Diamondbacks Amateur Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2001 Miguel Montero 107.4 2004 Gerardo Parra 63.4 1999 Byung-Hyun Kim 46.2 1997 Jose Valverde 44 2015 Yasmany Tomas 22.2 2002 Tony R. Pena 19.8 1999 Oscar Villarreal 11.5 1996 Rod Barajas 9.3 2000 Edgar Gonzalez 9.1 1996 Greg Aquino 8 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Lanny Little and Mark A Checki … Read more

Angels Amateur Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2002 Erick Aybar 132.8 1998 Francisco J. Rodriguez 88.1 2000 Ervin Santana 77.9 1993 Bengie Molina 70.7 1964 Rick Reichardt 70.4 1983 Jack Howell 65.1 1984 Bryan Harvey 55.3 2005 Kendrys Morales 51.7 1995 Ramon Ortiz 43.6 1963 Jay Johnstone 38.5 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey and Doug Snyder Sr. Select one … Read more

Expos / Nationals Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2011 Jayson Werth 106.3 1988 Dennis Martinez 94.6 1987 Tim Raines 93.3 2015 Max Scherzer 78.5 1991 Jeff Fassero 65.9 2016 Daniel Murphy 61.8 2005 Cristian Guzman 48.3 2009 Adam Dunn 44.6 1977 Dave Cash 34.7 1987 Pascual Perez 32.4 no correct answers! Select one of the four choices then click Vote … Read more

Blue Jays Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2011 Edwin Encarnacion 127.7 1997 Roger Clemens 57.6 1993 Joe Carter 57.3 1983 Doyle Alexander 54.9 1993 Paul Molitor 54.5 2015 Justin Smoak 54.5 1987 Ernie Whitt 47.1 2003 Frank Catalanotto 44.9 1998 Darrin Fletcher 43.9 2005 Scott Downs 43.5 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Michael Murray, Jon … Read more

Senators II / Rangers Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2011 Adrian Beltre 170.6 1999 Rafael Palmeiro 115.3 2001 Alex Rodriguez 100 1994 Will Clark 81.4 2014 Shin-Soo Choo 74.8 1989 Nolan Ryan 55.3 1997 John Wetteland 50.9 1963 Paul Casanova 47.2 2007 Marlon Byrd 44.7 2004 Gary Matthews 44.6 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Michael Murray, Jon … Read more

(Devil) Rays Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2007 Carlos Pena 83.1 2003 Julio Lugo 69.3 1998 Roberto M. Hernandez 36.1 2012 Fernando Rodney 29.9 2000 Greg Vaughn 28.3 1996 Victor Zambrano 26.3 2002 Lance Carter 22 2006 Ty Wigginton 21.2 2004 Danys Baez 21 1999 Jose Canseco 20.6 Correctly answered by Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Michael Murray, Brian Bohem, … Read more

Cardinals Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 2010 Matt Holliday 139.8 2004 Chris Carpenter 102 1960 Curt Simmons 84.9 1981 Darrell Porter 67.9 2002 Jason Isringhausen 66.3 2007 Ryan Ludwick 62 1989 Bob Tewksbury 61.9 1982 Joaquin Andujar 61.8 2010 Carlos Martinez 54.4 2014 Jhonny Peralta 54.3 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Michael Danes, Michael Murray, Tom Siegler, Neil … Read more

Retro Computer Baseball Game Review – Earl Weaver Baseball

Earl Weaver Baseball front cover

This is the eighth entry in a series focusing on computer baseball simulations to supplement the chapter “Play Retro Baseball Video Games In Your Browser” from my Hardball Retroactive book along with the corresponding post at Baseball Analytics. The series focuses on baseball simulations – games in which the primary emphasis is on managerial strategy … Read more

Giants Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Year Player WS 1993 Barry Bonds 482 1979 Darrell Evans 110.9 1988 Brett Butler 78.7 2002 Jason Schmidt 78.2 1953 Ruben Gomez 71.9 2003 Ray Durham 71.9 2010 Santiago Casilla 56.7 2012 Gregor Blanco 54.2 2013 Angel Pagan 48.3 1991 Willie McGee 46.8 Correctly answered by Rod Humphrey, Matthew Bloss, Michael Danes, Jon Winkler, Brian … Read more

Mariners Free Agent Acquisitions (1950-2018) – Win Shares Leaders

Select one of the four choices then click Vote in order to lock in your selection! New users must register for an account before you can post a comment or vote on trivia polls! [yop_poll id=”664″] Bonus: Use the Comments section to identify the remaining players in the top 10. 3 incorrect guesses and you’re … Read more