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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Apr 11, 2017 20:09:42 GMT -5
At 21 years old and 301 days, Jose Vera has a chance to break the MLB/PBL record for the youngest player ever to hit 100 career home runs.
The youngest player in MLB history to hit 100 home runs is Mel Ott, who reached the milestone at 22 years, 132 days old. Ott was the youngest National League player to reach the 100 home run mark whereas Tony Conigliaro is the youngest American League player to reach the mark at the age of 22 years, 197 days old.
Once we get Statslab going again, I'll try to see if the PBL has any player that was younger than the MLB record.
For reference, PBL Home Run King Sotan Kono made his PBL debut at the age of 22.
In MLB, Bryce Harper at 23 years, 181 days, is the eighth-youngest player in major league history to reach 100 home runs.
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Post by Peter - Boston Red Sox on Apr 12, 2017 10:24:51 GMT -5
Question for the PBL GMs out there. Who is the one guy you wish you had not traded? Like, who is that one guy who you are kicking yourself for giving up? For me, it's easily Jose "The Fly" Vera. Made that deal my first PBL season, seems like a long time ago, and have regretted it every day since. He and the other guy in the trade Jeremy Miller have absolutely crushed it for the Reds. The Fly was 18 when I sent him packing to the Reds for SP Mario Soto. A month later I traded Soto to the Red Sox for OF Lorenze Cortez. Cortez had one really good season with the Cubs and then disappeared into the night never to be heard from again.
The PBL trade I made with the Reds that sent the Fly to Cinci must rank right up there with the IRL Cubs sending a young Lou Brock to the Cardinals for SP Ernie Broglio. Brock of course went on to have a HOF career and Broglio...well...not so much.
Sigh. Oh well...it is what it is. Good luck to Mr Vera as he pursues this amazing accomplishment. |
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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Apr 12, 2017 10:48:52 GMT -5
Question for the PBL GMs out there. Who is the one guy you wish you had not traded? Like, who is that one guy who you are kicking yourself for giving up? For me, it's easily Jose "The Fly" Vera. Made that deal my first PBL season, seems like a long time ago, and have regretted it every day since. He and the other guy in the trade Jeremy Miller have absolutely crushed it for the Reds. The Fly was 18 when I sent him packing to the Reds for SP Mario Soto. A month later I traded Soto to the Red Sox for OF Lorenze Cortez. Cortez had one really good season with the Cubs and then disappeared into the night never to be heard from again.
The PBL trade I made with the Reds that sent the Fly to Cinci must rank right up there with the IRL Cubs sending a young Lou Brock to the Cardinals for SP Ernie Broglio. Brock of course went on to have a HOF career and Broglio...well...not so much.
Sigh. Oh well...it is what it is. Good luck to Mr Vera as he pursues this amazing accomplishment. It's interesting to me to think about what a player would be like if they had stayed with their original team. If I remember right, Vera was not a 5 star prospect and experienced significant increases in ratings after being traded. An injury on the PBL roster forced my hand earlier than I wanted to bring him up to the bigs as well. Once called up, Vera was surrounded by Veterans and was protected in the order as well. Did that help him develop? I do not know this for a fact, but I assume that I was investing more at the time than the Cubs were in player development. Did that help give him a boost? I really don't know. |
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Post by BlueJaysGM_Fin on Apr 12, 2017 17:53:35 GMT -5
For me, it was SP John Evans.
I drafted Evans with my first ever pick as the Mets GM in 2026. I'm not saying he was a PBL giant. But the very fact i traded a 17 year old SP for peanuts, 5 months after i drafted him, means I shake my head at what the hell was I thinking. If i could do it all over again, Evans would have been a home-grown product. He is 33 and still pitching in the PBL. Career wise, he is only 85-91 but a career 1.22 WHIP, career 111 ERA+ and an ERA under 4 (3.84) in over 1500 PBL innings.
I wish i never dealt him. The significance of his draft position (10th overall in the 2026 draft), especially as my very first pick, is what i lament the most.
Great question, Peter!
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Post by Peter - Boston Red Sox on Apr 12, 2017 18:12:16 GMT -5
Question for the PBL GMs out there. Who is the one guy you wish you had not traded? Like, who is that one guy who you are kicking yourself for giving up? For me, it's easily Jose "The Fly" Vera. Made that deal my first PBL season, seems like a long time ago, and have regretted it every day since. He and the other guy in the trade Jeremy Miller have absolutely crushed it for the Reds. The Fly was 18 when I sent him packing to the Reds for SP Mario Soto. A month later I traded Soto to the Red Sox for OF Lorenze Cortez. Cortez had one really good season with the Cubs and then disappeared into the night never to be heard from again.
The PBL trade I made with the Reds that sent the Fly to Cinci must rank right up there with the IRL Cubs sending a young Lou Brock to the Cardinals for SP Ernie Broglio. Brock of course went on to have a HOF career and Broglio...well...not so much.
Sigh. Oh well...it is what it is. Good luck to Mr Vera as he pursues this amazing accomplishment. It's interesting to me to think about what a player would be like if they had stayed with their original team. If I remember right, Vera was not a 5 star prospect and experienced significant increases in ratings after being traded. An injury on the PBL roster forced my hand earlier than I wanted to bring him up to the bigs as well. Once called up, Vera was surrounded by Veterans and was protected in the order as well. Did that help him develop? I do not know this for a fact, but I assume that I was investing more at the time than the Cubs were in player development. Did that help give him a boost? I really don't know. I think you're right. I haven't spent anything on development for 3 seasons. It's put money there and have nothing to spend on FAs or don't and have some $$ for FAs. Also, a lot of what I read online said that putting money into the development budget doesn't really get you much bang for your money but....I think it actually does. I have struggled to develop guys...BIG TIME. Maybe had I put money aside for that I would have developed guys who can help me at the ML level. |
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Post by David_ExposGM on Apr 12, 2017 20:12:44 GMT -5
Question for the PBL GMs out there. Who is the one guy you wish you had not traded? Like, who is that one guy who you are kicking yourself for giving up? For me, it's easily Jose "The Fly" Vera. Made that deal my first PBL season, seems like a long time ago, and have regretted it every day since. He and the other guy in the trade Jeremy Miller have absolutely crushed it for the Reds. The Fly was 18 when I sent him packing to the Reds for SP Mario Soto. A month later I traded Soto to the Red Sox for OF Lorenze Cortez. Cortez had one really good season with the Cubs and then disappeared into the night never to be heard from again.
The PBL trade I made with the Reds that sent the Fly to Cinci must rank right up there with the IRL Cubs sending a young Lou Brock to the Cardinals for SP Ernie Broglio. Brock of course went on to have a HOF career and Broglio...well...not so much.
Sigh. Oh well...it is what it is. Good luck to Mr Vera as he pursues this amazing accomplishment. I seem to recall stepping way out of line in commenting on a couple of early Cubs trades, so will not comment on this... other than congratulating Peter on pressing ahead and continuing to be a valued PBL GM! |
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Post by Sean_RedsGM on Apr 18, 2017 10:20:52 GMT -5
This past sim, at 21 years old 325 days, Jose Vera hit his 100th career HR at home against the Brewers.
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Post by AstrosGM_Shane on Apr 18, 2017 22:22:46 GMT -5
This past sim, at 21 years old 325 days, Jose Vera hit his 100th career HR at home against the Brewers. That pretty damn awesome. |
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