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The Philadelphia Freedom organization is going to try to start a new tradition of handing out Regular Season team awards to the best position player, best pitcher and best newcomer (either trade acquisition, Free Agent, or rookie who makes the most impact) at the end of each season. The honorees will be chosen by club management and bestowed on the recipients during the playoffs each year. This year’s winners are:
Geoff Scott
What can you say about Geoff Scott? He was simply amazing in 1989. He really matured into the dominant offensive force we thought he could be. He is easily the Face of the Franchise at this point and at the age of 24 he really has a chance to be something special in this league for a while. We hope this is the first of many dominant, award worthy efforts.
Set the following single season franchise records in 1989:
- OBP - .440
- SLG% - .582
- OPS - 1.022
- VORP - 104.2 (also the highest in BLB history, IL or DL)
- Runs - 118
- BB - 113 (tied his own record he set last year)
- OPS+ - 213 (3rd highest total in league history)
In addition to those season franchise records he also achieved:
- 2nd highest BA - .328 (.001 behind teammate Jim Newlin this season)
- 2nd highest Hits total - 189 (Newlin: 191 - ’88)
- 2nd highest Total Bases - 336 (Rochs: 345 - ’83)
- 2nd highest RBI - 125 (Newlin: 126 - ’88)
- Second straight All-Star game
- Personal best 31 HR after setting a personal best of 11 last year
And this from last year: If he could put together a fully healthy season we think he could challenge for a Stout Slugger award or two before he calls it a career.
He certainly made a case this year, though he will probably fall short behind ex-teammate Mel Woodbury.
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From last season: There was nothing flashy about Irvin in ’88, but at the end of the year when you go back and tally up everyone’s stats, he seems to rise above all others on our staff.
The same can be said about Irvin again this year, but he just continues to be the most solid member of our rotation (Joe Arredondo could argue about that and this honor could have just as easily gone to him, but he wasn’t as strong in the second half or down the stretch as he was in the first half of the season).
- 2nd in QS - 19
- Second on the team in Wins (14)
- First on the team in pitcher VORP (39.0)
- Second on the team in strikeouts (143)
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Chad Mullen
Acquired in the offseason in the Joe Alveraz deal, Mullen quickly became the anchor in our bullpen, grabbing the closer role as a rookie and performing as one of the best in the league in 1989. We entered the year hoping he could grab the role, but we weren’t sure what to expect out of him. He had one truly disastrous game in which he allowed 6 ER in .1 IP. The rest of the year he allowed 17 ER in 68.1 IP. We’re not sure what the future holds for Mullen (scouts say he can be a SP) and it just depends on what we need on the pitching staff next season. He doesn’t have the kind of endurance we like in a starting pitcher, but depending on the other guys in the rotation and the other options we have at closer, he may very well get a shot at winning a job in a 5 man or 6 man rotation.
- Led the entire BLB in saves - 41 (second highest season total in club history)
- Made 1st All-Star game
- Converted 41 of 46 SVO (.891)
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Most Outstanding Player
Geoff Scott
What can you say about Geoff Scott? He was simply amazing in 1989. He really matured into the dominant offensive force we thought he could be. He is easily the Face of the Franchise at this point and at the age of 24 he really has a chance to be something special in this league for a while. We hope this is the first of many dominant, award worthy efforts.
Set the following single season franchise records in 1989:
- OBP - .440
- SLG% - .582
- OPS - 1.022
- VORP - 104.2 (also the highest in BLB history, IL or DL)
- Runs - 118
- BB - 113 (tied his own record he set last year)
- OPS+ - 213 (3rd highest total in league history)
In addition to those season franchise records he also achieved:
- 2nd highest BA - .328 (.001 behind teammate Jim Newlin this season)
- 2nd highest Hits total - 189 (Newlin: 191 - ’88)
- 2nd highest Total Bases - 336 (Rochs: 345 - ’83)
- 2nd highest RBI - 125 (Newlin: 126 - ’88)
- Second straight All-Star game
- Personal best 31 HR after setting a personal best of 11 last year
And this from last year: If he could put together a fully healthy season we think he could challenge for a Stout Slugger award or two before he calls it a career.
He certainly made a case this year, though he will probably fall short behind ex-teammate Mel Woodbury.
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Most Outstanding Pitcher
Ben Irvin
Ben Irvin
From last season: There was nothing flashy about Irvin in ’88, but at the end of the year when you go back and tally up everyone’s stats, he seems to rise above all others on our staff.
The same can be said about Irvin again this year, but he just continues to be the most solid member of our rotation (Joe Arredondo could argue about that and this honor could have just as easily gone to him, but he wasn’t as strong in the second half or down the stretch as he was in the first half of the season).
- 2nd in QS - 19
- Second on the team in Wins (14)
- First on the team in pitcher VORP (39.0)
- Second on the team in strikeouts (143)
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Newcomer of the Year Award
Chad Mullen
Acquired in the offseason in the Joe Alveraz deal, Mullen quickly became the anchor in our bullpen, grabbing the closer role as a rookie and performing as one of the best in the league in 1989. We entered the year hoping he could grab the role, but we weren’t sure what to expect out of him. He had one truly disastrous game in which he allowed 6 ER in .1 IP. The rest of the year he allowed 17 ER in 68.1 IP. We’re not sure what the future holds for Mullen (scouts say he can be a SP) and it just depends on what we need on the pitching staff next season. He doesn’t have the kind of endurance we like in a starting pitcher, but depending on the other guys in the rotation and the other options we have at closer, he may very well get a shot at winning a job in a 5 man or 6 man rotation.
- Led the entire BLB in saves - 41 (second highest season total in club history)
- Made 1st All-Star game
- Converted 41 of 46 SVO (.891)
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