2042 Istanbul Bosphorus

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2042 Istanbul Bosphorus

Post by Clayman » Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:09 am

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BURT League
Istanbul Bosphorus 99-63 (90-72 1st 2041)

Star Hitter - LF John Garcia.

In 5 seasons playing in the BBA for the Madison Wolves & Edmonton Jackrabbits Garcia hit 55 HR, 165 RBI and had a .344 OBP. In his first full season in the UMEBA he hit 56 HR that's 1 more than his career in the BBA, he also had 136 RBI. The .344 OBP was pumped up to a .370 OBP, to say Garcia is a star player let alone a star hitter is like saying the Grand Canyon is an hole in the ground.

Star Pitcher - Claudio Escobedo.

A valuable arm in more ways than one, Escobedo can start games if needed but his worth comes from the bullpen, if he can up his innings from the 116.1 he pitched in 2041 his value to the Bosphorus can only rise. However it's not only his stats the Bucharest franchise values, also in the equation is his leadership, a future pitching coach in the making.

Biggest Gain - SS Harlan 'Snow Job' Moore

Moore's worth will be down to his glove and also being able to spell Jose Lopez at SS. His main worth however will be replacing Juan Rodriguez at 2B who was lost to FA.

Biggest Loss - 1B Patrick Lue

Although Juan Rodriguez was a big loss at 2B, Patrick Lue will probably be a bigger loss, not only at DH but at 1B as well. His 16 HR will be missed along with his 60 RBI, throw in his being able to adapt to situations during a game and he may be a bigger loss than first thought.

RHP Line Up
CF Hector Correa
1BKazuo Yamamoto
LF John Garcia
DH Bernardino Torlade
CF Ignacio Marrero
RF Hyung-on Ch'oe
2B Harlan Moore
3B Ken Pyke
SS Jose Lopez

LHP Line Up
2B Harlan Moore
RF Hector Correa
DH Bai-luo Jiu 
LF John Garcia
CF Ignacio Marrero
1B Kazuo Yamamoto
3B Ken Pyke
RF Hyung-on Ch'oe
SS Jose Lopez

Rotation
SP Claudio Escobedo
SP Francis Wiles
SP Brendon Carr
SP Vladimir Reichel
SP Bert Hackworth

Bullpen
LR Ismael Rivera
MR Nadir Akili
MR Anastasio López
SU Bras 'Duck Hunter' Gesteiras
CL Rodrigo Lugo

Mr Influential John Garcia
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The likes of Garcia, Lugo, Carr, Lopez, and Yamamoto will get all the plaudits but Akili & Lopez out of the pen are one of the best one twos in baseball, not just in the UMEBA but baseball in general. Another United Cup appearance on the cards, will they need to make room in the trophy cabinet, well Jerusalem and Bucharest will have something to say about that.
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