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Hook Up Overseas?October 17, 2062, Marshall Islands > News today that Bikini outfielder Graham Aubry has been provided his outright release feels like it may bring to an end the initial era of the franchise's move to the atoll. It's hard to recall, but there was a time when Aubry and fleet-footed outfield mate Tony Munyiga were considered the future of the franchise, which was feeling frisky after being moved from their moribund digs in Seattle.
Aubry was drafted in 2056, and put up some huge numbers in the franchise's R-Level team in Ogden. Big enough that a year later when the team needed a big league left fielder, they called on him. It was a huge jump, but a .316/.364/.458 slash with 9 homers added up to a 124 wRC+ and a lot of dreams. It was a heady time for the young outfielder. Alas, even then there were signs of the nightmare to come. Aubry's brilliance came in the shadows of eight separate moments where the young lefthanded hitter spent time on the pines after being banged up with what turned out to be chronic leg issues that rotated from knees to hamstrings to hip issues.
"The guy just couldn't stay on the field," said Misty Morgan, baseball anchor for the Forever Land Sports Network. "Eventually it caught up to his skills, too. The Graham Aubry you see today is just a shadow of what he could have been. His ability to play the field, was never elite, but in the end t just went away completely. It's a real shame, you know? But that's how life is sometimes."
With the acquisition of Al Schumann and Julip Lopez this year, and prospects Abhijana Swamy and Felix Moran appearing nearly ready, it was obvious that Aubry's clock had begun hitting the bewitching hour.
"We talked to Graham," said Assistant GM Monica Green in an interview this morning. "We let him know what direction we were going in as a ballclub, and he said he would prefer to be given his release now rather than wait for the arbitration process to play out. This way he can begin to look for a role right away. If not in the BBA, then maybe he can catch onto an international club."
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Aubry was drafted in 2056, and put up some huge numbers in the franchise's R-Level team in Ogden. Big enough that a year later when the team needed a big league left fielder, they called on him. It was a huge jump, but a .316/.364/.458 slash with 9 homers added up to a 124 wRC+ and a lot of dreams. It was a heady time for the young outfielder. Alas, even then there were signs of the nightmare to come. Aubry's brilliance came in the shadows of eight separate moments where the young lefthanded hitter spent time on the pines after being banged up with what turned out to be chronic leg issues that rotated from knees to hamstrings to hip issues.
"The guy just couldn't stay on the field," said Misty Morgan, baseball anchor for the Forever Land Sports Network. "Eventually it caught up to his skills, too. The Graham Aubry you see today is just a shadow of what he could have been. His ability to play the field, was never elite, but in the end t just went away completely. It's a real shame, you know? But that's how life is sometimes."
With the acquisition of Al Schumann and Julip Lopez this year, and prospects Abhijana Swamy and Felix Moran appearing nearly ready, it was obvious that Aubry's clock had begun hitting the bewitching hour.
"We talked to Graham," said Assistant GM Monica Green in an interview this morning. "We let him know what direction we were going in as a ballclub, and he said he would prefer to be given his release now rather than wait for the arbitration process to play out. This way he can begin to look for a role right away. If not in the BBA, then maybe he can catch onto an international club."