Official 9th Baseball ATD Thread (Picks Only)

[td_ice]

Pirates are happy to select 1B, Joey Votto.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'll take utility guy Omar Vizquel

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

And I'll add SP/RP - Dave Righetti

 

[ryan callahan]

San Francisco Giants select SP Stan Coveleski to round out the rotation.

 

[Winger for Hire]

With the 230th pick in the draft, the Yomiuri Giants select C/1B/3B Joseph Paul Torre

Perfect first guy off the bench. Playing over 500 games at catcher, first, and third allows for some creative roster moves and it's always good to have a former MVP and batting champ coming off the bench. Baseball historian Bill James ranked Torre 11th all-time among major league catchers.

Career Highlights

NL MVP (1971)
NL Batting Champion (1971)
MLB PLayer of the Year (1971)
9 time All-Star
1 Gold Glove (Catcher- 1965)
NL RBI Leader (1971)
Hutch Award Winner (1971)

Career Stats

.297/.365/.452
.817 OPS (129 OPS+)

2209 Games
8802 Plate Appearances

2342 Hits
344 Doubles
252 Home Runs
1185 RBI
996 Runs Scored
23 Stolen Bases

57.6 bWAR

 

[Voight]

The Atlanta Braves will select RP Eric Gagne!

The Dodgers converted Gagné from a starter to a reliever, where for three years (2002–2004) he was statistically the most outstanding closer in the game, winning the Cy Young Award in 2003. During that period, he set a major league record by converting 84 consecutive save opportunities. The phrase "Game Over" was heavily used by the Dodgers and the media in connection with his appearances to finish close games.

33-36
3.47 ERA
10.04 K/9
718 SO
187 SV

3× All-Star (2002–2004)
World Series champion (2007)
NL Cy Young Award (2003)
2× NL Rolaids Relief Man Award (2003, 2004)
NL saves leader (2003)

 

[le_sean]

With the 232nd pick in the ATD, the Montreal Royals select OF Andre "The Hawk" Dawson.

BBHOF (2010)
NL MVP (1987)
8x All-Star
8x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger
64.5 career WAR​

Andre Dawson was a player that played with reckless abandon. He is one of 5 MLB players to finish his career with 400 HRs and 300 SBs. We are pleased to bring The Hawk back to Montreal and have him patrolling RF.

 

[Tecumseh]

With the 233rd overall pick in the fifteenth round, the Albuquerque Dukes select the best mustache in the game, RP Doug Jones.

16 year career

3.30 ERA
129 ERA+
3.11 FIP
303 saves
909 strikeouts
5x All-Star
Best statistical year came in 1997 when he posted a 2.02 ERA, 232 ERA+, 2.16 FIP, 0.884 WHIP, struck out 82, and saved 36 in 38 opportunities.

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[Pwnasaurus]

The St. Louis Cardinals are pleased to select a fireballing bullpen arm, RP - Wade Davis. Davis has had some of the most dominant seasons by late inning relievers in history, posting an ERA+ of 448 and 396. Similarly to the previously taken Andrew Miller, Davis has spent about half his 8 year career as a league average starter before becoming an elite reliever. He'll be a filthy bridge to Sparky.

- Career Postseason ERA of 0.84 in 23 games
- World Series Champion (2015)
- 2 Times finished Top 10 in Cy Young Voting

 

[Vegeta]

The Detroit Tigers select SP Ron Guidry

Career Stats
3.29 ERA
3.02 (Post Season)
119 ERA+
1.184 WHIP
6.7 K/9
47.9 WAR

The Tigers add another great southpaw to round out the rotation. He also has a mustache; he should get along great with Rollie.​

 

[darko]

236 - New York Yankees select - SP, Old Hoss Radbourn

309 career wins
59 wins in a season (MLB record)
2.68 career ERA
Triple Crown Winner
No-hitter
29th all time in WAR amongst pitchers

 

[NJDevs26]

Pick #237 Monarchs take RP Koji Uehara



Was going to take someone else at first but seeing this guy's numbers as a reliever - and the fact he didn't get over here till he was 34 or become a reliever in MLB till 35, and is still going strong at age 41 - boggled my mind. With plenty of use as both a closer and a setup man, he'll fill the latter role nicely here too.

Career ERA+ of 170
Reliever stats:
375 appearances (371 IP), 474 K's
2.26 ERA
0.79 WHIP
11.5 K/9
.181 opposing BA

Postseason numbers:
18 IP - 3 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 21 K, 2013 ALCS MVP and World Series Champion

 

[Gootie]

Whales select LHP Arthur Rhodes

 

[UL Washington]

The Naps select 1B/3B/OF Dick Allen

.292 BA
.378 OBP
.912 OPS (156 OPS+)
4 times league leading OPS

ROY 1964, MVP 1972

 

[UL Washington]

The Naps select SP/RP Waite Hoyt

Can use used as both a starter or reliever as he has plenty of experience doing both.

237-182
3.59 ERA
53 Saves

Strong playoff performer with 6 WS wins and a 1.83 ERA. In the 1921 WS, he pitched 27 innings and didn’t let up a single earned run. The Yankees still lost the series.

 

[Porn*]

sorry fellas...

pick 239:

Toronto Blue Jays select...

The greatest DH of all time...

Edgar Martinez

Batting average .312
Hits 2,247
Home runs 309
Runs batted in 1,261
OPS+ 147
7× All-Star (1992, 1995–1997, 2000, 2001, 2003)
5× Silver Slugger Award (aka the Edgar Martinez Award) (1992, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003)
Roberto Clemente Award (2004)
2× AL batting champion (1992, 1995)
AL RBI leader (2000)
Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame

Retired Yankee great Mariano Rivera, when asked whether there was anyone he was afraid to face, said that he was never afraid, but "I will put it like this: The only guy that I didn't want to face, when a tough situation comes, was Edgar Martínez. The reason is because I couldn't get him out. (laughs) I couldn't get him out. It didn't matter how I threw the ball. I couldn't get him out. Oh, my god, he had more than my number. He had my breakfast, lunch and dinner. He got everything from me."[9] Versus Rivera, Martínez was able to log a 0.625 batting average, with 10 hits during 16 appearances.[10] Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martínez also named Edgar Martínez as one of the toughest hitters he had to pitch against in his career because, Pedro said, he was very disciplined at the plate and "would foul off pitches that would wipe out anybody else."[11]

 

[Porn*]

Toronto Blue Jays select...

Manager - Joe McCarthy

The first manager to win pennants with both National and American League teams, he won nine league titles overall and seven World Series championships

McCarthy's career winning percentages in both the regular season (.615)[2] and postseason (.698, all in the World Series)[2] are the highest in major league history. His 2,125[1] career victories rank eighth all-time in major league history for managerial wins, and he ranks first all-time for the Yankees with 1,460 wins.[3]

7x World Series champion (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943)
8 AL Championships/Pennants (1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943)
1 NL Championship/Pennant (1929)
Yankees all-time leader in managerial wins with 1460
Highest winning percentage of all time by a manager with .615

McCarthy was an outstanding teacher and developer of talent, and was particularly adept at handling temperamental players such as Babe Ruth, who had hoped to become New York's manager and resented a team "outsider" being hired.[6] Ruth and McCarthy's relationship was lukewarm at best, and chilled considerably in 1934 when Ruth began openly campaigning to become manager. Partly due to this, Ruth was traded to the lowly Boston Braves after the season.[7]
While managing, McCarthy utilized a low-key approach, never going to the mound to remove a pitcher or arguing with an umpire except on a point of the rules, preferring to stay at his seat in the center of the dugout. He also declined to wear a numbered uniform with the Yankees and Red Sox.[8][not in citation given]
In order to draw attention to his presumed masterful leadership of the Yankees, McCarthy was given the nickname of "Marse Joe" by sportswriters. "Marse" is a Southern English rendition of the word "master".[9] McCarthy's success throughout his career was such that in 32 years of managing, his 1922 Louisville club was the only team which finished either with a losing record or below fourth place.

 

[Gootie]

Whales select 1B Cap Anson

 

[NJDevs26]

Pick #244 - RP B. J. Ryan



I wanted a power-throwing lefty in the pen, and with 10.5 K/9 Ryan fills that bill, as well as the need for a specialist with a career .179 BA against from LH hitters. At his peak from 2003-2008, Ryan was pretty dominant against all hitters with two All-Star appearances and three 30+ save seasons. He had more than respectable overall numbers despite pitching in the AL East for basically his entire career, including a 133 ERA+

 

[darko]

245 - New York Yankees select - OF, Albert Belle

381 career home runs
13th all time in SLG%
32nd all time in OPS
5x all star
5x silver slugger award

 

[Vegeta]

The Detroit Tigers select 1B Todd Helton

Career Stats

.316/.414/.953
133 OPS+
2519 Hits
369 Home Runs
1406 RBI
61.2 WAR

The Tigers pick up a fantastic left-handed hitter for their bench. Miggy's ability to play third also means that Helton could potentially start some games at first, when Beltre or Cabrera needs a day off.​

 

[Pwnasaurus]

The St. Louis Cardinals are pleased to select a postseason legend and lefty masher off the bench, 1B - David Ortiz. A lifetime 1.372 OPS in 14 World Series games is stupid.

- 3 Time World Series Champion (MVP in 2013)
- 5 Times finished in Top 5 in MVP voting
- Led League in OPS (2016), 8 Times finished in Top 5
- Led League in Homeruns (2006), 6 Times finished in Top 5
- 3 Times Led League in RBI, 5 Times finished in Top 5

 

[Tecumseh]

With the 248th overall pick in the sixteenth round, the Albuquerque Dukes select SS/3B Joe Sewell.

“When I was a boy I’d walk around with a pocket full of rocks or a Coca-Cola top,” Joe Sewell said, “and I can’t remember not being able to hit them with a broomstick handle.”

Keep your eye on the ball. It’s one of the most basic tenets of hitting, stressed from the first time a young player picks up a bat. Joe Sewell took it to another level, though, and it helped pave his way to the Hall of Fame.

Sewell’s big league career was born out of one of the game’s tragedies. After Indians shortstop Ray Chapman was killed by a pitch from the Yankees’ Carl Mays in August 1920, Sewell was called up. The 21-year-old Sewell had played in just 92 minor league games before his big league debut, yet he settled in immediately and helped lead the Tribe to the 1920 World Series title.

Where Sewell really carved out his identity was his ability to get the bat on the ball more consistently than anyone else ever has. Sewell struck out 20 times in 558 at-bats during the 1922 season, and that would be his career high. He never even reached double-digits in strikeouts in any of his last nine seasons. During the 1929 season, Sewell went 115 games between punchouts. He ended his career with a rate of 62.6 at-bats per strikeout.

He had seven seasons in which he recorded over 500 at-bats while striking out less that 10 times. From September 1922 through April 1930, Sewell played in 1,103 consecutive games, the second-longest such streak in history at the time. Sewell was also known for using only a single bat through his entire career, a 40-ouncer he dubbed “Black Betsy.”

Hardly a one dimensional player, Sewell led American League shortstops in fielding percentage three times and finished in the top five six times. He shifted to third base in 1929 and, after signing with the Yankees in 1931, was the regular third baseman for the Yankees club that won the 1932 World Series.

Sewell grew up in Alabama and was an accomplished col-lege player with the University of Alabama. In later years, he returned to coach the Crimson Tide baseball team, winning a Southeastern Conference title in 1968. The university renamed its ballpark Sewell-Thomas Stadium in 1978, one year after Sewell’s induction to the Hall of Fame.

"Ted (Williams) said he could see the ball leave his bat and I could too. I did that from the first day until I finished and that’s the reason why I didn’t strike out much. " -Joe Sewell

14 year career

.312/.391/.413/.804
108 OPS+
53.7 WAR
2,226 hits
436 doubles (once led the league in this category)
68 triples
49 home runs
1,054 RBIs
842 walks to 114 strikeouts (his season totals in strikeouts only reached double digits four times and never once did he exceed 20 strikeouts in a single season)
2x top 4 finishes in MVP voting
1920, 1932 World Champion
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977 by way of the Veteran's Committee

As a contact hitter who rarely ever strikes out and can reliably play both shortstop and third base, Sewell will serve as a perfect option off the bench.​

 

[Winger for Hire]

With the 249th pick in the draft, the Yomiuri Giants select, left handed pitcher, Masaichi "The Emperor" Kaneda

Nicknamed "The Emperor" because he was the most dominant pitcher in Japan during his prime, Kaneda holds numerous Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) career records. He managed to win 400 games despite being on a horrific team, the Kokutestu Swallows, for most of his career. About 90% of his 400 career wins came with the Swallows.

Kaneda threw a very lively, blazing fastball (said to top 100 MPH), a devastating drop curve (today, we would refer to it as a sharp-breaking “slurveâ€), and a baffling underhanded changeup.

He was a true workhorse, pitching 300 or more innings in 14 consecutive years on his way to the most innings pitched in NPB at 5526.2 innings. He served the Swallows as an ace starter/relief ace, pitching in at least 1/3 of his games every year from 1951 to 1963, occasionally as many as half his team's games. He also pitched two no hitters in his career, one of them a perfect game. His 82 shutouts are second most in Japanese baseball history. He had 103 games of 10 or more strikeouts and a 64.1 inning streak without a run scored against him.

From 1955 through 1958, he pitched at least 332 innings each year, and his ERA never exceeded 1.78

Notable NPB records Kaneda holds include: complete games (365), wins (400), losses (298), strikeouts (4490), innings pitched (5,5262⁄3), and walks (1,808). With 82 career shutouts, he is only one behind XXX XXX for most all-time in NPB. He also hit the most home runs of any Japanese pitcher (36), and is one of the few pitchers that played in over 1,000 games.

His list of most similar pitchers to his projection is, in order: Steve Carlton, Warren Spahn, Tom Seaver, Don Sutton, Phil Niekro, Gaylord Perry, Pete Alexander, XXX XXX and Bert Blyleven.

He pitched on a perennial cellar-dwelling team, the Kokutetsu Swallows (now, the Yakult Swallows). At times during their long existence, the Swallows set new standards for mediocrity. Even Walter Johnson’s Washington Senators were no match for the Swallows’ lowly status. In the midst of the Swallows’ doldrums, there was Kaneda, the brightest star in the sky. The most incredible statistic surrounding Kaneda is that he won 45% of the Swallows’ wins during his tenure (1950s and 1960s). Steve Carlton did it for one year (1972) with the Philadelphia Phillies, and that was noteworthy. Kaneda did it for an entire career. Of all pitchers in Japanese history, Kaneda suffered from the least run support (the Swallows’ offense was usually anemic), losing 20+ games in 6 different seasons.

The American pitcher he is most compared to is Steve Carlton. It is estimated that Kaneda would have won approximately 360+ games in America, Whatever the estimate, he would have been a Hall of Famer here, too.


Career Stats/Highlights

Japanese HOF Inductee (1988)
3 Eiji Sawamura Awards (Japan's Cy Young)
10 time Strikeout leader
3 time ERA leader
14 time 20 game winner
2 No Hitters
1 Perfect Game (4th in Japan's history)
Named Best Japanese Player of the 1950's
Names Best Japanese Pitcher of the 1960's
14 Consecutive Seasons of 300+ IP and 20 Wins and 220 Strikeouts

944 Games (569 Games Started)
400 Wins
2.34 ERA
1.073 WHIP
4490 Strikeouts
0.6 HR/9
6.7 H/9
7.3 K/9

Batting
.198/.238/.287
38 Home Runs
177 RBI
160 Runs
7 Stolen Bases

His projected Bill James HOF Standard Score (with ultra-conservative projections) is 76. 50 is an average HOFer.

The speed gun was not introduced to Japan until after Kaneda had retired, but he claims that the velocity of his fastball reached 100 mph during his prime. In Kaneda's rookie year, XXX XXX from the Osaka Tigers complained that Kaneda's pitches appeared too fast because the mound was set too close to the batter's box. The game was stopped as the umpire measured the distance with a tape measure; the mound was found to be set the correct distance away from the batter's box.

 

[le_sean]

With the 251st pick, the Montreal Royals select RP Ron Perranoski.

Career 2.79 ERA (3rd all-time for RP)
2x AL saves leader
2x World Series champion
687 strikeouts
.573 LH OPS​

Perranoski mowed down lefty batters throughout his career and was a key cog for the 1960s Dodgers. We are happy to have him on our team as our lefty specialist.