9-News: 37.095 – McKinney Takes FL Gillstrom?
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2019 3:23 am
YS9 ROOKIE CAPS BRILLIANT SEASON
Like sensing a drop of rain in the arid desert that was the 2037 season, Yellow Springs fans felt at least temporary respite from the oppression when they heard that outfielder Andy McKinney appears to have outpaced California star outfielder Raul Hernandez and Seattle pitcher Luther Summer in their chase for the Frick League Gillstrom award, given annually to the best rookie in the league. Edmonton’s Steven Collins also made a solid showing. We say “appears to have” because the voting deadline has passed, but no tallies have been formally released. So this is kind of like election day results being called based on a percentage of precincts reporting. All we need now is some news guy doing his touch screen analysis, and we’re good to go.
As it stands, however, the results do seem definitive, with McKinney gathering 22 first place votes and a pair of seconds, good enough to nearly double Hernandez’s overall point total.
“If it’s true, I’m honored and thrilled,” McKinney said. “It was a long season, and those other guys are really great players.”
McKinney blasted 30 homers on the year, and posted a league leading .418 wOBA, 1.091 OPS, and 161 wRC+ scores—all of which the advanced metrics guys around the place say are pretty danged good. In addition to nabbing the Gillstrom, McKinney also received several votes as the league’s prestigious Sawyer Silk Award winner.
GM Shenanigans?
Of course, receiving votes may or may not mean anything because GM Ron Collins reportedly showed up on a few team’s down ballot for GM of the Year. Rumors are that these were votes from other Heartland teams who wanted to make sure that Collins wasn’t canned after a string of resounding defeats in the playoffs culminating in the team’s floridly disastrous season in 2037.
“There’s no way those aren’t jokes, right?” said one local commentator.
The league office has remained silent on the matter, presumably in order to protect the guilty.
As it stands, however, the results do seem definitive, with McKinney gathering 22 first place votes and a pair of seconds, good enough to nearly double Hernandez’s overall point total.
“If it’s true, I’m honored and thrilled,” McKinney said. “It was a long season, and those other guys are really great players.”
McKinney blasted 30 homers on the year, and posted a league leading .418 wOBA, 1.091 OPS, and 161 wRC+ scores—all of which the advanced metrics guys around the place say are pretty danged good. In addition to nabbing the Gillstrom, McKinney also received several votes as the league’s prestigious Sawyer Silk Award winner.
GM Shenanigans?
Of course, receiving votes may or may not mean anything because GM Ron Collins reportedly showed up on a few team’s down ballot for GM of the Year. Rumors are that these were votes from other Heartland teams who wanted to make sure that Collins wasn’t canned after a string of resounding defeats in the playoffs culminating in the team’s floridly disastrous season in 2037.
“There’s no way those aren’t jokes, right?” said one local commentator.
The league office has remained silent on the matter, presumably in order to protect the guilty.