Official 9th Baseball ATD Thread (Picks Only)

[Tecumseh]

With the 329th overall pick in the twenty-first round, the Albuquerque Dukes select 1B Keith Hernandez.

17 year career

.296/.384/.436/.821
128 OPS+
60.0 WAR
2,182 hits
426 doubles
1,071 RBIs
11x Gold Glove
5x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger
1979 NL batting title (.344)
led the league in OBP in 1980 (.408)
1979 NL MVP (finished second in MVP voting in 1984)
1982, 1986 World Champion​

 

[Pwnasaurus]

The St. Louis Cardinals are pleased to select their 5th starter, HOF, SP - Bob Lemon. Lemon and Paige were teammates on the 1948 World Series winning Cleveland Indians team, only in the ATD their roles are pretty much reversed. Great resume for a 5th starter who missed 3 seasons due to military service.

- BBHOF (1976)
- World Series Champion (1948)
- 3 Times finished Top 5 in MVP Voting
- 3 Times finished Top 5 in Pitcher's WAR
- 5 Times finished Top 5 in ERA
- Led League in Wins 3 Times (8 Times finished in Top 5)
- Led League in Strikeouts (1950) (4 Times finished in Top 5)

 

[Vegeta]

The Detroit Tigers select C Lance Parrish

 

[darko]

332 - New York Yankees select - SP/RP Tom Gordon

158 career saves
203 career starts
113 career ERA+
3x All Star
World Series Champion

 

[NJDevs26]

Pick #333 - Steve Cishek RP



A submarine reliever who can not only get grounders (a career 49.1% groundball ratio per Fangraphs; average is 44% over the last 15 years) but also strike people out with a career 9.7 K/9. He fares particularly well against righties with .213/.274/.299 splits against RHB.

Other career stats:
377 IP
2.82 ERA
1.19 WHIP
140 ERA+
120 Saves

 

[Gootie]

Chicago Whales select SS/3B/2B Michael Young

 

[bluesfan94]

With my skipped pick, I'll take MGR Joe Torre

 

[Porn*]

Toronto Blue Jays select:

RP - Roy Face

Face was the first major leaguer to save 20 games more than once, leading the league three times and finishing second three times; in 1959 he set the still-standing major league record for winning percentage (.947), and single-season wins in relief, with 18 wins against only one loss. He held the NL record for career games pitched (846) from 1967 until 1986, and the league record for career saves (193) from 1962 until 1982; he still holds the NL record for career wins in relief (96), and he held the league mark for career innings pitched in relief (1,211 1⁄3) until 1983. On his retirement, he ranked third in major league history in pitching appearances, behind only Hoyt Wilhelm and Cy Young, and second in saves behind Wilhelm. Nicknamed "The Baron", he holds the Pirates franchise records for career games (802) and saves (188).

6× All-Star (1959–1961²)
World Series champion (1960)

Win–loss record 104–95
Earned run average 3.48
Strikeouts 877
Saves 193

 

[UL Washington]

The Naps select Martin Dihigo.

Couldn't pass on this kind of talent any longer. I'll figure out where to play him later.

 

[UL Washington]

The Naps also select Hack Wilson to fumble his way around the outfield and smash some dingers.

 

[UL Washington]

The Blue Jays select RP Firpo Marberry...hands down the greatest Firpo to ever play organized baseball.

 

[Gootie]

Chicago Whales select OF Jacoby Ellsbury

 

[NJDevs26]

Pick #340: Negro League SS Willie 'The Devil' Wells. Reputed as a five-tool shortstop, he'll make a fine fill-in for Nomar when he misses time, and pinch-hitter/defensive replacement/pinch-runner for the bench.

-Credited with a .320/.380/.519 split in 2824 documented Negro League AB's by Baseball Reference, with 100 HR, 353 RBI and 90 SB's in those AB's
-Ranked #86 on Bill James' Top 100 all-time players list

From Wells' HOF bio:

The only woman elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Effa Manley, called Willie Wells “The finest shortstop, black or whiteâ€. Wells played in an era where the color of his skin kept him out of the Major Leagues, but Wells had a very successful career in baseball’s Negro leagues and Canada, as well as Mexico and Cuba where he played against white major leaguers. It was during his time in Mexico that he was christened with the nick name “El Diabloâ€. Because of his unbelievable play at the shortstop position the players in the Mexican League began to say “don’t hit it to shortstop because ‘El Diablo†plays thereâ€. Cool Papa Bell recalled “The shortstops I’ve seen, Wells could cover ground better than any of them. Willie Wells was the greatest shortstop in the worldâ€

During his twenty plus year career on the diamond, Wells was the epitome of the term “five-tool playerâ€. He could hit for average and power, run and was a tremendous defensive shortstop with a wonderfully accurate arm. Tigers Hall of Fame second baseman Charlie Gehringer called him “the kind of player you always wanted on your team, he played the way all great players play - with everything he had."

During his career Wells was selected to play in the annual East-West All-Star Game eight times, despite the fact that the game didn’t begin until 1933, and Wells had already played nine full seasons of pro-ball. He also led the Chicago American Giants to back-to-back pennants in two different leagues, capturing the Negro Southern League title in 1932 and then the inaugural pennant of the new Negro National League the following season. Wells was also part of the Newark Eagles famed “million dollar infield†in the late 1930s alongside future Hall of Famers Mule Suttles and Ray Dandridge. Shortly before his death in 1989 Wells recalled "I just wanted to be the best. I never wanted to lose."

Wells was also a mentor to younger players including Jackie Robinson and XXXXX XXXXX. XXXXX recalled “Wells showed me everything he knew. We talked about hitting—he was a really good curve ball hitter—about moving around on different pitchers, especially left-handers, moving up in the box, moving back, trying to throw the pitcher off, trying to take a peek back to see how the catcher i holding his target in a close gameâ€.

 

[darko]

341 - New York Yankees select - OF, Jim Wynn

55.6 career WAR
129 career OPS+
3x All Star
291 career home runs

 

[Vegeta]

The Detroit Tigers select RP Mike Henneman

 

[Pwnasaurus]

The St. Louis Cardinals are pleased to select one of the more underrated players in baseball history OF - Minnie Minoso. Minoso is a great bat/speed combo off the bench from the right side.

- 4 Times finished in Top 5 in MVP Voting
- 3 Time Gold Glove Award Winner
- Led League in Positional WAR (1954), 4 Times finished in Top 5
- 5 Times finished in Top 5 in Batting Average
- 5 Times finished in Top 5 in OBP %
- Led League in Stolen Bases 3 Times, 8 Times finished in Top 5

 

[Tecumseh]

With the 344th overall pick in the twenty-second round, the Albuquerque Dukes select SP Dave Stieb.

16 year career

176-137
3.44 ERA (led the league with 2.48 in 1985)
122 ERA+ (twice lead the league in ERA+: 146 in 1984, 171 in 1985)
57.0 WAR
103 complete games (led the league with 19 in 1982)
30 shutouts (led the league with 5 in 1982)
7x All-Star
Pitched a no-hitter on September 2, 1990​

 

[Winger for Hire]

With the 345th pick in the draft, the Yomiuri Giants select LF/CF/1B Sherwood "Sherry" Robert Magee

Today we would call Sherry Magee a five-tool player: he could hit, run, field, throw, and hit with power. For more than a decade he was the Philadelphia Phillies' clean-up hitter and greatest offensive star, setting the all-time team record in stolen bases (387) and ranking among the top ten in almost every other category. Magee's defense was nearly the equal of his offense; sensational catches with his back to home plate were his trademark, and Pirates scout Frank Haller commented that his every throw was "on a line and right on target." He was undoubtedly the National League's most valuable player in 1910, and either he or Johnny Evers deserved the appellation in 1914. That season one Philadelphia writer called Magee "probably the best all-around ball player in the National League," and a Cincinnati reporter went a step further: "To my mind Sherwood Magee is one of the best all-around players the game has ever seen."

Career Highlights

NL Batting Champion (1910)
4 time RBI Leader
2 time Slugging% Leader
Snubbed for at least 2 MVPs

Lead league in Batting Average, On Base%, Slugging%, OPS, and OPS+ in 1910

Career Stats

.291/.364/.427
.790 OPS (137 OPS+)
1176 RBI
1112 Runs Scored
2169 Hits
425 Doubles
166 Triples
83 Home Runs
441 Stolen Bases

624 Strikeouts
736 Walks

59.0 bWAR

Sherry fits the "Bad Boy" image I'm cultivating....

Sherry was enjoying another banner year in 1911, but his season-and career-were marred by his actions in the third inning of a game in St. Louis on July 10. With the Phils leading, 2-1, Magee came to bat with one out and Dode Paskert on second and Hans Lobert on first. With two strikes, rookie umpire Bill Finneran called Magee out on what appeared to be a high pitch, prompting Magee to turn away in disgust and throw his bat high in the air. Finneran yanked off his mask and threw him out of the game. Sherry, who had been heading to the bench, suddenly turned and attacked the umpire, clutching him for a second before hitting him with a quick left just above the jaw. With blood spurting from his face, Finneran fell to the ground on his back, apparently unconscious.

 

[td_ice]

With pick 349, the Pittsburgh Pirates are happy to select, SS, Phil Rizzutto.


Like many others in the ATD, Rizzuto lost 3 prime years to military service.


Hall of fame SS with 13 years played. One of the best defensive SS of his time.

D WAR seasons of 3.4, 3.2, 2.9. All 1st in his league. Also, 2.1, 2.0, and 2.0. 2nd, 2nd and 3rd best respectively.


Was 1950 AL MVP. In 1949 he was 2nd in league MVP voting.


No slouch with the bat. .271/.355/.355



Go get 'em Scooter!

(as for the pic above, man that is one hell of a neighborhood play, or maybe he was just Spiderman)

 

[Voight]

Atlanta Braves will select P David Wells!

He made the playoffs with 6 different teams, which will bring some playoff experience to our squad.

239–157
4.13 ERA
2,201 K

3× All-Star (1995, 1998, 2000)
2× World Series champion (1992, 1998)
ALCS MVP (1998)
AL wins leader (2000)
Pitched a perfect game on May 17, 1998

 

[ryan callahan]

The San Francisco Giants select RP Joakim Soria

 

[le_sean]

With the 347th pick, the Montreal Royals select C Darrell Porter.

4x All-Star
World Series MVP (1982)
NLCS MVP (1982)
2x Top-10 MVP
113 OPS+
40.7 career WAR​

We are pleased to add this underrated left-handed hitting catcher to our lineup to backup Gibson, if need be. He also provides a left-handed bat off the bench.

 

[bluesfan94]

David Wright for me.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

I'll take RP - Doug Jones

 

[bluesfan94]

I'll take C Bill Freehan