TEAM OPS, TOP 15 ALL-TIME HIGHEST RANKINGS:

 

1.  0.982 - S4 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) *

2.  0.940 - S2 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) *

3.  0.933 - S5 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) **

4.  0.931 - S1 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) ***

5.  0.917 - S3 Colorado (Mr_Stickball)

5.  0.917 - S6 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) ****

7.  0.916 - S7 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) **

8.  0.908 - S39 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) *

9.  0.907 - S10 Tuscon (BillHowell75)

10.  0.903 - S12 Tuscon (BillHowell75)

11.  0.891 - S13 Tuscon (A Dawg) ***

11.  0.891 - S40 Colorado (Mr_Stickball)

13.  0.890 - S8 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) *

14.  0.884 - S57 Colorado (Mr_Stickball) (INC - Current Season)

15.  0.883 – S4 Hartford (Sved)

 

* Division Title

** DCS Winner

*** LCS Winner

**** WS Winner

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

 I added a few things to the HoF spreadsheet:  Pick Drafted, IFA year, signing bonus, total salary earned throughout their career and total earnings with signing bonus.  I know I am missing any signing bonus when added to a free agent contract.  This is just for Hall of Famers!!!

Stickball Hall of Fame Spreadsheet

Most Money Earned (Signing bonus and Salary)

                                             Total Earned

1.  Willie Gonzalez               $349.976 mil

2.  Antonio Charleston          $253.332 mil

3. Juan Hernandez                 $242.274 mil

4. RJ Santana                         $203.953 mil

5. Tom Moore                        $203.157 mil

Most by Positional Players

1. RJ Santana                        $203.953 mil

2. Angel Chavez                   $189.704 mil

3. James Kwon                     $189.295 mil

4. Placido Pelaez                  $188.462 mil

5. Yeico Johnson                  $178.307 mil

Most by Pitchers

1. Willie Gonzalez                $349.976 mil

2. Antonio Charleston           $253.332 mil

3. Juan Hernandez                 $242.274 mil

4. Tom Moore                        $203.157 mil

5. Rigo Delgado                    $193.098 mil

Lowest Total Salary for a Hall of Famer

1. Jesus Duran                     $51.149 mil

2. Carl Lee                          $57.035 mil

3. Bruce Sandberg              $60.983 mil

4. Fautino Saenz                 $61.183 mil

5. Dan Porter                       $64.328 mil

Lowest Draft Pick to be a Hall of Famer

1. Carl Lee        Pick 40

2. Bruce Sandberg    36

3. Sean Woodson      31

4. Pete Pryor             24

5. Geoff Reuschel     22

Lowest IFA Signing Bonus to be a Hall of Famer

1. Fautino Saenz               $6.5 mil

2. Albert Franco                $10.6 mil

3. Emmanuel Belliard       $11 mil

4. Yunesky De Los Santos $11 mil

5. Emilio Tavarez               $12.7 mil

Meet Your Hall of Famers: Clarence Paul

 

Bio:   Clarence Paul was born in Waseca, MN (Pop. 9,410 located 70 miles south of Minneapolis, MN).  From his Waseca home, he traveled 25 miles east to Mankato East Senior High School (Nickname: Cougars). Paul helped lead Mankato East to back-to-back AAA State Titles (AAA is the second biggest classification in Minnesota).  His Senior year broke the state strike out record recording 101 in just 45 innings.  He was also an All-State Hockey player his Senior year.

Draft: Was the 2nd pick in Season 33 by Washington DC (Saffron). 

Scout Paul McKnight- “Has a live arm with a deceptive delivery.  A very high priority coming from a left-hander.  A few minor adjustments to mechanics could lead to great control.  An all-star in the waiting.”

Career: Clarence Paul was drafted in Season 33 by Washington DC and made his MLB debut in Season 36. He played 18 of his 23-year career in Washington DC, finishing the final 5 years in Vancouver.  During his career, he won 3 Cy Young Awards (39, 40, 47), and was a 9-time All-Star. He threw a no-hitter in Season 40 and won a World Series Championship with Washington DC in Season 43. His first Cy Young award in Season 39 was his best season.  In that season he had 20 wins to just 4 losses and threw 232.2 innings.  He had a career high 232 k’s, a .192 OAV, 0.89 WHIP and 1.97 ERA. Over his Career he accumulated 277 Wins over 3779 Innings in which he posted 3541 k’s, .224 OAV, 1.11 WHIP and 2.72 ERA. He holds single season records for Washington DC in OAV .192 (39), ERA 1.79 (36), Strikeouts 232 (39), WHIP 0.89 (39), and Wins 21 (40).  He also has Career records for OAV .219, ERA 2.57, Strikeouts 3049, WHIP 1.07, and Wins 240 for Washington DC.

Speech Highlight- “I have been blessed to accomplish all most everything in baseball.  A lot of people have helped me along the way.  I owe a great deal to all my coaches and teammates.”

                Another night drinking with the scouts at the Barleymoe

Tonight Elijah Craig is joined by Jim Beam, Johnnie Walker and Jack Daniels

Elijah: Tonight is the 57th rule 5 draft for our league. I asked you guys to look through the history of the draft and give me some insight as to what will happen tonight.

Jack: Elijah, in last ten years half the drafts went 5 rounds. Only one went 10 rounds and the shortest was season 54, which only went 3 rounds.

Jim: No player selected in the rule 5 draft has made the Hall of Fame yet, maybe tonight-who knows.

Johnny: A couple players  have made 4 All star games; Phil Combs and Alton Howard. Combs was drafted in season 9 and Howard in season 14.

Jack: One interesting guy was Steve Beer. He was picked in season 27 in the fifth round  and played 15 years in the big leagues.

Johnny: We never had a guy named Steve Beer, what are you talking about?

Jim: You now how he gets when he drinking. I bet he is thinking of Esteban Cerveza.

Jack: Yes that is the guy. He had 766 pitching appearances in his career.

Elijah: Anything else you guys noticed about the rule 5 draft?

Jim: It seems like a good place to acquire gold glovers, Billy Ray Goulet had 7 gold gloves after he was drafted in season 34 by Milton in the third round.

Johnny: I noticed that Milton really works the rule 5 draft. Takes a lot of players and keeps them around for several seasons.

Elijah: Well boys what do you see happening tonight?

Jack: Typical rule 5. A couple of special guys and a whole bunch of role players. The uber is here Elijah it time for to go.

                                      Season 56 Annual Awards

McBain Award: Awarded to the franchise that breaks the single season record for wins 135.  Not awarded. Hartford Blue Frogs won more games last season than any  other franchise --114.

Dean Award     : Given to a player who overcomes injury and has a really good season.  The winner  is Miguel Fernandez of the Los Angeles Galaxy.  Miguel had 2, 60 day stints on the Disable List in season 55. In season 56 he played in 139 games, had 42 homers and drove in12.87%of the Galaxy's runs.

Kobelesky Award: Given to the franchise that wins the most games throughout all six playing levels.The winner is Boise Rogue One. They won 582 games;  a .607 winning percentage.

                         

Meet Your Hall of Famer: Fautino Saenz

 

Bio:   Fautino Saenz was born in San Juan De La Maguana, DO (Pop. 169,032 located in western region of Dominican Republic founded in 1503.).  He was the starting catcher for the Junior Olympic team where he earned all-tournament honors. 

International Signing: Signed for 6.5 million (8^th highest that year) by Louisville (xmasjjm)

Scout Paul McKnight: “Fautino was average catcher that had above average power but had great control of the strike zone and hits righties exceptionally well.  His intangibles are what set him apart.  He had great makeup and was the on-field manager.”

Manager (xmasjjm): “I was elated that I had just enough cash to sign him late as an IFA.  His bat and plate discipline were lineup changing as he was in the heart of many playoff and championship teams.  Truly a difference making hitter.  Was he the best defensively, no, but that’s what backup defensive catchers are for! Hell of a career.”

Career: Saenz was signed in Season 33 by Louisville and broke into the Majors for one game in season 35. He went 1-2 with a 2-run homer and 2 BB.  He played his entire 22 pro baseball career with Louisville.  During his time, he was a 10-time All-Star, 7 Silver Slugger (37, 40, 41, 44, 46, 47,49) and won 2 Gold Glove Award (42, 46). He was also on 3 World Series Champion teams (38, 40, 44). His best season was Season 47 when he had an .323 AVG, 1.001 OPS, 84 R, 142 H, 19 2B, 4 3B, 28 HR and 80 RBI.  Over his Career he accumulated stats of .300 AVG, .886 OPS, 1331 R, 2413 H, 339 2B, 15 3B, 357 HR, 1286 RBI, and 1227 BB.  He still holds the career record for Louisville for with 1436 walks.

Speech Highlight: “I did not really worry about myself, I just wanted to make everyone else and the team better.” 

Meet Your Hall of Famers: John Lofton

 

Bio:   John Lofton was born in San Antonio, TX (Pop. 1,434,625).  He attended Lutheran High School (Nickname: Mustangs) where he was a 2-sport athlete (Football and Baseball).  At Lutheran, he was a 2-year starter for the Mustangs (6-Man football smallest classification).  In baseball he set a small school record with 12 homeruns in only 18 games. 

Draft: Was the 7th pick in Season 36 by Jacksonville (b2goofy). 

Scout Paul McKnight- “John is not the biggest player but gets everything out of his swing.  Big time power and great speed.  Fielding is ok but not great.  Could play 1B or COF.  Should project to be an All-Star with his bat.”

Career: Lofton was drafted in Season 36 by Jacksonville and broke into the Majors late in Season 39.  During his career he played most of his career in Jacksonville/Houston (13 seasons), and Louisville (5 seasons).  During his time, he was a 4-time Most Valuable Player (44, 45, 46, 48), 4-time All-Star, 5 Silver Slugger (40, 44, 45, 46, 48) and won a Gold Glove Award (48). It is interesting how he won an MVP in Season 48 when he was not an All-Star.  His best season was Season 46 when he was a 40-40 player with 51 Homeruns and 40 stolen bases.  He also added an .316 AVG, 1.102 OPS, 118 R, 173 H, 34 2B, 9 3B, and 137 RBI.  Over his Career he accumulated stats of .299 AVG, .960 OPS, 1454 R, 2270 H, 408 2B, 100 3B, 529 HR, 1544 RBI, 829 BB, and 325 SB.  He still holds season records Jacksonville/Houston organization of 59 HR (44), 146 RBI (44), and 13 3B (40).  He also has career records of 985 R, 245 SB and 68 3B.

Speech Highlight- “I have been able to live the perfect baseball dream, from 1^st rounder, to All-Star, to MVP, to Hall of Fame.  I owe a lot of people who helped me along the way.”