary swap they won’t lose much ground. San Fran may be all about pitching but lets not forget their 13th ranked lineup that scored 870 runs last season and since this line up is mostly made up of young hitters the future looks bright.
6. (*) Atlanta Cheese Grits (93-69) – Atlanta stormed onto the power rankings by finishing season 10 with 93 wins and beating the favorite Night Demons in the ALDS. They lost in the ALCS to the current Champions Sluggers but this is a young team that could become very dangerous in the near future. The Cheese Grits pitching staff finished 4th in Hunter last season, proving they could pitch with the best. The offense scored 897 times last season (11th best) and their 10th ranked defense displayed a average .982 FPct.
7. (*) Cleveland MoosDawg (84-78) - Cleveland stormed into the rankings after their playof run that ended with the NL Championship. On their way to the WS Cleveland ran over Colorado, San Juan and New York, all 100+ wins teams. The MoosDawg line up under performed in the regular season finishing 28th in Hunter with 794 runs scored and .262 team BA. In the post season it was a different story as they hit almost everything that came their way. Led by youngsters like Larry Cannon, Britt Perkins and Alex Diaz this line up will only get better. MoosDawg pitching staff surprised a lot of hitters last season finishing with 4.02 team ERA and 1.42 WHIP, that makes them the 3rd best staff in Hunter. If this 17th ranked defense could play better then their .981 FPct the pitching staff could be even better. Overall this is a young team that's getting better fast.
8.(-2) Pittsburgh Studdabubbas (96-66) - NL North Champs for the past 2 seasons were eliminated from the playoffs by losing 3 straight 1-run games in the NLDS, that's how close they are from braking
through the door. Their pitching staff finished 7th in Hunter with 4.21 team ERA and 1.38 WHIP, with a bit more help from their 18th ranked defense they could be top 5 staff. The strength of this team is their powerful line up that ranked 7th with 916 runs scored but ranked 4th with their .288 team BA. Veterans Willie Drew, Rodrigo Brito, and Archie Blake make this line up very dangerous.
9. (-2) New Britan Yorkies (94-68) - AL North Champs dropped 2 spots because Cleveland and Atlanta moved in front of them. New Britain can jump up these ranking in one season, that's how good they are.
The Yorkies pitching staff tied for 5th in Hunter with a 4.20 team ERA, the offense did not do as well finishing 19th with 827 runs scored and the defense ranked 12th with their .982 FPct. With a few adjustments specially to the line up this team is capable of making huge strides in season 11.
10. (*) Rochester Scorpions (90-68) - The Scorpions won the AL East for the first time in franchise history last season and are looking for repete this season. Their 8th ranked pitching staff finished last season with a 4.22 team ERA, their 21st ranked offense finished with 816 runs scored and their 10th ranked defense posted a .980 FPct. Rochester must make some improvements if they want to be considered one of the top teams in Hunter but winning their division and getting onto the power ranking is great step in that direction.
Top 10 Power Rankings
1. (+1) Louisville Sluggers (101-61) - For the past two seasons Louisville represented the AL in the World Series, winning it all last season for the first time in franchise history. Sluggers finished season 10 with the 3rd best offense in Hunter scoring 1011 runs and hitting .292 as a team, I must point out that was with Magglio Javier in the lineup who is no longer with the team. The pitching staff led by Bob Creek and Gene Fitzgerald finished 11th best in Hunter with a 4.50 team ERA and 1.42 team WHIP, the defense finished 14th best with a .982 FPct. Most of last season, playoffs and the World Series the offense carried this team. As we all know Sluggers superstar Magglio Javier signed with the Salem Bald Beavers as a free agent, it will be interesting to see how this lineup performs without him. 
2. (-1) New York Metropolitans (114-48) - Season 9 Champs held the best record in Hunter all of last season and finished with most wins in the world and franchise history. Their season came crashing down when they were eliminated in the NLCS by division rival Cleveland Moosdawg. New York finished season 10 with Hunter's 2nd best pitching staff that posted 3.55 team ERA, 1.26 team WHIP and also had the most strike outs (1168) and saves (66). With last season’s NL Cy Young and Fire Man awards winners on this staff we should expect more of the same in season 11. Metropolitans offense finished 6th in Hunter with 917 runs scored and .284 team BA on a very disappointing season for many hitters. The defense finished 5th in Hunter with a .983 FPct and also posted 4443 put outs which was most in the word. This team is solid all around and nothing but the Championship will do.
3. (+2) San Juan RRTA (114-48) - There is couple of reasons why San Juan moved up 2 spots in the rankings. First let me point out that RRTA finished season 10 with the 2nd best offense that scored 1040 runs with a .292 team BA and the best defense in Hunter that posted a .989 FPct with only 67 errors. On top of having the best defense and 2nd bestoffense I must point out that San Juan also signed the best IFA of season 10, SP Roberto Santiago went 13-0 in his rookie year in 21 starts. At 21 years old he is already considered one of the best starters in Hunter. He is also the single reason why San Juan edged the Colorado Blasters for the 3rd spot on the rankings. After studying this team for a while I must say that in my opinion they look the strongest out of all the teams on this list and get my vote as the favorites to win the World Series in season 11.
4. (E) Colorado Blasters (102-60) - The Blasters come into season 11 making the most noise in the off season trading for Ace starters Felipe Bournigal and Kelvin Coleman who will try to power this team to another Championship. Colorado enters season 11 with the highest player payroll in Hunter with 112M. Hunter’s top offense scored 1138 runs last season , that’s 98 runs better than the 2nd best team. They also had the most hits (1803), HR (442), RBI’s (1121), team BA (.302), SLG (.575) and .938 OPS. The pitching staff finished 17th with a 4.92 team ERA and the defense ranked 22nd but the additions of Coleman and Bournigal should help both in more ways than one. Colorado’s killer lineup plus this upgraded pitching staff puts them in the 4th spot on the rankings and definitely makes them one of the strongest teams in Hunter.
5. (-2) San Francisco Night Demons (104-58) – San Francisco dropped 2 spots in the rankings because of two main reasons, Felipe Bournigal is no longer with the club and San Juan had to take over the 3rd seed. In return for Bournigal the Night Demons got a 23 y.o. ace Quentin Lary who’ll dominate the AL for the next 15 seasons. Hunter’s best pitching staff led by veteran Pete Daly finished S10 with a 3.24 team ERA and 1.17 team WHIP, with Bournigal/Lary swap they won’t lose much ground. San Fran may be all about pitching but lets not forget their 13th ranked lineup that scored 870 runs last season and since this line up is mostly made up of young hitters the future looks bright. 
6. (*) Atlanta Cheese Grits (93-69) – Atlanta stormed onto the power rankings by finishing season 10 with 93 wins and beating the favorite Night Demons in the ALDS. They lost in the ALCS to the current Champions Sluggers but this is a young team that could become very dangerous in the near future. The Cheese Grits pitching staff finished 4th in Hunter last season, proving they could pitch with the best. The offense scored 897 times last season (11th best) and their 10th ranked defense displayed a average .982 FPct.
7. (*) Cleveland MoosDawg (84-78) - Cleveland stormed into the rankings after their playof run that ended with the NL Championship. On their way to the WS Cleveland ran over Colorado, San Juan and New York, all 100+ wins teams. The MoosDawg line up under performed in the regular season finishing 28th in Hunter with 794 runs scored and .262 team BA. In the post season it was a different story as they hit almost everything that came their way. Led by youngsters like Larry Cannon, Britt Perkins and Alex Diaz this line up will only get better. MoosDawg pitching staff surprised a lot of hitters last season finishing with 4.02 team ERA and 1.42 WHIP, that makes them the 3rd best staff in Hunter. If this 17th ranked defense could play better then their .981 FPct the pitching staff could be even better. Overall this is a young team that's getting better fast.
8.(-2) Pittsburgh Studdabubbas (96-66) - NL North Champs for the past 2 seasons were eliminated from the playoffs by losing 3 straight 1-run games in the NLDS, that's how close they are from brakingthrough the door. Their pitching staff finished 7th in Hunter with 4.21 team ERA and 1.38 WHIP, with a bit more help from their 18th ranked defense they could be top 5 staff. The strength of this team is their powerful line up that ranked 7th with 916 runs scored but ranked 4th with their .288 team BA. Veterans Willie Drew, Rodrigo Brito, and Archie Blake make this line up very dangerous.
9. (-2) New Britan Yorkies (94-68) - AL North Champs dropped 2 spots because Cleveland and Atlanta moved in front of them. New Britain can jump up these ranking in one season, that's how good they are.The Yorkies pitching staff tied for 5th in Hunter with a 4.20 team ERA, the offense did not do as well finishing 19th with 827 runs scored and the defense ranked 12th with their .982 FPct. With a few adjustments specially to the line up this team is capable of making huge strides in season 11.
10. (*) Rochester Scorpions (90-68) - The Scorpions won the AL East for the first time in franchise history last season and are looking for repete this season. Their 8th ranked pitching staff finished last season with a 4.22 team ERA, their 21st ranked offense finished with 816 runs scored and their 10th ranked defense posted a .980 FPct. Rochester must make some improvements if they want to be considered one of the top teams in Hunter but winning their division and getting onto the power ranking is great step in that direction. Scottsdale, Tacoma and Texas are knocking on the door.
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