MLB franchise All-time teams...

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

Considering how much I despise work, I figured a good way to kill time would be to pick a certain major league franchise, and pick the best player at each position that played for that team. I'll also give some stats and a few reasons why...I'll start with the Yankees, but then I'll do a few more later...

C Yogi Berra - 15-time All-Star, 3-time AL MVP, Most World Series Championships ever (10), Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972

1B Lou Gehrig - 2130 consecutive games played, 6-time All-Star, 2-time AL MVP, First player ever to have his number retired, Career .340 batting average, 493 HRs, 1995 RBIs, elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939, holds major league record for career grand slams (23), first player to hit 4 home runs in a game, AL-record 184 RBIs in 1931.

2B Tony Lazzeri - 1-time All-Star, 5 World Series championships. Elected to Hall of Fame in 1991. First player to hit two grand slams in one game. Holds AL record for RBIs in a single game (11). Batted .354 in 1929

SS Derek Jeter - 4 World Series Championships, carrer .315 batting average, 2000 World Series MVP, 1-time Gold Glover, 1996 AL Rookie of the year, 6-time All-Star

3B Graig Nettles - 2 World Series championships, 2 Gold Glove awards, 6-time All-Star, 1976 AL Home-Run leader (32)

RF Babe Ruth - Career .342 batting average, 714 Homeruns, 2213 RBIs, 2062 walks, 60 homeruns in 1927, Career 2.28 ERA, 96-46 record, 7 World Series championships, Elected to Hall of Fame in 1936, 2-time All-Star, AL MVP in 1923 (at the time, you were only allowed to be MVP once in your career)

CF Mickey Mantle - 536 career homeruns, 7 World Series championships, record 18 World Series homeruns, 3-time AL MVP, 16-time All-Star, 1 Gold Glove Award. Elected into the Hall of Fame in 1971

LF Dave Winfield - Elected to Hall of Fame in 2001, 1 World Series Championship (not with Yankees), 12-time All-Star (consecutive), 7 Gold Glove awards

DH Don Baylor - 71 HRs and 265 RBIs in 3 years as Yankees DH. All-time leader in Hit by Pitches, 1-time All-Star (not with Yankees), 1979 AL MVP (not with Yankees), 1 World Series championship (not with Yankees).

SP Ron Guidry - 2 World Series championships, career 3.29 ERA, 25-3 record in 1978, 1.74 ERA in 1978, 4-time All-Star, 1978 Cy Young Award Winner, 5 Gold Glove Awards

SP Whitey Ford - Elected to Hall of Fame in 1974, 8-time All-Star, 1961 AL Cy Young Award Winner, 1961 World Series MVP, Career 2.75 ERA, 3-time American League wins leader, 236 career wins

RP Mariano Rivera - 336 career saves, 2.43 career ERA, 2 50-save seasons, 4 World Series Championships, career 0.75 postseason ERA in 108.2 innings pitched, 6-time All-Star, 1999 World Series MVP

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

If you guys think this is interesting, let me know and I'll try to do all 30 teams. Maybe like one a day or something...

pp2

How about an alltime team from all franchises combined?

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

Maybe I'll do that at the end. I think team-by-team is pretty interesting, especially when you get to like the Devil Rays and stuff like that, and you really have to reach to find stars. As a matter of fact, I'm doing the Devil Rays next...

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

Do the Braves after that...could be interesting.

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

C John Flaherty - The starting catcher for the first few years of the franchise. Hit 35 homeruns as a member of the D-Rays.

1B Fred McGriff - 80 Homeruns as a D-Rays in roughly 3 1/2 seasons of playing time. Batted over .300 twice while playing for the D-Rays. 493 career homeruns, 1 World Series Championship (not with D-Rays), 5 All-Star appearances (once with D-Rays)

2B Miguel Cairo - 28 Stolen Bases in 2000, batted .295 in 1999

SS Julio Lugo - 21 Stolen Bases in 2004, 41 doubles in 2004

3B Aubrey Huff - 98 HRs in 4+ seasons, 2 years with 100+ RBIs, Career .295 hitter, 198 hits in 2003, 47 doubles in 2003

RF Jose Cruz - 21 Homeruns in 2004, 1 Gold Glove (not with D-Rays)

CF Rocco Baldelli - .285 career batting average, 44 stolen bases in 2 full seasons, 184 hits in 2003

LF Carl Crawford - 114 stolen bases in 2003 and 2004 combined, .283 career batting average, 104 runs scored in 2004, 19 triples in 2004, 1 All-Star appearance, 184 hits in 2004

DH Greg Vaughn - 52 homeruns in 2 years with D-Rays, 4-time All-Star (once with D-Rays)

SP Rolando Arrojo - Team record 14 wins in 1998, 3.56 ERA in 1998. 1 All-Star appearance, 2 complete game shutouts in 1998

SP Victor Zambrano - Franchise leader in wins (35), 21-17 in two years as a starter, 374 Strikeouts in 2+ years starting and 2+ years relieving,

RP Roberto Hernandez - 101 saves in 3 years with D-Rays, 3.07 ERA in 1999, 2-time All-Star (once with D-Rays)

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

This is for you Blitz...

Atlanta Braves

C Joe Torre - 9-time All-Star (5 times with Braves), 1971 NL MVP, 1 Gold Glove Award (not with Braves), NL batting champion 1971 with .363 average, 200+ hits twice in career (not with Braves), 193 hits in 1964, 5 seasons with .300+ batting average, 5 seasons with 100+ RBIs

1B Fred McGriff - 493 career homeruns, 1 World Series Championship, 5 All-Star appearances, 30+ homeruns 7 straight years (10 overall), 100+ RBIs 8 times,

2B Felix Millan - 3-time All-Star, 2 Gold Gloves, 100 runs scored in 1970.

SS Rafael Furcal - 1-time All-Star, 2000 NL Rookie of the Year, 143 stolen bases in 5 years, 100+ runs scored twice. 195 hits in 2003

3B Eddie Matthews - Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1978, 512 career homeruns, 100+ runs scored 8 times, 100+ RBIs 5 times, 9-time All-Star, 2 World Series championships

RF Hank Aaron - ML Record 755 Homeruns, Inducted to Hall of Fame in 1982, ML-record 2297 RBIs, Career .305 batting average, 1 World Series championship, 1957 NL MVP, 3 Gold Gloves, 21 consecutive All-Star games, 2-time batting champion, 200+ hits three times

CF Dale Murphy - 398 career homeruns, 30-30 in 1983, 2-time NL MVP, 7-time All-Star, 5 Gold Gloves, 2-time NL Homerun champ

LF Rico Carty - 1-time All-Star, 1970 batting champ (.366), .300+ batting average 8 times, 101 RBIs in 1970

SP Greg Maddux - 305 career wins, 16 straight years of 15+ wins, 4 consecutive Cy Young Awards, career 2.95 ERA, 2 consecutive years of ERA below 2.00 ('94-'95), 1 World Series Championship, 8-time All-Star, 14 Gold Gloves (13 consecutive)

SP Warren Spahn - Elected to Hall of Fame in 1973, 356 career wins, 1 World Series championship, 14-time All-Star, 1957 Cy Young Award winner, NL wins leader 8 times

RP John Smoltz - 154 saves in 3+ seasons, 1.12 ERA in 2003, more than 1 K/IP as a closer, 1 World Series Championship, 6-time All-Star (twice as a closer), 1 Cy Young Award (as a starter), 2003 NL saves leader

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

Thanks D...it's cool to look back on these guys and what they did for the team. Lots of Hall of Famers or Future Hall of Famers on this All-time team. I think Fred will fall just short of the Hall though...I thought he'd be a lock for the longest time.


On a side note: Did you notice that the all-time D-Rays team would still lose a 100 games? lol..I really wish this team didn't exist anymore. It gives the Sox and Yanks 12 or 13 wins almost every year it seems. But the D-Rays aren't the only team like that.

Lou

I dunno, I wouldn't shoot down this D Ray all time team THAT fast. Some of these guys (ie Huff and Baldelli) are young and could get a whole lot better. Most likely not "Babe Ruth" better, but probably multiple time all-star potential. Arrojo as the all time SP is a little embarrasing though.

I am a Giants fan, but all-time Giants teams have been done to death. So Mr. D, would you mind doing one for the Marlins or the Rockies? I think it'll be interesting to recall some of the big names that have come and gone in these young franchises. Thanks man.

Simon

Founder/Admin

D, where are you getting your stats from?