Dickel's Nickles

WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH --An unscientific look at high paid free agents

 1  Anthony Boudreau signed by the Super Troopers for 18.5 million

     season stats: 3 games started    era- 0.92   pitching OPS .617                wins-3    strikeout % .309

2  Aurelio Wong signed by the Marty Robins for 17.6 million

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  7                                           batting average  .156      OPS  .518

3  Clarence Paul signed by the Voodoo for 16 million 

     season stats:  2 relief appearances     era-  0.00                                     pitching OPS .640    inherited runners scored 0

4  Willie Schalk signed by the blue frogs 15.3 million

     season stats: 2 games started    era- 2.70                                               pitching OPS .576         wins-1 

5   Rey Jung signed by Rogue One for 15.0 million

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in 18                                          batting average  .382     OPS  1.029

Rookie Hitters

 1   Charles Banks of Houston

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  19                                      batting average  .435     OPS  1.711

 2  Alejandro Lugo  of Burlington

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  5                                        batting average  .200     OPS  .600

 3  Esteban Prieto of Burlington  

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  8                                        batting average  .250     OPS  .740

 4  Ricardo Melendez of Houston

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  12                                      batting average  .333     OPS  1.201

 5  Ray Bennett of the  Empire

     season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  8                                        batting average  .423    OPS  1.038

Top 5 teams by run differential   record      run differential percentage

  Seattle Super Troopers                6-2        0.795

  Houston Dropouts                       7-1        0.708   

  Detroit Deer Campers                 7-2        0.698

  Louisville Duoz                           5-4        0.663

  Boise Rogue One                        4-5        0.647      

Hitting Streaks

  Jo-jo Carpenter of St. Louis  9 games

   season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  18                                        batting average  .541    OPS  1.388

  Albert Hitchcock of Santa Cruz  9 games

    season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  15                                       batting average  .410    OPS  1.042

 Damaso Nunez of Chicago  9 games

    season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  15                                       batting average  .390    OPS  1.088

  Rey Jung of Boise  9 games

    season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  18                                       batting average  .382   OPS  1.029

  Eric Knight of Honolulu  9 games

    season stats: runs scored + runs batted in  16                                       batting average  .351  OPS  1.026

Pitchers with the lowest batting average allowed

 Wyatt Winston of the Metro Authority  .080     27 batters faced

   season stats: 1 games started    era- 0.00                                            pitching OPS .235       wins-1    

 A.J. Moreno of Las Vegas   .089

  season stats: 3 games started    era- 3.18                                             pitching OPS .371       wins-2

 Freddie Perez of Pawtucket .094

  season stats:  5 relief appearances     era-  0.94                                   pitching OPS .096    inherited runners scored 1

Jose Cordero of Hartford  .109

 season stats: 2 games started    era- 0.96                                            pitching OPS .282       wins-1

Farmer Christenson  of Burlington  .115

 season stats: 2 games started    era- 0.00                                            pitching OPS .399       wins-1