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Randy Ruiz and J.P. Arencibia.
--In an earlier post I erroneously said Rowdy Tellez made a splah in Las Vegas. I was thinking of Ruiz, and for some reason got them mixed up.
--I was at Arencibia's MLB debut. What a day!!! He had the crowd rockin' Too bad it didn't last.
During the four seasons, (2009-2012), when the Blue Jays' AAA team played in Las Vegas, two of their players were named MVP of the Pacific Coast League.
The 2009 PCL MVP had great numbers after being called up to the Jays that season - 10 home runs in 115 at bats, a .313 batting average, 625 slugging average, and 1.019 OPS. He was 'designated for Japan' on May 19, 2010, after batting .150 in 40 at bats to start that season.
The 2010 PCL MVP's Major League career essentially peaked in his big league debut; he went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs. He was 1 for 30 with 1 RBI and 11 strikeouts during the rest of his playing time that year.
In 2013, he became the first player in major League history to have a season with 20 or more home runs and an OPS under .600, (21 and .592), and he was not offered a contract by the Blue Jays for 2014. He was married to a country music singer for almost four years soon after Toronto gave him the boot.
Name both, because the second one is too easy for THIS league.
AAA MVPs are often older, non-prospects. A really good young player isn't going to stay at that level long enough to put up any significant stats.
The 2009 PCL MVP had great numbers after being called up to the Jays that season - 10 home runs in 115 at bats, a .313 batting average, 625 slugging average, and 1.019 OPS. He was 'designated for Japan' on May 19, 2010, after batting .150 in 40 at bats to start that season.
The 2010 PCL MVP's Major League career essentially peaked in his big league debut; he went 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs. He was 1 for 30 with 1 RBI and 11 strikeouts during the rest of his playing time that year.
In 2013, he became the first player in major League history to have a season with 20 or more home runs and an OPS under .600, (21 and .592), and he was not offered a contract by the Blue Jays for 2014. He was married to a country music singer for almost four years soon after Toronto gave him the boot.
Name both, because the second one is too easy for THIS league.
Correct!
AAA MVPs are often older, non-prospects. A really good young player isn't going to stay at that level long enough to put up any significant stats.
Answer: Dave Taylor 1975.
Taylor was chosen 210th overall in 1975 and finished his career with over 1,000 points, the only player in that year's draft to finish with over 1,000 points.
Who am I?
I won the Most Valuable Player award in the Pacific Coast League.
I played for both the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Following my career as a player, I worked as a colour commentator for both the Expos and the Blue Jays, among other teams.
During my Major League career, I had 1,920 plate appearances, and I was never hit by a pitch.
Answered correctly by The Oracle.
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In the Expansion Era, (post 1960), one player who won the Most Valuable Player award for each of the AAA minor leagues of baseball, (International League, Pacific Coast League, American Association), was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame following their Major league careers as players.
Name as many as you can.
K Douglas correctly identified Barry Larkin and Jim Rice.
One Stump.
Name as many as you can.
K Douglas correctly identified Barry Larkin and Jim Rice.
One Stump.
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Who am I?
I won the Most Valuable Player award in the Pacific Coast League.
I played for both the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Following my career as a player, I worked as a colour commentator for both the Expos and the Blue Jays, among other teams.
During my Major League career, I had 1,920 plate appearances, and I was never hit by a pitch.
Correct!
I'm a bit confused by the wording of the question. Are you looking for a player that won MVP award in all 3 AAA minor leagues or just one of them? If the latter then I would guess the following:
Chipper Jones
Barry Larkin
Mike Schmidt
Jim Rice
Johnny Bench
In the Expansion Era, (post 1960), one player who won the Most Valuable Player award for each of the AAA minor leagues of baseball, (International League, Pacific Coast League, American Association), was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame following their Major league careers as players.
Name as many as you can.
Barry Larkin was MVP of the American Association in 1986. Larkin was also the only Junior on the USA Olympic baseball team in 1984.
Jim Rice was MVP, Rookie of the Year and batting Triple Crown winner for the International League in 1974.
Chipper Jones, Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench did not win MVP awards in AAA.
I used 1960 as the cutoff date because prior to expansion, many star players stayed in AAA because there were no open roster spots, and the salary gap between AAA and the Major Leagues was not significant. Among others, Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto were AAA MVPs, but I didn't expect anyone to know that, until now.
Name as many as you can.
No, there was one future Hall of Famer who was MVP of each of the three AAA leagues, (International League, Pacific Coast League, American Association through 1997).
Barry Larkin was MVP of the American Association in 1986. Larkin was also the only Junior on the USA Olympic baseball team in 1984.
Jim Rice was MVP, Rookie of the Year and batting Triple Crown winner for the International League in 1974.
Chipper Jones, Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench did not win MVP awards in AAA.
I used 1960 as the cutoff date because prior to expansion, many star players stayed in AAA because there were no open roster spots, and the salary gap between AAA and the Major Leagues was not significant. Among others, Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto were AAA MVPs, but I didn't expect anyone to know that, until now.
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Who is the only player to have been named MVP of two different AAA leagues?
Hint: His extraordinary statistics in a small sample for the 1977 Major League season made him MVP of many Strat-O-Matic baseball leagues which used the 1978 edition.
Stump.
Hint: His extraordinary statistics in a small sample for the 1977 Major League season made him MVP of many Strat-O-Matic baseball leagues which used the 1978 edition.
Stump.
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Who is the only former Toronto Blue Jay to have won the MVP award in the American Association?
Stump.
Stump.
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Damn I thought Chipper Jones was one for sure dude was like the top prospect in baseball for multiple years. The guy who was MVP of all three leagues I haven't a clue. That's nuts.
You're still reading the question incorrectly. The was one player from the American Association, one player from the International League, and one player from the Pacific Coast League who won his AAA league's MVP award and later was elected to the Hall of Fame for his Major League career. You have identified the first two, but not the guy from the PCL.
OK that makes sense now. So there are 3 in total. Would have thought it was more than that.
Jones played AAA only in 1993. Jim Thome was International League MVP that season.
There are probably several Hall of Famers who were MVP of AA leagues. Really good players tend to play briefly in AAA. The majority of full season AAA players are 'failed prospects', usually with some huge weakness which prevents them from succeeding for long at the Major League level. The best example I can think of is Dan Pasqua.
Many people, including me, though Pasqua was a future star after his 1986 season with the Yankees, but the dude could not do anything with inside curve balls, and word of that quickly spread through the pitching community. AAA pitchers did not have sufficient control or advanced knowledge to exploit that weakness.
