Monday, February 28, 2011

Power Rankings Ryan

Team

Power Point

1

Tucson Mail Order Cowboys

544.125

Combining speed, power and pitching Tucson could be the AL team to beat this season.

2

Houston Stone Cold Killers

543.625

Rookie Starting Pitcher Brian Iwazaki has made an early impression on the league with his 7-1 record and 3.20 ERA

3

Colorado Mile High Club

540.125

Bating .329 as a team, who needs pitching? It doesn't hurt that Del Prieto is batting darn near .500 on the season.

4

Memphis Amon-Ra

535

Top pitching team right now also has the most wins.

5

Chicago Wolves

526.125

Starting Pitching is doing so well they have only allowed 23 inherited runners, less than 5 other teams have allowed inherited runners to actually score.

6

Colorado Springs Organizational Filler

522.125

9 games under his belt and Ismael Perez
(CSP) has 2 complete games 1 shutout and a 2.80 ERA and stills no honors for the season.

7

Salt Lake City Prospectors

521.625

Team WHIP is 1.18. A tenth better than the next closest team.

8

Minnesota Wobegon's

500.375

RF'er Jose Ayala's Knee is basically shredded. Experts believe he will lose considerable speed and his base running confidence on his newly repaired knee will be compromised.

9

Cleveland Spyders

485.375

2 of the top 5 league leading home run hitters are in Cleveland Pedro Osuna and Albert Frazier.

10

Texas Tornadoes

473.5

Aurelio Espada's 22 game hitting streak came to an end this week. Still it helped the team hold a top 10 ranking.

11

Philadelphia Stars

437.75

Brought in Journeyman Pitcher Mike Clark. Clark has struggled the past 3 seasons to find his rhythm I doubt he finds it here.

12

Madison Massa's

408.125

Only team in league history to never win less than 90 games, They might lose that distinction this season as they sit at almost .500 on the season.

13

New York Dolls

404.625

Worst fielding team in the league by 4 errors.

14

Cincinnati Ramrod

397.5

No 2 guys have been caught stealing more than tough luck runners Aaron Holt
and Brad Finnessey who are ranked 1 and 2 in the league in caught steals.

15

New York Knights

377.625

Some insiders have suggested that the Knights might have exaggerated rule 5 3B Pedro Franco's back injury and are now stashing him on the DL for the season

16

Salem Slammers

361.25

RP Midre Maradona has faced 13 inherited runners and not one has scored this season.

17

Cheyenne Marmots

361

Rookie batting SS Raul Mairena has slowly worked his way into the Marmot lineup and has performed pretty well. Batting .272 in 70 at bats so far.

18

Pawtucket Blast

350

Brought in from the Waiver wires Pablo Sosa has struggled to find his pace in Pawtucket. I'm not sure how much more rope he will get to straighten his mechanics this season.

19

Santa Fe BUTCHERS

338

There have been 3 season ending injuries already this season, but none may be more devastating than Calvin Coco who seems too messed up his elbow so bad that scouts project he may never recover enough velocity and handle on this pitches to be as effective.

20

Pittsburgh Pirates

331.625

The preseason trade that brought in Harvey Harville seems to have been just what; the pitcher needed to rejuvenate is career. He is 2 full runs under his career ERA.

21

Louisville Loud Mouths

326.5

Huge week of movement, bringing in a number of new faces including pitcher Darwin Powers and Matty Shipley and LF Sammy Aguilar to the mix

22

Monterrey Metros

309.75

Luis Mota is striking out at a rate of 1 every 3 at bats. So far you can overlook it as he's batting. 293 on the season.

23

Atlanta Braves

305.375

Newly Acquired 3B Roger Post looked great for 11 games and showed why Atlanta went after him in trade, then his back and neck gave out. Lost for the rest of the season.

24

Seattle Fainting Goats

274

Rp Orlando Frias
(SEA)24 games has been sterling. His WHIP is a miniscule .87 . No one is getting a hit off him.

25

Norfolk Train Wrecks

254

Only team that has not attempted a stolen base this season.

26

St. Louis Twains

249

Rookie Closer Willie Estrada
(STL) is handling the duties well 9/10 in saves with a 1.64 ERA so far.

27

Anaheim strasfigor

247.75

28

Burlington Ice Storm

246.875

Almost ½ the Storms games have been decided by 1 run. They need to get the order hitting before the pen wears out.

29

Durham Bulls

228

32 "–" plays on the young season, defense not looking so great so far.

30

Wichita Wildcats

217.5

31

Kansas City McCoys

201.5

A lot of things are going wrong right now in KC, but not closer Jose Jose who is a perfect 7/7 with a 0 ERA.

32

Montgomery Montgomery Biscuits

177.75

An almost 10 ERA would get you a place as the worst team in the league. AI on since 1.28,puts this team on watch.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Best in Ryan: Catchers

Ryan's 10 best Catchers to date


1. Neil Fletcher S1-S11 -6AS 6SS 1GG 1MVP 1WS

Neil Fletcher
none
none
Age: 39B/T: L/R
Born: Anchorage, AK
Position(s): C/CIF
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1301

4484

980

1550

307

38

223

861

946

557

8

27

.346

.464

.580

1.044

Average

ML

109

374

81

130

26

3

19

72

79

47

0

2

.

For the first 6 seasons of Ryan there was no better catcher than Fletcher. He never batted below .351 and hit no less than 25 homeruns and 97 RBI. He brought in no less than 100 walks and 100 runs each season. Then he was traded to the wasteland known at Toronto. Where he was platooned on the worst team in Ryan history. He never was the same player for the next 5 seasons only becoming a full-time starter once more in season 7, but he was a broken man by that point batting a meager .246 with more Strikeouts and walks for the 1st time in his career. Still those who played against him remember him for his dominance in the league and the shadow he cast in his time.

2. Brent Sheets S7-ACTIVE 7AS 2MVP 7SS

Brent Sheets
Madison
Massa's
Age: 37B/T: R/R
Born: Portsmouth, RI
Position(s): C/1B/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1968

7386

1192

2299

357

9

460

1462

716

831

4

15

.311

.376

.549

.925

Average

151

568

92

177

27

1

35

112

55

64

0

1

Sandwiched in the middle of a great offense in Cincinnati which featured Sean Fryman, Carlos Hernandez and Bill Hayes, Sheets was a monster. He handled one of the NL best pitching combos in Alex Wang and Clarence Patrick also in their prime. There is no doubt he showed he was the best player in the league in his MVP seasons. In S10 he batted .349 with 58 HR and 161 RBI and in season 13 he cooled by batting on .339 with 36 HR and 136 RBI. Sheets in his prime was the best power hitting Catcher this world has ever known.

3. Willie Torrealba S3-16 7AS 4SS ROY 1WS

Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1622

6281

1164

1859

238

20

513

1360

622

928

1

6

.296

.363

.585

.948

Average

14 seasons

116

449

83

133

17

1

37

97

44

66

0

0

Power hitting behemoth, Torrealba quietly put up huge numbers and draw all-star selections with his working man's play. He often was not glitzy and sometimes he was downright dirty, but Willie could be counted on to blast one out of the park. A fan favorite with his aptitude for hitting one over the fences.

4. Yorvit Castillo S3-S17 2AS 3SS

Yorvit Castillo
none
none
Age: 39B/T: R/R
Born: Miranda, VE
Position(s): C/1B/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

2099

7310

1280

2299

327

19

377

1330

1240

1046

1

18

.315

.416

.519

.935

Average

15 seasons

140

487

85

153

22

1

25

89

83

70

0

1

Yorvit mixed great power with a hitting knack unlike other catchers in the game. His Season 9 stat line will go down in history as one of the best .379/38/109. He almost repeated it in season 13 when he went .357/38/97. Castillo became a legend in New York for his 7 year run there. Less than 50 men have reached the 2200 hit plateau, Castillo is one of them.

5. Carter Lowe S6-S15 ROY 4AS 4SS 3WS

Carter Lowe
none
none
Age: 35B/T: R/R
Born: Northscituate, RI
Position(s): C/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1319

4452

931

1369

204

16

321

1019

817

582

1

12

.308

.417

.577

.994

Average

10 Seasons

132

445

93

137

20

2

32

102

82

58

0

1

Carter Lowe was a true all-star, always clutch consistent at driving in runs and getting hits. He walked away from the game after 10 seasons without even looking back. No slowly fading away to oblivion, once injuries started to degrade his skills, he just quit the game. Even when he was drafted scouts believed he would never amount to much of a player with his injury issues in college and high school. For his 10 seasons though slowed by minor injuries, he started the majority of games in Madison, Batting over .300 for his career.

6 Bob Shaw S2-S16 3AS 1SS 1HFC

Bob Shaw
none
none
Age: 35B/T: R/R
Born: Hereford, UK
Position(s): C/1B/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

2102

7663

1093

2539

361

24

180

1160

858

1059

6

35

.331

.402

.455

.857

Average

ML

141

511

73

170

24

1

12

76

57

72

0

2

If you needed a hit or to drive in a run or get a guy on base, Shaw was your man. No other catcher played the game starter than Shaw. He just plain hit the ball where fielders were not. Not overly powerful, not overly fast. Teammates often joked that he could hardly swing the bat right with his quirky short chopping stroke, but for 14 years it worked to the tune of 2539 hits most by a catcher in Ryan history.

7 Edgardo Lima S8-ACTIVE 3AS 4GG 2ASHC

Edgardo Lima
Cheyenne
Marmots
Age: 34B/T: R/R
Born: Dansville, MI
Position(s): C/1B/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1712

6051

1022

1632

184

16

491

1238

558

773

1

3

.270

.340

.549

.889

Average

13 seasons

132

465

79

126

14

1

38

95

43

59

0

0

Still playing and hitting home runs. Even at 34 he doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon. He should easily surpass the 500 homerun plateau and could challenge 600 before he retires. Scouts will always point to the hole in his swing versus left handers on why he shouldn't be considered one of the best of all times. They might also point to his low Batting average as an indicator that he crumbles under pressure in the lineup.

8. Davey Santana S11-ACTIVE 2GG 3AS

Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1136

4405

606

1330

121

18

80

534

431

499

6

4

.302

.369

.392

.761

Average

9 seasons

126

489

67

148

13

2

9

59

48

55

1

0

One of the best pure defenders who also provides some damage at the plate. Santana is the Young fella on the list at 29 and should be able to add to his numbers over the next few seasons. If he holds his pace he should challenge and be able to climb a little more up the list. He hasn't shown his true power potential yet, but has surely shown he is a hitter and a catcher.

9 J.P. Santiago S9-ACTIVE 3AS 2WS

J.P. Santiago
Seattle
Fainting Goats
Age: 32B/T: S/R
Born: Erlanger, KY
Position(s): C/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1271

4165

684

1363

244

16

202

803

537

356

6

30

.327

.407

.539

.946

Average

10 seasons

127

416

68

136

24

2

20

80

54

36

1

3

Santiago has been a force the past 7 seasons after coming of age. He has shown hitting prowess at the plate which has shown the potential to be dominant, but has always seem to fade just below the surface. As a catcher he has gone almost unnoticed his whole career playing 2rd or 3rd best in his league. Though those stats have started to stack up and as he continues to play he should easily see a 1500 hit career with 250 HR and a .325 average.

10 Aaron Stone S1-12 4AS 1WS

Aaron Stone
none
none
Age: 37B/T: S/R
Born: Charlotte, NC
Position(s): C/DH
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Season

Fran

Level

G

AB

R

H

2B

3B

HR

RBI

BB

SO

SB

CS

AVG

OBP

SLG

OPS

Career

Totals

ML

1330

3643

728

1219

211

13

273

815

365

449

0

10

.335

.402

.624

1.026

Average

12 seasons

111

303

61

102

18

1

23

68

30

37

0

1

Stone really only had 4 seasons where he was untouchable. His time in Colorado assists in his inclusion on this list. Being part of the biggest baddest hitting lineup in the world wouldn't hurt anyone's stat line. His 4 year total has him batting over .350 with 38 homeruns and 115 RBI. Outside of Colorado his numbers never shined so bright.