Bio: Carlos Calles was
born in Nigua, DO (Pop. 40, 589, 23 km Southwest of Stanto Domingo). He had a stellar youth baseball career where
he was the winning pitcher of the Little League World Series Championship game. Then he played on the Dominican Republic JR Olympic
Team. He was on these teams with fellow
Hall of Famer Carlos Calles.
International Signing: Signed for 27 million in Season 37 (Highest
that year) by Fargo (thebigdogs)
Scout Dean Phillips- “Tremendous all-around pitcher. Above
average in control and velocity. Extremely tough on righties and his sinker
plays down in the zone. Has the making
of an All-Star. Only knock is he tires
easily and cannot throw more than 60-70 pitches.”
Manager (bigdog): “Chantres was the cornerstone of our
championship teams. He was the best of a
great pitching staff and could shut down anyone. The team had a feeling of we were going to
win when he took the mound.”
Career Earnings: $149,254,000
Career: Carlos Chantres was an international signing during Season
37 by Fargo (thebigdogs). He played for
the Fargo organization for 18 seasons. He
then played for Ottawa, Vancouver, and Helena for his final 5 seasons. He made
his Major League debut in Season 40 when he won Rookie of the Year and the Cy
Young in his first season. He ended up
winning 7 Cy Youngs (40, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52) and 4 World Series Rings (47,
48, 49, 51) to go along with 10 All-Star appearances. His best season was in Season 51. In that
year he threw 173 innings, and posted a 1.04 era, .182 avg, .87 WHIP had 171 K’s,
and was 17-0 on the year. Over his career
he racked up stats of 304 wins, 25 saves, 2608 K’s, .196 avg, .97 WHIP, 2.16
ERA over 2805.2 innings. He holds the
World Records for a single season in Opp. Avg. .157 (50), ERA 1.04 (51), WHIP
.77 (50), and Wins 35 (49). He also
holds the World Career Records of opp avg. .196.
Speech
Highlight- “Es un sueño de los niños jugar en las Grandes Ligas de
Béisbol. Tengo que vivir ese sueño y algo más. Mi carrera estuvo llena de
grandes momentos, pero no podría haberlos logrado sin mis compañeros y
entrenadores. Los recuerdos y la relación son lo que recordaré”.
“It is a kids dream to play in Major League Baseball. I got to live that dream and then some. My career was full of great moments, but I
could not have accomplished them without my teammates and coaches. The memories and relationship are what I will
remember.”
