{"id":402,"date":"2020-04-13T13:07:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usba14.us\/?p=402"},"modified":"2020-04-26T21:35:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:35:44","slug":"2038-knorts-sl-awards-lets-vote-for-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usba14.us\/index.php\/2020\/04\/13\/2038-knorts-sl-awards-lets-vote-for-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"2038 KNORTS SL Awards: Let’s Vote For Ourselves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GM of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JJ (Las Vegas):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheese was expected to do well. Nobody could have predicted LV do as well as they did, but they’re a rare team that benefitted from a truly Markus of a season. Also Cheese sucks<\/em> – Chros<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Vegas has 22 players on their 40-man roster making less than $500k, which feels like a lot for an SL team that won 60 games. I can’t verify that’s a record so I will assume it is.<\/em> – Davey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I managed to get promoted with Panda’s pitching staff, no money, and a bunch of guys who would sign minor league contracts. Many of you should feel bad about your teams for losing to what a panda roster could do if he had defense, did not play in a clown park, and did not trade all his players away.<\/em> – JJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not sure what happened here but he earned his team promotion.<\/em> – Tyler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheese (Hollywood):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rule #1: Always vote for yourself. Always. Plus I won the league, that’s got to count for something, right?<\/em> – Cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completely dominant, yet somehow more verbose<\/em> – Grogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding Hitter Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonas van Claveren (Phoenix):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toss up between Umaba and JVC, but JVC will singlehandedly prevent Phoenix from being relegated<\/em> – Chros<\/p>\n\n\n\n

JVC was signed for $27,000,001. That extra $1 was a nice touch, Michael.<\/em> – Davey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

among 4 good candidates, he excelled defensively at a difficult position<\/em> – Grogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kanko Umaba (Hollywood):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led league in HR, R, RBI, wRC, top 5 in just about every relevant stat including best bat flips of 2038.<\/em> – Cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruud van Inveled (Las Vegas):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruud gets the pick becausae he is a Flamingo and he was the best player. Just being honest.<\/em> – JJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jorge Herrera (Thunder Bay):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 in many categories and Tops in a few key ones.<\/em> – Tyler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outstanding Pitcher Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus Vidro (Thunder Bay):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitching triple crown winner, easy choice.<\/em> – Cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know<\/em> – Chros<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day we’ll get a tell-all book about the David Smith trade, and it will be glorious.<\/em> – Davey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By any measure he was the best pitcher in the league<\/em> – Grogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vidro led the league in most categories. Hopefully Thunderscooter can lock him down<\/em> – JJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best ERA and most WAR Points has to earn you something.<\/em> – Tyler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newcomer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Esteban Leon (Las Vegas):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy pick for the Gold Glove, >11 ZR and put up a very respectable 2.84 WAR while hitting 14 HR.<\/em> – Cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Premium bat at a premium position<\/em> – Chros<\/p>\n\n\n\n

see 3L rookie comments<\/em> – Grogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know he is a rookie, he was pretty good and he is mine… Might be a theme<\/em> – JJ<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Avery (DC):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glenn Roberts was taken one spot ahead of Avery in the 2036 draft. He was released after one season in rookie ball. Montana signed him on 6\/4\/2037, he had one at-bat (a strikeout), and he was released on 6\/5\/2037. He’s currently a free agent.<\/em> – Davey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has potential to be the best 4th Rounder ever<\/em> – Tyler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reliever of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Woodward Haberdash (Buffalo):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Led the SL in ERA, WAR, and FIP amongst relievers and it’s not even close. 6th overall in WAR amongst all pitchers. A vote for anyone else is stupid<\/em> – Chros<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Reed was taken one spot ahead of Haberdash in the 2034 draft. He has excelled in the minors (124 wRC+ in A, 122 in AA, and 121 in AAA), but has only played 33 games in the majors and spent all of last season in AAA.<\/em> – Davey<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These awards are balderdash if he doesn’t win.<\/em> – Tyler<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeon-Kyu Kim (Hollywood):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He walked 6 guys (8 if you include his 2 IBB) all season and led the SL with 12.38 K\/9 and helping Hollywood run away with the SL. Homerism gives him the nod over Woodward Haberdash (BUF) in what is otherwise a very tight comparison.<\/em> – Cheese<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Sison (Thunder Bay):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

could have been but another, but I picked Sison<\/em> – Grogg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vaugh Chesser (Las Vegas):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the more underrated closers in the league. He was dominant in the SL<\/em> – JJ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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