Official 8th Baseball ATD Thread (Picks Only)

[ryan callahan]

The San Francisco Giants are happy to select 1B Prince Fielder

 

[Pwnasaurus]

The St. Louis Cardinals are pleased to select one of the more underrated outfielders in baseball history OF - Dwight Evans. He got on base, he had a cannon arm, he led the league in HR, he won gold gloves, but no HOF still, sigh.

- 2 Times finished Top 5 in MVP voting
- 8 Times Gold Glove Winner
- 3 Times finished Top 5 in oWAR (Led League 1981)
- 4 Times finished Top 5 in OPS (Led League 2 Times)
- 3 Times finished Top 5 in Homeruns (Led League in 1981)

 

[Dr Pepper]

Sioux City selects Arlie Latham, 3B.

 

[ImporterExporter]

I'll take another HOF for the bench. LH hitter who can get on base and create with his legs.

149 OPS+ for career.

Elmer Flick OF

 

[td_ice]

With pick 473, the Pittsburgh Pirates are pleased to select, RP. Terry Forster.

A very underrated lefty out of the pen.

Was used mainly as a setup guy, but had some time at closer.


Pitched from '71-'86.....614 games, all but 39 of those were in relief.

18.5 WAR


23rd on all time relief list of WAR/200IP (min. 1000 innings)

and 4th best lefty on that list, behind Hiller, Franco, and Lavelle, (tied with Orsoco)


stats as a reliever

2.89 ERA


127 saves



Despite being a big tub of goo.......he was a very good pitcher.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

With the 439th overall pick, the Toronto Maple Leafs are pleased to select LHP Steve Howe. He was the 1980 NL Rookie of the Year Award winner, a 1981 World Series champion with the Dodgers, and recorded 91 career saves with a sparkling 130 adjusted ERA+.

With the 442nd overall pick, we are pleased to select RHP Don McMahon, a solid relief pitcher that recorded a 2.96 ERA, 152 career saves, and a remarkable 874 appearances over his 18 season career. McMahon won the 1957 and 1968 World Series titles with Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers respectively with a lifetime adjusted ERA+ of 120.

 

[Gootie]

Whales select LHP Brian Fuentes

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'll take OF - Torii Hunter

 

[UL Washington]

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms select SF Giants great, and perennial 30/30 threat OF B Bonds*

5 30/30 seasons just missing 40/40 a couple times with seasons of 39/43 and 37/41
3 Gold Gloves
8 times top 10 in total bases (including one league leading total)
7 times top 10 in HR
11 times top 10 in SB
9 times league leading Power-Speed#
57.7 WAR






*not to be confused with his son Barry Bonds

 

[UL Washington]

And Darko picks MGR Bobby Cox

 

[Say Hey Kid]

The As are thrilled our player is still available, SS/3B Miguel Tejada

6x All-Star
2002 AL MVP
2005 AS MVP
2x Silver Slugger

 

[Porn*]

with pick 477, Toronto BJ's select,

Starting pitcher, who might be used as middle-long relief

3 x top 5 Cy Young voting (2,2,4)
4 x All Star
ERA+ 122
1987 AL pitching_title
1987 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1994 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
Win–loss record 186–117
Earned run average 3.51
Strikeouts 1,538
2× World Series champion (1992, 1996)
MLB wins leader (1994)
MLB ERA leader (1987)

Jimmy Key

 

[Say Hey Kid]

MGR MILLER HUGGINS

Miller James Huggins
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1964
Primary team: New York Yankees
Primary position: Manager
When Miller Huggins took over as the New York Yankees’ manager in 1918, he assumed a struggling ball club who had hired seven different managers in the previous 10 years.

By the time Huggins passed away in 1929, the Yankees were well on their way toward becoming the most dominant baseball franchise of the 20th century.

Possessing a shrewd baseball mind and displaying a commitment to the fundamentals of baseball, Huggins led the Yankees to their first six American League pennants and three World Series championships during the 1920s. Furthermore, Huggins was able to motivate and restrain some of the game’s biggest personalities – none bigger than George Herman Ruth.

“He was the only man who knew how to keep me in line," said the Babe.

Huggins began as a diminutive second baseman who fought hard to gain the respect of his larger peers. Standing at 5-foot-6 and weighing just 140 pounds, Huggins studied law at the University of Cincinnati and used creativity and a stern batter’s eye to get on base. Nicknamed “Mighty Mite,†Huggins led the National League in walks twice during his first five seasons with the Reds, and then posted an on-base percentage of .402 during his time with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1910-16. On June 1, 1910, Huggins set a major league record with six plate appearances and no official at-bats by collecting four walks and two sacrifice flies.

Huggins served as player-manager for the Redbirds from 1912-17 before garnering the Yankees’ attention. AL president Ban Johnson recommended Huggins to Yankees co-owner Jacob Ruppert, however Ruppert’s co-owner Tillinghast Huston was vehemently opposed to the idea. Ruppert forged ahead, hiring Huggins in October 1917. Huston, meanwhile, would eventually sell his share of the team.

Huggins made plenty of trades during his first years in New York, however the Yankees’ fortunes remained stagnant. The team posted two consecutive third-place finishes in 1919 and 1920, and the press opined that “in the past Huggins has not shone as a leader of men.â€

But in 1921, thanks in large part to the heroics of Ruth’s unprecedented 59 home runs, the Yankees silenced Huggins’ critics and won 98 games to capture the franchise’s first pennant. Ruth, however, suffered an injury in Game 3 of the World Series and the Yankees fell to the Giants.

The Yankees would win the next two pennants, giving Huggins three straight AL flags, and their first World Series championship in 1923. By the mid-1920s, Huggins’ reputation for finding talent had grown to the point where opposing teams were hesitant to trade with the Yankees. But there was one last hurdle that Huggins needed to clear: Gaining authority over the rambunctious Ruth.

Tensions between Huggins and Ruth came to a head in 1925 when the manager fined and suspended Ruth after a late night on the town. An indignant Ruth claimed he would never play for Huggins again, but the Mighty Mite stood his ground and refused to waver. Ruth relented a few days later.

“Ruth has changed his mind,†Ruppert announced in a press conference. “He’ll play for Mr. Huggins. The fine sticks and the suspension sticks for as long as Huggins wants.â€
From that point on Ruth did not question his manager publicly again.

“There seemed to me to be an impression here and there that anybody could manage so great a team,†said Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack of the Yankees. “That’s wrong. It took Huggins to make those fellows fight and hustle.â€

With the allegiance of his superstar and the subsequent addition of Hall of Famers Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs and Waite Hoyt, Huggins’ club matured into one of the most famous dynasties in baseball. The Bronx Bombers won another three consecutive pennants and two World Series titles from 1926-28, including the vaunted “Murderers’ Row†1927 team that is believed by many to be one of the best in history.

“There never has been a better judge of raw baseball talent than Huggins,†columnist Arthur Robinson would later write. “And every manager of the Yankees since him – all of them – have benefited from the foundation of the dynasty he built.â€

Huggins had finally silenced his critics when his life came to a tragic end in September 1929. After receiving transfusions to treat a skin infection and a bout of influenza, Huggins developed a blood infection that proved fatal. At the age of 50, the Mighty Mite’s funeral was held in Yankee Stadium, drawing thousands of tearful fans. The American League canceled its games while the Yankees’ star players wept openly for their fallen manager.

“He was more like a father to me than anything else,†remembered Gehrig. “I call him the squarest shooter I ever knew in baseball.â€

In 1932, a plaque dedicated to Huggins was placed in Yankee Stadium, beginning the tradition that is now known as Monument Park. Huggins was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1964.


SEE CAREER STATISTICS
FROM THE COLLECTION
DID YOU KNOW

THAT PRIOR TO HIS MANAGERIAL CAREER, MILLER HUGGINS RECEIVED A LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, AND LATER PASSED THE OHIO BAR EXAMS?

"Huggins was almost like a schoolmaster in the dugout. There was no goofing off. You watched the game, and you kept track not only of the score and the number of outs, but of the count on the batter. At any moment, Hug might ask you what the situation was. " Waite Hoyt
CAREER STATS
ESSENTIAL STATS
Year Inducted: 1964 See 6 more from 1964
Primary Team: New York Yankees See 25 more from New York Yankees
Position Played: Manager See 22 more from this position
Bats: Both See 21 more both handed batters
Throws: Right See 220 more right handed throwers
Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio See 18 more from Ohio
Birth year: 1878 See 1 more born this year
Died: 1929, New York, New York
Played for:
Cincinnati Reds (1904-1909)
St. Louis Cardinals (1910-1916)
Managed:
St. Louis Cardinals (1913-1917)
New York Yankees (1918-1929)

CAREER AT A GLANCE
Games
2570
Wins
1413
Losses
1134
Winning %
.555

 

[Porn*]

Toronto BJ's select, CF,

Switch Hitting, Base stealing machine,

Otis Nixon

.270 Avg
620 Stolen Bases (16th All Time)

 

[UL Washington]

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms round out their roster with a personal, albeit not well-known, favourite SP/RP Virgil "Fire" Trucks

In his 517 MLB appearances, approx 40% were in relief, so I feel comfortable putting him as a middle relief guy.

1941-1958

117 ERA+

In 2001, Bill James had him ranked as the 61st best pitcher of all time.

In 1952, he may have had one of the most bizarre pitching seasons ever. He pitched 2 no-hitters, a one hitter (retiring 26 batters in a row) and a two hitter. Unfortunately, he went 5-19 that year with a 3.97 ERA for the Tigers.

 

[JaysCyYoung]

Screw it. I'm just going to take arguably one of the best position players left on the board here. The Toronto Maple Leafs are pleased to select, with the 442nd overall pick in the 2016 HFBoards All-Time Draft (the one they attempted to use on Don McMahon), OF Vada Pinson.

18 seasons played

.286/.327/.442/.769 career slashline
111 adjusted OPS+
2757 career hits (54th all-time)
484 doubles (77th all-time)
127 triples (86th all-time)
256 home runs
1169 runs batted in
305 stolen bases
508 consecutive games played (1958-1962)
2x NL leader in hits (1961, 1963)
2x NL leader in doubles (1959, 1960)
2x NL leader in triples (1963, 1967)
2x NL leader in OF fielding percentage (1965, 1969)
​

Pinson was one of the most well-rounded players of the 1960s and 1970s and an integral component of Cincinnati's 1961 National League champions team. A skilled base-stealer and defensive outfielder, Pinson combined good gap power with his speed to accumulate prolific career totals of 127 triples, 256 home runs, 485 doubles, and 2757 career hits. He is one of the only players in baseball history to rank in the top 100 all-time in each category.

An outstanding all-around player over a long and productive career, Pinson was often underrated and overshadowed. For many years after his retirement, his 2,757 hits were the most by any eligible player outside the Hall of Fame, but he never came close to election by baseball writers. His highest vote total was 67 out of more than 400 cast.

Analyst Bill James, in the 2001 edition of his Historical Baseball Abstract, ranked Pinson 18th among centerfielders, ahead of Hall of Famers Hack Wilson, ____ _____, ___ _____, and ____ _____ - but behind _____ ____, ____ _____, _____ ______, and ____ ____, who are also outside the Hall.

- Society for American Baseball Research.

 

[td_ice]

With pick 488, The Pittsburgh Pirates are pleased to announce another power bench threat, OF/1B, Floyd Herman......aka, Babe Herman.


A big man for his era, 6-4, 190, Herman was a powerful presence for the Brooklyn Robins. also played for other teams, but his best seasons were with Brooklyn. The picture below is when Herman played for CIN.

An terrific hitter. Brought in for his bat, and not his glove.


1926-1937, 1945


141 OPS+


.324/.383/.532 career slash for an OPS of .915


extra bases average over 162, 42 doubles, 11 trip, trip, triples, and 19 bombs




40 WAR over 13 seasons


Retired in '37, but Babe was very popular in Brooklyn, and he was resigned 8 years later by the Brooklyn Dodgers at the age of 42, and played in 37 games for Pinch hitting duty. He was able to hit .265 and OBP of .359. Very impressive for a 42 year old.

*I neither confirm or deny that is James Coburn in a baseball uniform.*

 

[Gootie]

Whales select 2B Bret Boone

 

[Dr Pepper]

Sioux City selects Jacoby Ellsbury. Someone please PM Pwn.

 

[darko]

486 - New York Yankees select - RP, Jim Brewer

111 ERA+
3.07 career ERA
133 career saves

Gives me a 2nd lefty out of the pen along with Righetti to get those boys out.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

The St. Louis Cardinals are pleased to select baseball lifer, 2B - Red Schoendienst, as their final positional player. Hornsby/Schoendienst second base combo is Cardinals.

- BBHOF (1989)
- 2 Time World Series Champion
- 2 Times finished Top 5 in MVP Voting
- 5 Times finished Top 5 in dWAR
- 5 Times finished Top 5 in Hits (Led League 1957)
- 4 Times finished Top 5 in Doubles (Led League 1950)

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'm pleased to add 3x Manager of the year award winning Jim Leyland as the manager of the Biscuits.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

Indians select 3B Eric Chavez and OF Fred Lynn.

 

[ryan callahan]

The San Francisco Giants are happy to select RP Dick Radatz with their 494th overall pick.

 

[GarbageGoal]

With pick 495 the Steamrollers select 1b Paul Konerko

BA .279 OBP .354 SLG .486 OPS .841
439 HR 1412 RBIs
6 All Star Selections
2005 ALCS MVP
1 World Series title
20th among 1B in fielding pct all time
27.6 career WAR/21.4 7yr-peak WAR/24.5 JAWS

Basically underrated as a hitter. A lot of power, but a good hitter in general. We love the idea of his big bat coming off the bench in a big spot with the bases juiced.