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Rather unexpectantly, William Sheets won Reliever of the Year for us. I hadn't even mentioned him in the recap, yes, he had a good year, but I didn't expect 8-1 with 15 saves and a 2.40 ERA to be considered the best in the league. Chili Davis won his first MVP going .323/.387/.526 with 25 HR's. Dennis Martinez won his 1st Cy Young going 19-12 with a 2.63 ERA and Eric Davis won ROY going .293/.375/.435 10 HR and 65 steals.
In the NL, Lou Whitaker won his 1st MVP going .302/.367/.480 with 29 HR and 50 steals. Bob Welch won his 1st Cy Young going 16-10 2.68 ERA, Tony Phillips won ROY with .307/.405/.448 with 8 HR leading the league in OPB. Will McEneney won Reliever of the year with 10 wins and 40 saves.
Only 2 of the 5 players I voted for the HOF made it, both Juan Marichal and Roberto Clemente made it on their first try with over 97% of the vote each. I also voted for Brooks Robinson, Orlando Cepeda and Hoyt Wilhelm, but they fell short. In this world, legends like Willie Stargell, Frank Howard, Gaylord Perry, Phil Niekro and Lou Brock were dropped after their first year, not getting enough votes to last 2 years. Also, Pete Rose, Fergie Jenkins, and the other 3 players I voted for look like they will never make it.
Here was the draft up to my pick:
Yankees-Kal Daniels
Mariners-Dwight Gooden
Reds-Mike Greenwell (not signed)
Cleveland-Jose Canseco
Twins-Duane Ward (not signed)
Mets-Kirby Puckett
Pirates-Mariano Duncan
Astros-Alvin Davis
Rangers-Bobby Bonilla
Phillies-Kevin McReynolds
Giants-Cecil Fielder
Dodgers-Roberto Kelly
Angels-Bip Roberts
We also picked up Tom Browning in round 3.
We are right up against our spending cap, just over $100,000 left, so not much more for us to do until Spring Training comes
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