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FuzzyRussianHat · 09-21-2024, 07:58 AM

Na Thinn – Starting Pitcher – Bangkok Bobcats – 93.0% First Ballot

Na Thinn was a 5’11’’, 205 pound right-handed pitcherfrom Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Thinn was a fireballer with electric stuff, although he also had good-to-great movement and control. His 99-101 mph cutter/splitter combo frustrated many-a-hitter and broke dozens of bats. Thinn also had a curveball and changeup in the arsenal. He had below average stamina compared to other aces of the era and would struggle with injuries. Still, Thinn managed to pitch a fine 17 year career.

Thinn was a very highly touted prospect and was picked #2 overall in the 1990 SAB Draft by Bangkok. He was a full-time starter all six years with the Bobcats, although some back troubles cost him a few starts early on. Regardless, Thinn was third in 1992’s Pitcher of the Year voting, third in 1993, and second in 1994. He also notably had a no-hitter in his second season, striking out 13 with two walks against Ho Chi Minh City on 8/16/91.

Bangkok would earn wild cards with Thinn in 1994 and 1996, but couldn’t get out of the first round. A strained hamstring did cost him two months in his final year in Thailand in 1996. Thinn led twice in quality starts and had his career-best WAR of 8.4 in 1993. He also was below a two ERA thrice and thrice struck out 300+ batters.

With the Bobcats, Thinn had a 89-38 record, 2.24 ERA, 1184.1 innings, 1636 strikeouts, 161 ERA+, and 35.0 WAR. Although Bangkok was at least competitive, they were still a far way in the extremely top-heavy SAB. They couldn’t compete with the two dynasties for free agent money and Thinn left after the 1996 season at age 29. This left some bitterness from Bangkok fans and officials and they never retired Thinn’s #5.

Thinn moved to India on a five-year, $5,800,000 deal with Ahmedabad, who had won seven of the last eight SAB Championships. They won 120 games in 1997, but 119-win Ho Chi Minh City finally got one over on them in the final. Unfortunately, Thinn missed the entire postseason to a strained abdominal muscle.

It was a tremendous debut season for Thinn, who won his lone Pitcher of the Year. He also won a Silver Slugger and was a decent bat for a regular pitcher. In 1997, Thinn led the Indian League in strikeouts (344), WHIP (0.81), and WAR (8.1). This was his career best in strikeouts and in ERA at 1.73.

Things went sideways for Thinn with a torn UCL in May 1998, knocking him out 12 months. He earned his first SAB Championship ring in a sling that winter. Thinn was back and looking solid in late 1999, but suffered a torn flexor tendon in his first playoff start with Ahmedabad. The Animals won another ring and yet again, Thinn had to hold the trophy gingerly with his good arm.

Thinn powered his way to a full 2000, leading the league with a 0.80 WHIP for a third place in Pitcher of the Year voting. He struggled in his three playoff starts as Ahmedabad lost in yet another finals showdown with HCMC. A strained abdominal cost him part of 2001, but he had a better postseason with a 2.64 ERA over 30.2 innings and 46 strikeouts. The Animals won the IL for the eighth straight year, but this time lost the SAB Championship to Yangon.

In total for Ahmedabad, Thinn had a 67-20 record, 2.17 ERA, 817 innings, 1152 strikeouts, 142 walks, 144 ERA+, and 24.5 WAR. He ended up sitting out the 2002 season apart from the World Baseball Championship. Thinn did regularly return home to Myanmar with 216 WBC innings from 1991-2008. He had an 11-13 record, 3.21 ERA, 274 strikeouts, 112 ERA+, and 3.8 WAR.

Now 35-years old, Thinn switched to the other evil empire on a two-year deal with Ho Chi Minh City. These were the first two seasons of their historic three-peat with Thinn posting a 31-14 record, 3.06 ERA, 365 innings, 411 strikeouts, 120 ERA+, and 8.1 WAR. He had a mediocre 4.97 ERA in 38 playoff innings, but added two more SAB Championship rings to his collection.

Thinn decided to return home for 2005 on a two-year, $4,800,000 deal with Yangon. He pitched well still, leading in WHIP in 2006 at 0.84. The Green Dragons had started their own playoff streak in 1995 and won the SEAL Championship in 2006, falling to Jaipur for the SAB title. His playoffs were mixed with a good start in 2005 and two weak ones in 2006.

Despite great regular season numbers and many rings, Thinn’s playoff stats were mediocre. Over 20 starts, he had a 4.50 ERA in 116 innings, 5-8 record, 147 strikeouts, 20 walks, 77 ERA+, and 3.0 WAR. That often gets cited against Thinn when he’s being talked about among the inner-circle level pitchers.

Thinn was a free agent again in 2007 at age 39 and went to Hanoi, posting 2.9 WAR and a 2.68 ERA in 107.1 innings. A bone spur in his elbow knocked him out from July onward. Incidentally, the Hounds would win the SAB Championship, giving Thinn his fifth ring despite being unavailable yet again due to injury in the finals.

He wanted to still pitch and went back to Yangon in 2008 on a two-year deal. This was plagued by injuries though and he only tossed 37.1 total innings. Between the runs with Yangon, Thinn had a 30-10 record, 2.64 ERA, 422 innings, 451 strikeouts, 66 walks, 141 ERA+, and 11.1 WAR. Shoulder inflammation ended his 2008 and he retired that winter at age 40.

Thinn ended with a 255-83 record, 2.40 ERA, 2895.2 innings, 3742 strikeouts, 607 walks, 147 ERA+, and 81.6 WAR. As of 2037, he’s 6^th in wins, 10^th in WAR, and 15^th in strikeouts. Thinn’s rate stats are excellent and as of 2037 among any SAB pitcher with 1000+ innings, his ERA is 11^th, his .578 opponent’s OPS is 16^th and his 0.95 WHIP is 14^th.

He had less flashy dominance, but by rate stats may have been the best of the four-pitcher 2014 Hall of Fame class. Thinn’s playoff mediocrity and lesser black ink usually keeps him below Van Khang Nguyen and Sikander Harija in many of the rankings. Regardless, he was a clear first ballot Hall of Famer at 93.0% and would be a headliner most years, although he was the third-ranked in 2014.

Sulakhan Tyagi – Starting Pitcher – Dhaka Dobermans – 68.9% First Ballot

Sulakhan Tyagi was a 6’0’’, 195 pound right-handed pitcher from Abrama, a town of 21,000 people in western India’s Gujarat state. Tyagi had great stuff with good movement, although his control was average at best. His fastball topped out at 95-97 mph and was mixed with a slider, splitter, and changeup. Tyagi’s stamina was considered low relative to most other SAB starters, but he made up for it with very good durability. He was liked for his loyalty, but some coaches questioned his work ethic.

Tyagi was picked up as a teenage amateur and was one of the few eventual Hall of Famers that started with Ahmedabad. Few realize he did though, since this tenure saw all of one inning pitched. Tyagi debuted in 1994 at age 24, but couldn’t crack the loaded roster of the dynasty Animals. His one inning did entitle him to a 1994 SAB Championship ring.

Ahmedabad traded him that winter to Dhaka, which would be his longest tenure. Tyagi was a full-time starter in all six of his years with the Dobermans, but was never a league leader or awards finalist. He posted an 87-61 record, 3.06 ERA, 1369 innings, 1777 strikeouts, 411 walks, 118 ERA+, and 31.0 WAR. Tyagi did struggle in his one playoff start in 1995, as Dhaka was a wild card that year. They were middling for the remainder of his tenure.

Tyagi became a free agent for the first time heading into his age 31 season in 2001. Having proven himself with Dhaka, Ahmedabad brought him back on a five-year, $8,600,000 deal. His lone time as a Pitcher of the Year finalist was this run, taking second in 2003 with a career-best 2.22 ERA. He also saw a career high 349 strikeouts in 2002.

Ahmedabad won the Indian League in 2001 at 125-39, but was upset by Yangon in the SAB Championship. The Animals returned to the top spot in 2002, but lost the ILCS in 2003. Over his playoff games, Tyagi had a 2.47 ERA in 47.1 innings, 62 strikeouts, 129 ERA+, and 1.4 WAR. In total with the Animals, Tyagi had a 48-17 record, 2.49 ERA,659 innings, 897 strikeouts, 146 walks, 128 ERA+, and 17.9 WAR.

In the end, Tyagi gave Ahmedabad some solid value. The run ended though thanks to the 2003 Expansion Draft with Lucknow picking him with the #2 overall pick. He led the IL in strikeouts with 3.30 and had a career-high 7.5 WAR in his one year with the Larks. Tyagi had one year left on his deal, but Lucknow opted to trade him for prospects to Yangon.

Tyagi had the same steady production with 5.2 WAR, 265 Ks, and a 2.67 ERA in 2005 with the Green Dragons, who lost in the first round of the playoffs that year. A free agent heading towards age 36, Tyagi signed for 2006 with Ho Chi Minh City. He ended up pitching two years with the Hedgehogs, although he was only a part-timer in 2006 and was subpar in 2007.

Tyagi did have 8.1 shutout innings in the 2007 postseason, but HCMC had a first round exit that year. In total, Tyagi had a 19-9 record, 4.20 ERA, 276.1 innings, 278 strikeouts, and 3.1 WAR with the Hedgehogs. Kanpur gave Tyagi a look in 2008, but he only tossed 20.1 innings for them with a 3.10 ERA. After going unsigned in 2009, Tyagi retired at age 39.

The final stats saw a 188-109 record, 2.98 ERA, 2800.2 innings, 3559 strikeouts, 757 walks, 118 ERA+, and 64.7 WAR. As of 2037, Tyagi is 23^rd in pitching WAR, 26^th in wins, and 21^st in strikeouts. He was never flashy and a bit of a journeyman, but he quietly put up a reliable career.

Tyagi certainly doesn’t get the publicity of the other 2014 Hall of Fame pitchers, but enough voters thought his cumulative service was worthy of recognition. Tyagi narrowly crossed the 66% requirement, but 68.9% got him a first ballot nod and a spot with SAB’s other elite pitchers among the enshrined.

09-21-2024, 07:58 AM	#1632
FuzzyRussianHat Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 3,090	2014 SAB Hall of Fame (Part 2) Na Thinn – Starting Pitcher – Bangkok Bobcats – 93.0% First Ballot Na Thinn was a 5’11’’, 205 pound right-handed pitcherfrom Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Thinn was a fireballer with electric stuff, although he also had good-to-great movement and control. His 99-101 mph cutter/splitter combo frustrated many-a-hitter and broke dozens of bats. Thinn also had a curveball and changeup in the arsenal. He had below average stamina compared to other aces of the era and would struggle with injuries. Still, Thinn managed to pitch a fine 17 year career. Thinn was a very highly touted prospect and was picked #2 overall in the 1990 SAB Draft by Bangkok. He was a full-time starter all six years with the Bobcats, although some back troubles cost him a few starts early on. Regardless, Thinn was third in 1992’s Pitcher of the Year voting, third in 1993, and second in 1994. He also notably had a no-hitter in his second season, striking out 13 with two walks against Ho Chi Minh City on 8/16/91. Bangkok would earn wild cards with Thinn in 1994 and 1996, but couldn’t get out of the first round. A strained hamstring did cost him two months in his final year in Thailand in 1996. Thinn led twice in quality starts and had his career-best WAR of 8.4 in 1993. He also was below a two ERA thrice and thrice struck out 300+ batters. With the Bobcats, Thinn had a 89-38 record, 2.24 ERA, 1184.1 innings, 1636 strikeouts, 161 ERA+, and 35.0 WAR. Although Bangkok was at least competitive, they were still a far way in the extremely top-heavy SAB. They couldn’t compete with the two dynasties for free agent money and Thinn left after the 1996 season at age 29. This left some bitterness from Bangkok fans and officials and they never retired Thinn’s #5. Thinn moved to India on a five-year, $5,800,000 deal with Ahmedabad, who had won seven of the last eight SAB Championships. They won 120 games in 1997, but 119-win Ho Chi Minh City finally got one over on them in the final. Unfortunately, Thinn missed the entire postseason to a strained abdominal muscle. It was a tremendous debut season for Thinn, who won his lone Pitcher of the Year. He also won a Silver Slugger and was a decent bat for a regular pitcher. In 1997, Thinn led the Indian League in strikeouts (344), WHIP (0.81), and WAR (8.1). This was his career best in strikeouts and in ERA at 1.73. Things went sideways for Thinn with a torn UCL in May 1998, knocking him out 12 months. He earned his first SAB Championship ring in a sling that winter. Thinn was back and looking solid in late 1999, but suffered a torn flexor tendon in his first playoff start with Ahmedabad. The Animals won another ring and yet again, Thinn had to hold the trophy gingerly with his good arm. Thinn powered his way to a full 2000, leading the league with a 0.80 WHIP for a third place in Pitcher of the Year voting. He struggled in his three playoff starts as Ahmedabad lost in yet another finals showdown with HCMC. A strained abdominal cost him part of 2001, but he had a better postseason with a 2.64 ERA over 30.2 innings and 46 strikeouts. The Animals won the IL for the eighth straight year, but this time lost the SAB Championship to Yangon. In total for Ahmedabad, Thinn had a 67-20 record, 2.17 ERA, 817 innings, 1152 strikeouts, 142 walks, 144 ERA+, and 24.5 WAR. He ended up sitting out the 2002 season apart from the World Baseball Championship. Thinn did regularly return home to Myanmar with 216 WBC innings from 1991-2008. He had an 11-13 record, 3.21 ERA, 274 strikeouts, 112 ERA+, and 3.8 WAR. Now 35-years old, Thinn switched to the other evil empire on a two-year deal with Ho Chi Minh City. These were the first two seasons of their historic three-peat with Thinn posting a 31-14 record, 3.06 ERA, 365 innings, 411 strikeouts, 120 ERA+, and 8.1 WAR. He had a mediocre 4.97 ERA in 38 playoff innings, but added two more SAB Championship rings to his collection. Thinn decided to return home for 2005 on a two-year, $4,800,000 deal with Yangon. He pitched well still, leading in WHIP in 2006 at 0.84. The Green Dragons had started their own playoff streak in 1995 and won the SEAL Championship in 2006, falling to Jaipur for the SAB title. His playoffs were mixed with a good start in 2005 and two weak ones in 2006. Despite great regular season numbers and many rings, Thinn’s playoff stats were mediocre. Over 20 starts, he had a 4.50 ERA in 116 innings, 5-8 record, 147 strikeouts, 20 walks, 77 ERA+, and 3.0 WAR. That often gets cited against Thinn when he’s being talked about among the inner-circle level pitchers. Thinn was a free agent again in 2007 at age 39 and went to Hanoi, posting 2.9 WAR and a 2.68 ERA in 107.1 innings. A bone spur in his elbow knocked him out from July onward. Incidentally, the Hounds would win the SAB Championship, giving Thinn his fifth ring despite being unavailable yet again due to injury in the finals. He wanted to still pitch and went back to Yangon in 2008 on a two-year deal. This was plagued by injuries though and he only tossed 37.1 total innings. Between the runs with Yangon, Thinn had a 30-10 record, 2.64 ERA, 422 innings, 451 strikeouts, 66 walks, 141 ERA+, and 11.1 WAR. Shoulder inflammation ended his 2008 and he retired that winter at age 40. Thinn ended with a 255-83 record, 2.40 ERA, 2895.2 innings, 3742 strikeouts, 607 walks, 147 ERA+, and 81.6 WAR. As of 2037, he’s 6^th in wins, 10^th in WAR, and 15^th in strikeouts. Thinn’s rate stats are excellent and as of 2037 among any SAB pitcher with 1000+ innings, his ERA is 11^th, his .578 opponent’s OPS is 16^th and his 0.95 WHIP is 14^th. He had less flashy dominance, but by rate stats may have been the best of the four-pitcher 2014 Hall of Fame class. Thinn’s playoff mediocrity and lesser black ink usually keeps him below Van Khang Nguyen and Sikander Harija in many of the rankings. Regardless, he was a clear first ballot Hall of Famer at 93.0% and would be a headliner most years, although he was the third-ranked in 2014. Sulakhan Tyagi – Starting Pitcher – Dhaka Dobermans – 68.9% First Ballot Sulakhan Tyagi was a 6’0’’, 195 pound right-handed pitcher from Abrama, a town of 21,000 people in western India’s Gujarat state. Tyagi had great stuff with good movement, although his control was average at best. His fastball topped out at 95-97 mph and was mixed with a slider, splitter, and changeup. Tyagi’s stamina was considered low relative to most other SAB starters, but he made up for it with very good durability. He was liked for his loyalty, but some coaches questioned his work ethic. Tyagi was picked up as a teenage amateur and was one of the few eventual Hall of Famers that started with Ahmedabad. Few realize he did though, since this tenure saw all of one inning pitched. Tyagi debuted in 1994 at age 24, but couldn’t crack the loaded roster of the dynasty Animals. His one inning did entitle him to a 1994 SAB Championship ring. Ahmedabad traded him that winter to Dhaka, which would be his longest tenure. Tyagi was a full-time starter in all six of his years with the Dobermans, but was never a league leader or awards finalist. He posted an 87-61 record, 3.06 ERA, 1369 innings, 1777 strikeouts, 411 walks, 118 ERA+, and 31.0 WAR. Tyagi did struggle in his one playoff start in 1995, as Dhaka was a wild card that year. They were middling for the remainder of his tenure. Tyagi became a free agent for the first time heading into his age 31 season in 2001. Having proven himself with Dhaka, Ahmedabad brought him back on a five-year, $8,600,000 deal. His lone time as a Pitcher of the Year finalist was this run, taking second in 2003 with a career-best 2.22 ERA. He also saw a career high 349 strikeouts in 2002. Ahmedabad won the Indian League in 2001 at 125-39, but was upset by Yangon in the SAB Championship. The Animals returned to the top spot in 2002, but lost the ILCS in 2003. Over his playoff games, Tyagi had a 2.47 ERA in 47.1 innings, 62 strikeouts, 129 ERA+, and 1.4 WAR. In total with the Animals, Tyagi had a 48-17 record, 2.49 ERA,659 innings, 897 strikeouts, 146 walks, 128 ERA+, and 17.9 WAR. In the end, Tyagi gave Ahmedabad some solid value. The run ended though thanks to the 2003 Expansion Draft with Lucknow picking him with the #2 overall pick. He led the IL in strikeouts with 3.30 and had a career-high 7.5 WAR in his one year with the Larks. Tyagi had one year left on his deal, but Lucknow opted to trade him for prospects to Yangon. Tyagi had the same steady production with 5.2 WAR, 265 Ks, and a 2.67 ERA in 2005 with the Green Dragons, who lost in the first round of the playoffs that year. A free agent heading towards age 36, Tyagi signed for 2006 with Ho Chi Minh City. He ended up pitching two years with the Hedgehogs, although he was only a part-timer in 2006 and was subpar in 2007. Tyagi did have 8.1 shutout innings in the 2007 postseason, but HCMC had a first round exit that year. In total, Tyagi had a 19-9 record, 4.20 ERA, 276.1 innings, 278 strikeouts, and 3.1 WAR with the Hedgehogs. Kanpur gave Tyagi a look in 2008, but he only tossed 20.1 innings for them with a 3.10 ERA. After going unsigned in 2009, Tyagi retired at age 39. The final stats saw a 188-109 record, 2.98 ERA, 2800.2 innings, 3559 strikeouts, 757 walks, 118 ERA+, and 64.7 WAR. As of 2037, Tyagi is 23^rd in pitching WAR, 26^th in wins, and 21^st in strikeouts. He was never flashy and a bit of a journeyman, but he quietly put up a reliable career. Tyagi certainly doesn’t get the publicity of the other 2014 Hall of Fame pitchers, but enough voters thought his cumulative service was worthy of recognition. Tyagi narrowly crossed the 66% requirement, but 68.9% got him a first ballot nod and a spot with SAB’s other elite pitchers among the enshrined. __________________ Baseball: The World's Game fictional world reports The Level Playing Field: Alternate MLB History From 1884-Onward Continental Baseball Federation world reports (8-tier promotion/relegation sim and college feeder)