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The Daily Keg is excited to announce the 14th Brewski's award show. The selection committee has 'poured' over the season stats and excitedly announces the winners for the following awards, some serious...some not so serious. So without further delay here we go.
Player of the Year
P Jannero Peter, BAL - Our first ever pitcher for the Player of the Year goes to Peter. When you start out the season 17-0, and end up 19-3 with a 1.96 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and 211 ERA+...well that is a pretty good season. When you were the 158th overall pick of the 2045 draft, the story gets even sweeter. At only 25 years old the Canadian from Vancouver, BC looks like he could even get better. A scary thought for the rest of the league.
2030 winner: 3B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, SEA
2031 winner: 1B Turell 'Two Ton' Morris, MAI
2032 winner: 3B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, SEA
2033 winner: C Ian James, SDR
2034 winner: 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, SEA
2035 winner: 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, CAL
2036 winner: 1B Johnny 'Big Stick' Swope, CAL
2037 winner: CF Rory Elia, CAR
2039 winner: LF Richie 'Powder' van Luik, SEA
2048 winner: 3B Chance Maki, MAI
2049 winner: 1B Pat 'Melody' Nunes, PIT
2051 winner: RF Elias 'Clapper' Owen, WIL
2052 winner: RF Elias 'Clapper' Owen, WIL
Hitter of the Year
3B Jett Speer, DAL - Speer's previous six years in the league he had a 0.8 WAR combined, and in 2052 for Dallas he hit .217/.280/.347 with 9 HR and 27 RBI. Then came the off-season when hitting coach Dave Wescott asked him about his eyesight. After going to the optometrist and realizing the ball wasn't blurry because it was "just going fast", things changed for the better. Dramatically. By the end of 2053 Speer had hit .299/.389/.551 with 38 HR, 108 RBI and a 5.7 WAR.
2030 winner: 1B Turell 'Two Ton' Morris, MAI
2031 winner: RF Ron 'Vampire' Hutchison, HAR
2032 winner: 1B Jermaine Williams, IND
2033 winner: 1B Manny Quezada, PHO
2034 winner: LF Fred Falloon, IND
2035 winner: DH Ron 'Vampire' Hutchison, HAR
2036 winner: CF Rory Elia, CAR
2037 winner: DH Manny Quezada, WIL
2039 winner: 1B J.D. 'Hurricane' Rice, BAL
2048 winner: DH Robert 'Stretch' Jessee, TOR
2049 winner: 1B Will Harper, PAW
2051 winner: SS Dane Jennings, TOR
2052 winner: RF Zeke Lebron, BAT
Pitcher of the Year
Cayden Wittmeyer, SEA - Obviously this award could go to Peter, but we didn't want him to get a big head, so we went with Wittmeyer. Cast off by Maine a few years back for never living up to his potential, he finally lived up to his potential. This past year he posted career highs in wins (17), ERA (2.55), WHIP (0.95), WAR (4.7), and ERA + (161). He also took the Pilots to just one win away from their second Brewmasters Cup appearance in three years.
2030 winner: Manabu Hamada, DEN
2031 winner: Manabu Hamada, DEN
2032 winner: Noel Graham, MAI
2033 winner: Pat 'Baja' Arballo, WAS
2034 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2035 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2036 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2037 winner: JJ Plumley, WIL
2039 winner: Barton Mejia, WC
2048 winner: Andy Phillips, BAL
2049 winner: Clay Watson, WC
2051 winner: Dwan Tamarovsky, LAD
2052 winner: Dwan Tamarovsky, LAD
Rookie of the Year
LF Evan Turner, CAR - There hasn't been a rookie like Turner in a long, long time. The 19 year old turned 20 just a few months ago, but being a teenager didn't slow him down from lighting the league on fire. By the end of the season he had hit .297/.348/.577 with 37 HR and 104 RBI. He was the first overall pick of the 2051 draft and lived up to the hype to say the least. If he stays healthy the numbers he could put up by the time his career is over could be all-timers.
2030 winner: 1B Pat Walton, HAR
2031 winner: 2B Alex Arana, SDR
2032 winner: 1B Dave Perry, PIT
2033 winner: 2B Tom Martin, NYK
2034 winner: CF Rory Elia, CAR
2035 winner: RF Robert 'Stretch' Jessee
2036 winner: 3B Dawson 'Wedge' Davis, WC
2037 winner: 1B Edgar Alonzo, WAS
2039 winner: LF Davis Abbott, WIL
2048 winner: 1B Sylvester Morwood, BAL
2049 winner: CF Dennis Daley, PAW
2051 winner: 2B Darrell Petty, HAR
2052 winner: 1B Cory 'Boy Scout' Petit, NO
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All-State Hands Award
(Given to the player with the most total chances and no errors...who doesn't play primarily first base)
CF Erick Hartman, BAL - A fifth round pick in 2044 by Baltimore, Hartman has been in the league several years but never eclipsed 100 games played. This season he appeared in 124, starting the majority of those in center field. He also had 292 total chances in the field, and never committed one error.
2030 winner: RF Dusty Janson, DEN
2031 winner: LF Jamie Hendon, NY
2032 winner: CF Gil Banda, SEA
2033 winner: CF Tom White, SDR
2034 winner: RF Donnie Wilson, MON
2035 winner: CF Mat Weir, NO
2036 winner: CF Ian 'Viper' Lisch, NO
2037 winner: CF Rick Watson
2039 winner: CF Cayden Huff, WIL
2048 winner: CF Jakob Lopez, WIL
2049 winner: CF Alonzo Wiles, NYC
2051 winner: LF Montay Kim, NYC/PAW
2052 winner: CF Jaret Foley, DAL
Army Ranger Sniper Award
(Given to the catcher with the highest runner thrown out percentage with a minimum of 50 attempts)
C Dudley Magana, PHI - 'Funky Cold' Magana has one of the best arms in the league and it showed time in and time out this past season. Over the course of the year 114 runners tried to steal on him, and he threw out 39 of them. His 34.2 RTO percentage was tops on the season. The soon to be 34 year old is heading off to free agency, but when you have that arm we're sure a few teams will come calling.
2030 winner: Micah Gordon, WIL
2031 winner: Ian 'Pickles' James, SDR
2032 winner: Landon McClelland, PHI
2033 winner: Tristan Logan, SEA
2034 winner: Dusty Akkerman, PAW
2035 winner: Micah Gordon, PIT
2036 winner: Sean Covington, SYR
2037 winner: Jayden Dean, PAW
2039 winner: Dave James, PAW
2048 winner: Evan James, MON
2049 winner: Kyle Burnett, PIT
2051 winner: L.G. Clia, TOR
2052 winner: Doug Day, PIT
Frank Abagnale, Jr Award
(Given to the player who stole at least 35 bases and was caught the least)
CF Ryan De Faria, WC - In 49 attempts he was successful 42 times, as his 86% on the season was good enough to earn him this prestigious award. He was discovered by Dallas scouts back in 2041, traded to Toronto for a fourth round pick in 2051, became a FA in 2052, and signed by the Blues this preseason. He ended up starting 150 games in center and was an amazing defensive pickup. Alas he hit only .217, but for a guy making 950k Windy City got a lot out of him!
2030 winner: CF Pat Welch, BAT
2031 winner: LF Akiyuki Kimura, MAI
2032 winner: RF R.J. Kapper, PIT
2033 winner: RF R.J. Kapper, PIT
2034 winner: RF R.J. Kapper, PIT
2035 winner: CF Seth Blankenship, SYR
2036 winner: CF Marcos Savage, LAD
2037 winner: RF Riley Thomas, SEA
2039 winner: RF Gilles 'Mudcat' Rugiero, PHI
2048 winner: 2B Joseph 'Bane' Garneau, CHI
2049 winner: CF Alonzo Wiles, NYC
2051 winner: CF Hayden Wilson, MAI
2052 winner: CF Rice Mesyan, SEA
Ludacris Award
(Given to the player who got hit with the most pitches)
1B Jaxson Neal, MAI - After not getting enough at bats last season, and rededicating himself to taking more balls to his body, Neal came roaring back in 2053. He was beaned an amazing 24 times, or seven more than second place. He's now been beaned 264 times in his career which is third all-time. The record is 292 and reports out of Maine state Neal has been getting in the batting cages, and standing directly in front of the plate, to prepare himself for his final black and blue push into history.
2030 winner: 1B Geoff 'Mr. Reliable' Dail, MIA
2031 winner: 2B Dave 'Bulldog' Bickford, NY
2032 winner: 2B Tristan Hagen, HAR
2033 winner: 1B Joy-shan Guo, BAT
2034 winner: LF Benny Tatsuno, PIT
2035 winner: 2B Hideki Nakayama, MAI
2036 winner: RF Tony Chieregati, HAR
2037 winner: RF Hyun-seung Bark, BAT
2039 winner: LF Chang-hyun Kym, HAR
2048 winner: 3B Jericho Gurgenidze, PAW
2049 winner: 1B Jaxson Neal, TOR
2051 winner: 1B Jaxson Neal, CAL
2052 winner: SS LaTrivis Chojnacki, PHI
Broadside of the Barn Award
(Given to the player with the highest strikeouts per plate appearance)
2B Johnnie Lease, CAR - Last year he struck out an amazing 51.7% of the time while hitting .141, but Lease worked hard all off-season. He showed it off this season by hitting .185 and only striking out 44.1% (worst in the league) of the time. He is an amazing fielder though as his +7.6 ZR at second base points out. Is it worth it? Who knows anymore.
2030 winner: LF Sayid bin Sariyah, LAD
2031 winner: C Sean Gallion, SYR
2032 winner: 1B Tom Lewis, MAI
2033 winner: C Jaime 'Dodo' Bushnell, CAR
2034 winner: 1B Dave Schaefer, NYK
2035 winner: C Jaden Stills, MAI
2036 winner: 1B Tommy Spielman, LAD
2037 winner: LF Grant Hockensmith, CAR
2039 winner: SS Shannon Jackson, PHO
2048 winner: 2B Damone Iwata, SEA
2049 winner: 2B Damone Iwata, SEA
2051 winner: SS Jaden Feldmann, IND
2052 winner: 2B Johnnie Lease, CAR
Swing For Between the Infielders Award
(Given to the player with the most hits but no home runs)
2B Vin Edwards, BAL - The guy is a vacuum in the field who can play 2B/3B at a DWI level. He's also a hit machine, as his 162 hits translated to a .304 average this past season. Alas he is not a power machine as his 0 home runs means he took this award away from Josiah Foust. Did he really though? Foust had 118 hits when he got hurt in August, and once again zero home runs. We feel like a healthy Foust might have made a run at a three-peat, but alas we will never know.
2030 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, DEN
2031 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, DEN
2032 winner: 3B Ron Morgan, SDR
2033 winner: RF Tom Lyon, PHO
2034 winner: C Tony Solorio, HAR
2035 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, WC
2036 winner: 2B Ricky 'Heartthrob' Figueroa, WC
2037 winner: RF Kam Foster, NO
2039 winner: C Dave Nichols, MIA
2048 winner: SS Johnny Whitaker, BAL
2049 winner: 2B Joseph 'Bane' Garneau, HAR
2051 winner: 2B Josiah Foust, CAL
2052 winner: 2B Josiah Foust, CAL
Dickey's BBQ Beans Award
(Given to the pitcher who hits the most batters)
P Theodore Blume, PIT - When you can throw a fastball 101 mph, and you lead the league in hit batsmen (19), that's a scary combo. The fact that Blume went 15-10 with a 2.91 ERA, and captured his 3rd Pale Ale, was more likely because opposing batters were afraid of being carted off the field on a stretcher.
2030 winner: Nate Bettis, PHO
2031 winner: Pat Burgess, PIT
2032 winner: Robby 'Bruiser' McEvoy, BAL
2033 winner: Jarrod Peacock, PHI
2034 winner: Robby 'Bruiser' McEvoy, BAL
2035 winner: Erik Martin, NYK
2036 winner: Sheng 'Admiral' Jong, SDR
2037 winner: Sheng 'Admiral' Jong, SDR
2039 winner: Zachary Kennedy, MAI
2048 winner: Nicholas Rae, TOR
2049 winner: Greg Bryan, WAS
2051 winner: Joe Hudkins, NYC
2052 winner: P Cameron Haggard, PHI
The Milton Swingline Stapler Award
(The player who earned a check without deserving one)
LF Louie Dano Dasmarinas, CAR/SDR/TOR - The long saga is finally over. LDD has retired. This past season he earned a cool $23,000,000 while not playing a single inning in the BLB and only getting three total at bats in AA. His last at bat ever was actually in AA for Miramar. It was also his only at bat for the Mavericks. He got a hit and drove in a run, and when Miramar won the Lautering Trophy several months later, and even though LDD had been traded to Toronto and released, they gave him a ring. Sadly for LDD it was the second time he had 'won' a ring in his career, and both times he wasn't on the team when the final out was recorded. Happily for LDD he made just over $339 million during his career.
2030 winner: P Jerrod Blick, TOR
2031 winner: P Jerrod Blick, TOR
2032 winner: 1B Dylan Owens, TOR
2033 winner: 3B Erik Redding, CAL
2034 winner: 1B Dylan Owens, TOR
2035 winner: 1B Joy-shan Guo, BAT
2036 winner: SS Pat Pierce, CAR
2037 winner: P Jarrod Peacock, PHI
2039 winner: CF Dave Tibbs, SD
2048 winner: SS Jim LaPointe, SEA
2049 winner: LF Rory Elia, PHI
2051 winner: LF Louie Dano Dasmarinas, CAR
2052 winner: LF Louie Dano Dasmarinas, CAR
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