Since ayaghmour2 commented about it in his excellent dynasty (
https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...d.php?t=309125), I wanted to comment on a transplanted player from his dynasty playing in the Sole Survivor Series, Rabbit Forest.
Drafted 3rd overall by the Atom Cats in the 2299 Rookie Draft out of the Boston Youth Development League's Green Future Sea Urchins, Forest is more known for two things: defense and speed. The middle infielder started in 2300 with the Cabot House Rayguns of the BMU, reaching a .244/.303/.290 line in 55 starts. Considered a good spray hitter, he could not quite get a grasp of some advanced pitching in 2300.
In 2301, he moved around to every level with the Atom Cats. In 16 games with the Medford Medics of the Greater Boston Rookie League, Forest tore it up with a .403/.486/.677 line. He found success, too, with Cabot House, with a .328/.394/.623 line. Between the two teams, he also jacked 10 over the fence and drove in 31.
He was developing nicely, but there were problems in Atom began when starter Pat Shammo went down with a major injury on August 11. Shammo had bounced around between Cabot House and the Cats since being drafted in the 21st round of the 2296 Inaugural Draft. He had not had significant starting time with the Atom Cats since the 2298 season when he started 41 games. In 2301, he had respectable numbers, batting .242 with 6 home runs and 32 RBI. Still, his injury was devastating for the lineup at the time.
Chris Shleedoodle started the season as the starter, but he struggled and was replaced by Shammo. After Shammo went down, the Cats again tried to make him the starter but saw that the 35-year-old just did not have it. That meant the call up for their youngster Rabbit became a new starter positon. Shleedoodle was sent to Cabot House for the final three games of the season, and stayed there once the playoffs began. He finished the season with a .170 average, 2 home runs, and 8 RBI in 25 appearances with 14 starts.
With the Cats, Forest appeared in 26 games, mostly as a late defensive replacement or pinch hitter. With three starts, he hit merely .167 with a homer and three RBI. However, he has turned it on a bit more in the playoffs.
Against Diamond City, he collected six hits (all singles) in 17 at bats (.353). He scored twice and knocked in one. In five games versus University Point, Forest went 7 for 21 (.333) with a three-hit game in Game 1, a double, three runs scored, and three RBI.
In Game 1 versus Nordhagen Beach, he was 1 for 3 with a double. He is now hitting .341 in the playoffs, making him a key contributor. We shall see if he turns on his star power for the rest of the series to propel his Cats to a party at the Garage!