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The Daily Keg is excited to announce the 19th Brewski's award show. The selection committee has 'poured' over last 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
CF Brian Wheat, TOR - The 22 year old has become the face of the league as he's now won back-to-back Stout Sluggers while leading his team to the Brewmasters and then DLCS the last two seasons. In 2060 he hit .351/.413/.598 with 25 HR, 95 RBI, 42 SB, and posted a +10.0 ZR in center field. He's also a leader in the clubhouse and scouts think he still has room to grow. Yes it's early in his career, but when it's all said and done he might go down as the greatest player to ever play the game.
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
2053 winner: P Jannero Peter, BAL
2054 winner: 2B Julian 'Skeeter' Ludin, WAS
2055 winner: P Norm Aouita, SEA
2056 winner: P Charlie Spence, CAR
2057 winner: LF Cade McCormick, SEA
Hitter of the Year
RF Ryan Carr, SEA - He finished second in Stout Slugger voting, but no one scares pitchers more than the 24 year old Carr right now. Last season he hit .314/.379/.607 with 44 HR and 126 RBI. The 22nd overall pick of the 2057 draft is 6'5, 200 lbs, and should be batting in the middle of the lineup for the Pilots for the next decade.
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
2053 winner: 3B Jett Speer, DAL
2054 winner: RF Benjamin 'Jailhouse' Guy, PIT
2055 winner: 3B Julian Irwin, CAL
2056 winner: 1B Parker Lee, WAS
2057 winner: LF Stan Sikes, CAL
Pitcher of the Year
P Jannero Peter, BAL - No one can hit Peter when he's on, and he was on a lot last season. In 33 starts he went 21-5 with a 3.07 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 124 ERA+. It was his 10th straight winning season as the 32 year old just keeps getting better. With a devastating fastball, and just as devastating slider, he's been a joy to watch as he's won two Pale Ales, been to seven All-Star games, and helped Baltimore win the 2058 Brewmasters.
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
2053 winner: Cayden Wittmeyer, SEA
2054 winner: Paycen Bemis, SEA
2055 winner: Charlie Spence, CAR
2056 winner: P Bailey Feder, WAS
2057 winner: P Cayden Wittmeyer, SEA
Rookie of the Year
CF Teddy Burch, MON - He finished second in the New Brew to his teammate Eli Tracy, but Burch held down center field, one of the most important positions in the field, with a +6.2 ZR. Oh yeah, he also hit .299/.345/.412 with 6 HR, 42 RBI, and 55 SB. He's 21 years old. Tracy is 23 years old. How did this happen?
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
2053 winner: LF Evan Turner, CAR
2054 winner: LF Andy Wulfeck, LAD
2055 winner: LF Neil Wanat, WIL
2056 winner: P Charles Hofer, IND
2057 winner: 3B Dorsey Cahue, WIL
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Ford Raptor Award
(Given to the player with the highest PwrSpd value)
RF Ezekiel Wolfson, CHI - In his first full season Wolfson hit .302/.343/.526 with 29 HR, 97 RBI, and 40 stolen bases. His PwrSpd value of 33.6 was over two points higher than Jerry 'Snake Hips' Coleman. Wolfson was a scouting find out of Estonia back in 2053 and at just 24 years old has turned into the fan favorite of the team. Windy City is on the rise, and Wolfson will be the one leading the charge.
New Award
2057 winner: 3B Jerry 'Snake Hips' Coleman, IND
All-State Hands Award
(Given to the player with the most total chances and no errors...who doesn't play primarily first base)
CF Cody Janway, PAW - He played center field for the Patriots in 151 games last season, had 385 total chances to make a mistake, and ended up not committing a single error. A second round pick by Seattle in 2055, he was traded to Pawtucket in 2056 and made his BLB debut in 2057. He's not much of a hitter, but he gets on base at a .338 clip and stole 51 bases last season.
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
2053 winner: CF Erick Hartman, BAL
2054 winner: CF Jaret Foley, DAL
2055 winner: CF Tom Holderness, IND
2056 winner: SS Hayden 'Deuce' Cooper, MON
2057 winner: CF Jaret Foley, WAS
Army Ranger Sniper Award
(Given to the catcher with the highest runner thrown out percentage with a minimum of 50 attempts)
C Evan Buhler, NYC - This guy won the DWI at catcher for New York last season, become a free agent, and ended up signing back with the Cyclones a few weeks ago for less than he did before the start of last season. This was after he went to the All-Star game in 2058 for New York, become a free agent, and signed for less than he did on a two year extension for the Cyclones before 2057. How does he keep slipping by everyone else during the off-season? We suppose we should talk about the award, as Buhler had 105 runners try to steal on him, and he gunned down 42 of them for a cool 40 RTO%. Only two catchers were above 33.3% all of last season, and his 40% was the highest RTO% since 2050. Sounds like someone who should be getting paid.
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
2053 winner: Dudley Magana, PHI
2054 winner: Taylor Allison, SEA
2055 winner: Lindsay 'Oil Can' Einaudi, IND
2056 winner: C Doug Day, PIT
2057 winner: C Isaac Merolla, SEA
Frank Abagnale, Jr Award
(Given to the player who stole at least 35 bases and was caught the least)
LF Elias 'Clapper' Owen, IND - The 31 year old (that's hard to believe) swiped 58 bases in 65 attempts, giving him a league leading 89.2 SB%. 'Clapper' is now third all-time among active players, and fifth all-time in the history of the league. Sadly for Owen he's actually slowing down, as 58 is the lowest amount of swipes he's had since his rookie season back in 2050. An absolute force of nature in his younger years, his 115 stolen bases in 2052 is still the single season all-time record, and one of only two times in the history of the league someone went over 100. The other someone is Chase 'Havoc' Calhoun who stole 106 in his magically rookie season of 2058.
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
2053 winner: CF Ryan De Faria, WC
2054 winner: LF Kyle 'Salesman' Olmsted, DAL
2055 winner: 1B Brian Fisher, PHI
2056 winner: CF Malcolm Peters, BAT
2057 winner: CF Raymond Crisp, DAL
Ludacris Award
(Given to the player who got hit with the most pitches)
2B Tom Ho, SDR - There must be something about Ho that just makes pitchers dislike him, as he led the league in getting on base the hard way. It was his first season in Santo Domingo, and he played in a career high 153 games, but in 551 bats he took a ball to body 22 times. One in every 25 at bats ended up with another bruise, but when you are a lifetime .257 hitter you'll do whatever you can to stay in the league.
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
2053 winner: 1B Jaxson Neal, MAI
2054 winner: RF Zak Matiku, PHO
2055 winner: RF Zak Matiku, PHO
2056 winner: 1B Burgess 'Nuke' Nalivkin
2057 winner: 1B Frank 'Slugger' Memmi, CAL
Broadside of the Barn Award
(Given to the player with the highest strikeouts per plate appearance)
LF Wade 'Bulldozer' Cummins, BAT - The second overall pick of the 2056 draft is only 22, but made his major league debut at just 18 years old. Since then he's been a career .230 hitter, with an abysmal .196 average last season. Last year he played in 131 games, had 571 plate appearances, and struck out a whopping 240 times. His strikeout percentage of 42% was the highest of any full time player in the league. Scouts think he can grow into a top player, but getting called up at such a young age wrecked his confidence. Hopefully he can find his swing (or learn how to stop swinging) and turn things around.
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
2053 winner: 2B Johnnie Lease, CAR
2054 winner: LF Rodrick Madhubuti, PAW
2055 winner: LF Rodrick Madhubuti, PAW
2056 winner: 2B Johnnie Lease, CAR
2057 winner: 3B Jaden Goodridge, PHI
Swing For Between the Infielders Award
(Given to the player with the most hits but no home runs)
2B Aubrey 'Gypsy' Albano, DAL - The 39 year old Albano hit .334 in 149 games last season, just one point below his lifetime average. The 12x All-Star was a scouting discovery out of the Philippines in 2037 by the then Miami Sharks. He's still a fan favorite, can still play at a DWI level at second, and still can't hit the ball over the fence. In fact since 2054 he's hit five total home runs. In 2058 he was shutout, but got back at it in 2059 when he knocked one out of the park. Let's see what he can do this season at 40 years young.
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
2053 winner: 2B Vin Edwards, BAL
2054 winner: 1B James 'Turf' Goebel, DEN
2055 winner: 3B Vin Edwards, MAI
2056 winner: SS Elias 'Clapper' Owen, IND
2057 winner: 2B James 'Turf' Goebel, DEN
Dickey's BBQ Beans Award
(Given to the pitcher who hits the most batters)
P Rice Cochell, SDR - The second round pick in 2052 has the top repertoire of pitches in the league. The guy throws a fastball, curveball, sinker, splitter, and cutter...all at an all-star type level. He also smoked 22 batters last season, tops in the league. Part of that is he gets tired easily, and when he's tired he's a little wild. The other part is because he hates people, especially opposing batters. Apparently he like to "stand in a corner in a crowded bar" and just stare at people. Great during a baseball game, serial killer'ish in public.
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: Cameron Haggard, PHI
2053 winner: Theodore Blume, PIT
2054 winner: Theodore Blume, PIT
2055 winner: Isaac King, PIT
2056 winner: Bruno Sheline, TOR
2057 winner: P Chase Vaughan, CAR
The Milton Swingline Stapler Award
(The player who earned a check without deserving one)
CF Gavin Tucker, PIT - After making $74,590,000 during his career with the Millers, they brought him back last season on a one-year deal worth $7,500,000. Tucker ended up playing 91 games for AAA Allentown, and one game for the Millers. In that one game he had one at bat, and struck out. The four-time DWI winner and the 2050 Refreshing New Brew is now 34 and well past his prime, but we think getting paid $7,500,000 to strike out one time was a little much.
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
2053 winner: LF Louie Dano Dasmarinas, CAR/SDR/TOR
2054 winner: 2B Devon Keen, BAT
2055 winner: LF Roman Toguchi, PHI
2056 winner:1B Jett Speer
2057 winner: P Cyril Castellon, CAL