Alonso Rodriguez (Madison Wolves)
Rodriguez hit .382-5-9 with a 1.314 OPS that sim to lead the way for the Johnson League. His 5 homeruns were an MBWBA high that sim and his OPS led the way in the Johnson League. The highlight for Rodriguez that sim was going 6-11 in a 3 day span that included homeruns in 3 straight games and him driving in 6 RBI.
Runner Up: Juan Garcia
Johnson League Pitcher of the Sim
Enea Ginori (Halifax Hawks)
Oh I so wanted to make this a clean Madison sweep but Ginori just edged this award out over Peter Bryant. Both posted an idential 2-0 record and an identical 0.53 ERA in 17 innings pitched. Bryant edged Ginori with a 0.76 WHIP compared to 0.82. But what landed Ginori the nod were his 22 strikeouts over Bryant's 9. In his first start against California, Ginori went the distance, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits. He followed that up with 8 shutout innings against Atlantic City in which he allowed just 5 hits. Tip of the cap to Monty Gaines for his no-hitter that sim. Unfortunately he allowed 5 runs to Chicago in his first start (a loss) and couldn't take home this honor.
Runner-Up: Peter Bryant
Frick League Hitter of the Sim
Bob White (Tucson Cactus)
The Frick League battle was tight as several hitters had some great hitting weeks. However, White led the charge with his .457-4-12 sim and led the MBWBA with a 1.316 OPS. His 16 hits were a league high and his 10 runs scored tied the next best across the MBWBA. The highlight for White, like Rodriguez in the JL, was homering in 3 consecutive contests that sim. From 4/12-4/16, White went 4 for 13 with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI. Unfortunately for the Cactus, his efforts were not enough as the club lost all 3 contests. He finished the sim with 5 RBI and went 5 for 8 at the plate in two Tucson victories.
Runner Up: William Billies
Frick League Pitcher of the Sim
Jimmy McCabe (New Orelans Crawdads)
Another tight race that just got edged out in the end. McCabe went 2-0 with a 0.56 ERA in 16 innings pitched. He posted a 0.69 WHIP with 19 strikeouts. That just edged out Morgan Ackerman who had just a slightly higher ERA, but lower WHIP. McCabe went 8 innings in both of his starts this sim against Carolina and Des Moines. He surrendered 4 hits to both opponents while striking out 10 against Des Moines and 9 against the Kraken. Carolina scratched out the only run McCabe surrendered this sim.
Runner Up: Morgan Ackerman
