Billy Beane World: 2015

1B Benji ThompsonFranchises: HON (1-13); PHI (14); JAX (15); LOU & ATL (16); MNT (17)
Top 10 Ranks: #2 hits, #3 plate appearances, #3 runs, #4 runs created, #2 doubles, #3 at-bats, #5 games played
Career Marks: 2709 hits, 496 2b, 45 3b, 339 HR, 1285 RBI, 1399 R, .293/.363/.466
Summary: Thompson just missed on several career milestones as he failed to reach 3,000 hits or 500 doubles. His career batting average was .293 despite hitting over .300 7 times in his career. He never made it to 200 hits, 50 2b, or 30 HRs in a season. His best season was S7 where he played in 149 games, hitting .316/.383/.513 with 27 HR, 34 2B, knocking in 89 and scoring 102. He averaged 29 2b and 20 HRs in his career.
1B Hal Thompson
Franchises: SEA (1-9); MNT (9-14); ROC (15)
Top 10 Ranks: #3 home runs, #3 RBI
Career Marks: 2202 hits, 324 2b, 51 3b, 525 HR, 1490 RBI, 1218 R, .288/.352/.550
Summary: Hal reached the 500 HR mark, but narrowly missed out on 1500 RBI. A career batting average of .288 despite hitting .300+ in 6 different seasons. Had 12 seasons of 30+ HRs, including a career high of 56 in S1, which is arguably his best season. .315/.372/.671 with 109 runs scored and 145 knocked in. Career average of 35 HRs per seasons.
LHP Nick Offerman
Franchises: CLE (1-5); HON (6-10); TEX (11); SYR (12-13); MNT (14)
Top 10 Ranks: #5 OAV, #2 ERA, #4 WHIP,
Career Marks: 975 G, 1665.1 IP, 222/275 saves, 92-61, 1486 SO, 1.12 WHIP, 2.63 ERA
Summary: Offerman was a workhorse reliever, throwing 100+ innings in 10 straight seasons, including a high of 192.1 in 83 G in S10. He had 9 seasons of sub-1.20 WHIP, including 3 of sub-1.00. Struck out 100+ in 9 seasons. Has 2 seasons that could qualify as his best, (S1 & S9). I'm going to go with S9 as he went 12-1, saving 21/22 opportunities in 49 games (130.2 IP). He struck out 113 while recording a WHIP of 0.91 and a OAV of .183. His ERA was 1.72. S1 saw him throw 78.2 innings in 72 games, record 78 strikeouts while allowing an OAV of .165 wiht a WHIP of 0.94 and ERA of 0.69.
RHP Erick Stone
Franchises: JAX (1-9); SEA (10); OTT (11-14); LOU (15); ELP (16-17)
Top 10 Ranks: #5 Shutouts, #3 K, #5 SO/9
Career Marks: 214-162, 36 CG, 3390.1IP, 3189 K, 1.23 WHIP, 3.35 ERA, .234 OAV
Summary: Stone had 4 seasons of sub 1.20 WHIP, and 5 seasons of sub-3.00 ERA. Struck 200+ in 11 seasons, including 9 straight. Never walked more than 86 batters in a season. Best season, by far, was S12 which saw him go 19-5 in 208.1 inning. He struck out 203, while maintaining a WHIP of 1.00 and ERA of 1.65. OAV was .195.
C Morris Evans
Franchises: CLE (1-6); CIN (7-12); JAX (13-15)
Top 10 Ranks: #5 runners cs, #3 avg,
Career Marks: 2112 hits, 311 2b, 24 3b, 346 HR, 1172 RBI, 975 R, .314/.390/.522, CERA: 4.11, 24% CS
Summary: Evans' best season was S2 where he batted .378/.461/.674 with 28 HR, 87 RB, and 66 R scored. He was not a particularly skilled backstop, but was a solid hitter. His career numbers make for a very good career. Hit 30+ HRs 5 times in his career, and eclipsed the 100 RBI mark 3 times. 9 seasons of .300+ batting average and 4 seasons of 1.000+ OPS. He averaged 20 2b and 23 HR per season.
2B/LF Brian Ma
Franchises: LV (1-9), LOU (9-10), CLB (10), CH2 (11-15)
Top 10 Ranks: none
Career Marks: 2270 hits, 356 2b, 34 3b, 471 HR, 1341 RBI, 1309 R, .291/.35/.527
Summary: Ma was a very good player during his years, hitting 30+ HRs for 10 seasons in a row. His best season was S8 where he hit 49 HRs, while knocking 119 and scoring 109 (.332/.386/.635). Had 5 seasons of .300+ batting average, 6 seasons where he knocked in 100+, and scored 100+ runs in 8 seasons. He averaged 31 HRs and 23 2b per season.
SP Valerio Nunez
Franchises: CIN (1-8); ROC (9-12)
Top 10 Ranks: #1 K's in a season
Career Marks: 154-125, 2466 IP, 2064 SO, 3.67 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 27 CG
Summary: When he was on, he was nearly unhittable. S1 was his best season as he went 21-8 in 36 starts, while finishing 3. He struck out 270 against 65 walks with a WHIP of 1.11 and ERA of 2.16. Struck out 200+ in 5 seasons, never walked more than 87. He had 4 seasons of sub-1.20 WHIP. His career was shortened by the fact that he was 30 years old when the league started.
DH Manny Raben
Franchises: NB (1-13), FLA (14)
Top 10 Ranks: #4 HR, #1 OPS, #3 RC/27, #3 SLG,
Career Marks: 1933 hits, 233 2b,13 3b, 500 HR, 1346 RBI, 1098 R, .304/.397/.580
Summary: 10 seasons of 30+ home runs, 9 seasons of .300+ batting average. His best season was S1, he hit 39 HR, scored 109 runs and knocked in 119 with a line of .359/.464/.637. Had 7 seasons of .600+ SLG. Never struck out more than 85 times in a season, had a better than 1:1 BB:SO ratio. Averaged 35 HR and 16 2B per season.
RF/1B Domingo Soto
Franchises: ROC (1-9); JAX (10); ELP (11&13), LOU (12)
Top 10 Ranks: none
Career Marks: 2111 hits, 356 2b, 66 3b, 494 HR, 1454 RBI, 1324 R, .283/.352/.547
Summary: Soto hit 30+ home runs in 11 of his 13 seasons, while eclipsing 100 runs scored in 8 seasons and 100 RBIs in 10. Also struck out 100+ times in 6 seasons and never struck out fewer than 84 times in a season. 3 seasons of .300+ batting average and 2 of .600+ SLG. His best seeason was S4 which saw him hit 49 HRs, knock in 149, score 114 runs with 32 2b and a career-high of 11 3b. He also batted .313/.376/.633. Averaged 38 HRs and 27 2b per season.
LHP Robb Stahoviak
Franchises: CH2 (1-5), LV (5-11), ARI (12-16), FLA (17)
Top 10 Ranks: #4 Saves, #2 Save %,
Career Marks: 844 G, 882.2 IP, 42-47, 439/488 saves, 1.22 WHIP, 3.44 ERA, 821 K
Summary: Stahoviak was a relief pitcher with a save percentage of 90%. Best season was S4 which saw him record a save in 39 out of 41 opportunities while going 4-4 in 59 innings. He struck out 72 against only 18 walks. A OAV of .164 and WHIP of .90 with an ERA of 1.37.

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