As I continue to compile VORP for the players in the league's history, we have a new leader for all-time most valuable player:
Demarcus Ramirez
When Demarcus Ramirez retired at the end of the 2018 season, he had accumulated 831.2 runs of VORP, or 83 wins. That places Mr. Ramirez ahead of his former teammate Brian Frison, who had 816.9 VORP through the end of the 2018 season. (We'll all ignore the fact that Frison has moved ahead since then by accumulating 33.9 VORP this year.)
I haven't finished figuring out all of the original players' VORP, but I'll be surprised if someone tops Demarcus.
P.S. I might be even more impressed that Ramirez spent his entire career with Saskatoon. That's a lot of time on the prairie.
P.P.S. Ramirez might be the ultimate example of a player going out on top, as he was 19-7 with a 2.76 ERA over 264.1 innings and won the championship in his final season at age 38. Nicely done.
By the way, Demarcus Ramirez was picked in the 28th round of the inaugural draft, #220 overall, by Saskatoon.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the computer did that draft. I'd feel a little bad about that otherwise. That's a lot of times to miss picking the best pitcher ever.