With the losses of the Cambridge Spinners and the West Roxbury Devils this season, there will be quite a few outstanding ballplayers out there looking for work next season. The difference between the YBL and the Major Leagues, is that you aren't going to get paid in the millions for a long term contract to play here. You play here for the enjoyment. Fun, is not a word tossed around often. But, it is here at the Thomas Yawkey Baseball League. It's fun for the players, the fans, the media(that's right, we have a ball), the Parks Department, you name it, we all have fun. Just look how much fun that Commissioner and Baseball Head Dave McKay has in hosting his Comcast show. A lot of the YBL, Park League, Little League and others have been guests on his show and enjoyed it.
But, lets get back to business. I believe this year's Mark Texiera of the group is Cambridge' Randy Casey, Jr. Each and every season Casey has been up there amongst the league leaders in strikeouts and he always seems to crack the Yawkey five in ERA. This year his ERA was a sparkling 1.84. Unfortunately, he played for a club that didn't seem to put a lot of runs on the board for him in his support. Cambridge won ten games this year and Casey won five of them. His record of 5-4 was not impressive, but his year was. In 57 Innings, he allowed only 37 hits and only 15 earned runs in 2008. His strikeout to walk ratio was ridiculous. He struck out 87 and walked only 19. He hit 7, but that was because he liked to pitch inside. The most impressive stat all year...not one single wild pitch!!!!! His strikeout to innings pitch ratio was 1.53 and his WHIP was .982. He also pitched a dominating two innings in this years YBL-Dominican All Star Game, in which he was voted the #3 star of the tilt.
Looking at these numbers must make every executive/GM in the YBL drool over the prospect of adding this young gentleman to their team. Whoever gets him, wow!!!
Later, we'll update more free agents.
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YBL Rules do provide a re-entry of any FREE Agent that played on a disbanded franchise. Cambridge and West Roxbury players from the "past" are welcome to contact any YBL Franchise Manager or they are welcome to register on the YBL Web Page. An email - with that Players Profile - will be sent out to all teams that return in 2009.
There is a nice crop of talent from both teams. Some players have already signed on to play for their "new" teams. I gather the Neal Brothers will be playing baseball in 2009 for Medford Mad Dogs.
I invited some players to join the McKay Club from both squads. No bites yet.
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