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The Daily Keg is excited to announce the 22nd 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
P Charlie Spence, CAL - The 33 year old 'California Legend' went 22-4 with a 2.29 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 175 ERA+, and 7.0 WAR, while also striking out 330 opposing batters. He was the the league leader in wins, strikeouts, quality starts, and WAR. He is the most dominant player in the league, and the most dominant pitchers we've seen since Christian Vines back in the 2040's. He is also the first pitcher to win this award since 2056, when Carolina legend Charlie Spence took it home.
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
2061 winner: CF Teddy Burch, MON
2062 winner: CF Teddy Burch, MON
Hitter of the Year
LF Isaac Pack, PIT - Discovered out of Guam back in 2049 he hit .329/.408/.621 with 38 HR and 107 RBI while also scoring 106 runs and stealing 47 bases. He was first overall in OBP, SLG, OPS, WAR, EBH, OPS+ and WPA. He is known not only for being one of the smartest guys in the clubhouse, but one of the hardest working ones as well. Considering he's hasn't posted above a 3.9 WAR since 2058, and it was a contract year, we will vouch for his brains.
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
2061 winner: 1B Frank 'Slugger' Memmi, MAI
2062 winner: LF Evan Olsen, CAR
Pitcher of the Year
P R.V. Weatherby, CHI - The 'stopper' in Windy City pitched so many innings that he robbed Spence of taking home the Triple Crown. Weatherby appeared in 72 games, pitched 162.1 innings, and went 12-5 with 16 saves and a 2.05 ERA. His 4.6 WAR and 195 ERA+ were both career highs, which is saying a lot since he's been the most dominant middle reliever in the BLB over the past few years. Since 2060 he's the only reliever in the top 35 for overall WAR, as he comes in 18th overall with a 14.1.
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
2061 winner: P LaVar Abrudan, PAW
2062 winner: P Charlie Spence, CAL
Rookie of the Year
1B Levi Lane, HAR - At just 22 years young this kid was third overall in the league in OBP (.403), second in walks (104), and eighth in home runs (36). Drafted second overall in 2062 he took home the New Brew, Designated Driver at first base, and was named to the All-Star team. Hartford is going places, and it's up thanks to this kid.
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
2061 winner: CF Alex Cain, DEN
2062 winner: CF Brian Van Hook, PAW
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Ford Raptor Award
(Given to the player with the highest PwrSpd value)
LF Isaac Pack, PIT - With a 42.0 score he barely beat out California's Spencer Stephens who posted a 41.4. Pack had 38 HR and 47 SB, while Stephens had 34 HR and 53 SB. Did we mention it was a contract year for Pack? Did we also mention he just got paid $94.4 million?
2057 winner: 3B Jerry 'Snake Hips' Coleman, IND
2060 winner: RF Ezekiel Wolfson, CHI
2061 winner: CF Stephen Caskey, CAL
2062 winner: CF Teddy Burch, MON
All-State Hands Award
(Given to the player with the most total chances and no errors...who doesn't play primarily first base)
CF Brian Wheat, TOR - Already in his sixth year the 25 year old is considered one of the best center fielders in the game. This past season he had 354 total chances out in the field, and never made a single error. Combined with the fact that he hit .291 with 35 HR, 113 RBI, and swiped 23 bases it's no wonder he's a 2x Stout Slugger and 5x All-Star.
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
2061 winner: SS Jared Bradley, IND
2062 winner: CF Garon Norgrove, WAS
Army Ranger Sniper Award
(Given to the catcher with the highest runner thrown out percentage with a minimum of 50 attempts)
C Andy 'Turk' Christman - The best hitting catcher in the league is also one of the best defensive catchers as well. That just doesn't seem fair. Christman hit .331/.391/.573 with 33 HR and 91 RBI, all while throwing out a ridiculous 43.6% of runners. The next catcher who played over 100 games, Garett Thomas of New Orleans, came in at 37.0%. In total 110 runners tested 'Turk', and 48 of them went back to the dugout sad. He also was one for one in stolen bases when on September 16th he stole second against he Millers. Then he did it again October 20th against Pittsburgh in a playoff game! Talk about adding insult to injury.
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
2061 winner: C Chandler Frazee, WIL
2062 winner: C Chandler Frazee, WIL
Frank Abagnale, Jr Award
(Given to the player who stole at least 35 bases and was caught the least)
3B Jerry 'Snake Hips' Coleman, MAI - The guy is 36 years old and still has the wheels and cunning to swipe base after base. This past season for the Guides he stole 47 bases in 53 attempts as his 88.7% success rate led all. Drafted first overall by Batavia back in 2045 he has turned into a 7x All-Star, 2x BLB champion, and took home the 2055 Domestic Stout Slugger with Indy. Now a free agent he's still one of the best base runners in the league, while also sporting a mean glove at third.
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
2061 winner: LF Spencer Stephens, CAL
2062 winner: 2B Douglas 'Shepherd' Morrison, SEA & LF Evan Yanko, WIL
Ludacris Award
(Given to the player who got hit with the most pitches)
LF Isaac Pack, PIT - One of the reasons Pack posted a career year was because he took a ball to body 26 times, five more than second place, and captured this award for the second straight season. What is it about Pack that makes pitchers want to hit him?
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
2061 winner: 2B Rykeem Potts, CHI
2062 winner: LF Isaac Pack, PIT
Broadside of the Barn Award
(Given to the player with the highest strikeouts per plate appearance)
1B Frank 'Slugger' Memmi, MAI - It appears he might finally be slowing down, but after being discarded by Californai he went to Maine and smacked 89 home runs over the 2061 and 2062 season. No one hit more. Unfortunately last season he only hit 30 out of the park while striking out 204 times. To be fair to 'Slugger' though he played in 30 less games and battled some knee and elbow injuries. Regardless the numbers don't lie, and Memmi's strikeout rate of 39.7% led the entire league and was over 2% points higher than Walter Muller, who took home this award last season.
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
2061 winner: 1B Frank 'Slugger' Memmi, MAI
2062 winner: LF Walter Muller, PHI
Swing For Between the Infielders Award
(Given to the player with the most hits but no home runs)
SS Austin Sarpong, DEN - Olin 'Chief' Keele could have repeated, as he led the entire league with 215 hits, but no he was too good for that. On August 13th he hit a lead off home run against Santo Domingo, his first since 2060, and Sarpong was able to wrench away his title. With Albano now retired the 26 year old Keele was the heir apparent, but our faith in him has been lost. Sarpong is known more for his amazing glove, but he did end up with 117 hits on the season. He had 95 singles, 20 doubles, two triples, and he did reach the warning track once on a fly out. Alas it appears the stars aligned for him to add another trophy to the case.
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
2061 winner: 2B Aubrey 'Gypsy' Albano, DAL
2062 winner: 3B Olin 'Chief' Keele, TOR
Dickey's BBQ Beans Award
(Given to the pitcher who hits the most batters)
P Derian Romary, LAD - After a life being called 'Rosemary' one to many times, Derian only sees red when he pitches. This past season he beaned 26 opposing batters, eight more than second place. When you are almost 50% more than the next guy you might want to talk to someone.
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
2061 winner: P Alex Landrum, NYC
2062 winner: P Rice Cochell, SDR & P Zane Hastings, TOR
The Milton Swingline Stapler Award
(The player who earned a check without deserving one)
P Theodore Blume, PHO - How the mighty have fallen. Father Time catches up to everyone, and with the 37 year old Blume it was last season. In 12 starts he was 2-9 with a 10.44 ERA and 2.44 WHIP. He was eventually moved to the bullpen, before getting demoted all the way to AA, his first time in the minors since 2048. We forgot to mention that he was paid $28,000,000 for his services. Yikes!
The 4x All-Star and 3x Pale Ale winner was the seventh overall pick in the 2043 draft and a force for Pittsburgh in his early years. He was traded to Pawtucket in 2055 after starting off the season 1-6 with a 5.11 ERA, and then made his way to Dallas. He put up a huge 2058 in Dallas (19-4, 2.95 ERA), and continued his revival in 2059 for California (13-9, 2.64 ERA). After that he hovered around the league average and was traded to Batavia, then traded once again to Phoenix. Sadly (for the Roadrunners), he's scheduled to make another $18m this 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, BAL
2057 winner: P Cyril Castellon, CAL
2060 winner: CF Gavin Tucker, PIT
2061 winner: 1B R.J. McCarthy, BAT
2062 winner: 1B R.J. McCarthy, BAT