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09-01-2007, 02:54 PM
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: SP Jacob Jackson
Jacob Jackson:
Starting with Jacob Jackson, we begin discussion of those Hall of Famers who first established themselves in the second decade of the league's history. Jackson broke in with Pittsburgh at the tail end of their first dynasty. In fact, his rookie season(2014) was the year that the Pirates had their run of six consecutive championships come to an end against Atlanta. Jackson had an excellent rookie season, going 12-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 23 starts. After that, Jackson was relatively mediocre for a couple of seasons. He showed good stuff, but struggled to harness it. He was a key contributor to the Pirates' 2015 championship team, though. In 2019, Jackson had his breakthrough season, going 23-2 with a 2.71 ERA. Pittsburgh cruised to another World Series victory, and Jackson won the Cy Young award. Jackson remained one of the top pitchers in the National League for almost a decade after that, and helped Pittsburgh to back to back championships in 2022 and 2023. Strangely, his best postseason performance came in a year that the Pirates did not win the World Series. In 2020, Jackson was unscored upon in two postseason starts- 13 innings- but received two no-decisions and the Pirates lost in 7 games in the NLCS that year to Portland. Game 5 was particularly galling. With the series tied at two games apiece, Jackson took the mound. Backed by a solo homerun from SS Joseph Allaire in the second inning and a three run blast by left-fielder Abdiel Llorent in the third inning, the Pirates were firmly in control at 4-0. Jackson left the game having thrown 6 scoreless innings, with 8 strikeouts, and the 4 run lead intact. Pittsburgh added a 5th run in the seventh inning, but Jackson's replacement, relief pitcher Douglas McCourt, immediately imploded, and gave up 4 runs over the next two innings. Pittsburgh's closer, Craig Posada, then blew the lead in the ninth inning. In the top of the 13th inning, the Pirates retook the lead, only to blow it and lose in the bottom of the 13th. When he retired, Jackson's name was prominent in many categories of the career leaderboard. He ranked 6th in ERA, 3rd in Wins, and 4th in Strikeouts. Today, Jackson is tied for 21st all time in Wins and 27th in Strikeouts. He was still in the top 25 of ERA as recently as 2072. Jackson's career stats: Code:
Career Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 2014 23 23 12 3 0 2.73 135.1 94 45 41 45 128 0 0 PIT 2015 32 32 19 6 0 3.80 220.1 179 100 93 71 207 1 0 PIT 2016 33 33 16 10 0 4.42 216.0 193 112 106 95 187 3 0 PIT 2017 32 32 16 11 0 4.14 191.1 169 93 88 80 172 1 1 PIT 2018 32 32 17 6 0 4.08 194.1 175 95 88 72 181 0 0 PIT,NL 2019 32 32 23 2 0 2.71 216.0 165 69 65 69 195 1 0 PIT,NL 2020 32 32 17 5 0 3.23 203.2 166 77 73 69 223 2 1 PIT,NL 2021 32 32 15 9 0 2.87 210.0 160 79 67 74 208 0 0 PIT,NL 2022 33 33 20 5 0 3.36 211.2 205 88 79 66 218 0 0 PIT,NL 2023 30 30 18 3 0 3.12 178.2 137 69 62 69 181 1 0 PIT 2024 33 33 16 5 0 3.01 194.2 155 75 65 69 224 0 0 PIT 2025 33 33 19 4 0 2.63 208.2 171 66 61 62 237 2 2 PIT,NL 2026 32 32 18 3 0 2.72 201.2 165 65 61 58 243 2 2 PIT,NL 2027 31 31 14 8 0 3.76 189.0 182 84 79 72 228 0 0 PIT,NL 2028 32 32 12 11 0 4.78 184.2 170 106 98 71 174 1 0 PIT 2029 12 8 3 1 0 5.37 52.0 51 32 31 28 44 0 0 PIT Total 484 480 255 92 0 3.46 3008.0 2537 1255 1157 1070 3050 14 6 Career Minor League Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 2009, A 24 24 6 12 0 4.68 152.0 163 84 79 45 113 1 0 2010, A 25 25 12 4 0 3.23 173.0 170 62 62 37 167 1 1 2011, A 26 26 14 9 0 2.27 174.1 147 47 44 30 256 0 0 2012, A 14 14 5 4 0 2.95 85.1 68 29 28 17 155 0 0 2012, AA 10 10 6 2 0 2.86 56.2 48 19 18 12 87 0 0 2013, AA 5 5 0 2 0 4.61 27.1 31 14 14 9 40 0 0 2013, AAA 14 14 4 3 0 3.28 85.0 74 36 31 18 120 0 0 2014, AAA 8 8 5 1 0 1.88 48.0 36 10 10 22 72 0 0 2030, AAA 11 11 6 3 0 3.96 63.2 58 29 28 24 69 0 0 Career Postseason Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 2014 2 2 1 1 0 4.30 14.2 13 7 7 5 12 0 0 2015 3 3 2 1 0 3.86 21.0 20 10 9 10 15 1 0 2017 3 3 1 1 0 2.84 19.0 17 7 6 9 11 0 0 2018 4 4 0 2 0 4.95 20.0 19 14 11 11 16 0 0 2019 3 3 1 0 0 4.91 18.1 18 10 10 6 22 0 0 2020 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 13.0 9 0 0 2 19 0 0 2021 3 3 1 0 0 6.23 17.1 18 12 12 10 19 0 0 2022 3 3 1 1 0 2.65 17.0 20 5 5 7 16 0 0 2023 4 4 1 0 0 2.11 21.1 15 7 5 14 27 0 0 2024 2 2 0 1 0 6.55 11.0 15 8 8 2 12 0 0 2025 3 3 2 1 0 3.93 18.1 17 8 8 6 27 0 0 2026 1 1 0 0 0 7.72 4.2 7 4 4 5 8 0 0 2027 2 2 0 1 0 8.59 7.1 11 8 7 6 5 0 0 2028 1 1 0 0 0 4.26 6.1 6 3 3 4 3 0 0 Total 36 36 10 9 0 4.08 209.1 205 103 95 97 212 1 0 Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2014 23 46 6 1 1 0 4 4 3 19 0 0 .130 .184 .196 .379 PIT 2015 32 81 10 4 0 0 8 5 3 38 0 0 .123 .155 .173 .328 PIT 2016 33 72 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 28 0 0 .042 .104 .042 .146 PIT 2017 32 69 5 1 0 0 3 6 4 27 0 0 .072 .123 .087 .210 PIT 2018 32 64 5 3 0 0 5 5 3 26 0 0 .078 .119 .125 .244 PIT,NL 2019 32 80 11 6 0 2 8 8 2 33 0 0 .138 .159 .287 .446 PIT,NL 2020 32 72 8 5 0 0 9 4 1 29 0 0 .111 .123 .181 .304 PIT,NL 2021 32 75 8 4 0 0 2 3 3 35 0 0 .107 .141 .160 .301 PIT,NL 2022 33 70 7 3 0 0 5 3 4 32 0 0 .100 .149 .143 .292 PIT,NL 2023 30 63 7 3 0 0 3 5 5 24 0 0 .111 .176 .159 .335 PIT 2024 33 64 5 1 0 0 1 4 4 28 0 0 .078 .132 .094 .226 PIT 2025 33 73 2 0 0 0 0 5 4 32 0 0 .027 .078 .027 .105 PIT,NL 2026 32 67 10 5 0 0 5 9 7 25 1 0 .149 .230 .224 .454 PIT,NL 2027 31 64 6 0 0 0 4 5 2 31 0 0 .094 .121 .094 .215 PIT,NL 2028 32 59 10 4 0 1 2 6 1 21 0 0 .169 .183 .288 .471 PIT 2029 12 19 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 .158 .200 .158 .358 PIT Total 484 1038 106 40 1 3 60 78 52 435 1 0 .102 .145 .151 .296 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Memphis in 2009... Traded from Memphis to Pittsburgh on 6/27/2012 (Going to MEM: P M. Rosenberger. Going to PIT: P J. Jackson, P M. Frey)... Injured on 7/6/2013 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days... Had first career hit (triple) on 5/23/2014, off Alva Gelinas (HAR)... Earned first career win on 5/29/2014... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2014, going 4-1, 1.95... Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2014, winning 2 games with a 0.75 ERA... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2015... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2018, going 5-0, 2.03... Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game... Hit first career homerun on 4/7/2019, off Juan Zaragoza (ROC)... Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2019... Won Cy Young Award in 2019, going 23-2, 2.71 ERA... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2022... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2023... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2024, going 3-0, 1.35... Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/2024, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2025, going 4-0, 1.56... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/2025, going 4-1, 1.47... Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2026, going 4-0, 1.05... Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2027 Allstar game... Injured on 8/28/2029 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/1/2030 to a minor league contract. Released by Washington on 6/9/2030... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2031. Pitching Leader Boards Appearances ERA 2019 - 2.71 - 3rd 2020 - 3.23 - 3rd 2021 - 2.87 - 3rd 2022 - 3.36 - 7th 2023 - 3.12 - 4th 2024 - 3.01 - 3rd 2025 - 2.63 - 1st 2026 - 2.72 - 2nd 2027 - 3.76 - 6th WHIP 2015 - 1.13 - 6th 2019 - 1.08 - 3rd 2020 - 1.15 - 7th 2021 - 1.11 - 6th 2023 - 1.15 - 6th 2024 - 1.15 - 9th 2025 - 1.12 - 4th 2026 - 1.11 - 9th Wins 2015 - 19 - 4th 2018 - 17 - 7th 2019 - 23 - 1st 2020 - 17 - 7th 2021 - 15 - 10th 2022 - 20 - 4th 2023 - 18 - 1st 2024 - 16 - 7th 2025 - 19 - 2nd 2026 - 18 - 5th K's 2018 - 181 - 8th 2019 - 195 - 6th 2020 - 223 - 3rd 2021 - 208 - 10th 2022 - 218 - 4th 2023 - 181 - 10th 2024 - 224 - 4th 2025 - 237 - 2nd 2026 - 243 - 3rd 2027 - 228 - 3rd BB 2016 - 95 - 10th SHO 2025 - 2 - 9th
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: CF Emilio Fernandez
Emilio Fernandez:
Emilio Fernandez was the first challenger to Micheal Bruce for the title of "Best Centerfielder." Fernandez was a dangerous slugger, and one of the best defensive CF of all time. His six Gold Glove awards in CF are tied for third most ever. Only Marcelo Silvera(8) and Tod Tsukasa(7) won more Gold Gloves in CF than Fernandez. Fernandez is also one of the seven players who won at least 4 Silver Slugger Awards. (Some of those players have already been mentioned: Scott Border, whose 6 are the most won by any player; Kangorou Yataro, and Timothy Knight.) Fernandez had the kind of rookie season that most players would love to have. He batted .305, smacked 25 HR, and drove in 96 runs. That was good enough for the Rookie of the Year award, making him the third ROTY winner to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (Michael Mathew and Devin Stalter were the first two). Two years later, the young Grand Rapids CF exploded onto baseball's premiere stage, batting .354 with 49 longballs- good enough to win the Silver Slugger Award. Fernandez became one of the elite sluggers at that point, blasting 40 or more HR in five of the next six seasons, including one 50 HR season. In 2017, he carried Grand Rapids to a championship, batting a whopping .457 with 6 doubles and 3 HR in the playoffs. In 2018, Fernandez led the Tigers to a second straight championship, and won his first Gold Glove Award. Fernandez would leave Grand Rapids following that second championship, and sign with Washington, a team that had finished in last place in 2017 and 2018. While the Tigers immediately sunk into last place themselves in 2019, Fernandez helped the Senators reach .500. It was a mirage, however. Washington sunk back into last in 2021, and Grand Rapids, despite winning only 84 games, still managed to win their division, and parlayed that into a stunning upset of the 112 win Braves in the ALCS, and then a World Series sweep of Portland. In the ensuing years, Washington would remain a perennial bottom feeder, while Grand Rapids managed to consistently be competitive, with several more division titles, and a World Series defeat in 2024. Despite three more Silver Sluggers for Fernandez, he was unable to get Washington into the playoffs. In 2029, Fernandez was pushed out the door by Washington. They signed CF Tod Tsukasa to a big contract and traded Fernandez to Sacramento in early May of that season. The Senators wound up having their best season in over 15 years, winning 90 games. They finished two games out of first place, however. Meanwhile, Fernandez helped to bring Sacramento to the brink of a playoff birth as well. Unfortunately, they, too, missed the playoffs by a hair- finishing 1 game behind Los Angeles. Funnily enough, the team that wound up winning the World Series that year, was none other than Grand Rapids, Fernandez's original team. Washington, by the way, would not win a World Series until 2077 (though they made appearances in 2035 and 2067). When Fernandez retired, he ranked 3rd in AVG, 4th in Hits, 4th in HR, 7th in RBI, and 10th in runs scored. Today, however, he has fallen out of the top 25 in all of those categories. Fernandez's stats: Code:
Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2013 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 GR 2014 141 508 155 28 2 25 96 82 29 111 4 2 .305 .343 .516 .858 GR 2015 147 537 184 32 4 25 87 94 36 95 7 4 .343 .384 .557 .941 GR 2016 145 588 208 24 7 49 136 116 41 92 4 4 .354 .396 .668 1.064 GR,AL 2017 158 633 202 22 7 40 133 127 39 70 6 5 .319 .359 .566 .924 GR,AL 2018 152 634 205 20 3 50 141 124 45 46 5 2 .323 .368 .601 .969 GR,AL 2019 143 578 204 34 5 43 119 104 33 34 2 7 .353 .388 .652 1.040 WAS,AL 2020 144 556 197 24 3 39 110 90 34 18 1 1 .354 .392 .619 1.010 WAS,AL 2021 154 628 192 28 7 43 115 121 57 35 3 1 .306 .364 .578 .942 WAS,AL 2022 156 606 193 30 3 45 135 108 44 39 1 2 .318 .365 .601 .965 WAS,AL 2023 146 575 197 34 2 38 98 98 28 32 2 0 .343 .373 .607 .980 WAS,AL 2024 156 617 184 19 1 35 92 110 51 36 2 1 .298 .352 .502 .854 WAS 2025 158 612 210 19 1 35 107 98 42 27 0 0 .343 .385 .549 .934 WAS,AL 2026 156 625 206 33 4 44 135 96 28 32 0 0 .330 .358 .606 .965 WAS,AL 2027 140 537 174 27 2 22 89 83 30 26 0 0 .324 .360 .505 .864 WAS 2028 149 569 162 22 4 24 99 76 19 35 0 2 .285 .308 .464 .772 WAS 2029 101 355 116 16 1 15 68 51 15 39 0 0 .327 .354 .504 .858 WAS SAC 2030 4 9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733 SAC Total 2358 9171 2992 412 56 572 1760 1580 573 771 37 31 .326 .366 .570 .936 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2010, A 136 549 149 16 1 25 85 78 45 152 8 7 .271 .325 .441 .766 2011, A 138 566 169 27 1 24 102 97 44 113 11 8 .299 .346 .477 .823 2012, A 108 471 180 20 1 33 112 92 33 71 12 12 .382 .419 .639 1.058 2012, AA 30 119 44 8 0 7 23 21 8 24 5 1 .370 .409 .613 1.023 2013, AA 96 401 133 13 2 17 47 61 40 82 9 7 .332 .390 .501 .891 2013, AAA 37 151 47 6 1 10 23 26 8 22 4 2 .311 .340 .563 .902 2030, AAA 26 96 34 7 0 1 5 15 7 13 1 0 .354 .398 .458 .856 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2014 7 30 14 3 0 0 5 7 1 4 2 0 .467 .484 .567 1.051 2015 4 16 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438 2017 11 46 21 6 0 3 8 9 2 2 1 1 .457 .479 .783 1.262 2018 14 60 20 2 0 2 7 10 3 5 0 0 .333 .365 .467 .832 Total 36 152 58 12 0 5 20 27 6 16 3 1 .382 .405 .559 .964 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Grand Rapids in 2010... Had first career hit (double) on 4/9/2014, off Jose Llorent (KC)... Hit first career homerun on 4/25/2014, off Danny Dieguez (TUC)... Had 6 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 5/25/2014... Won Rookie of the Year Award in 2014, hitting .305 with 25 HR, 96 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2016, hitting .367 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2016, hitting .367 with 13 HR, 33 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/2016, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 4 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/2016, hitting .591 with 2 HR, 5 RBI... Was selected to the 2016 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/2016, hitting .448 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... Injured on 9/19/2016 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Silver Slugger Award in 2016, hitting .354 with 49 HR, 136 RBI... Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 4/26/2017... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Washington on 5/19/2017... Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/2017, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game... Won World Series with Grand Rapids in 2017... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2018, hitting .389 with 8 HR, 29 RBI... Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/2018, hitting .524 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/2018, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 9/27/2018... Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/2018, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Won World Series with Grand Rapids in 2018... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2018... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/7/2019 to a 4-year deal worth $10,691,200 per year... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Kansas City on 5/8/2019... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Kansas City on 6/1/2019... Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/2019, hitting .400 with 7 HR, 10 RBI... Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game... Injured on 7/11/2019 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/2019, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/2019, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2019, hitting .376 with 10 HR, 25 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2019, hitting .474 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2019... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2020, hitting .393 with 10 HR, 33 RBI... Injured on 5/3/2020 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2020, hitting .396 with 6 HR, 18 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/2021, hitting .520 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2021... Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/2022, hitting .400 with 3 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2022, hitting .480 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2022, hitting .368 with 7 HR, 21 RBI... Won Silver Slugger Award in 2022, hitting .318 with 45 HR, 135 RBI... Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 8/17/2023... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Tucson on 8/29/2023... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2023, hitting .449 with 8 HR, 21 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Nashville on 9/3/2023... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2023, hitting .404 with 9 HR, 24 RBI... Won Silver Slugger Award in 2023, hitting .343 with 38 HR, 98 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2023... Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/2024, hitting .417 with 4 HR, 7 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 6/3/2024, off Albert Miller (NAS)... Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/2024, hitting .577 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2024... Drove in 6 runs against Atlanta on 4/9/2025... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/2025, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 6 RBI... Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Atlanta on 6/4/2026... Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Grand Rapids on 7/5/2026... Had 500th career homerun on 8/26/2026, off Brad Machin (KC)... Drove in 6 runs against Nashville on 9/9/2026... Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/2026, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/2026, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Won Silver Slugger Award in 2026, hitting .330 with 44 HR, 135 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 5/31/2027... Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/2027, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Memphis on 8/15/2027... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/26/2027... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Memphis on 9/21/2027... Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 2027... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Memphis on 8/12/2028... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Atlanta on 8/18/2028... Traded from Washington to Sacramento on 5/11/2029 (Going to SAC: CF E. Fernandez. Going to WAS: P W. Ford, P E. Lora)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/2029, hitting .450 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Injured on 7/20/2030 with a Sore Back, out for 1-2 weeks... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2031. Batting Leader Boards Appearances AVG 2015 - .343 - 2nd 2016 - .354 - 1st 2017 - .319 - 6th 2018 - .323 - 8th 2019 - .353 - 2nd 2020 - .354 - 1st 2022 - .318 - 4th 2023 - .343 - 3rd 2025 - .343 - 1st 2026 - .330 - 4th 2027 - .324 - 8th OBP 2016 - .396 - 9th 2020 - .392 - 10th 2023 - .373 - 9th 2025 - .385 - 10th SLG 2015 - .557 - 9th 2016 - .668 - 1st 2017 - .566 - 8th 2018 - .601 - 4th 2019 - .652 - 1st 2020 - .619 - 2nd 2021 - .578 - 3rd 2022 - .601 - 3rd 2023 - .607 - 2nd 2025 - .549 - 6th 2026 - .606 - 3rd OPS 2015 - .941 - 9th 2016 - 1.064 - 2nd 2017 - .924 - 9th 2018 - .969 - 4th 2019 - 1.040 - 1st 2020 - 1.010 - 3rd 2021 - .942 - 4th 2022 - .965 - 3rd 2023 - .980 - 3rd 2025 - .934 - 7th 2026 - .965 - 5th Hits 2015 - 184 - 10th 2016 - 208 - 1st 2017 - 202 - 2nd 2018 - 205 - 3rd 2019 - 204 - 2nd 2020 - 197 - 4th 2021 - 192 - 3rd 2022 - 193 - 3rd 2023 - 197 - 1st 2025 - 210 - 2nd 2026 - 206 - 2nd Triples 2016 - 7 - 6th Homeruns 2016 - 49 - 4th 2017 - 40 - 6th 2018 - 50 - 3rd 2019 - 43 - 3rd 2020 - 39 - 4th 2021 - 43 - 1st 2022 - 45 - 1st 2023 - 38 - 2nd 2024 - 35 - 5th 2025 - 35 - 4th 2026 - 44 - 2nd RBI 2016 - 136 - 5th 2017 - 133 - 4th 2018 - 141 - 3rd 2019 - 119 - 4th 2020 - 110 - 8th 2021 - 115 - 4th 2022 - 135 - 1st 2023 - 98 - 8th 2025 - 107 - 9th 2026 - 135 - 1st Runs 2016 - 116 - 5th 2017 - 127 - 2nd 2018 - 124 - 5th 2021 - 121 - 4th 2022 - 108 - 5th 2023 - 98 - 7th 2024 - 110 - 10th
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09-02-2007, 05:45 PM
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6/9/2082 to 6/15/2082
Kansas City @ Denver (8-7 victory) Kansas City @ Denver (9-2 victory) Denver @ Miami (3-7 defeat) Denver @ Miami (8-4 victory) Grand Rapids @ Denver (11-3 victory) Grand Rapids @ Denver (6-10 defeat) It was another solid week for the Broncos, as they finished off a four game sweep of the Royals, split a two game set with the Dolphins, and opened a series with the Tigers by splitting the first two games. Asbel Fuentez won his second career Player of the Week award, by going 15 for 28, with 4 doubles, 2 homers, 3 RBI, and 10 runs scored. Alexis Vazquez, who had finally cooled off from his hot start, started to heat up again, going 11 for 23 with 3 doubles, 3 homers, and 7 runs batted in. Lee Chappel went 9 for 23, with 6 doubles, 6 RBI, 9 runs scored, and 4 walks. Tomas Sato was 11 for 21 with 9 runs batted in. Two players who did not contribute positively for Denver were Joseph Swayze and Robert McNett. Swayze, a player notorious for his extreme hot and cold streaks, has been ice cold lately. This week, he was a pathetic 1 for 20. Starting pitcher McNett wasn't much better. He made two starts for the Broncos, but pitched a total of only 6 innings while getting blasted for 13 runs. Milestone Watch: Hits: Code:
# Career Hits H 1 S. Serrato* 3835 2 F. Mira 3826 3 S. Piche 3770 4 P. Sanchez 3447 5 C. Romeo 3383 6 D. Homan 3360 7 R. Vega* 3345 8 F. Cobos 3343 9 T. Guerrero 3301 10 K. Bryant 3294 Ricky Vega moved up another spot on the hit list, and is now only 15 hits away from being tied for 6th all time with Danny Homan. HR: Code:
# Career HRs HR 1 D. Murillo 691 2 C. Bohanon 670 3 R. Vega* 648 4 J. Paras 645 5 H. Abad 641 6 W. Byrd 639 Vega has been in a HR drought lately, and reaching the second spot becomes more and more of a longshot for him. RBI: Code:
# Career RBIs RBI 1 D. Homan 2255 2 R. Vega* 2254 3 F. Mira 2218 4 E. Quon 2214 As flawed a stat as RBIs are, I believe there is still something to be said for being the all time leader in them. Vega is now just 1 RBI away from tying Homan. Wins: Code:
# Career Wins W 1 R. Padgett 339 2 R. Jordan 335 3 R. Mccomas 321 4 S. Narbaiza* 305 5 J. Poss 295
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: 2B Bill Criss
Bill Criss:
While Bill Criss was a superb hitter- a high-average doubles hitter in his prime-his biggest claim to fame is being one of the greatest defensive 2B of all time. Criss was one of only two 2B to win as many as 7 Gold Gloves in a career. He broke into the big leagues in 2012 for Harrisburg, and spent several seasons receiving minimal playing time. Very early into his fourth season, he was traded for a mid-20's 3B, who was still a rookie, named Ray Monroy. (Author's note: Monroy went on to collect 240 hits and a .371 AVG en route to winning the ROTY award. Both the AVG and hit total remain NL rookie records today. Two years later, Monroy would become the first player in league history to hit .400 in a season; he posted a .412 AVG that season.) Criss' career took off for his new team, Grand Rapids. In his first season as a regular, he batted .318 with 51 doubles and 95 RBI. He remained with the Tigers for a few more years, winning a World Series with them in 2017, though his postseason performance was quite forgettable. He signed with Nashville prior to the 2018 season, but his stay there was short-lived. Before the month of April was completed, he was dealt to Rochester as the "one" in a three-for-one trade. (Author's note: One of the "three" was a young pitching prospect named Jeremy Poss. Poss will be discussed in the near future.) It is with the Rhinos that Criss played the longest. For essentially seven seasons, Criss was a fixture at 2B in Rochester. He made two All Star teams and won four of his Gold Gloves with them. Criss would then finish out his career first with Tucson and then with Portland. As a hitter, Criss is probably one of the weaker members of the Hall of Fame, but I think that his fielding prowess may offset that enough to make him a solid selection. Criss' stats: Code:
Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2012 30 40 6 0 0 0 3 5 2 10 0 0 .150 .190 .150 .340 HAR 2013 85 140 41 9 0 3 17 14 6 36 2 0 .293 .322 .421 .743 HAR 2014 107 146 37 7 0 3 19 16 4 28 1 0 .253 .273 .363 .636 HAR 2015 150 626 199 51 1 11 95 91 33 84 1 0 .318 .352 .455 .807 HAR GR 2016 152 608 165 43 2 15 68 88 39 90 4 1 .271 .315 .423 .738 GR 2017 144 547 167 47 3 10 103 76 42 93 1 3 .305 .355 .457 .812 GR 2018 134 527 152 20 3 10 57 64 30 79 0 0 .288 .327 .395 .721 NAS ROC 2019 152 607 195 42 1 17 91 86 30 93 1 3 .321 .353 .478 .831 ROC,NL 2020 152 583 195 30 2 21 93 77 28 98 4 1 .334 .365 .501 .866 ROC,NL 2021 151 578 171 30 0 16 70 60 26 89 5 0 .296 .326 .431 .757 ROC 2022 140 510 151 27 0 6 53 61 33 62 3 0 .296 .339 .384 .723 ROC 2023 104 152 53 14 0 4 30 19 4 18 0 0 .349 .365 .520 .885 ROC 2024 142 474 158 28 1 7 52 55 15 65 1 0 .333 .354 .441 .795 ROC 2025 151 636 216 39 0 16 75 91 23 78 0 1 .340 .363 .476 .839 TUC 2026 148 561 170 39 0 16 80 65 38 71 2 0 .303 .347 .458 .805 TUC POR 2027 151 595 183 36 0 25 86 97 34 82 1 1 .308 .345 .494 .839 POR 2028 158 589 166 27 0 16 79 65 36 82 1 0 .282 .323 .409 .732 POR 2029 127 531 162 32 0 21 72 78 17 84 2 0 .305 .327 .484 .811 POR,NL 2030 86 268 60 13 0 3 27 23 13 51 1 0 .224 .260 .306 .566 POR Total 2464 8718 2647 534 13 220 1170 1131 453 1293 30 10 .304 .338 .444 .782 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2012, AA 56 223 82 10 1 7 35 27 28 61 1 2 .368 .435 .516 .950 2012, AAA 37 155 56 15 1 3 22 22 13 38 1 0 .361 .411 .529 .940 2031, AAA 132 530 149 26 0 3 50 54 21 83 1 0 .281 .303 .347 .650 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2015 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .083 .214 .083 .298 2017 11 42 7 0 1 1 2 5 4 12 0 0 .167 .239 .286 .525 Total 15 54 8 0 1 1 2 5 6 13 0 0 .148 .233 .241 .474 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Harrisburg in 2012... Had first career hit on 7/7/2012, off Demetrio Soriano (SD)... Hit first career homerun on 5/21/2013, off Brent Lockett (PIT)... Traded from Harrisburg to Grand Rapids on 4/3/2015 (Going to HAR: 3B R. Monroy. Going to GR: 2B B. Criss)... Won World Series with Grand Rapids in 2017... Signed as a free agent by Nashville on 2/8/2018 to a 3-year deal worth $2,737,000 per year... Traded from Nashville to Rochester on 4/21/2018 (Going to ROC: 2B B. Criss. Going to NAS: P J. Poss, 1B R. Hamon, C J. Shaughnessy)... Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/2019, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2019... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/2020, hitting .542 with 5 HR, 13 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2020, hitting .412 with 8 HR, 24 RBI... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2020... Signed as a free agent by Rochester on 2/4/2021 to a 4-year deal worth $2,654,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2021, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2021... Injured on 7/13/2022 with a Sore Knee, out for one week... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2022... Signed as a free agent by Tucson on 2/19/2025 to a 3-year deal worth $5,552,000 per year... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2025... Had 2000th career hit on 7/17/2026, off Michael Golding (KC)... Traded from Tucson to Portland on 7/30/2026 (Going to POR: 2B B. Criss, P M. Christ, 1B R. Monroy. Going to TUC: P L. Rundle)... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2026... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/22/2027... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2027, hitting .387 with 6 HR, 25 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 2027... Was selected to the 2029 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 3/1/2031 to a minor league contract. Released by Kansas City on 4/7/2031... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 4/7/2031 to a minor league contract... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2032. Batting Leader Boards Appearances AVG 2017 - .305 - 10th 2019 - .321 - 7th 2020 - .334 - 6th 2025 - .340 - 2nd Hits 2015 - 199 - 5th 2019 - 195 - 4th 2020 - 195 - 4th 2025 - 216 - 1st 2027 - 183 - 10th Doubles 2015 - 51 - 1st 2016 - 43 - 9th 2017 - 47 - 7th 2019 - 42 - 8th
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: SS Jose Rocha
Jose Rocha:
Every manager dreams about having a SS like Jose Rocha- an absolutely terrific hitter who can also cover half of the infield with his glove. Rocha was nearly a perfect blend of these attributes. Five Gold Glove awards are a testament to his fielding ability. Four batting titles speak to his hitting ability. But lest you think he was just a singles hitter, it should be pointed out that he ripped over 700 doubles and belted more than 350 longballs in his career. He also won two Silver Slugger awards. At the time of Rocha's retirement, he ranked 12th in AVG, 9th in hits, 20th in RBI, 6th in doubles, and 24th in runs scored. Today, he still ranks 23rd on the doubles list. Rocha's stats: Code:
Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2012 11 15 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 6 0 0 .200 .250 .400 .650 SAC 2013 115 218 59 20 0 4 41 30 16 61 1 0 .271 .321 .417 .738 SAC 2014 139 487 115 22 1 9 51 42 29 127 0 1 .236 .279 .341 .620 SAC 2015 101 218 62 12 0 6 35 22 12 47 2 0 .284 .322 .422 .744 SAC 2016 148 509 158 39 2 25 90 94 46 60 2 0 .310 .368 .542 .910 SAC 2017 126 475 169 33 2 16 68 73 46 60 8 0 .356 .413 .535 .947 SAC 2018 155 578 197 49 2 23 98 115 58 66 9 3 .341 .401 .552 .953 HAR,NL 2019 120 448 130 31 1 20 78 85 43 25 2 2 .290 .352 .498 .850 HAR 2020 140 533 207 58 1 31 122 100 47 43 6 2 .388 .438 .675 1.113 HAR,NL 2021 149 541 194 51 0 20 95 98 47 37 9 3 .359 .410 .564 .974 HAR,NL 2022 157 603 216 56 1 28 103 108 41 33 7 1 .358 .399 .594 .993 HAR,NL 2023 144 543 171 43 4 31 110 84 41 26 9 1 .315 .363 .580 .943 HAR,NL 2024 138 520 151 34 1 28 92 75 45 37 7 0 .290 .347 .521 .868 HAR 2025 153 556 149 47 3 16 105 79 58 36 4 2 .268 .337 .450 .787 HAR 2026 150 568 178 51 1 15 71 88 34 32 11 3 .313 .352 .486 .838 HAR 2027 156 601 196 61 0 29 125 97 45 31 12 3 .326 .373 .572 .945 HAR,NL 2028 154 597 201 46 3 18 85 95 64 42 8 2 .337 .401 .514 .915 HAR,NL 2029 158 610 208 48 0 24 115 96 38 30 3 0 .341 .380 .538 .917 HAR,NL 2030 111 315 90 12 0 11 53 48 25 28 0 0 .286 .338 .429 .767 HFD 2031 22 51 16 2 0 1 7 9 7 10 0 0 .314 .397 .412 .808 HFD Total 2547 8986 2870 715 22 356 1546 1440 743 837 100 23 .319 .371 .523 .894 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2012, AA 134 543 173 25 1 16 61 70 53 136 2 2 .319 .373 .457 .830 2031, AAA 78 335 110 22 0 13 59 54 21 34 1 1 .328 .364 .510 .874 2032, AAA 69 300 78 14 0 2 26 34 14 52 1 0 .260 .288 .327 .615 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Sacramento in 2012... Injured on 7/13/2012 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 3 days... Injured on 7/24/2012 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 3 days... Had first career hit (homerun) on 9/3/2012, off James Austin (SD)... Injured on 8/6/2014 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2014... Injured on 5/14/2015 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks... Hit for the cycle against Harrisburg on 7/24/2016... Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against Harrisburg on 7/24/2016... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Portland on 5/23/2017... Injured on 7/17/2017 with a Pulled Calf Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... Drove in 6 runs against Harrisburg on 9/20/2017... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Rochester on 9/23/2017... Signed as a free agent by Hartford on 2/19/2018 to a 3-year deal worth $9,118,300 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2018, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game... Injured on 4/23/2019 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks... Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Sacramento on 8/8/2019... Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/2019, hitting .478 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2019, hitting .398 with 8 HR, 28 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/2020, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2020, hitting .429 with 5 HR, 23 RBI... Injured on 6/5/2020 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/2020, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 6 RBI... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Drove in 8 runs against Los Angeles on 7/12/2020... Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/2020, hitting .522 with 6 HR, 16 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/2020, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 7 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/2020, hitting .411 with 11 HR, 37 RBI... Won Silver Slugger Award in 2020, hitting .388 with 31 HR, 122 RBI... Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/2021, hitting .478 with 1 HR, 4 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2021... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/2022, hitting .419 with 6 HR, 19 RBI... Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 9/4/2022... Won Silver Slugger Award in 2022, hitting .358 with 28 HR, 103 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2023, hitting .407 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2023, hitting .356 with 12 HR, 28 RBI... Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 5/4/2023... Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Los Angeles on 8/28/2023... Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/2023, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 10 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2023... Injured on 4/23/2024 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2024... Had 2000th career hit on 4/23/2026, off William Shim (SD)... Won Gold Glove Award at Shortstop in 2026... Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/2027, hitting .346 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Was selected to the 2027 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Rochester on 8/18/2027... Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/2027, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 15 RBI... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Harrisburg on 4/8/2028... Hit for the cycle against Harrisburg on 6/21/2028... Was selected to the 2028 Allstar game... Drove in 7 runs against San Diego on 4/21/2029... Was selected to the 2029 Allstar game... Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against Harrisburg on 9/4/2029... Injured on 9/26/2030 with a Bruised Jaw, out for 1-2 weeks... Released by Hartford on 6/16/2032... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2033. Batting Leader Boards Appearances AVG 2017 - .356 - 2nd 2018 - .341 - 1st 2020 - .388 - 1st 2021 - .359 - 1st 2022 - .358 - 1st 2023 - .315 - 7th 2027 - .326 - 5th 2028 - .337 - 9th 2029 - .341 - 7th OBP 2017 - .413 - 6th 2018 - .401 - 4th 2020 - .438 - 1st 2021 - .410 - 3rd 2022 - .399 - 7th SLG 2016 - .542 - 6th 2017 - .535 - 6th 2018 - .552 - 5th 2020 - .675 - 1st 2021 - .564 - 3rd 2022 - .594 - 1st 2023 - .580 - 2nd 2024 - .521 - 8th 2027 - .572 - 5th OPS 2016 - .910 - 5th 2017 - .947 - 5th 2018 - .953 - 4th 2020 - 1.113 - 1st 2021 - .974 - 2nd 2022 - .993 - 2nd 2023 - .943 - 3rd 2027 - .945 - 6th Hits 2018 - 197 - 5th 2020 - 207 - 2nd 2021 - 194 - 3rd 2022 - 216 - 1st 2023 - 171 - 8th 2026 - 178 - 7th 2027 - 196 - 6th 2028 - 201 - 4th 2029 - 208 - 3rd Doubles 2016 - 39 - 8th 2018 - 49 - 3rd 2020 - 58 - 2nd 2021 - 51 - 1st 2022 - 56 - 1st 2023 - 43 - 9th 2025 - 47 - 5th 2026 - 51 - 1st 2027 - 61 - 1st 2028 - 46 - 5th 2029 - 48 - 7th Homeruns 2020 - 31 - 10th 2022 - 28 - 9th 2023 - 31 - 2nd RBI 2020 - 122 - 1st 2021 - 95 - 7th 2022 - 103 - 7th 2023 - 110 - 3rd 2027 - 125 - 6th Runs 2018 - 115 - 7th 2020 - 100 - 10th 2021 - 98 - 8th 2022 - 108 - 2nd
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: RF Nathan Keith
Nathan Keith:
While every great team needs its star players, it also needs a few of those players that can be plugged into the lineup every day and put up solid numbers on a consistent basis. And sometimes, you look up at one of those players and realize, "Hey, this guy was pretty good. Maybe even a Hall of Famer." Nathan Keith was one of those players. Keith was Pittsburgh's starting right-fielder from the middle teen years to the very early 30's. And while he wasn't going to win any Silver Sluggers, he was a 10 time All Star who won a batting title. Keith was the kind of player who did a little bit of everything. He was a good hitter for average(.312 for his career and a batting title in 2016), a line drive hitter who hit a good number of doubles(he had one 40 double season), a good enough runner to turn some of those doubles into triples(he led the league in triples four times), a solid, if unspectacular, HR threat(over 200 career longballs), a possessor of a solid batting eye(he drew around 60 walks per season and had a .380 career OBP), and a capable defensive player in RF. And he was durable, to boot. He had 10 seasons of at least 150 games played, and was rarely injured. In addition to that, Keith was an excellent postseason performer. Micheal Bruce's retirement following the 2022 season left Keith (then 30 years old) and the other younger veterans on the team as the team leaders. Keith stepped forward in the 2023 postseason as he led the team in AVG, hits, RBI, and R in the playoffs. In the first three games of the World Series against Nashville that year, Keith was hitless, and the Pirates trailed 2 games to 1. But in Game 3, Keith had a hit and a walk, and scored 2 runs in the Pittsburgh's 6-3 victory. In Game 4, Keith drove in a pair of runs in a 4-1 Pittsburgh victory. In what would be the deciding game, Nashville grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning. But the veteran Keith drove in a run of his own in the bottom of the first, and with the game tied at 2 in the 8th inning, Keith drove in a second run to briefly give the Pirates the lead. That lead would be blown in the ninth inning, but Pittsburgh recovered to win 5-4, taking the series in 6 games. Unfortunately for Keith, that would be the last championship of his career. The Pirates lost the 2025 Series in a rematch against Nashville, and wouldn't reach the World Series again until Keith's final season in 2032. By that point, however, Keith was no longer an effective player, and he was not on the postseason roster. Not that it mattered; they lost that Series, too. Keith's stats: Code:
Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2013 10 23 7 2 0 0 1 5 4 6 1 0 .304 .407 .391 .799 PIT 2014 98 221 66 17 3 4 23 25 16 57 2 2 .299 .346 .457 .803 PIT 2015 104 260 89 15 2 8 42 45 19 63 5 3 .342 .387 .508 .895 PIT 2016 141 518 178 18 4 11 72 76 42 81 12 12 .344 .393 .458 .850 PIT,NL 2017 126 432 133 23 4 10 58 73 48 76 24 13 .308 .377 .449 .826 PIT 2018 156 541 163 42 6 11 78 98 82 80 25 14 .301 .393 .462 .855 PIT,NL 2019 153 544 164 26 9 15 70 90 71 79 16 25 .301 .382 .465 .847 PIT,NL 2020 144 503 137 27 2 12 65 69 66 86 7 9 .272 .357 .406 .762 PIT 2021 155 574 174 32 9 19 117 95 68 86 3 8 .303 .377 .490 .866 PIT,NL 2022 152 544 168 26 11 18 100 92 56 74 5 6 .309 .373 .496 .870 PIT,NL 2023 142 502 148 22 7 16 83 69 58 71 2 6 .295 .368 .462 .830 PIT 2024 154 516 154 37 5 6 75 77 61 72 5 6 .298 .373 .424 .797 PIT,NL 2025 153 502 149 18 8 11 77 88 67 70 10 5 .297 .380 .430 .810 PIT 2026 153 543 182 33 7 14 97 95 50 85 6 9 .335 .391 .499 .890 PIT,NL 2027 153 571 180 36 9 20 129 92 61 75 3 6 .315 .381 .515 .896 PIT,NL 2028 151 524 178 28 5 18 113 88 47 70 2 6 .340 .394 .515 .909 PIT 2029 151 531 177 20 10 20 96 103 65 71 2 4 .333 .406 .522 .928 PIT,NL 2030 145 513 170 21 2 15 87 90 46 63 3 5 .331 .386 .468 .854 PIT,NL 2031 46 118 29 5 0 0 8 12 5 17 0 0 .246 .276 .288 .565 PIT 2032 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 PIT Total 2488 8482 2647 448 103 228 1391 1382 933 1283 133 139 .312 .380 .470 .850 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2012, AAA 137 595 184 24 1 12 67 83 40 133 16 11 .309 .351 .413 .765 2013, AAA 134 571 179 35 2 18 64 100 56 114 14 10 .313 .372 .476 .848 2032, AA 110 402 131 24 0 2 60 43 29 77 3 7 .326 .368 .400 .768 2032, AAA 7 15 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 1 .267 .267 .267 .533 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2014 2 9 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .444 .444 .667 1.111 2015 5 17 4 1 0 0 4 5 4 2 1 0 .235 .381 .294 .675 2017 10 40 15 1 3 1 10 6 3 9 0 3 .375 .419 .625 1.044 2018 14 49 15 2 2 1 6 10 6 10 2 3 .306 .382 .490 .872 2019 11 40 13 3 0 2 6 8 5 3 1 0 .325 .400 .550 .950 2020 7 26 12 1 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 2 .462 .517 .500 1.017 2021 11 42 11 2 0 1 5 5 7 11 1 1 .262 .367 .381 .748 2022 11 41 13 1 2 1 6 4 6 4 0 2 .317 .404 .512 .916 2023 12 47 18 3 2 2 10 12 5 9 1 0 .383 .442 .660 1.102 2024 5 19 5 0 0 0 3 2 1 7 0 0 .263 .300 .263 .563 2025 12 54 16 3 0 2 13 7 3 9 0 0 .296 .333 .463 .796 2026 4 16 4 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708 2027 7 24 6 1 0 1 4 2 4 7 1 0 .250 .357 .417 .774 2028 7 27 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 .185 .185 .222 .407 2029 11 41 12 1 0 1 5 4 3 9 0 0 .293 .341 .390 .731 2030 4 14 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619 Total 133 506 157 22 10 12 81 75 53 96 7 11 .310 .376 .464 .840 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Tucson in 2012... Traded from Tucson to Pittsburgh on 7/28/2012 (Going to TUC: P J. Magers. Going to PIT: RF N. Keith, CF A. Neves)... Had first career hit on 9/1/2013, off Justin Hudock (SD)... Hit first career homerun on 5/24/2014, off Wilson Valencia (ROC)... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2015... Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/2016, hitting .484 with 6 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 2016 Allstar game... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 7/12/2016... Injured on 7/19/2016 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 5/31/2017 with a Spasms Back, out for 4 weeks... Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2019 Allstar game... Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 8/8/2019... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2019... Injured on 7/7/2020 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for one week... Drove in 7 runs against Harrisburg on 4/3/2021... Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 9/20/2021... Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2022... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2023... Was selected to the 2024 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/2027, hitting .462 with 0 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/2027, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 16 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2027, hitting .383 with 4 HR, 28 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 6/17/2027, off Lawrence Brass (HAR)... Was selected to the 2027 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2029 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2030 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/21/2032 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year... Retired and inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2033. Batting Leader Boards Appearances AVG 2016 - .344 - 1st 2026 - .335 - 3rd 2028 - .340 - 6th 2030 - .331 - 3rd OBP 2016 - .393 - 9th 2018 - .393 - 9th Hits 2021 - 174 - 10th 2026 - 182 - 4th Doubles 2018 - 42 - 7th Triples 2019 - 9 - 1st 2021 - 9 - 1st 2022 - 11 - 1st 2023 - 7 - 9th 2025 - 8 - 1st 2026 - 7 - 4th 2027 - 9 - 4th 2029 - 10 - 3rd RBI 2021 - 117 - 1st 2022 - 100 - 9th 2027 - 129 - 2nd 2028 - 113 - 10th Runs 2021 - 95 - 9th SB 2018 - 25 - 9th |
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: CL Craig Posada
Craig Posada:
It's not easy for a closer to get into the Hall of Fame. In a league where starting pitchers throw lots of innings and rack up plenty of complete games, it is difficult for any relief pitcher to compile the kind of save totals that would warrant consideration. Thus, there are only two closers currently in the Hall of Fame, and not surprisingly, they are first and second on the all time saves list. The first of those is Craig Posada. Posada broke into the big leagues in 2015 for Pittsburgh and was immediately thrust into the closer role. He wasn't great, but he wasn't bad enough to prevent the Pirates from capturing the World Series that year. He would remain Pittsburgh's closer for just over a decade, make four All Star teams, lead the league in saves four times, and help the Pirates win the World Series in 2019, 2022, and 2023 (in addition to the one in 2015). The 2022 postseason was perhaps his shining moment; he was unscored upon in 6 appearances and he notched 5 saves. In Pittsburgh's 4 game sweep of Nashville in the World Series, he notched saves in all four games, as the Pirates won the games by a combined 5 runs(4-3, 11-9, 6-5, and 4-3). Two years later, Posada was traded to Washington, where he played until the 2030 season. He made his 5th All Star team while with the Senators. His final three seasons were spent with Hartford and Nashville. In 2026, Posada became the all time saves leader. By the end of his career, he had accumulated 570 career saves, and was one of just two players to reach 500 in a career. Posada remains the all time leader, as the only player to threaten his mark was Luis Velasco, who came up one save short of tying Posada. As it is, only 6 players have ever reached 500 saves, and there are no active players with even 350. Of all of the career records, I would guess that Posada's is one of the safest from being broken. Posada's stats: Code:
Career Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO Teams 2015 35 0 3 4 17 5.65 36.2 43 26 23 11 25 0 0 PIT 2016 57 0 5 2 33 2.01 58.1 56 15 13 12 42 0 0 PIT 2017 67 0 5 2 37 3.10 69.2 60 27 24 13 56 0 0 PIT 2018 71 0 3 7 41 3.34 70.0 67 28 26 14 56 0 0 PIT,NL 2019 55 0 7 4 36 3.62 54.2 59 25 22 10 33 0 0 PIT 2020 57 0 5 2 41 2.00 63.0 53 18 14 10 49 0 0 PIT,NL 2021 58 0 6 3 36 2.32 62.0 51 16 16 9 44 0 0 PIT,NL 2022 57 0 3 6 37 4.05 53.1 55 24 24 10 45 0 0 PIT 2023 62 0 5 3 43 1.61 61.2 43 13 11 8 54 0 0 PIT,NL 2024 68 0 5 8 40 4.16 67.0 69 35 31 16 71 0 0 PIT 2025 61 0 6 2 35 2.45 69.2 57 20 19 14 49 0 0 PIT WAS 2026 63 0 7 5 36 2.83 82.2 69 31 26 12 78 0 0 WAS,AL 2027 55 0 4 5 26 2.88 68.2 63 26 22 7 66 0 0 WAS 2028 57 0 6 5 25 3.86 63.0 67 30 27 11 51 0 0 WAS 2029 53 0 7 3 31 3.28 57.2 56 21 21 9 44 0 0 WAS 2030 60 0 3 7 33 3.27 74.1 68 29 27 15 67 0 0 HFD 2031 52 0 4 5 20 5.75 56.1 67 38 36 20 51 0 0 HFD 2032 52 0 5 1 3 5.60 64.1 82 45 40 18 42 0 0 NAS Total 1040 0 89 74 570 3.35 1133.0 1085 467 422 219 923 0 0 Career Minor League Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 2011, A 46 0 4 2 30 1.96 55.0 51 12 12 12 48 0 0 2011, AA 3 0 0 1 2 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 2012, AA 51 0 3 15 24 7.23 47.1 69 40 38 24 35 0 0 2013, AA 51 0 5 5 25 2.36 61.0 50 17 16 19 64 0 0 2014, AA 21 0 2 4 13 3.86 25.2 23 11 11 4 44 0 0 2014, AAA 27 0 2 3 20 2.22 28.1 18 8 7 5 39 0 0 2015, AAA 35 0 3 0 24 0.60 45.0 21 3 3 5 62 0 0 Career Postseason Pitching Stats Year G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER BB K CG SHO 2015 9 0 1 2 5 4.70 7.2 9 5 4 4 7 0 0 2017 3 0 0 1 1 1.93 4.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 2018 5 0 1 2 2 7.36 3.2 6 4 3 1 2 0 0 2019 6 0 0 0 5 1.50 6.0 6 2 1 1 4 0 0 2020 4 0 0 1 2 4.50 4.0 7 2 2 0 7 0 0 2021 6 0 1 0 2 2.70 6.2 6 2 2 3 3 0 0 2022 6 0 1 0 5 0.00 7.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 2023 4 0 1 0 2 7.36 3.2 3 3 3 2 5 0 0 2024 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 44 0 6 6 24 3.25 44.1 40 19 16 11 35 0 0 Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2015 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT 2016 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 PIT 2017 67 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 PIT 2018 71 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT,NL 2019 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT 2020 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT,NL 2021 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 PIT,NL 2022 57 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT 2023 62 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 PIT,NL 2024 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT 2025 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 PIT WAS 2026 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 WAS,AL 2027 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 WAS 2028 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 WAS 2029 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 WAS 2030 60 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 HFD 2031 52 8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625 HFD 2032 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 NAS Total 1040 35 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 21 0 0 .114 .225 .143 .368 Player History Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Tucson in 2011... Traded from Tucson to Pittsburgh on 7/1/2011 (Going to TUC: 2B A. Fano, LF D. Labarbera. Going to PIT: P J. Edney, LF K. Bentz, P L. Dasilva, P C. Posada)... Injured on 7/30/2012 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days... Earned first career win on 8/29/2015... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2015... Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2019... Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2022... Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2023... Traded from Pittsburgh to Washington on 6/1/2025 (Going to WAS: P C. Posada, P J. Mendoza, 3B T. Brim. Going to PIT: P M. Mccollum, SS A. Peņa, P J. Ezell)... Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Washington on 2/7/2027 to a 3-year deal worth $7,147,800 per year... Signed as a free agent by Hartford on 2/14/2030 to a 1-year deal worth $5,047,400 per year... Had first career hit on 6/14/2030, off Juan Alvardo (SD)... Signed as a free agent by Nashville on 2/2/2032 to a 1-year deal worth $1,491,200 per year... Released by Nashville on 10/3/2032, refused assignment to minors... Retired in 2033. Pitching Leader Boards Appearances Saves 2015 - 17 - 8th 2016 - 33 - 2nd 2017 - 37 - 1st 2018 - 41 - 1st 2019 - 36 - 2nd 2020 - 41 - 2nd 2021 - 36 - 1st 2022 - 37 - 2nd 2023 - 43 - 1st 2024 - 40 - 2nd 2025 - 35 - 3rd 2026 - 36 - 4th 2027 - 26 - 5th 2028 - 25 - 7th 2029 - 31 - 6th 2030 - 33 - 3rd 2031 - 20 - 7th
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: 2B Carlos Camuņas
Carlos Camuņas:
Thus far, few of the Hall of Famers have been significant base steailng threats. Camuņas is the first. Another Pittsburgh alumnus, Camuņas broke into the majors with a cup of coffee in 2017. He went back to AAA for the following season, but received a more extended cup of coffee. In 2019, he was in the big leagues for good, though he was only a part time player that season. The Pirates won the World Series that year, but Camuņas didn't play much of a role. He became a regular in 2020 and performed decently.In 2021, he broke out in a big way. He finished second in the batting race with a .352 average, but led the league with a .421 OBP. He also rapped 44 doubles. His postseason that year was stupendous, though Pittsburgh failed to win the Series. He batted .385 with 9 doubles, and reached base at a .500 clip, while scoring 11 runs. In 2022, Camuņas again finished second in the batting race, while leading the league in OBP. Another superb postseason performance helped Pittsburgh win the World Series. It would set the stage for a magnificent 2023. Through April 2023, Camuņas was batting .385. In May, he got red hot, and batted a whopping .465 for the month, while posting an OBP of .574. Although he cooled off in June (only .357), his season AVG still stood at .407 for the year. He continued to cool off through August, and his AVG dipped to .394. In August, he started to heat up again, but heading into the final month of the season, his AVG remained at .394. In September, Camuņas gave it all he had, batting .408 for the month, but his run at .400 would come up short. He finished with a .397 AVG, good for his first batting title, and a league leading .479 OBP. He also ripped 53 doubles. Unfortunately, he must have run out of gas, as his postseason numbers were dreadful. Nevertheless, Pittsburgh captured its second straight championship. Camuņas won his second batting title the following year, and remained one of the best hitters for average in the league for nearly another decade. His excellent plate discipline enabled him to post consistent .400+ OBP. He didn't hit many homeruns, but he was annual 40 double hitter. He also turned into a dangerous base-stealing threat in 2024, stealing more than 20 for the first time in his career. From then on, he was a consistent, and efficient, 20-30 base-stealer. In 2033, Camuņas would go out on top. He batted .342 in the playoffs and helped lead Pittsburgh to another World Series one more time before he retired. When he retired following that World Series, Camuņas ranked second all time in batting average, 18th in doubles, tied for 21st in runs scored, and tied for 21st in stolen bases. Today, his AVG is still good enough for 24th place on the all time list. Camuņas' stats: Code:
Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2017 5 13 3 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .231 .444 .308 .752 PIT 2018 42 84 17 4 1 0 13 11 14 10 1 0 .202 .316 .274 .590 PIT 2019 88 203 50 13 2 0 25 32 27 17 9 1 .246 .335 .330 .665 PIT 2020 130 420 119 28 4 3 57 66 61 25 3 1 .283 .374 .390 .765 PIT 2021 148 551 194 44 2 2 78 95 74 45 12 2 .352 .429 .450 .879 PIT 2022 149 541 185 47 2 4 62 107 103 25 15 4 .342 .447 .458 .906 PIT 2023 146 529 210 53 4 4 76 123 83 30 12 3 .397 .479 .535 1.014 PIT,NL 2024 141 528 180 42 3 3 71 107 80 36 23 8 .341 .428 .449 .876 PIT,NL 2025 154 540 184 34 7 2 49 111 91 32 27 6 .341 .436 .441 .877 PIT,NL 2026 148 516 176 32 3 2 53 120 91 41 38 4 .341 .440 .426 .866 PIT,NL 2027 140 493 158 34 1 0 53 98 92 30 29 5 .320 .427 .394 .821 PIT 2028 143 528 185 49 3 3 67 135 70 32 32 2 .350 .426 .472 .898 PIT 2029 149 530 173 48 2 0 55 101 77 38 29 2 .326 .412 .425 .836 PIT 2030 150 518 174 42 6 0 63 103 79 24 32 5 .336 .424 .440 .864 PIT,NL 2031 135 430 136 45 5 1 45 78 54 31 14 3 .316 .393 .451 .844 PIT 2032 139 472 135 38 5 1 53 113 74 25 26 1 .286 .383 .394 .777 PIT 2033 129 447 132 38 2 1 51 85 58 21 26 5 .295 .376 .396 .772 PIT Total 2136 7343 2411 592 52 26 871 1486 1133 462 328 52 .328 .418 .434 .852 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2013, A 138 533 168 20 3 7 57 91 91 21 26 3 .315 .411 .403 .814 2014, A 138 546 158 29 3 1 38 89 86 30 28 4 .289 .381 .359 .740 2015, A 89 355 115 15 3 4 26 73 69 17 20 3 .324 .423 .417 .840 2015, AA 47 170 43 8 1 0 9 27 39 13 7 3 .253 .381 .312 .693 2016, AA 135 527 148 39 2 2 41 63 66 27 19 3 .281 .344 .374 .718 2017, AA 134 519 150 45 2 8 36 87 100 33 14 3 .289 .398 .430 .828 2018, AAA 97 375 108 30 3 2 30 79 71 14 12 1 .288 .389 .400 .789 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS 2020 7 28 6 1 0 0 3 8 6 4 3 1 .214 .353 .250 .603 2021 11 39 15 9 0 0 3 11 9 2 1 0 .385 .500 .615 1.115 2022 11 42 16 4 0 0 6 8 6 4 0 1 .381 .458 .476 .935 2023 12 49 6 3 0 0 2 8 8 7 4 0 .122 .246 .184 .429 2024 5 21 11 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .524 .565 .667 1.232 2025 12 40 14 2 0 0 5 8 9 1 1 0 .350 .469 .400 .869 2026 4 17 6 4 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 .353 .389 .588 .977 2027 7 28 6 2 0 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 .214 .214 .286 .500 2028 7 30 6 1 0 0 3 5 4 2 3 0 .200 .294 .233 .527 2029 11 43 14 6 1 1 7 13 8 2 1 2 .326 .431 .581 1.013 2030 4 13 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 .308 .357 .385 .742 2031 6 21 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 .238 .238 .286 .524 2032 10 41 12 4 0 0 4 7 2 5 3 1 .293 .326 .390 .716 2033 10 38 13 4 0 0 6 10 5 5 1 1 .342 .419 .447 .866 Total 117 450 134 45 1 1 47 90 61 40 20 6 .298 .382 .409 .790 Player History Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Knoxville in 2013... Traded from Knoxville to Pittsburgh on 4/1/2014 (Going to KNO: P E. Willman, SS S. Doi. Going to PIT: 2B C. Camuņas)... Injured on 6/20/2014 with a Sprained Ankle, out for 6 days... Injured on 6/30/2017 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Had first career hit on 9/11/2017, off Ryan Mccullough (HAR)... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2019... Hit first career homerun on 4/4/2020, off Daryl Mcelligott (HAR)... Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/2021, hitting .542 with 0 HR, 7 RBI... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2022... Was selected to the 2023 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/2023, hitting .538 with 0 HR, 9 RBI... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2023... Injured on 5/29/2024 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Was selected to the 2024 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2025 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Portland on 10/10/2025... Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/2026, hitting .579 with 1 HR, 7 RBI... Was selected to the 2026 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Hartford on 9/9/2026... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 4/26/2027... Injured on 5/4/2027 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week... Injured on 6/28/2028 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week... Was selected to the 2030 Allstar game... Had 2000th career hit on 9/16/2030, off Art Western (LA)... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 2033... Retired in 2034. Batting Leader Boards Appearances AVG 2021 - .352 - 2nd 2022 - .342 - 2nd 2023 - .397 - 1st 2024 - .341 - 1st 2025 - .341 - 3rd 2026 - .341 - 2nd 2027 - .320 - 8th 2028 - .350 - 2nd 2030 - .336 - 2nd OBP 2021 - .429 - 1st 2022 - .447 - 1st 2023 - .479 - 1st 2024 - .428 - 1st 2025 - .436 - 2nd 2026 - .440 - 1st 2027 - .427 - 3rd 2028 - .426 - 2nd 2029 - .412 - 5th 2030 - .424 - 1st SLG 2023 - .535 - 7th OPS 2021 - .879 - 9th 2022 - .906 - 7th 2023 - 1.014 - 2nd 2024 - .876 - 8th Hits 2021 - 194 - 4th 2022 - 185 - 4th 2023 - 210 - 1st 2024 - 180 - 3rd 2025 - 184 - 5th 2026 - 176 - 9th Doubles 2021 - 44 - 4th 2022 - 47 - 4th 2023 - 53 - 2nd 2024 - 42 - 7th 2028 - 49 - 1st 2029 - 48 - 8th 2030 - 42 - 10th 2031 - 45 - 6th Triples 2025 - 7 - 3rd Runs 2022 - 107 - 3rd 2023 - 123 - 1st 2024 - 107 - 7th 2025 - 111 - 5th 2026 - 120 - 1st 2028 - 135 - 2nd 2030 - 103 - 10th 2032 - 113 - 10th BB 2022 - 103 - 1st 2023 - 83 - 7th 2025 - 91 - 9th 2026 - 91 - 4th 2027 - 92 - 3rd 2030 - 79 - 10th SB 2024 - 23 - 8th 2025 - 27 - 6th 2026 - 38 - 4th 2027 - 29 - 4th 2028 - 32 - 3rd 2029 - 29 - 3rd 2030 - 32 - 3rd 2032 - 26 - 5th 2033 - 26 - 7th
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6/16/2082 to 6/22/2082
Grand Rapids @ Denver (8-4 victory) Denver @ Charlotte (15-4 victory) Denver @ Charlotte (6-2 victory) Denver @ Charlotte (17-11 victory) Denver @ Nashville (6-2 victory) Denver @ Nashville (5-6 defeat in 11 innings) Denver @ Nashville (9-2 victory) It was an excellent week for the Broncos, as they lost just once in seven games. The week included a three game sweep of Charlotte, in which Denver really broke out the bats, scoring 38 runs in all. Asbel Fuentez was named the AL Player of the Week for the second consecutive week. He went 13 for 24, with a double, three homeruns, 8 RBI, 12 runs scored, and 11 stolen bases. Ellis Bolling went 11 for 29, with 6 doubles, 4 RBI, and 4 runs scored. Alexis Vazquez was 10 for 22, with a double, a triple, 3 HR, 9 RBI, and 10 runs scored. Two bench players also added some contributions. Infielder Jack Rumfelt was 5 for 14, with a pair of homeruns, 4 runs batted in, and 4 runs scored. Backup catcher Michael Grace was 4 for 11, with a double, two homers, 5 RBI, and 5 runs scored. On the pitching side of things, Christopher Kirk won both of his starts, posted a 3.00 ERA, and threw a complete game against Nashville. Milestone Watch: Hits: Code:
# Career Hits H 1 S. Serrato* 3837 2 F. Mira 3826 3 S. Piche 3770 4 P. Sanchez 3447 5 C. Romeo 3383 6 D. Homan 3360 7 R. Vega* 3353 8 F. Cobos 3343 9 T. Guerrero 3301 10 K. Bryant 3294 HR: Code:
# Career HRs HR 1 D. Murillo 691 2 C. Bohanon 670 3 R. Vega* 648 4 J. Paras 645 5 H. Abad 641 6 W. Byrd 639 RBI: Code:
# Career RBIs RBI 1 R. Vega* 2258 2 D. Homan 2255 3 F. Mira 2218 4 E. Quon 2214 Wins: Code:
# Career Wins W 1 R. Padgett 339 2 R. Jordan 335 3 R. Mccomas 321 4 S. Narbaiza* 306 5 J. Poss 295
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Remembering the Hall of Famers: 1B Vern Harrison
Vern Harrison: Is there a place in the Hall of Fame for a player who plays for 20 seasons, puts up consistent and excellent, if not quite tremendous, numbers, and makes 11 consecutive All Star teams (13 in all)? In Vern Harrison's case, the answer is yes. It is true that Harrison never had a season that might be called truly elite, but for over a decade, he was one of the best 1B in the league. He was durable and consistent over those years. You knew what you would get from him every year: 155 games, 30 doubles, 25-30 HR, 70-80 walks, a few stolen bases, a solid batting average, and a good glove at first base. Harrison was the second overall draft pick by Los Angeles in 2016. He jumped right into the big leagues without spending a day in the minor leagues. He shared playing time with the incumbent 1B, and while his numbers weren't great, they were perfectly acceptable for an 18 year old rookie. That year, the Dodgers made their first World Series, but were swept by Kansas City. Harrison contributed positively by going 4 for 9. Over the next several seasons, Harrison struggled to consolidate his skills. He struggled badly in 2017, but improved in 2018, and then made his first All Star game in 2019. He then slumped again in 2020 and 2021 and was traded to Portland. The Dodgers made the playoffs every year from 2016 to 2019, but did not reach the World Series again after 2016. In 2020, the Dodgers slumped, and Portland took advantage, winning the division and making their first World Series appearance, getting swept by Grand Rapids. The following year, things did not improve for the Dodgers, and Harrison was traded near the deadline to Portland, who won their second straight division title. At that point, Harrison made the ill-fated decision to sign with Rochester. In 2022, Portland finished with the best record in baseball, winning 110 games (they would lose in the NLCS, however). Rochester, meanwhile, finished in last place. Portland continued to dominate the NL West division, finally winning the World Series in 2024. Rochester, however, remained mediocre at best. In 2025, Harrison jumped from the floundering ship of Rochester and headed to Hartford, a team that wasn't much better. After three years in Hartford that looked much the same as the three in Rochester, Harrison headed back to Portland. By that point, however, Portland's hold on their division had waned. In 2028 and 2029, Portland lost 93 and 90 games, respectively. That set the stage for the worst season in Portland history, to that date. In 2030, Portland lost a league worst 109 games. It didn't get much better after that in 2031, as they lost 106 games. The next two seasons were ones of mediocrity: 87 losses and 82 losses. Harrison left after that last season and signed with Sacramento. 2034 saw a battle for futility between Harrison's new team and his old team. Sacramento lost 103 games, while Portland sunk to the bottom again, losing 106 games. Harrison played only one more season after that, hanging them up despite his skills still being at a high level, and despite the fact that the was quite close to a couple of major milestones: 3,000 hits and 500 HR. Today, Harrison still ranks 25th all time in walks, and 20th in runs scored. Harrison's stats: Code:
Career Batting Stats Year G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS Teams 2016 113 217 51 5 0 10 34 37 36 72 0 2 .235 .344 .396 .740 LA 2017 131 284 60 12 0 5 38 26 35 75 0 1 .211 .298 .306 .604 LA 2018 154 520 137 16 4 20 98 80 97 140 0 0 .263 .379 .425 .804 LA 2019 162 587 180 29 3 26 102 104 89 129 0 3 .307 .398 .499 .897 LA,NL 2020 162 614 150 30 4 14 73 104 101 140 10 5 .244 .351 .375 .726 LA 2021 159 567 138 20 4 20 85 95 93 85 3 1 .243 .350 .399 .749 LA POR 2022 154 547 157 19 1 31 98 89 76 81 5 7 .287 .374 .495 .869 ROC,NL 2023 143 513 139 33 2 18 83 96 80 82 6 2 .271 .369 .448 .818 ROC,NL 2024 157 575 183 42 8 33 123 111 70 69 6 4 .318 .392 .591 .984 ROC,NL 2025 154 560 161 30 3 37 107 112 84 69 5 4 .287 .380 .550 .930 HAR,NL 2026 155 549 177 32 3 27 102 102 76 87 15 5 .322 .405 .539 .944 HAR,NL 2027 152 553 159 26 5 36 104 103 84 66 17 8 .288 .381 .548 .929 HAR,NL 2028 161 567 165 36 2 26 76 109 82 32 18 6 .291 .381 .499 .880 POR,NL 2029 157 568 169 36 3 36 112 106 89 36 12 8 .298 .393 .562 .954 POR,NL 2030 152 554 149 18 2 26 100 92 69 |
