The 2017 New York Nine Scout Team saw some prodigious performances. The team was led by the 3 big bats in the middle of the order. The first is current Philadelphia Phillie, Carlos De La Cruz, (who hit .444/.496/.778) who was on the leaderboard for basically everything except stolen bases (and he stole 10 anyway). Next is New York Mets 38th round draft pick Danny Alfonzo (.344/.484/.581) who got hit by a Nine record 12 pitches this summer and has the bruises to show for it. Last but not least is current Western Oklahoma 1B, Danny Perez (.379/.511/.544). Perez once again showed his elite control of the strike zone, walking 26 times, after walking 38 times in 2016. While De La Cruz was pretty much the same guy all season, Alfonzo and Perez really came on strong once it was tournament season. Danny Alfonzo hit .368/.507/.702 and Danny Perez hit .439/.554/.684. Once Nick Vella was moved to the leadoff spot, he joined the 3 headed monster and hit .362/.456/.586. All season, all Angel Presinal did was hit and when the season ended, he looked up and was leading the team in hits, runs and stolen bases.
The team wasn’t led by a singular pitching performance this season, but rather a group that together always performed well and always gave the Nine a shot to win. Dimitri Papazoglou dominated tournaments this summer striking out 22 in 13.1 innings pitched and only allowing 1 unearned run. Austin Cole used his 6-7 frame to generate 43 strikeouts on the season, which will always give you a chance to win games. Anthony Costa just pounded the zone all summer and generated well above average ground balls and strikeouts to make the ERA leaderboard. Chris Pichardo was his normal self, always throwing well, winning baseball games (14 in 2 seasons) and setting the record for Wins in a single season.
HITTING RECORDS (minimum 50 PAs)
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Slugging Percentage
| Walks
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Hits
| Home Runs
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Doubles
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Stolen Bases
| Runs
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HBP
| Runs Batted In
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PITCHING RECORDS (minimum 25 IP)
ERA
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Innings Pitched
| Wins
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Complete Games
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