Saturday, May 30, 2015

Season 18 Award Winners

With the World Series under way, awards are official, so let's take a look at who took home the hardware in Season 18 of Kenny Powers!

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
American League - Sherman Dunston, San Francisco - .346 AVG 49 HR 129 RBI
It was a much closer race this season, but Dunston managed to nab his 3rd consecutive AL MVP trophy after lighting up the stat sheet with tremendous numbers yet again.  He led the AL in Slugging and OPS, and put up spectacular numbers elsewhere, which was good enough to give him the nod, even though he didn't make the All-Star team.  He becomes the 5th player in Kenny Powers history to win at least 3 MVP awards.

National League - Jeremy Randall, Buffalo - .354 AVG 35 HR 111 RBI
It was a truly epic season for Randall, winning the batting title, and leading the NL in OBP, Slugging and OPS.  His .509 OBP and 141 walks are new Kenny Powers single season records.  Hard to argue with Randall as the NL MVP, and in winning the award, he sets another Kenny Powers record, becoming the first player in Kenny Powers history to win 4 MVP awards.  Randall is certainly making his case to be called the greatest offensive player ever in Kenny Powers.

CY YOUNG AWARD
American League - Valerio Baez, New Britain - 20-12 3.20 ERA 179 K
Baez edged out teammate Tony Gwynn to win a very close AL Cy Young vote.  Baez led the AL in Innings Pitched, Complete Games, and tied for the lead in Wins.  He also made his 4th All-Star appearance this season.  This is his 3rd Cy Young Award, going back-to-back, and winning 3 out of the last 4 in the AL.  At only age 26, he has the chance to cement his legacy as one of the all-time greats in upcoming seasons.

National League - Alberto Campos, Syracuse - 18-1 1.76 ERA 142 K
Campos was out of this world good this season in route to his 2nd Cy Young win, posting the 4th best ERA and 3rd best WHIP in Kenny Powers history.  In going 18-1, he has also set a new Kenny Powers record for Winning Percentage in a single season for those with at least 15 decisions.  He made his 8th All-Star team this season as well, inching him closer to sure-fire Hall of Fame status.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
American League - Wendell Myatt, Oakland - .320 AVG 30 HR 105 RBI
Myatt had a fantastic rookie campaign that won him the AL Rookie of the Year trophy by a landslide.  His excellent contact, batting eye and splits indicate he will be a great hitter for seasons to come.  30 Home Runs may be near the ceiling of his power capabilities, but he will be a great bat either way.

National League - Norberto Morales, Richmond - 17-5 2.50 ERA 145 K
Morales also won Rookie of the Year by a wide margin, which is not a surprise given his numbers.  In a lot of seasons, the numbers would be good enough to contend for the Cy Young Award, but there seemed to be many spectacular pitching performances in the NL this season.  Morales is the real deal and it wouldn't be a surprise at all to see him contending for the Cy Young soon.

FIREMAN OF THE YEAR
American League - Zachrey Coleman, Toronto - 1.95 ERA 35 SV, 3rd win
National League - Jamie Mancuso, Memphis - 2.87 ERA 56 SV, 5th win

SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS
American League
DH Bernie Jackson New York 1st
C Livan Espinoza Little Rock 2nd
1B Sherman Dunston San Francisco 3rd
2B Mo Ferguson Little Rock 1st
3B David Frias Boston 5th
SS Delino Santana Little Rock 1st
LF Jose Reyes Pawtucket 2nd
CF Clay Neal Nashville 1st
RF Max Acevedo Oakland 1st

National League
P Ellis Brock Tampa Bay 1st
C Jeremy Randall Buffalo 8th
1B Alex Sanchez Tucson 1st
2B Adrian Skinner Honolulu 1st
3B Jimmy Fox Oklahoma City 5th
SS Darryl Matthews Cleveland 2nd
LF Ivy Mench Honolulu 6th
CF Brendan O'Neil Honolulu 1st
RF J.C. Ganzel Honolulu 6th

GOLD GLOVE AWARDS
American League
P Anthony Wilkinson Nashville 1st
C Heinie Pecina New York 4th
1B Albert Aardsma Toronto 1st
2B Mark Wallace Toronto 2nd
3B Orber Pena Little Rock 2nd
SS Delino Santana Little Rock 2nd
LF Gabe Palmer Boston 2nd
CF Rex Kennedy Helena 1st
RF Gerald Moore New Orleans 1st

National League
P
Jimmie Soto Buffalo 1st
C Carson Fossum San Juan 1st
1B Jhonny Martinez Burlington 1st
2B Phil Hardy Cleveland 3rd
3B Hawk Carew Tampa Bay 3rd
SS Takumi Lee San Juan 1st
LF Joey Aumont Santa Cruz 1st
CF Winston Harvey Tampa Bay 2nd
RF Davy Kendrick Buffalo 1st

Friday, May 29, 2015

Minimum Win Requirement Update

We have had a Minimum Win Requirement in this world since Season 12.  I'm glad to say no one has earned a strike under our three strikes rule prior to this season.  Unfortunately, a few teams fell short this season and earned a first strike. 

Just as a refresher of the rule, you need to win at least 55 games every season and also maintain a 185 win total over the past three seasons.   You are allowed up to 3 strikes against the policy, and then, unfortunately, you are out, no exceptions. 

The below table shows win totals over the last three seasons, and also indicates if you have to win more than the single season requirement of 55 games in Season 19 to avoid a strike.   The strikes for this season are also listed at the bottom. 





Wins




3-Season Needed in 
AL S16 S17 S18  Win Total S19 for 185
dierickx3 
83 91

themarlyman  71 82 82 235
goodtymes31 
59 72

area5151

61

lfkbibanul  97 81 72 250
bluebaran 66 57 65 188 63
frae 91 89 97 277
Ghostrunner 89 85 83 257
merott 96 111 113 320
msmsales 
67 52
66
jamesp469 73 79 83 235
jnosek 75 76 84 235
uustal  97 92 88 277
bubbleboy 67 76 72 215
alogman1 97 92 81 270
Fantasy Frea 89 86 89 264











Wins
NL


3-Season Needed in 
Owner S16 S17 S18  Win Total S19 for 185
AceCards 96 104 107 307
breezee 77 70 79 226
dh0220  61 78 62 201
dodgersrays 86 91 95 272
nicbase2 67 68 73 208
winepimp 68 70 97 235
tisi29 112 98 94 304
TXLnghrn
72 88

jimt14120 82 83 73 238
playboy33 77 86 89 252
evil_twin 75 57 33 165 95
cosborn 98 91 79 268
groth911  76 92 100 268
dmurphy104 89 91 85 265
trinitybants 96 98 92 286
tdfactory 57 57 61 175 67

Strikes in S18


Cause Strike
evil_twin Failed to win 185 over 3 seasons 1st
tdfactory Failed to win 185 over 3 seasons 1st
msmsales  Failed to win 55 games in S18 1st

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Season 18 League Leaders

With the regular season in the rear view mirror, let's pause and look back at the Season 18 league leaders!

OFFENSE
In the AL, it was another dominant season for Sherman Dunston of San Francisco who led the AL in Slugging and OPS.  Bernie Jackson of New York took the batting tied and led the AL in on-base percentage, while Boston's David Frias led the AL in hits and runs.

In the NL, powerful, young slugger Alex Sanchez of Tucson led the NL led the league in home runs, hits, and runs, quite the impressive feat, but perhaps outdone by Buffalo's Jeremy Randall, who won the batting title, and led the league in slugging, on-base percentage, and OPS.  That's not all, his OPS of 1.145 is the third highest in world history, while his .509 OBP is a new Kenny Powers single season record!

Here are the complete offensive league leaders!

American League


Batting Average Bernie Jackson New York .357
Home Runs Jose Reyes Pawtucket 54
RBI Albert Aardsma Toronto 142
Stolen Bases Weldon Rando Toronto 87
Hits David Frias Boston 202
Runs David Frias Boston 129
OBP Bernie Jackson New York .449
SLG Sherman Dunston San Francisco .654
OPS Sherman Dunston San Francisco 1.098




National League


Batting Average Jeremy Randall Buffalo .354
Home Runs Alex Sanchez Tucson 60
RBI Richard Brohawn Honolulu 140
Stolen Bases Patrick Grieve Louisviile 69
Hits Alex Sanchez Tucson 206
Runs Alex Sanchez Tucson 134
OBP Jeremy Randall Buffalo .509
SLG Jeremy Randall Buffalo .636
OPS Jeremy Randall Buffalo 1.145

PITCHING
In the AL, Matty Posada of Nashville grabbed headlines by leading the league in ERA, WHIP and tying for the lead in quality starts. Valerio Baez of New Britain led the AL in innings pitched, complete games and tied for the lead in wins. Atlanta's Ubaldo Merced tied for the league in wins and quality starts, while Pawtucket's Ted Wagner led the league in strikeouts and shutouts.  Looks like it will be quite the race for the AL Cy Young, with no one dominant contender!  Surprisingly, of the above only Baez is listed on the ballot.

On the NL side, a number of hurlers broke top 5 single season marks. Jim Forbes of Burlington had the 5th most innings pitched in Kenny Powers history and tied the record for shutouts with 6! Syracuse's Alberto Campos posted the 4th lowest ERA of all-time with a microscopic 1.76 mark, while posting the 3rd lowest WHIP, but was topped by teammate Tim Blair who posted the 2nd lowest! Leading the league in wins was Jimmie Soto of Buffalo, who also tied for 5th all-time in Quality Starts. Tampa Bay's Ellis Brock tied for 4th most Complete Games with 11 and led the league in strikeouts. Finally, all-time saves leader Jamie Mancuso put together another gem of a season, tying for 2nd most Saves in Kenny Powers history with 56. What a season for pitching in the NL!

Here are the complete Pitching leaders!

American League


ERA Matty Posada Nashville 2.37
Wins Valerio Baez New Britain 20

Ubaldo Merced Atlanta 20
Strikeouts Ted Wagner Pawtucket 200
Saves Mitch Cooper Pawtucket 39
WHIP Matty Posada Nashville 1.10
Innings Pitched Valerio Baez New Britain 255.2
Quality Starts Matty Posada Nashville 24

Ubaldo Merced Atlanta 24

Tony Gwynn New Britain 24
Complete Games Valerio Baez New Britain 8
Shutouts Ted Wagner Pawtucket 3




National League


ERA Alberto Campos Syracuse 1.76
Wins Jimmie Soto Buffalo 21
Strikeouts Ellis Brock Tampa Bay 238
Saves Jamie Mancuso Memphis 56
WHIP Tim Blair Syracuse 0.88
Innings Pitched Jim Forbes Burlington 270.0
Quality Starts Jimmie Soto Buffalo 30
Complete Games Ellis Brock Tampa Bay 11
Shutouts Jim Forbes Burlington 6

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Season 18 Final Power Rankings

The regular season is in the books for Season 18, and the playoffs are about to get under way!  But first, let's check in with the final power rankings of Season 18.  New Britain maintained their grip on the top spot, as they finished extremely strong down the stretch.  Buffalo held on to the #2 spot with another impressive season under their belt.  Honolulu, Syracuse and Tucson round out the top 5.   The best record over the last 40 games goes to #10 Memphis, however, going 28-12 over that span!

Biggest climbers: #22 Detroit (+5), #10 Memphis (+4), #16 Nashville (+4), #4 Syracuse (+3), #8 Pawtucket (+3), #19 Boston (+3)

Biggest falls:  #24 Rochester (-7), #18 New York (-6), #25 San Francisco (-6), #30 Chicago (-5), #14 Richmond (-4)

It will be an interesting postseason to see if the teams at the top will prevail, or if another team will emerge to go on a run and take it all.  Good luck to the playoff teams, here are the complete rankings!






Offense
Pitching 
Last 40

Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 New Britain  113 49 1 1 2 3 0 27 13
2 Buffalo  107 55 2 3 -1 5 -1 23 17
3 Honolulu 95 67 4 2 -1 5 7 23 17
4 Syracuse 100 62 7 10 -2 4 7 26 14
5 Tucson 92 70 6 6 0 10 -4 23 17
6 Little Rock  97 65 3 5 -1 17 -2 22 18
7 Oklahoma City 94 68 5 18 -4 2 0 22 18
8 Pawtucket  88 74 11 4 1 14 3 24 16
9 Salt Lake City 89 73 9 7 2 12 -6 22 18
10 Memphis  97 65 14 30 -1 8 4 28 12
11 Atlanta 91 71 8 8 2 13 1 20 20
12 Toronto 89 73 13 16 -6 18 3 20 20
13 Tampa Bay 85 77 15 29 0 1 0 20 20
14 Richmond 88 74 10 22 -3 7 -2 19 21
15 Seattle 81 81 16 14 1 10 -4 20 20
16 Nashville  83 79 20 12 3 22 -3 23 17
17 Oakland 84 78 18 9 -2 24 0 22 18
18 New York 83 79 12 10 2 20 -2 18 22
19 Boston 82 80 22 15 2 25 0 21 19
20 Santa Cruz 79 83 21 25 1 15 1 17 23
21 Burlington 79 83 23 31 0 9 -3 17 23
22 Detroit 72 90 27 27 1 21 1 22 18
23 Louisville 73 89 24 24 1 19 1 18 22
24 Rochester 73 89 17 21 1 16 -10 15 25
25 San Francisco 72 90 19 18 -5 23 0 16 24
26 Cleveland 62 100 28 13 7 31 -1 20 20
27 Helena 65 97 29 20 0 27 0 19 21
28 Charlotte 72 90 26 17 1 29 0 18 22
29 Vancouver 61 101 30 27 -4 26 2 16 24
30 Chicago  61 101 25 23 0 28 -2 12 28
31 New Orleans 52 110 31 26 1 30 1 16 24
32 San Juan 33 129 32 32 0 32 0 11 29

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Season 18 Power Rankings #3

Season 18 is moving to the home stretch, but first, it's time to check in with another edition of the power rankings!  New Britain hangs on to the top spot in the rankings, posting a league best 30-10 since the last rankings.  Buffalo stays as a strong #2, continuing to post strong numbers and win games.  Defending champion Little Rock has surged up 8 spots to #3, as their pitching has improved significantly since the last rankings.  Honolulu drops one spot to #4, while Oklahoma City holds steady at #5.  

5 biggest climbers:  #12 New York (+10), #3 Little Rock (+8), #11 Pawtucket (+8), #19 San Francisco (+7), #17 Rochester (+6)

5 biggest falls: #23 Burlington (-10), #15 Tampa Bay (-9), #22 Boston (-7), #29 Helena (-5), #24 Louisville (-4), #13 Toronto (-4)

Here are the complete rankings, good luck down the stretch!






Offense
Pitching 
Last 40

Team  W L PREV Rank Chg Rank Chg W L
1 New Britain  86 36 1 3 1 3 0 30 10
2 Buffalo  84 38 2 2 0 4 1 28 12
3 Little Rock  75 47 11 4 2 15 3 26 14
4 Honolulu 72 50 3 1 0 12 -2 22 18
5 Oklahoma City 72 50 5 14 3 2 0 23 17
6 Tucson 69 53 10 6 3 6 7 24 16
7 Syracuse 74 48 4 8 -5 11 0 22 18
8 Atlanta 71 51 7 10 -4 14 -5 23 17
9 Salt Lake City 67 55 8 9 1 6 0 21 19
10 Richmond 69 53 12 19 0 5 -1 22 18
11 Pawtucket  64 58 19 5 7 17 7 25 15
12 New York 65 57 22 12 3 18 5 27 13
13 Toronto 69 53 9 10 -5 21 1 22 18
14 Memphis  69 53 17 29 1 12 3 24 16
15 Tampa Bay 65 57 6 29 -6 1 0 17 23
16 Seattle 61 61 14 15 2 6 1 19 21
17 Rochester 58 64 23 22 0 6 8 24 16
18 Oakland 62 60 16 7 1 24 -4 20 20
19 San Francisco 56 66 26 13 7 23 -2 21 19
20 Nashville  60 62 18 15 -1 19 0 20 20
21 Santa Cruz 62 60 21 26 2 16 -5 20 20
22 Boston 61 61 15 17 -6 25 2 17 23
23 Burlington 62 60 13 31 0 6 2 16 24
24 Louisville 55 67 20 25 -4 20 -3 16 24
25 Chicago  49 73 28 23 5 26 2 18 22
26 Charlotte 54 68 25 18 -5 29 0 15 25
27 Detroit 50 72 27 28 -3 22 -6 16 24
28 Cleveland 42 80 31 20 4 30 1 20 20
29 Helena 46 76 24 20 -4 27 -1 11 29
30 Vancouver 45 77 29 23 4 28 -3 16 24
31 New Orleans 36 86 30 27 -1 31 -1 10 30
32 San Juan 22 100 32 32 0 32 0 5 35