SUPERSTARS
THE LIST INCLUDES PLAYERS I LIKE DRAFTING IN EVERY FREE AGENT DRAFT I CAN GET THEM IN - EVEN THO THEY ARE FICTITIOUS. WOULD AN OUTFIELDER WITH AARON CONNER'S NUMBERS MAKE THE HOF? YES. WOULD A SHORTSTOP WITH THE STATS ADRIAN (ADDY) FERNANDEZ HAS BE AMONG THE GAMES ALL-TIME ELITE? PROBABLY, ALTHOUGH HE IS 23 IN 2011.
IS A JEFF GOFF GOING TO BE IN THE HALL? NO, BUT I LIKE DRAFTING HIM ALONG WITH GUYS LIKE ROBERT FINN AND ISIDRO BARRIOS, WHO CAN PRODUCE STAR NUMBERS, BUT NOT SUPERSTAR STATS FOR THE MOST PART.
WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT, THE LIST COMES DOWN TO BATTING AVERAGE, HOMERS AND RUNS DRIVEN, SO PERHAPS AN UNFAIR BIAS IS GOING TO BE FELT BY PLAYERS SUCH AS CARL CRAWFORD AND JOSE REYES - EVEN BRETT GARDNER FOR THAT MATTER - AS SPEED DOESN'T KILL IN THE SHOW.
SINCE THE CURRENT WINDOW OF STATS COVERS JUST FIVE YEARS FOR THE MOST PART, WE'LL SEE WHAT 2016 TO 2020 BRINGS US. NEW SUPERSTARS FOR SURE, BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE TOO MANY FROM THE CURRENT SUPERSTAR LIST TO DROP DOWN TO BEING JUST STARS, UNLESS I SIM TOO MANY OF THE LEAGUES AND NOT GO FROM MONTH-TO-MONTH AS I DO FOR MANY LEAGUES SEEN ON OPERATION SPORTS.
THE LIST:
YONDER ALONSO-A DECADE OF REMARKABLE SEASONS IN THE CWS LEAGUE, BUT THEY DIDN'T START UNTIL 2015 OR SO.
BILLY BUTLER-JUST 24 IN 2011.
JAY BRUCE-JUST 23 IN 2011.
CHARLES BRASSARD-JUST 18 IN 2011
RYAN BRAUN-BIG TIME NUMBERS YEARLY.
ROBINSON CANO-STUD WHO TOOK THE CUBS TO THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES WIN IN 2011 IN A CHICAGO LEAGUE I AM RUNNING SLOWLY, PLAYING ABOUT 98 PERCENT OF THE GAMES. THE LEAGUE IS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS INTO THE 2013 SEASON, SO IT WILL BE SOME TIME BEFORE I GET THOSE NUMBERS POSTED.
AARON CONNER-BECAME BASEBALL'S ALL-TIME HR KING IN THE CWS LEAGUE, EVENTUALLY OUTDISTANCING MIGUEL CABRERA BEFORE THE LEAGUE FOLDED IN JUNE 2025, THANKS TO SOME BRILLIANT PHONE ADVICE FROM A SONY TECH.
CARL CRAWFORD-MUCH LIKE JOSE REYES, AND ABOUT 10 MLB SECOND BASEMAN EVERY SEASON SEEMS TO PRODUCE SIMILAR NUMBERS, BUT HE AND REYES ARE MUCH MORE STEADY THAN THE GLOB OF SECOND BASEMEN, MOST WHO DON'T MAKE THE SUPERSTAR LIST.
MIGUEL CABRERA-EASILY THE MOST FEARED HITTER IN THE SHOW'S 2011 VERSION I USE. RACKS UP THE MVP AWARDS DUE TO THE SHEER NUMBER OF MILESTONE SEASONS HE RACKS UP, A .340 OR BETTER AVERAGE, 50 OR MORE HOMERS AND/OR 140 OR MORE RBIs.
ADAM DUNN-NOT A HOFer, JUST FUN TO WATCH HIS POWER.
IKE DAVIS-PUTS UP HUUUUGGGGE STATS AT TIMES.
ANDRE ETHIER-PROBABLY THINKS HE'S A FUTURE HOFer.
ADRIAN FERNANDEZ-A 5-FOOT-7, 204-POUND CHUNK OF GRANITE WHO PLAYS TONS OF SS, BUT 2B IS PROBABLY WHERE YOU'D LIKE TO PLAY HIM.
FREDDIE FREEMAN-ALWAYS AVAILABLE LATE IN THE FREE AGENT DRAFT, HE'S HOT AND COLD.
PRINCE FIELDER-AWESOME NUMBERS AT TIMES, BUT I THINK SAN DIEGO STUDIOS UNDERVALUED HIM AS HE'S BEEN AVAILABLE IN THE LATE SECOND- AND EARLY THIRD-ROUND OF MANY DRAFTS. WILL HAVE TO CHECK ON THIS, BUT IN ONE LEAGUE AS A MET, HE WON THREE OR FOR NL MVP AWARDS IN A ROW.
JEFF GOFF-POSTSEASON BEARD ALL THE TIME.
TIM GRISSOM-LOVE HIS ALL-AROUND GAME, BUT PLAYING TIME CAN BE SPORADIC.
CURTIS GRANDERSON-STRIKES OUT A TON, BUT ALWAYS HAS GOOD HR AND RBI NUMBERS AND A STELLAR DEFENDER.
CARLOS GONZALEZ-ONE OF THE GAME'S MORE DANGEROUS HITTERS.
ADRIAN GONZALEZ -ONE OF THE GAME'S MOST DANGEROUS HITTERS.
JOSH HAMILTON-UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S RARELY ON ANY OF MY TEAMS.
RYAN HOWARD-ANOTHER PLAYER SDS UNDERVALUES HERE.
MATT HOLLIDAY-STEADY, STEADY, STEADY.
VIC HAYWOOD-REALLY, YOU NEED TO MAKE HIS MAIN POSITION CF AND THEN HIS SECONDARY POSITION INFIELD TO GET ALL THE VALUE YOU CAN OUT OF THIS GUY.
JASON HEYWARD-SNAP HIM UP QUICK IN THE DRAFT.
ADAM JONES-WELL, HE'S EITHER VERY GOOD ... OR NOT SO HOT, BUT PLAYS A TON OF POSITIONS.
DEREK JETER-BARELY MAKES THE CUT BECAUSE OF HIS AGE.
ADAM LIND-PLENTY OF POTENTIAL AT 1B OR IN THE OF.
LOGAN MORRISON-MAKES THE CUT BECAUSE OF HIS AGE.
KENDRY MORALES-STEADILY PRODUCES 90-RBI CAMPAIGNS.
JOE MAUER-AVERAGE AND POWER NUMBERS CAN VARY WIDELY, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.
BRIAN McCANN-THE MAN CAN HIT.
JOSE REYES-THE MAN CAN HIT TRIPLES.
KYLE RAMIREZ-AS A 19-YEAR-OLD THIRD BASEMAN IN 2011, THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
COLBY RASMUS-USUALLY TAKES HIM A FEW YEARS BEFORE THINGS GET CRANKING.
JIMMY ROLLINS-WELL, HE CAN HIT TRIPLES, TOO.
MARK REYNOLDS-CAN HIT .205 OR .305, BUT USUALLY GOOD FOR 35-40 HOMERS.
HANLEY RAMIREZ-THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME NOT NAMED MIGUEL CABRERA.
GIANCARLO STANTON-HIT MUCH BETTER AS A "MIKE."
CARLOS SANTANA-A 24-YEAR-OLD SWITCH HITTER WHO IS SOLID AT THE PLATE AND CAN CATCH 140+ GAMES.
DREW STUBBS-HOFer? NO. A GUY YOU WANT ON YOUR TEAM? YES.
TRAVIS SNIDER-YOUNG RIPPER WHO COULD APPROACH 400 OR MORE CAREER HOMERS.
RYAN SINCLAIR-CENTERFIELDER WHO STARTS TO TURN HEADS AROUND 2013.
JOSE TABATA- YOUNG STUD.
MARK TEIXEIRA-OLD HEAD
TROY TULOWITZKI-WORKED HARD TO MAKE HIMSELF A TOP 5 SHORTSTOP, PLUS THAT 10-YEAR CONTRACT IS APPEALING FOR TEAMS WITH DEEP POCKETS.
B.J. UPTON-POTENTIAL.
JUSTIN UPTON-MORE POTENTIAL.
DAN UGGLA-WOW, A SECOND BASEMAN MAKES THE LIST.
CHASE UTLEY-HOLY CRAP, ANOTHER ONE.
DAYAN VICIEDO-GARGANTUAN.
JOEY VOTTO-GAMES BEST HITTER NOT NAMED MIGUEL CABRERA OR HANLEY RAMIREZ. POSTED A 170+ RBI SEASON IN ONE LEAGUE.
RAY WHITE-CAN PRODUCE BIG NUMBERS ON THE RIGHT TEAM.
DENNIS WERTH-CERTAINLY NOT A HOFer AND IN DANGER OF LOSING SUPERSTAR STATUS.
DAVID WRIGHT-MR. CONSISTENCY.
BRYCE HARPER AND MIKE TROUT ARE BEING ADDED TO LEAGUES AND NUMBERS WILL BE SHOWN ONCE ENOUGH SEASONS ARE COMPILED.
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