Pirates (Minor Leaguers) Saves Matt Ryan 99 Mark Corey 74 Joe Maskivish 73 Joe Ausanio 68 Marc Pisciotta 67 Stan Belinda 66 John Lamb 66 Jeff McCurry 66 Dave Daniels 65 Noah Krol 60 Tony Pavlovich 60 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock … Read more
Phillies (Minor Leaguers) Saves Todd Frohwirth 114 Toby Borland 83 Kyle Kawabata 76 Cary Hiles 75 Brian Stumpf 67 Ricky Bottalico 63 Jerry Reed 58 Doug Nickle 58 Rocky Childress 56 Dave Wallace 56 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Neil Bush, Jon Winkler, Matthew Bloss, Michael Murray and Kyle Newman Select one of the four … Read more
Athletics (Minor Leaguers) Saves Bert Snow 71 Chad Harville 70 Jim Brink 65 Jose L. Guzman 63 Todd Revenig 62 Mark Acre 55 Santiago Casilla 53 Jim Corsi 49 Steve Phoenix 48 Mike Maurer 43 Paul Smyth 43 Bruce Walton 43 Correctly answered by Michael Danes, Rod Humphrey and Bryan Swank Select one of the … Read more
Yankees (Minor Leaguers) Saves Jay Tessmer 172 Jonathan Ortiz 93 Jason Ellison 75 Darrin Chapin 70 Danny Rios 69 Rich Batchelor 67 Paul Thorp 67 Mike DeJean 65 Mike Gardella* 65 Curt Kaufman 64 no correct responses! Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock in your selection! New users … Read more
Fielding WAR and WS Leader Boards span from 1901 through 2013 and consist of all individuals with five or more player-seasons that meet the following criteria: 1901-1960 (“pre-expansion era”) – player finished among the top 3 in Fielding WAR and Fielding WS at their primary position (C, 1B, 2B, SS, 3B) – player finished among … Read more
Old-Time Franchises – Single-Season WAR Leaders recounts the yearly WAR leaders for professional baseball franchises that existed from 1871 through 1900. The team rosters are constructed using “Original” players as defined in Hardball Retrospective such that players signing their first Major League contract with an organization are considered an “Original” member of the franchise for … Read more
Founded on my research for the “Minors vs Majors” chapter in my book, “Hardball Retroactive” paired with complementary articles “Minors vs. Majors: The Top Minor League Batters in the Expansion Era” and “Minors vs. Majors: The Top Minor League Pitchers in the Expansion Era“, the ensuing series will reveal the Minor League All-Star rosters for … Read more
Mets (Minor Leaguers) Saves Heath Bell 108 Carlos Muniz 100 Jeff Innis 93 Julian Vasquez 77 Mike Welch 73 Paul Sewald 70 Tim Lavigne 66 Eric Cammack 61 Wes Gardner 59 Jeff Tam 59 Correctly answered by Michael McConchie, Neil Bush, Matthew Bloss, Doug Snyder Sr., Tom Siegler and Kyle Newman Select one of the … Read more
