Meet the Owner - CollegeBoy33

Catherine Trammell - Contributing Reporter

Q: Tell us about Collegeboy33. What is he like? What does he do in his spare time when not obsessing over your rosters?

A: CB is a man that wears many hats, but none that fit perfectly. When not working, I try home improvement, parenting, fantasy sports, etc. I gave up real sports years ago with injuries piling up.

Q: What did you like most about taking over your Boston franchise? You have some big shoes to fill taking over an owner who had that franchise for 50 seasons.

A: I liked OKC first! ;) BOS was two fold. 1- I can't stand terribly managed, bloated contracts and BOS didn't have those. Which leads to 2- it appeared alog and I didn't have similar philosophies, so having type A/B departing FAs allows me to take it in a different direction more quickly on my terms.

Q: We heard that the commissioner promised you one team and then took it away from you. Is this true? How much do you want to punch the commissioner in the face for that?

A: Haha, yeah what a jerkstore.

Q: We know that you are newer to Hardball Dynasty, so what is your favorite part about building a franchise? Do you try to make a lot of trades? Would you rather build through the draft or IFA? Or just buy a team like Steinbrenner used to do? From the looks of your first offseason, I'm guessing the draft with 7 of the first 50 picks in the draft.

A: You're guessing right. I love the draft. It's all in my control to get exactly what I'm looking for. I probably spend way too much time prepping as I can get to about a top-125 list of players. I get burned on intl too many times, whether from poor scouting or being outbid and then sitting on cash with no good players left. I'm always scouring rosters for good trade fits, but I'm not too active out of the gate since I don't have a good grasp on guys historically yet. I'm telling you, prepping so much for drafts really gets me intimate knowledge on a lot of guys that I'll remember down the road.

Q: Of your current roster, who do you like most? Are there prospects that you are looking forward to promoting? Prospects that you want to see develop? What are you looking forward to with your ML team in the next couple of seasons?

A: Oof tough question. There's not a lot to like on the ML team anymore since they all left! I like Yarnall and Alvarez in the MiL but just because they're the most recent too guys picked. Like above, I'm looking forward to getting new guys that fit my style.

Q: What are your goals for the upcoming season?

A: Goals - In my 17 short seasons, I struggled my first 8. Since then, I've won my division every single season, and that includes taking over teams in two other leagues that were abysmal. Not sure I can do it this season, but I'm going to try. I'm also a big proponent of MiL team success. I almost like that more than ML.

Q: Know it's only in first season here at Cobbfather, but what has been your favorite aspect(s) so far?

A: I really like the banter on the chat board. The game itself is the cerebral part, but the WC is entertaining.

Q: Do you have any advice you would like to give to others for HBD? What brought you success in your other franchises?

A: Advice? Hmmm. Plan ahead with your finances. I'm typically about 3 seasons out on knowing exactly what my contracts, payroll and budgets will be. I know what position I'll need to focus on and what I can afford. That's why I struggled the first few years.

Q: There seems to be a bias against Canada, especially from that team on the Bayou, so I ask you--Canada? Yay or Nay?

A: I'm indifferent, eh. (EDITOR NOTE: The correct answer is nay!)

Q: We heard through the grapevine that you knew goldenbear88. Is this true? Anything you want to say about him, good or bad? Doubt he'd read this anyway. ;)

A: I 'met' Goldenbaer virtually right here in HBD. He worked IRL with my old high school bud. That guy is who got me into this HBD drug addiction. I feel like I know GB through the association of my hometown bud.

Q: Any final thoughts going into the Season?

A: I'm glad to be a part of Cobbfather. I actually really like that I don't know anybody here. There are some guys that are in so many leagues (and they usually aren't the greatest competitors) that it's refreshing to think everyone here appreciates the game and not just the volume of teams. I am curious though..why 'Cobbfather', and should I be concerned with some unpleasant history with the 'Cobb' league?

S51 Time for the Hall - Part 2

Eli Cash - contributing reporter

Alright folks, part two is here; let's take a look at the pitchers up for Hall voting. As a reminder, HoF voting ends 12/22 am, so be sure to get those votes in and make them count. The pitching is a little more clear cut than the hitting was, always a little tough to gauge it seems. Another refresher for those who missed the Part 1 - particularly the primer for a detailed explanation of the three scoring system we use. As a quick reminder, a sure thing for a hitter is 60/130/500, for a starter its 60/130/420 and for a reliever (who doesn't use the Test Score) is 130/250. You'll see them highlighted in blue below. 

Players ranked by Monitor score

Jimmie Hartman - received Eli Cash's vote

First year on ballot. Jimmie was a workhorse, he started 32 games or more for 14 straight seasons

Stat Chasers:  250+ Wins, barely misses 2500k by 61. One of the lowest career WHIPs among current Hall of Famers, won over 65% of his games, career ERA below 3.00

Trophy Chasers: 7x All Star, 4x World Series rings, 2x Cy Young

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Phil Niekro, Don Sutton, John Smotlz

Armando Merced - received Eli Cash's vote

Second chance at a final year of voting. Cash has supported Merced since the beginning and I still believe he belongs in the Hall; but I clearly have Sean Gosling, Raul Galvez, Edinson Hernandez, and Bob Graves above him. You'll see below that I have Tomo Hayashi above him too. I wanted to throw my vote to Merced instead of Bob Graves just because it's his last time on the ballot and would be sad to not get him in! He's secured no less than 11 votes each time, toping out at 13 last year but that's still 4 short of an induction. The scores don't lie, Merced ranks above 9 other Cobbfather HoF pitchers and just below Chris Pendleton. 

Stat Chasers: 3000+ K, 270 W, 5 seasons of 18+ W, 6 of 200+ K and 6 sub 3.00 ERA seasons. 

Trophy Chasers: 7x All Star, 3x World Series rings

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Don Sutton, Catfish Hunter, Early Wynn

Midre Tavarez

Final ballot season yet again. His comps aren't the best, but he has routinely been around the 6-8 mark surprisingly. We covered how similar he is to Merced in Season 47's Hall recap if you'd like to jump over for a quick read. 

Stat Chasers: 270+ W, 5 seasons with 18+ W, 5 sub 3.00 ERA seasons. 

Trophy Chasers: 6x All Star, 2 World Series rings, 1x No Hitter

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Jose Mesa, Tommy John, Ron Guidry

Players ranked by Monitor score

Al Balentien

5th and final year on the ballot, he topped out his first year with 4 votes but hasn't had more than 2 any other season. There is just no love for relievers, and as you'll see with Hayashi; especially no love for owners that close stud closers as middle relievers for 80+ games a season. The "counting" stats just don't add up for them. I wouldn't blame you for continuing to push for Balentien for the Hall, as 13 current Cobbfather HoFers rank below Balentien's 179 Monitor score. Nearly topped 500 saves - ranking #3 all time on the saves list. 

Stat Chasers: 8 seasons of 40+ SV, 6 of sub 3.00 ERA

Trophy Chasers: 8x All Star, 5x Fireman of the Year, 1x World Series ring

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Tom Glavine, Gaylord Perry, Jim Palmer

Tomo Hayashi

4th season on the ballot and the love still hasn't been good for him. As referenced in the above, had he been on any other owner's team and used as a closer, he'd likely be talked about as the All-time leader, even ahead of Sale. But he did practically pitch every other game with great success and there has to be some value to that. In fact in Season 36 he pitched in over half of that season's game (86). On the low end he could have averaged 40 saves those 9 seasons; which would have given him 705 saves. And that's if he only managed 40, most top closers secure more a few more than that each year. But a strong bullpen is a strong bullpen. Similar to Balentien, outranks 13 current Cobbfather Hall of Famers. 

Stat Chasers: Pitched to the tune of 13 sub 3.00 ERA seasons (5 were sub 2.00). Even though he didn't close during his prime, he still managed 8 seasons of 30+ SVs.

Trophy Chasers: 7x All Star, 1x Fireman of the Year, 2x World Series ring

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Gaylord Perry, John Smoltz, Trevor Hoffman

Eduardo Jose

Third season on the ballot and seems to be able to secure a vote or vote. Sadly he just doesn't have the numbers and those votes are costing some of the above and referenced hitters in Part 1 the Hall. I'll ask of you, if you want to vote for Jose let's put it off until next year and get some of these other guys who deserve in the Hall!

Stat Chasers: 6 seasons of sub 3.00 ERA, 10 seasons of 30+ SV (3 were 40+)

Trophy Chasers: 7x All Star, 2x Fireman of the Year

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Catfish Hunter, Rollie Fingers, Andy Pettitte 

Artie Stone

On his 4th ballot, but like Jose; if you want to vote for him let's put it off until next year and get some of these other guys who deserve in the Hall!

Stat Chasers: 5 seasons of sub 3.00 ERA, 5 seasons of 30+ SV (3 were 40+)

Trophy Chasers: 6x All Stair

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Jose Mesa, David Cone, Joe Nathan

There you go folks, S50 possible Hall of Famers. Let's see if anyone gets in this year!

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S51 Time for the Hall - Part 1

Eli Cash - contributing reporter

For a refresher for those new voters, be sure to skim past articles; particularly the primer for a detailed explanation of the three scoring system we use. As a quick reminder, a sure thing for a hitter should fall above 60/130/500, for a starter its 60/130/420 and for a reliever (who doesn't use the Test Score) is 130/250. You'll see them highlighted in blue below. Don't be a '90s chicks (or a Canadian, same diff) and make sure you aren't just voting for just the long ball. 

Last year we saw Sean Gosling (3B - 58/203/461), Bob Graves (SP - 73/233/391), & Raul Galvez (CF - 62/203/454) all earn entrance to the Hall. This year's hitting ballot is lead by first timer Ubaldo Alvarez (LF - 67/198/504) who only played for one franchise and retired shortly after it was moved to El Paso. Can't blame him, who wants to play in west Texas? The players whose names are in bold and green are the ones this writer will be voting for and feels are all deserving of their spot in the Cobbfather Hall of Fame. 

Players ranked by Monitor score

Ubaldo Alvarez - received Eli Cash's vote

In his 1st year - In his prime years he had 6 straight seasons of 100+ R & 100+ RBI with 4 of them hitting above .300. Without a doubt he belongs in the Hall. Checks off every box. 

Stat Chasers: Surpasses 2500 hits, 500 hr, 1500 runs, and 1500 rbis for his career. 

Trophy Chasers: 7x All Star, 4x World Series rings, 9x Silver Slugger awards (LF & RF)

Season averages: 169 H, 32 HR, 22 SB, 102 R, 95 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Sammy Sosa, Roberto Alomar, Frank Thomas

Edinson Hernandez - received Eli Cash's vote

Seems to be some arguments in the writing world as to whether Edinson should be on this year's ballot, his 6th year - Fantastic lead-off hitter that often times would find himself in scoring position either by a double or a single and a stolen base. Only thing holding him back is the fact that he wasn't a 3 or 4 hitter who hit home runs. 

Stat Chasers: 1 SB shy of 600, 2nd all time in 2Bs, 13 seasons with 100+ R, 6 with 30+ HR (once with 40+), 14 seasons with 35+ 2Bs (3 were 45+) - no other HoF comes even close, 2500+ H, 400+ HR, 500+ 2B

Trophy Chasers: RotY, 7x All Star, 2x World Series rings (RF)

Season averages: 172 H, 27 HR, 40 SB, 117 R, 86 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Paul Molitor, Kirby Puckett, Ernie Banks

Gregory Treinen

In his 1st year - Very deserve and likely would have gotten Eli's vote had it not been Edinson Hernandez and Wiki Unamuno's last year on the ballot. He can count on my vote next year without a doubt!

Stat Chasers: 600+ HR but falls short of every other milestone, 5 seasons hitting more than 50 HRs. 

Trophy Chasers: 4x All Star, 1x Gold Glove 1B, 1x MVP, 2x Silver Slugger. 

Season averages: 176 H, 37 HR, 2 SB, 94 R, 109 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Reggie Jackson, David Ortiz, Joe Morgan

Yohan Mairena

In his 1st year - His monitor score seems to rank high but seems to be driven by 4 fantastic seasons in Buffalo early in his career. I wouldn't blame you for voting for him, but there are plenty of other deserving players that are on their last chance for the hall. 

Stat Chasers: Doesn't seem to hit any of the milestones. 

Trophy Chasers: 6x All Star, 2x MVP, 5x Silver Slugger, 1x World Series ring

Season averages: 141 H, 33 HR, 6 SB, 84 R, 95 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Jim Rice, Joe Cronin, Mike Trout (as of last season)

Wiki Unamuno - received Eli Cash's vote

In his 5th year - If he doesn't make the Hall, it will be because of his limited number of seasons played. But the ones he did play, he was great as you can tell by the 542 Cash points a season. His average seasons ranks up there above Edinson Hernandez, but the counting stats just aren't quite there. Imagine having a 30 HR / 40 SB / 40 2B threat at the top of your lineup in his prime. My vote will go to him this year as it will be his last chance getting into the Hall. 

Stat Chasers: Feel just shy of 2500 H by 59, 500+ 2B, .300+ career AVG, 11 seasons with 100+ R, 7 with 100+ RBI, 9 with 35+ 2B (4 were 40+), 4 seasons 30+ HR

Trophy Chasers: 6x All Star, 1x World Series ring (RF)

Season averages: 188 H, 26 HR, 36 SB, 118 R, 99 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Gary Carter, Ozzie Smith, Edgar Martinez

Benny Romano

In his 2nd year - Had 2 votes last year and plenty of people can make the arguments for him, but this writer just doesn't back them. 

Stat Chasers: Surpassed 500 HR (by 14) and 1500 RBI (by 25), but had he not played 11 seasons in Santa Fe, there's no way he'd have those numbers. Just missed a career .300 hitter by 5 hits. 

Trophy Chasers: 3x All Star, RotY, 1x Silver Slugger

Season averages: 176 H, 37 HR, 2 SB, 94 R, 109 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Albert Belle, Gary Carter, Don Mattingly

Haywood Swan

In his 5th and final year - He's close but not there. Least amount of seasons played for any current Hall of Famer, though also has one of the higher OPSs. 

Low Test and Monitor Score

Stat Chasers: 9 seasons with 100+ R, 8 with 100+ RBI, 8 with 30+ HR (4 were 40+), 

Trophy Chasers: 2x MVP, 7x All Star

Season averages: 150 H, 32 HR, 22 SB, 104 R, 97 RBI

MLB (Monitor) Comparisons: Jeff Kent, Barry Larkin, Andre Dawson

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Part Two coming later for pitchers...

New Looks / New Locations!

 Richard Castle - Contributing Reporter

Movin' On Up

Let's quickly cover many of the teams that have moved this offseason. 

NL Moves
Los Angeles > Portland
Scranton > Tacoma

AL Moves

None - Boston stays put with new Owner

Lots of moving parts, let's check out the latest map

Average Factors

The NL South is still the most hitter friendly division out there with the NL North second. The NL West takes the W for best pitchers division followed by the NL East. 

For Sale By Owner

Catherine Trammell - Contributing Reporter

Cobbfather just completed it's 50th season and looking forward to the next half century.  

• Scranton Hammers (NL - North)
• After tying for 3rd place in the division in a down year, at least by mikewcu's high standards, the Scranton Hammers have been put up for sale. It was the first time Scranton finished below 2nd place in the division since mike came on board. Playing in the NL North, their new owner will enter facing a tough Chicago Gungslingers team who was favored to win the World Series but lost in the NLCS. A Montreal team entering their rebuild years, and the continual rebuild of the Hartford Rising Stars. Entering next year's draft with the lucky #13 draft pick. 
• Last season Records
• ML: 76-86
• AAA: 65-79
• AA: 38-106
• A+: 73-71
• A-: 60-84
• R: 33-43
• Last year's payroll came in at $127.7M with $10.8M spent on coaching, and $10M budgeted for prospects. Appears to have $57.9M coming off the books after this upcoming season.
• Guaranteed Salary beyond S51
• S52: $51.1M
• S53: $29.5M
• S54: $29.5M
• Arbitration Class
• Armando Zapata (SuA) - Arb3
• Contract Renewals
• Victor Ortega (SP1) 
• Magglio Avila (LF)
• Bernard Truman (CF)
• Lou Romano (SuB)
• Eswalin Nieves (RF)
• Existing Contracts (listed by length of contract)
• Ronnie Andrews (ClA) - expires after S54 - 4/$25.2M remains
• S49 All Star
• S49 Fireman of the Year
• Will Roth (C) - expires after S54 - 4/$24M remains
• S50: 39 HR, 124 RBI, .323 AV
• S48 Silver Slugger
• Arismendy Butera (1B) - expires after S54 - 4/$20.8M remains
• Chan Ho Jian (2B) - expires after S52 - 2/$17.6M remains
• Luigi Molina (P) - expires after S52 - 2/$16M remains
• S49 All Star
• Felipe Vargas (RF) - expires after S52 - 2/$9.6M remains
• S50 All Star
• Sherman Berkman (SP2) - expires after S51 - 1/$12M remains
• Jason Gates (SP4) - expires after S51 - 1/$10M remains
• Bennie Swann (SP5) - expires after S51 - 1/$6.5M remains
• Malachi Bootcheck (SS) - expires after S51 - 1/$6.5M remains
• 4x Gold Glove (most recent was S49)
• Mike Lobstein (SP3) - expires after S51 - 1/$5.9M remains
• Thumper Overbeck (LF) - expires after S51 - 1/$5.8M remains
• Rubby Furcal (SuA) - expires after S51 - 1/$5.2M remains
• Trent Law (SuB) - expires after S51 - 1/$3.3M remains
• Hisashi Nomura (LRA) - expires after S51 - 1/$2.7M remains
• Prospect to watch
• Miguel Perez (P) - A- - S49 Draft pick #16
• Alan Koch (P) - A- - S49 Draft pick #24
• Duane Green (LF) - AA - S49 Draft pick #60
• Roy Peterson (P) - A+ - S48 Draft pick #52
• Wandy Lee (2B) - AA - S47 Draft pick #34
• Harold Kreuter (SS) - A+ - S47 Draft pick #37
• Brett Cook (3B) - A+ - S47 Draft pick #42

S50 Record Books

 Jack Torrance - Contributing Reporter

Winner Winner....Chicken Dinner 

The writers may have ended the season on a strike, but that didn't stop Merritr from claiming his franchise's first title since S37. And what a final run he had, coming back from being down 0-3 in the ALCS and then sweeping Tucson during the World Series.   

Congrats again and let's get ready for the start of the next 50 seasons!

Major League

All-Star Weekend

American League topped the National League once again - 12-6
All Star Game MVP - Vin Pirela (Houston)
Home Run Derby Champ - Vin Pirela (Houston) - 34 total HRs (9 - 9 - 16)
Longest HR - 535' - Doug Carpenter

American League 

Division Titles
AL North: Philadelphia Harpers
AL East: Atlanta Expos
AL South: Monterrey Stoics
AL West: Colorado Springs From My Lions (4th straight division title)
Wildcards: New York Empire & Dover Hazmats

League Leaders
Batting
Hits: Harry Padilla (NY Empire) - 209
Average: Endy Strong (Helena Hot Dogs) - .322
Home Runs: Alex Perez (Mont Stoics) - 49
Runs: Harry Padilla (NY Empire) - 147
Runs Batted In: Josmil Velasquez (Col Cab Blast) - 144
Stolen Bases: Jecksson Hannity (Bos Massacre) - 107
Longest Hit Streak: Fergie Barbosa (Col Cab Blast) - 24

Pitching
Wins: J.C. Wall (Atl Expos) | Tony Lim (Col Springs from my Lions) - 25
Quality Starts: J.C. Wall (Atl Expos) - 30
Saves: Steve Etherton (Atl Expos) - 44
ERA: Damaso Ethier (Atl Expos) - 2.34
Strikeout: Mac Inouoe (Dov Hazmats) - 202
OAV: J.C. Wall (Atl Expos) - .201
WHIP: J.C. Wall (Atl Expos) - 1.00

Fielding
Plus Plays: Shawn Long (Min North Stars) - 23
CS%: Jorge Boscan (Phi Harpers) - .310
C ERA: Chuck Herndon (Atl Expos) - 3.23

Awards
MVP: Yoervis Colome (NY Empire) - 16 votes
Cy Young: J.C. Wall (Atl Expos) - 16 votes, second straight
Rookie of the Year: Damaso Ethier (Atl Expos) - 19 votes, who was also 3rd in the Cy voting. 
Fireman of the Year: Steve Etherton (Atl Expos), was also 4th in the Cy voting.

National League

Division Titles
NL North: Chicago Gunslingers
NL East: Columbus Corgis (2nd straight division title)
NL South: Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII (10th straight division title)
NL West: Tucson Tubas (3rd straight division title)
Wildcards: Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates & Buffalo Bisons

League Leaders
Batting
Hits: Sidney Houston (Mon Fighting Poutine Plates) - 200
Average: Alex Tarraga (Buf Bisons) - .345
Home Runs: Alex Tarraga (Buf Bisons) | Shea Crowe (Chi Gunslingers) - 56
Runs: Omar Gonzales (Tuc Tubas) - 133
Runs Batted In: Keith Halter (Col Corgis) - 144
Stolen Bases: J.P. Avilan (Pitt Yinzers) - 46
Longest Hit Streak: Dan McCartney (San Juan Fudds) - 23

Pitching
Wins: Louis Combs (Col Corgis) | Max Abreu (Tuc Tubas) - 19
Quality Starts: Doc Cortes (NO Old Fashioneds) - 26
Saves: Ron Steenstra (NO Old Fashioneds) - 44
ERA: Gregor Lopez (Buf Bisons) - 2.44
Strikeout: Rico Bonilla (NO Old Fashioneds) - 221
OAV: Gregor Lopez (Buf Bisons) - 2.03
WHIP: Gregor Lopez (Buf Bisons) - 1.03

Fielding
Plus Plays: Malcom Brach (Pitt Yinzers) - 25
CS%: Jeff Newfield (Chi Gunslingers)  - .480
C ERA: Jeff Newfield (Chi Gunslingers)  - 3.50

Awards
MVP: Alex Tarraga (Buf Bisons) - 15 votes, his 8th career
Cy Young: Gregor Lopez (Buff Bisons) - 16 votes, his 5th career
Rookie of the Year: Douglas Laxton (NO Old Fashioneds) - 22 votes
Fireman of the Year: Ron Steenstra (NO Old Fashioneds)

Trivia

With alogman retiring from Cobbfather, rawdk27 is last remaining original / never left. To kick off the first 50 seasons, he want the first eight of the ten division titles with 3 of his 5 World Series titles coming those years. As Houston comes out of a rebuild, I'd look for them to kick off the next 50 years strong. Watch out Monterrey, we might have lift off soon!

Minor League

AAA: 

In a rematch of last year's AAA World Series, Monterrey over New Orleans 4-2

MVP: Matt Tanner (AL - Col, 24) & Bobby Coppinger (NL - Pit, 34)

Cy Young: Bert Suppan (AL - Wic, 26) & Joel Gibbs (NL - Van, 30)

AA: 

Helena over Buffalo 4-3

MVP: Yadier Saenz (AL - Hel, 22) & Louie Romero (NL - NO, 23)

Cy Young: Tomas Benitez (AL - Hel, 21) & Aneury Amarista (NL - NO, 23)

A+: 

El Paso over New Orleans 4-1

MVP: Chuck Rupe (AL - Phi, 22) & Grant Gardner (NL - SJ, 22)

Cy Young: Cedrick Miles(AL - Wic, 26) & Tony Miro (NL - LA, 24)

A-: 

New Orleans over Wichita 4-3

MVP: Brent Lombard (AL - Atl, 25) & Ozzie McIntosh (NL - Chi, 29)

Cy Young: Kenley Lawton (AL - Wic, 25) & Alex Trevino (NL - Wash DC, 22)

Rookie: 

Another rematch of last year's Rookie World Series that sees Wichita returning 20 of its 30 roster slots; and New Orleans winning again 4-2 

MVP: Alex Tavarez (AL - Phi, 19) & Jemile Frandsen (NL - Hart, 19)

Cy Young: Clay Beamon (AL - EP, 22) & Magglio Rivas (NL - SaF, 35)

Great minor league seasons by New Orleans playing in four of the five minor league world series. Monterrey wins the ML and AAA World Series, seems like good things are in store for them over the coming seasons. 

Record Books

Look at the single season records, here is anybody who placed within the top 5 of a category. (electing to not include those who tie for 5th)

• HITTING
• None
• PITCHING
• Batters Hit By Pitch - #2 - 21 - Benjamin Rowan (Min) 
• Hits Against - #3 - 298 - Max Abreu (Tuc)
• Innings Pitched - TIED #1 - 280 - Max Abreu (Tuc)
• FIELDING
• None

Moving on to team records.

• HITTING
• None
• PITCHING
• None
• FIELDING
• NEW RECORD: Fewest Minus Plays -#1 - 2 - Philadelphia Harpers

Career Records

• Batting
• Batting Average: Al Samuel - .334
• Home Runs: Albert Cruz - 771
• RBI: Albert Cruz - 2,032
• Hits: Johnny Sherman - 3,232
• Runs: Yoenis Portillo - 2,018
• Stolen Bases: William Katou - 957
• Hit Streak - Jose Pizzaro - 42
• Pitching
• Wins: Chick Munson - 334
• Saves: Jace Sale - 758
• Strikeouts: Chick Munson - 4,190
• Quality Starts: Chick Munson - 462
• Complete Games: Chick Munson - 105
• ERA: Yeico Miranda - 2.21
• WHIP: Gregor Lopez - 1.00
• OAV: Yeico Miranda - .194

Award Winners
(* indicates Hall of Famer member)

• MVP
• 8 Time
• Alex Tarraga (NL - S39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 50)
• 7 Time
• None
• 6 Time
• *Willie Cerda (AL - S23, 25, 30, 31, 32. NL - S29)
• 5 Time
• None
• 4 Time
• *Albert Cruz (AL - S22, 23, 24, 27)
• 3 Time
• Don Sparks (NL - S27, 30, 31)
• Omar Berroa (AL - S39, 41, 43)
• Yoervis Colome (AL - S44, 47, 50)
• 2 Time
• Brian Taylor (NL - S1, 2)
• Moises Terrero (AL - S1. NL - S3)
• Jordan Abernathy (AL - S2, 4)
• *Rafael Benitez (AL - S6, 10)
• *Dan Carter (NL - S7. AL - S11)
• *Bill Everhart (NL - S6, 13)
• *Johnny Sherman (AL - S9, 14)
• *Brutus Henry (AL - S12, 16)
• Morgan Cerda (AL - S18, 19)
• Dustan Jackson (AL - S20, 21)
• Ray Rudolph (NL - S19, 24)
• *Sean Gosling (AL - S35, 36)
• *Raul Galvez (AL - S34, 37)
• Haywood Swann (NL - S36, 37)
• Yoenis Portillo (NL - S34, 38)
• Yohan Mairena (NL - S38, 40)
• Omar Gonzales (NL - S48, S49)
• 1 Time
• Stuart Paulson (AL - S1)
• Ed Morris (AL - S3)
• Buddy Poole (NL - S4)
• Hector Ball (AL - S5)
• Martin McCarty (NL - S5)
• Charlie Dickinson (AL - S7)
• Zach Charles (AL - S8)
• Marvin Mays (NL - S8)
• Dennis Jefferies (NL - S9)
• Jose Rijo (NL - S10)
• Stevie Stanley (NL - S11)
• Chico Villarreal (AL - S12)
• Fred McNamara (NL - S12)
• Clarence Loney (AL - S13)
• Al Samuel (NL - S14)
• *Mendy Kondou (AL - S15)
• Ollie Brock (NL - S15)
• Jose Pizzaro (NL - S16)
• Elston Lloyd (Al - S17)
• *Andres Candelaria (NL - S17)
• Howard Greer (NL - S18)
• *Eugene Brantley (AL - S21)
• Pascual Hernandez (NL - S21)
• Felipe James (NL - S22)
• Vic Park (AL - S25)
• Vic Crowe (AL - S26)
• *Ahmed Ratliff (NL - S26)
• Vladimir Troncoso (AL - S28)
• Dorian Whitaker (NL - S28)
• Timothy Steinbach (AL - S29)
• Jared Gonzales (NL - S32)
• Francis King (AL - S33)
• Julian Barber (NL - S33)
• Yasmany Cubillan (NL - S34)
• Edinson Hernandez (NL - S35)
• Greg James (AL - S38)
• Gregory Treinen (AL - S40)
• Carl Rossy (AL - S42)
• Geronimo Nunez (NL - S44)
• Andres Estrada (AL - S45)
• Birdie Kydd (AL - S46)
• Bonk Burnett (AL - S48)
• Felipe Benitez (AL - S49)
• Cy Young
• 6 Time
• *James Haselman (AL - S13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 22)
• 5 Time
• *Norman LaPorta (NL - S13, 14, 21, 25, 26)
• Jair James (NL - S38, 40, 44, 46, 47)
• Gregor Lopez (NL - S36, 39, 41, 45, 50)
• 4 Time
• *Carl Sosa (AL - S5, 6, 8, 10)
• *Don Monahan (NL - S20, 23, 27, 28)
• 3 Time
• *Chris Pendleton (AL - S7, 12. NL - S17)
• *Thomas Hutchinson (AL - S21, 24, 26
• *Francisco Aramboles (AL - S25, 27, 28)
• *Chick Munson (AL - S31, 36, 38)
• Magglio Exposito (AL - S40, 42, 47)
• Gerald Kojima (AL - S41, 44. NL - 48)
• J.C. Wall (AL - S45, 49, 50)
• 2 Time
• Francis Munoz (AL - S1, S2)
• Justin Powell (NL - S5, 8)
• Vasco Serra (NL - S7, 8)
• *Barry Carew (NL - S6, 9)
• *Alberto Beltre (NL - S11. AL - S16)
• *Harry Mieses (NL - S15, 16)
• Lewis Peterson (NL - S18, 22)
• *Douglas Banks (NL - S19, 24)
• *Red Collins (NL - S30, 33)
• Sherman Berkman (NL - S37, 38)
• Carlos Colome (AL - S33, 39)
• *Bob Graves (AL - S34, 42)
• Jimmie Hartman (AL - S35, 43)
• Louis Conley (AL - S43, 46)
• 1 Time
• Calvin Pong (NL - S1)
• Harry Farr (NL - S2)
• Tony Saunders (AL - S3)
• Octavio Solano (NL - S3)
• *Ken Evans (AL - S4)
• Billy Cox (NL - S4)
• was also Fireman of Year - S4
• *Sammy Felix (NL - S5)
• was also Fireman of Year - S5
• Timo Green (NL - S6)
• Emmett Rhodes (AL - S9)
• Julio Rodriguez (NL - S10)
• *Edgar Cortez (AL - S11)
• Alex Andrus (NL - S12)
• Emmanuel Cora (AL - S15)
• Carlos Pena (NL - 15)
• was also Fireman of Year - S15
• *Victor Almanzar (AL - S17)
• Ron Gross (AL - S23)
• *Yeico Oliva (AL - S29)
• Josh Stark (NL - S29)
• Randall Washington (AL - S30)
• Quilvio Odor (NL - S31)
• Felipe Sosa (AL - S32)
• Erubiel Morales (NL - S32)
• Ryan Fisher (AL - S34)
• Monte Daley (NL - S35)
• Olmedo Valdez (AL - S36)
• Ned Morris (NL - S36)
• Arismendy Costilla (AL - S48)
• Alan Street (NL - S49)
• Fireman of the Year
• 6 Time
• 5 Time
• Al Balentien (NL - S34, 35, 39, 40, 41)
• Jace Sale (AL - S35, 37, 40, 42, 48)
• 4 Time
• Arthur Camilli (AL - S11, 13, 14, 20)
• 3 Time
• *Sammy Felix (NL - S2, 3, 5)
• Billy Cox (NL - S4, 6, 7)
• Anthony Gordon (AL - S2, 7, 10)
• Allen Cox (AL - S16, 18, 19)
• Rodrigo Ontiveros (NL - S24, 25, 30)
• 2 Time
• Leon Meyer (NL - S9, 12)
• Jung Hasegawa (NL - S17, 19)
• Marvin Walsh (NL - S16, 20)
• Homer Butler (NL - S18, 21)
• Gus Masaoka (AL - S23, 24)
• Walt White (AL - S22, 27)
• Antonio Ishida (AL - S26, 28)
• Jhoulys Olmedo (AL - S29, 32)
• Troy Hudek (AL - S33, 34)
• Eduardo Jose (NL - S37, 38)
• Yeico Miranda (AL - S38, 39)
• Abdul Melton (NL - S45, 46)
• Christopher Romero (AL - S46, 47)
• Ron Steenstra (NL - S48, S50)
• 1 Time
• Julio Perez (NL - S1)
• Valerio Rodriguez (AL - S1)
• Paul Watson (AL - S3)
• Jeremi Welsh (AL - S4)
• Pat Smith (AL - S5)
• Yamil Alvarez (AL - S6)
• Luis Gonzales (AL - S8)
• Del Campos (NL - S8)
• Pat Smith (Al - S9)
• Wilson Bonds (NL - S10)
• Thurman Sandford (NL - S11)
• Felix Tamura (AL - S12)
• Mark Ogawa (NL - S13)
• Carlos Pena (NL - S14, 15)
• Roger Hermida (AL - S15)
• Edwin Radlosky (AL - S17)
• Jayson Klesko (AL - S21)
• Manuel Estrada (NL - S22)
• Will Ogden (NL - S23)
• Carlos Pena (AL - S25)
• Dock Kramer (NL - S26)
• Tomo Hayashi (NL - S27)
• Chris Rivera (NL - S28)
• Will Morris (NL - S29)
• Carlos Prieto (AL - S30)
• Bob Berg (AL - S31)
• Juan Belliard (NL - S31)
• Jiggs Cuddyer (AL - S32)
• Andre Harper (NL - S33)
• Braeden Abercrombie (AL - S37)
• Larry Maday (AL - S41)
• David Gabriel (NL - S42)
• Deivi Perez (AL - S43)
• Felipe Barrios (NL - S43)
• Alfredo De Aza (AL - S44)
• Eric Pride (NL - S44)
• Roger Franco (AL - S45)
• Tony Espinosa (AL - S47)
• Bobby Davis (AL - S49)
• Ronnie Andrews (NL - S49)
  
• Steve Etherton (AL - S50)

Franchise Titles
(bold is recent winner)

• 5 Titles
• Atlanta (S3, 10, 26, 27, 29)
• Houston (S4, 7, 8, 28, 33)
• 4 Titles
• Anaheim (S15, 18, 19, 32)
• El Paso (S36, 41, 43, 44)
• Oklahoma City (S40, 42, 45, 47)
• Pittsburgh (S2, 21, 22, 23)
• 3 Titles
• Chicago (S9, 11, 12)
• Buffalo (S24, 39, 49)
• Monterrey (S17, 37,50)
• 2 Titles
• New Orleans (S31, 35)
• Santa Fe (S1, 30)
• Washington DC (S6, 14)
• Colorado Springs (S20, 48)
• 1 Title
• Austin (S16)
• Boston (S38)
• Los Angeles (S13)
• Helena (S46)
• Milwaukee (S5)
• Colorado (S34)
• Vancouver (S25)
• 0 Titles
• Minnesota
• Columbus
• Dover
• Montreal
• New York (AL)
• Hartford
• Philadelphia
• Tucson
• San Juan
• Scranton
• Wichita