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Originally Posted by ayaghmour2
Hey, I wouldn't say irrelevant! It is good to know that the the players are getting better. I like when universes have a deep crop of lesser/independent league teams that gives the non-stars another chance to carve out a career. Have many of these guys made their way into the CBO?
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Just looking at the top 10 players lists in the NWL and VL, there are a few guys who started in the CBO:
NWL Hitters
1. LF Jarrett Metalbox, Victory - Started 708 of 783 games for Easy Town from 2296-2304.
3. 3B Daniel Rousseaux, Quartz - Drafted in the 3rd round of the 2299 Rookie Draft by University Point. Never made it to the CBO.
4. 2B Jim Waples, Wild - Started 756 of 799 games with Abernathy from 2296-2303
5. LF Jason Love, Quantum - Appeared in 64 games for Concord from 2296-2301
6. 2B Signal Frummy, Quantum - Started 22 of 111 games with Finch Farm from 2298-2301
7. CF Bumper Robinson, Grape - Drafted in the 3rd round of the 2298 Rookie Draft by County Crossing. Never made it to the CBO.
8. 2B Diss Montand, Victory - Started 3 of 5 games for The Slog in 2303.
9. David Lockpick, Orange - Appeared in 86 games for Finch Farm from 2296-2298
10. 1B Bill Black, Grape - Started 3 of 79 games for Quincy from 2296-2300
NWL Pitchers:
1. SP Jesse Emacipated, Victory - Started 96 of 116 appearances for Atom from 2296-2300
2. SP John Diner, Victory - Started 84 of 84 appearances for Warwick from 2296-2299
3. SP Bull Johnson, Orange - Started 0 of 81 appearance with Finch Farm from 2296-2299
4. SP Danny Cautious, Quantum - Started 125 of 151 appearances for Egret from 2296-2302
5. SP Chad Hartwig, Victory - Drafted in the 5th round of the 2297 Rookie Draft. Never appeared in the CBO
6. SP Matt Duty, Orange - Started 0 of 124 appearances with Egret from 2296-2304
7. SP Smoker Caliman, Quantum - Started 153 of 207 appearances with Easy Town from 2296-2303
8. SP Joe Penaltybox, Cherry - Started 124 of 126 appearances with Abernathy (2296-2299), Concord (2300), and University Point (2301)
9. SP Warren Gee, Dark - Started 0 of 57 appearances from 2297-2299
10. SP Allen Puckett, Orange - Started 45 of 145 appearances with The Slog from 2301-2304
So, from the top NWL players from hitting and pitching, only one player did not begin in the CBO: 3B Steve Wallace of Quantum who was a 2nd Round pick by Acadia in the Vim! League Inaugural Draft.
ViM! League Hitters:
1. RF Chris Knickerbocker, Echo Lake - Started 24 of 52 games with Fort Hagen in 2303
3. 3B Ryan Morris, Dalton Farm - Started 803 of 818 games with University Point from 2296-2304
4. C Adam Henderson, Grand Hotel - Started 829 of 838 games with Easy Town from 2296-2304
5. 2B Biggie Biggs, Eden Meadows - Started 566 of 571 games with Quincy from 2298-2303
6. 2B Jarrod Sebiess, Far Harbor - Started 15 of 74 appearances with Sunshine Tidings from 2301-2303
10. 1B Dustin Bowfiddle, National Park - Started 462 of 660 appearances with Egret from 2296-2304
Vim! League Pitchers:
1. SP Kyle Hooch, Dalton Farm - Started 0 of 230 appearances with Abernathy from 2296-2302
2. Wearya Going, Acadia - Started 78 of 82 appearances with Warwick from 2301-2303
4. SP Phil Cecil, Dalton Farm - Started 131 of 144 appearances with Concord from 2298-2303
5. SP Jason Woods, Echo Lake - Stared 82 of 166 appearances with Abernathy (2296-2297), The Slog (2298-2301), and FHE (2302)
8. SP David Pitones, Eden Meadows - Started 0 of 55 appearances with The Slog (2296) and Abernathy (2296-2301)
The Vim! League still has a bit more homegrown talent than the NWL has with only 11 of 20 Top 10 players having started in the CBO.