Skip to main content

85 and Over Club

I stole this posting's idea from rls, who did the same thing for season 7. The following players enter season 9 with overall ratings of 85 or higher. This Club does not account for projections, only current ratings. Let me know if I've missed anyone.

National League


Fargo Woodchippers


Harry Pascual 86


Brett Tracy 90


Ringo Weston 94


Toronto Beavers


Walt Cashman 90


Rochester Rough Riders


Gene Blair 86


Buffalo Hunters


Rico Sanchez 88


Florida SunRays


Brett Simms 87


Jose Sardinha 85


Little Rock Travelers


Wilt Beckett 85


El Paso Diablos


Evan Moore 85


St. Louis Archers


Rudy Carver 86


Hong-Gu Hyun 89


Melvin Martin 88


Vancouver Maintaineers


Garrett Stewart 86


Anaheim Anteaters


Billy Leary 85


Patrick Spencer 87


American League


Iowa City BEEF


Ariel Rosario 86


Scranton Breakers


Mikey Tatum 88


San Juan Express


Rogers Glynn 86


Al Ontiveros 85


Jackson Riverdogs


Al Maurer 85


Montgomery Constitutions


Al Cedeno 91


Chip Turner 91


Las Vegas Longballers


Geronimo Ordaz 86


Albuquerque Roadrunners


Ariel Cortez 85


Hal Randall 88

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

HBD Ballpark Factors

Ballpark effects are ranked on a scale from - 4 to + 4, based on their impact on hits (1B), doubles (2B), triples (3B), home runs to left field (HR LF) and home runs to right field (HR RF). The more negative or positive number, the more extreme the effect for that hit in that direction. These numbers are just indicators of the relative effect in the simulation engine. They are important for users and founded entirely on historical fact, but are meant for display purposes and not explicitly used in the simulation engine. City/State Ballpark Capacity 1B 2B 3B LF RF PF Division  Albuquerque (New Mexico) Isotopes Park 11,124 4 4 4 1 0 1.211 West  Anaheim (California) Angel Stadium 45,050 0 -2 -2 0 0 0.951 West  Atlanta (Georgia) Turner Field 50,062 -1 -1 0 1 1 0.950 South, East ...

S19 Power Ranking (Pre-season)

1. Anaheim Anteaters (NL) After seasons of frustration, finally crowned Capra champion. 2. Cleveland Spiders (AL) With Anteaters finally winning, is Cleveland next? 3. Monterrey Campeones (AL) Seven straight division titles. 4. Seattle Picards (NL) Perfecting the art of the 3-run HR. 5. Ottawa Ice (AL) Solid team built around superstars SP Trenidad Espinosa , 1B Alex Valdes . 6. Helena Howling Sukube (AL) Coming off franchise best W-L record. 7. Vancouver Maintaineers (NL) Streaky. Dangerous. Canadian. 8. Cincinnati Roses (AL) Mid-season trades put them over the top. Can they keep it up? 9. Louisville Redbirds (NL) Full of ML-ready prospects. 10. Iowa City Tornadoes (NL) Well-rounded offense and pitching staff.

International Signing Report Card

Roughly 20% into the season, we've already seen 24 international players sign on, with 5 of them landing bonuses north of $10 million. From time to time here we'll assess the respective value of these signings by assigning letter grades that consider the following: player projections, likelihood of reaching and performing at the big league level, age, size of investment, etc. You get the idea. (Keep in mind, this is all based upon my 14M advance scouting reports. Someone with $20m sunk into advance scouting[Las Vegas Jackson, etc], or $5[Fargo], for that matter, would see the prospects as worth more or less. We're probably close to the league average here.) SP Odalis Leon , Cleveland Spiders. $22m bonus. -While we only see his overall projection as 75, Leon offers the potential for excellent control, splits, and a superlative four-seam fastball that all equal a potential #1 ace. However, there is reason for concern: his secondary pitches are mediocre and need work beyond th...