Robert E. McCabe Mid Season All Pro Team

A Note from MAD

When Griff came to me with the Idea of a mid season All-pro team I thought it was a fantastic idea. We split up the picks with me taking half and Griff the rest. We put this together 3-4 games before the All-star break. So the stas may be a tad outdated along with rankings. Even though I'm a confessed Frequent Fornicater. I postponed my usual Debauchery and Vice to put this together.I cant speak for griff, but I think he spent a few hours at this. Griff and I hope you approve.

Position Players

Catcher

Alex Martin Chicago White Sox Age: 28 B/T: L/R Born: Elyria, OH Position(s): C/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

I went back and forth between Martin and Hades Crane . The tipping point was the fact that Martin played in 16 more games and had 60 more AB's. Martin so far has 23 homers (Tied-1st amongst C) and 19 doubles ( Tied Amongst C) while driving in 67 RBI's(1st amongst C).

First Basemen

Diory Park Texas Rangers Age: 23 B/T: L/L Born: Las Matas Cotui, DO Position(s): 1B/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Last years Rookie of the year has been on a torrent. Right now he's hitting .322 (4th Amongst 1st Basemen)  with 36 homers (1st in the league) and 84 RBI's (4th in the league).

Second Basemen

Pedro Perez Florida Marlins Age: 30 B/T: R/R Born: Hato Mayor, DO Position(s): 2B/CIF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Pedro leads all 2nd basemen with a .331 average . He's 4th amongst 2nd basemen with 26 stolen bases and is second with a .399 OBP. Homer Henry was a close second. Homer hit more homers but his batting average is 35 points below Perez.

Shortstop

Trey Robinson Milwaukee Brewers Age: 25 B/T: R/R Born: Swannanoa, NC Position(s): SS/IF/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Trey Robinson (SS) Milwaukee Brewers
Stats: Ranks 2nd among SS with a batting average of 295, 525 SLG, and OPS 879. He is 4th among SS with 17 HR, and 7th in RBI 49.

Third Basemen

Enrique Diaz Colorado Rockies Age: 31 B/T: R/R Born: Villa Mella, DO Position(s): 3B/2B/OF View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Diaz lead all 3rd basemen with a .326 batting average and 30 doubles. He is tied for first amongst 3rd baseman in RBI's with 76 and was 3rd with a OBP of .388.

Rightfielder

Julian Alvarez Rochester Broncos Age: 31 B/T: L/L Born: Stigler, OK Position(s): RF/1B/LF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Julian Alvarez (RF) Rochester Broncos
Among all rightfielders Alvarez is the only Major Leaguer in the top 3 in batting average 335, home runs 30 and RBI 74. He leads all RF with 53 base on balls, 432 OBP, 659 SLG, and 1091 OPS. Won a World Series Ring last year with San Diego.

Centerfielder

Jose Ontiveros Minnesota Twins Age: 30 B/T: R/R Born: Edo Lara, DO Position(s): CF/3B/MIF View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Jose Ontiveros (CF) Minnesota Twins
Leads all Centerfielders with 23 HR, 63 RBI, 344 BA, 619 SLG, and 1026 OPS. He is second in Hits 104, and OBP 407.

Leftfielder

Tony Cortes St. Louis Cardinals Age: 27 B/T: R/R Born: Barahona, DO Position(s): LF/1B/2B/OF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Tony Cortes (LF) St. Louis Cardinals
Cortes leads all LF with 72 Runs, 12 Triples, 77 BB, 38 SB, 470 OPS, 640 SLG, and 1110 OPS. He is 10th with 16 HR and 4th in RBI 61. AL MVP in seasons 9, 12, and 13. All Star teams in seasons 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 13.

Pitchers

Starting Pitcher

Thumper Maddux Florida Marlins Age: 29 B/T: R/R Born: Pomeroy, OH Position(s): P (SP1) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

This is a no brainer. Thumper has raised bumps on our Noggins. So far he is 14-1 with a 2.18 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. That my friends are All-Pro numbers!!

Relief Pitcher

Eddie Barber San Diego Padres Age: 25 B/T: R/R Born: Corning, CA Position(s): P (SuA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Eddie Barber (RP) San Diego Padres
3rd in the league in appearances with 47. Leads all pitchers with 30 or more appearances in ERA 1.41, OVA 191, and 2nd with a WHIP of 0.99. Season 13 All Star team and World series winner.

Closer

Cedrick Hollins Seattle Mariners Age: 28 B/T: R/R Born: Wrightsville, GA Position(s): P (ClA) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

This 28 year-old closer leads all closers with 20 or more close opportunities in WHIP 0.87, 49 Ks, and OBP 230. He is second with an ERA of 1.96, and 262 SLG. 3rd in OVA 204. He has 22 saves in 24 opportunities 91%. All Star Team in seasons 10 and 13.

Bullpen Pitcher

Carlos Francisco Milwaukee Brewers Age: 29 B/T: R/R Born: Bay City, TX Position(s): P (LRB) View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Man I had a tough time choosing this one! But Carlos barely beat out Wiki Navarre . Carlos was selected because his ERA (3.11), WHIP (1.08)and OBP (2.77) was lower than Navarre. And If he had a better defense in Millwaukee .Imagine how much better his 6-0 record would be.

Utility Positions

Infield utility

Jolbert Veras Oakland Athletics Age: 32 B/T: R/R Born: Sabana Grande De Boya, DO Position(s): 1B/LF View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Jolbert Veras (1B/LF) Oakland Athletics
4th with 28 HR, 1st RBI 81 and a BA of 296. Has a 999 fielding percentage, 1 error in 88 games (802 innings), and 12 + plays. NL MVP in seasons 10 and 13. All Star Team in seasons 10 and 13.

Outfield utility

Nolan Kouzmanoff Milwaukee Brewers Age: 24 B/T: R/R Born: Mason, MI Position(s): RF/1B/LF/DH View Hardball Dynasty Profile

Nolan has played in only 45 games this year after starting last 3 season. And the occasional breather has paid off for ths brewers. Nolan is hitting .309 with 16 taters in only 181 plate appearences.



Management

Manager--Arizona Diamondbacks--Bo Minor-- He has lead the Diamondbacks to the best record in the league with a payroll of only 82.7 million. Bo has Arizona poised for their first division crown in 11 seasons.

Owner--421werd St' Louis Cardinals ML 58-31 lead AL South by 4, AAA 50-39 2nd place 1 GB, AA 58-31 1st place lead by 5, Hi-A 50-39 3rd place 8GB, Low-A 60-27 1st place lead by 10, Rookie 12-9 tied for 1st place.