Which current major leaguer would make the best starship captain and why?  Which starship captain would make the best major league player?

What position would each of the starship captains play, and what stats do you think they'd post?

You may select captains from Star Trek, Star Wars, Firefly, etc. etc.

I have plenty more questions with important implications, but these will have to do for today.

Does anyone know what kind of stuff this guy has?  His #'s are sure eye-popping.

I also found this filler ode to Fautino:

Fautino, Fautino, you are the bomb
You pitch fastballs with such aplomb
But what will happen when you get to AA?
Only an expert could possibly say.
You are one of the only hopes for the Sox's farm
Hence in south Chicago, there is much alarm.

The Global Baseball League, a long running league, now in its 11th year, is in need of a manager.

The league has 144 game seasons, 8 playoff teams out of 24.  AL has DH, NL does not, and we use the Diamond Mind simulation - the real life results disk, not the projections.

The team in question is the Lisbon Navigators, one of the best franchises in the league.  I will be quite picky about filling this team.  It features studs such as Cain, Zambrano, and Chris Young in the rotation, and Beltran, Adrian Gonzalez, and Garrett Atkins in the lineup.  Some good prospects too, such as Votto and Adam Jones.

Contact me at davidwmueller@hotmail.com if you are interested.

John,
I got the book already - apparently the Pony Express between KS and MN is quite fast!   Great publisher...keep using 'em.  Paper quality is great, and the book seems very physically solid this year compared to years past.  I love it!  Thanks for the hard work!

I also love the portrait of yourself.  I'm envious and wish I could be as thin yas you!!  Well, maybe not quite that thin....  ;-)

The Global Baseball League, a well established Diamond Mind league going into its 11th year, has three openings.    This is a 24 team league, playing a 144 game season.  There are 12 teams in both the AL and the NL.  Four teams, two division winners, and two wildcards, make the playoffs in each league.  

We use the previous years stats, not the projection disk.  We have not started our rookie draft yet, so it is a good time to get into the league.

Please contact me at davidwmueller@hotmail.com if you are interested in more information.

Here's what we have so far:
  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
  39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
  40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR
  41. Jacoby Ellsbury - OF-BOS
  42. Felix Pie - OF-CHC
  43. Chris Iannetta - C-COL
  44. Phil Humber - RHP-NYM
  45. Josh Fields - 3B-CHW
  46. Ian Stewart - 3B-COL
  47. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C-ATL
  48. John Danks - SP-TEX
  49. Billy Rowell - 3B-BAL

The lowest vote getters this time are Patton and Clement.  They drop off in favor of Joel Guzman and Ryan Sweeney, as well as Elvis Andrus.  Clay Buchholz is on deck for a chance.

Here's what we have so far:
  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
  39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
  40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR
  41. Jacoby Ellsbury - OF-BOS
  42. Felix Pie - OF-CHC
  43. Chris Iannetta - C-COL
  44. Phil Humber - RHP-NYM
  45. Josh Fields - 3B-CHW
  46. Ian Stewart - 3B-COL
  47. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C-ATL
  48. John Danks - SP-TEX

Aybar and Buck are the weakest links so they go and we'll give a chance to Slowey, Clement, and Lofgren.

Here's what we have so far:
  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
  39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
  40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR
  41. Jacoby Ellsbury - OF-BOS
  42. Felix Pie - OF-CHC
  43. Chris Iannetta - C-COL
  44. Phil Humber - RHP-NYM
  45. Josh Fields - 3B-CHW
  46. Ian Stewart - 3B-COL
  47. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - C-ATL

Veal and Sweeney fail to get enough support and drop off for a round.  Troy Patton, Travis Buck, and Kouzmanoff get a chance.  Maybe after Christmas we can try Carlos Gomez.

  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
  39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
  40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR
  41. Jacoby Ellsbury - OF-BOS

Interesting that Ian Stewart seems to finish in about 4th or 5th place no matter how many rounds he is in.  Now I'll mix in some of the next wave who did well (though I suspect there was some ballot box stuffing for Patton - when I left work, he was almost in last place, and when I checked at home 2 hours later he was easily in 1st) as well as Rowell (who I thought was already on the list) and Morales (who I forgot).  I'll put Patton on the poll next time around.

Here is a list for the pitchers...again, please specify any other ideas in the comments:

Chuck Lofgren
John Danks
Eric Hurley
Will Inman
Anthony Swarzak
Kevin Slowey
Troy Patton
Brad Lincoln
Jake McGee
Humberto Sanchez

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Darn this 300 character limit!   Darn it all to heck!

Who should go on the poll next?  Some who have already appeared on the poll, but not established themselves are also here:

Travis Snider
Travis Buck
Joel Guzman
Ryan Sweeney
Chris Iannetta
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jeff Clement
Erick Aybar
Carlos Gomez
Kevin Kouzmanoff

Also feel free to specify any others in the comments.  I allowed MULTIPLE SELECTIONS here, but please only vote for 3 or 4 at most.

  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
  39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL
  40. Adam Lind - OF/DH-TOR

I'm going to try out some new names on the poll this time to see how much support they garner.  I haven't written off Danks, Salty, Iannetta, etc. but I think it is obvious they will not win this round, so let's see who else might garner support in the 41-50 range.  Added for the first time are Chuck Lofgren (who no one mentions but I think should have been on already), Travis Snider, Travis Buck, and Joel Guzman.

1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-STL
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK
  39. Brandon Erbe - RHP-BAL

Looks like Erbe has #39 wrapped up with a 6% lead.  We'll bid adieu this time to Salty, Kouz, and give shots to Morales, Danks, and Slowey.  

It might be about time to run some parallel polls  to see who should be next on the poll.  Guys like Salty, Iannetta, Morales, Danks seem to do OK, and will probably be in the next 10, but we need to sort it out a bit more.

  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-HOU
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB
  38. Daric Barton - 1B-OAK

Barton was a surprise winner, as he is not even OAK's #1 prospect according to BB America, plus he did not even make the top four last time, I don't believe.

Iannetta and Sweeney have to sit this one out, while Pie, Philip Humber, and Kouzmanoff get a try.

John,

Are you reviewing recent international signees such as Angel Villalona (SF) or Jesus Montero (NYY)?

Just wondering because they both got $2 mil or more in bonuses, yet they did not show up in the top 20's for their respective teams.

Especially for SF, in a pretty weak system, it's hard to figure out how a $2m+ signee would not make the top 20.

  Brickhaus must be busy.  I'll get this started.  Here is the list so far:

  1. Alex Gordon 3B-KC
  2. Delmon Young OF-TB
  (Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP-SEI)
  3. Philip Hughes RHP-NYY
  4. Brandon Wood SS-ANA
  5. Homer Bailey RHP-CIN
  6. Billy Butler OF-KC
  7. Cameron Maybin OF-DET
  8. Chris Young OF-ARI
  9. Justin Upton OF-ARI
  10. Matt Garza - RHP-MIN
  11. Andy Laroche - 3B-LAD
  12. Troy Tulowitzki - SS-COL
  13. Jay Bruce - OF-CIN
  14. Reid Brignac - SS-TB
  15. Elijah Dukes - OF-TB
  16. Andrew McCutchen - OF-PIT
  17. Carlos Gonzalez - OF-ARI
  18. Adam Miller - RHP-CLE
  19. Evan Longoria - 3B-TB
  20. Tim Lincecum - RHP-SF
  21. Mike Pelfrey - RHP-NYM
  22. Yovani Gallardo - RHP-MIL
  23. Andrew Miller - LHP-DET
  24. Jose Tabata - OF-NYY
  25. Ryan Braun - 3B-MIL
  26. Scott Elbert - LHP-LAD
  27. Fernando Martinez - OF-NYM
  28. Luke Hochevar - RHP-KC
  29. Clayton Kershaw - LHP-LAD
  30. Adam Jones - OF-SEA
  31. Jason Hirsh - RHP-HOU
  32. James Loney  - 1B-LAD
  33. Hunter Pence - OF-HOU
  34. Nick Adenhart - RHP-ANA
  35. Joey Votto - 1B-CIN
  36. Colby Rasmus - OF-HOU
  37. Jeff Niemann - RHP-TB

Rowell and Morales get a breather...Fields and Sweeney get tries, and since Iannetta did well, let's see how Salty does.

Let's see how some of the pitchers that were excluded do vs. the top contenders...

Namely:

Matt Garza
Scott Kazmir
Anibal Sanchez
Matt Cain
Cole Hamels

blah blah blah blah................................

Hey ho, ho, and a bottle of rum!

Free Ryan Church...................................

Here's the top 31:
   1. Delmon Young
   2. Alex Gordon
   3. Howie Kendrick
   4. Brandon Wood
   5. Justin Upton
   6. Stephen Drew
   7. Billy Butler (tie)
   7. Lastings Milledge (tie)
   9. Homer Bailey
  10. Phil Hughes
  11. Cameron Maybin
  12. Andy Marte
  13. Troy Tulowitzki
  14. Andy Laroche
  15. Chris Young
  16. Jay Bruce
  17. Mike Pelfrey
  18. Carlos Quentin
  19. Carlos Gonzalez
  20. Matt Garza
  21. Jose Tabata
  22. Elijah Dukes
  23. Ian Stewart
  24. Joel Guzman
  25. Jason Hirsh
  26. Humberto Sanchez
  27. Nick Adenhart
  28. Scott Elbert
  29. Yovani Gallardo
  30. Hunter Pence
  31. Daric Barton

After several close shaves, Barton won the battle for the #31 prospect going away.  This time I'm adding Fields, Pedroia, and we'll give John Danks and Andrew McCutchen a try.

Specify others in the comments if you don't feel any of these are worthy.

here's the top 26:
   1. Delmon Young
   2. Alex Gordon
   3. Howie Kendrick
   4. Brandon Wood
   5. Justin Upton
   6. Stephen Drew
   7. Billy Butler (tie)
   7. Lastings Milledge (tie)
   9. Homer Bailey
  10. Phil Hughes
  11. Cameron Maybin
  12. Andy Marte
  13. Troy Tulowitzki
  14. Andy Laroche
  15. Chris Young
  16. Jay Bruce
  17. Mike Pelfrey
  18. Carlos Quentin
  19. Carlos Gonzalez
  20. Matt Garza
  21. Jose Tabata
  22. Elijah Dukes
  23. Ian Stewart
  24. Joel Guzman
  25. Jason Hirsh
  26. Humberto Sanchez
  27. Nick Adenhart

This time, I'll drop the bottom two from last time (Rasmus and Pedroia) and add the top four from the "who's next" poll.  The "other" is also gone, though you can, of course, specify someone else below who you would have voted for.

Here's a tester on 10 prospects to see who deserves to be on the list as others come off...please suggest others also.

Others who I considered were Micah Owings, Trevor Crowe, Hurley, Volquez, Braun, McCutchen, and Lind, but there are only so many spots on the poll.

This ought to be interesting.

 here's the top 26:
   1. Delmon Young
   2. Alex Gordon
   3. Howie Kendrick
   4. Brandon Wood
   5. Justin Upton
   6. Stephen Drew
   7. Billy Butler (tie)
   7. Lastings Milledge (tie)
   9. Homer Bailey
  10. Phil Hughes
  11. Cameron Maybin
  12. Andy Marte
  13. Troy Tulowitzki
  14. Andy Laroche
  15. Chris Young
  16. Jay Bruce
  17. Mike Pelfrey
  18. Carlos Quentin
  19. Carlos Gonzalez
  20. Matt Garza
  21. Jose Tabata
  22. Elijah Dukes
  23. Ian Stewart
  24. Joel Guzman
  25. Jason Hirsh
  26. Humberto Sanchez

It seemed pretty clear that Sanchez was going to win this one.  Brickhaus invited someone to kick off the next one, so I'm doing so.  I think 180 votes is sufficient since Sanchez has a big lead.

Brignac, Loney, and Gio Gonzalez come off this time in favor of Rasmus, Clement, and Pedroia.  I may run another poll with some names to come onto the list next.

Who is Terry Evans?    His career highs in HR and SB before this year were 13 and 17 respectively.  His career batting line was 239/303/394 in the low minors.

This year has been a LOT different.  He started off the league in the FSL, and clubbed 15 HR in the heavy Florida air along with 21 SB(only 1 CS).  His SLG was 2nd in the league at the time of his promotion to AA about a month ago.

Since reaching AA and the milder climates of Missouri/Arkansas, he has upped his SLG to 697 with 11 HR in a month (27 games).  He has also stolen 7 more bags, with one more CS.  He's hit above .300 at every stop.

Dude is 24, so we're not talking about Hank Aaron or Willie Mays here, but geez, this is something.  He does seem to lack plate discipline with only 23 BB to 80 K, but that hasn't seemed to slow him down so far.

Overall he leads the minor leagues with 26 HR and has 28 SB to go along with it.

Interesting - here is Jon Lester's take on Delmon (he was the pitcher at the time):  "Not exactly sure what happened with Delmon. All I know is he got tossed and didn't really like it so he turned around and tossed the bat. I don't think he meant to hit the ump, but the bat stuck to his hand a little long, maybe because of the pine tar or something--and it ended up hitting him."

The Global Baseball League, about to start its 10th year, has one opening.  There's no way to really sugarcoat it - this is a franchise in need of a lot of TLC.  However, there are some assets to make a prospect maven happy, such as Victor Martinez, Howie Kendrick, Ian Kinsler, Carlos Quentin, Brandon McCarthy, Jeff Francis, Oliver Perez, Bobby Jenks, Joey Devine, Chuck James, and Carlos Gonzales.

There are also some old stalwarts such as Cliff Floyd, Brady Clark, Kenny Rogers, and Todd Jones.

The team plays in the AL, which has a DH.  There are 24 teams in the league.  Contact me for more information...

davidwmueller@hotmail.com

I'm the commish of a DMB league called the Global Baseball League.  We have two openings in the NL (no DH).  We're a 24 team league playing 144 game seasons, going into our 10th year.

Our rookie draft is February 19th, so this is a perfect time to get in on it!  One open team has been a playoff team for the last 2 years, while the other has more problems, but still some very good pieces.

Contact me at davidwmueller@hotmail.com or reply to this message with your E-mail and I'll send you the team rosters and our league Consitution.