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The Daily Keg is excited to announce the 20th 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 Teddy Burch, MON - He might be #21 in the program, but he's #1 in our book (and hearts). The 22 year old hit .336/.389/.511 with 13 HR, 74 RBI, and 68 SB while putting up a +10.5 ZR in 150 games in center field. Throw in his league leading 9.0 WAR, 1.7 points higher than second place, and he's well out front for this Brewski.
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
2060 winner: CF Brian Wheat, TOR
Hitter of the Year
1B Frank 'Slugger' Memmi, MAI - There were more than a few guys who put up better overall numbers, but 'Slugger' went from playing in 21 games in 2060 for the Kodiaks to leading the entire league with 44 home runs for the Guides this season. Overall in 150 games he hit .249/.328/.517 with 44 HR, 97 RBI, and a 122 OPS+. He also stole nine bases and played 149 games at first.
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
2060 winner: RF Ryan Carr, SEA
Pitcher of the Year
P LaVar Abrudan, PAW - He won the Pale Ale in 2055 with Dallas, struggled for two straight years, then signed with Indy and struggled again in 2058. It was his worst year statistically to date and when Pawtucket came calling midway through 2059 off he went via trade. Since then he's gotten better every season, including this one where he put up a career high 4.9 WAR and 155 ERA+. His final numbers were 12-6 with a 2.51 ERA, and he only added to the year with a 3-0 postseason as he helped Pawtucket capture their third title in just over a decade.
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: Bailey Feder, WAS
2057 winner: Cayden Wittmeyer, SEA
2060 winner: Jannero Peter, BAL
Rookie of the Year
CF Alex Cain, DEN - The young bucks are coming in hot to the league as the 22 year old Cain was nearly unstoppable in his rookie campaign. In 149 games he hit .289/.337/.508 with 25 HR, 82 RBI, and 65 stolen bases while tallying a 7.3 WAR. He also played 145 games in center where he put up a +9.1 ZR. Drafted first overall in 2060 he's become one of a handful of 'generational' young outfielders that are taking the league by storm.
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
2060 winner: CF Teddy Burch, MON
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Ford Raptor Award
(Given to the player with the highest PwrSpd value)
CF Stephen Caskey, CAL - California doesn't rebuild, they just reload. Caskey was a second round pick in 2057 and this was already his third full season in the bigs. He played in 152 games in center where he hit .296 with 27 HR and 72 SB, giving him a PwrSpd rating of 39.3, which barely beat out his teammate Spencer Stephens. Caskey is 25, Stephens is 23, Brady Hill is 22, and Rory Elia Jr. is 21. Yikes!
2057 winner: 3B Jerry 'Snake Hips' Coleman, IND
2060 winner: RF Ezekiel Wolfson, CHI
All-State Hands Award
(Given to the player with the most total chances and no errors...who doesn't play primarily first base)
SS Jared Bradley, IND - He isn't know for his bat (.244, 2 HR, 34 RBI) but man can he field the ball at shortstop. In 150 games he had 580 total chances, and committed no errors. Looking back in the history of the league there has never been another shortstop or second basemen who played the entire season and didn't commit a single error. Talk about a pretty special season to say the least. His 24.1 zone rating wasn't too bad either.
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
2060 winner: CF Cody Janway, PAW
Army Ranger Sniper Award
(Given to the catcher with the highest runner thrown out percentage with a minimum of 50 attempts)
C Chandler Frazee, WIL - There was Frazee at 44.3%, and then there was everyone else (below 37%). The 23 year old was a first round pick in 2058 by the Wildcats out of Oklahoma State mainly due to his ability behind the plate. We're not talking about hitting, although he did hit .277 on the year, but for his ability and absolute rocket of an arm. The rookie had 106 runners test him, and 47 of them found out the hard way he wasn't to trifle with. He was also second in CERA (3.26) and second in FRM (3.24) for full-time starters. Frazee is already a fan favorite and could end up one of the best defensive catchers the league has ever seen.
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
2060 winner: C Evan Buhler, NYC
Frank Abagnale, Jr Award
(Given to the player who stole at least 35 bases and was caught the least)
LF Spencer Stephens, CAL - When you go 45 for 50 in anything that's a darn good season, and that's what Stephens did on the base paths. The 23 year old isn't the fastest, but his instincts and ability to know how and when to steal a base are second to none. So far in his career he's 117 for 126 in stolen base attempts, or 92.8%. Double yikes!
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
2060 winner: LF Elias 'Clapper' Owen, IND
Ludacris Award
(Given to the player who got hit with the most pitches)
2B Rykeem Potts, CHI - The poor guy takes 26 balls for the cause, seven more than second place, then the GM lets him just walk out the door. The longtime Tob was traded to Baltimore in 2060 for peanuts, became a free agent, then got signed by Windy City on a MLC with a majors option for $2m. He ended up playing 160 games for the Blues, mostly at DH, and took a beating doing it. In eight seasons he's been beaned 128 times, second most during that time span. Only Burgess 'Nuke' Nalivkin has him beat with a shocking 141 HP. Some guys just like to feel pain to know they are alive.
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
2060 winner: 2B Tom Ho, SDR
Broadside of the Barn Award
(Given to the player with the highest strikeouts per plate appearance)
1B Frank 'Slugger' Memmi, MAI - It's not often the Hitter of the Year wins a dubious award as well, but 'Slugger' struck out a ridiculous 38.5% of the time he came up to bat. So basically 45% of the time Memmi either hit a home run, or struck out. Talk about feast or famine. When asked about it after the season he was quite quick with a response. "The Cali GM called me things I've never been called before. He said that $126,000,000 contract I got was the biggest mistake he's ever made, but not as big as when my dad and mom decided to have me...and that's the things I can repeat. I went into this season trying to prove him wrong. We ended up with the best record in the league. I'd say I proved my point."
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
2060 winner: LF Wade 'Bulldozer' Cummins, BAT
Swing For Between the Infielders Award
(Given to the player with the most hits but no home runs)
2B Aubrey 'Gypsy' Albano, DAL - Last years winner goes back-to-back. The now 40 year old Albano cranked out 202 hits, passed 4000 for his career, and yet for the third time in four seasons didn't have one clear the outfield fence. His career totals are now 4,093 hits and 46 home runs...so if you've seen one go out of the park, you're in the 0.01% club.
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
2060 winner: 2B Aubrey 'Gypsy' Albano, DAL
Dickey's BBQ Beans Award
(Given to the pitcher who hits the most batters)
P Alex Landrum, NYC - The scouting report on Landrum states he "either internalizes or is just impersonal." Oh he internalizes alright, his hate for opposing batters that is. Some players motivate themselves by anger, but even teammates are quick to say they won't talk to Landrum on game days. This season he decided to bean 24 players, four more than second place. He also only threw three wild pitches. Two "happened" to be behind the batter. He is a 2x All-Star in four full seasons with the Cyclones though, so we're pretty sure they're okay with however he happens to play the game.
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: Chase Vaughan, CAR
2060 winner: Rice Cochell, SDR
The Milton Swingline Stapler Award
(The player who earned a check without deserving one)
1B R.J. McCarthy - When you make $18,000,000 while playing in 41 BLB games (.215, 3 HR, 9 RBI), and 42 AAA games (.253, 2 HR) that's criminal. What's even worse is the guy executed his contract option year (again) and will make another $18,000,000 in 2062. To be fair he had a few decent seasons with the Muckdogs after they signed him to a six year/$105m contract in 2057, but those days are long gone. Looks like we may have a repeat winner next season.
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
2060 winner: CF Gavin Tucker, PIT