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2014 Season in Review

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CLOVERDALE CLOVERS

Roger Dorn League Champions

The Clovers leveraged a core-four of activations on the addition of Mike Trout and Felix Hernandez to overwhelm the rest of the RDBL en route to their first League Title.

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MICHAEL BRANTLEY, GOUTFISH

Hitter of the Year

Brantley went from the 3rd pick in the Expansion Draft to a .327, 20 home run, 45 double season while compiling 518.5 points which ranked 5th overall.

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JOSE ALTUVE, MAULERS

Trade of the Year

The Maulers performed highway robbery from the Ducks, acquiring Altuve for right-hander Allen Webster.  Altuve went on to lead the MLB in hits with 225.

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RYAN ATKINSON, GOUTFISH

Executive of the Year

Atkinson took control of an expansion team with no assets and led them to a Peninsula Division Title while finishing 2nd overall in the standings.

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FELIX HERNANDEZ, CLOVERS

Pitcher of the Year

Hernandez led a record-breaking Clovers pitching staff with 801.0 points while notching a 2.13 ERA and 0.91 WHIP over 236.0 innings.

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CHRISTIAN YELICH, CLOVERS

Activation of the Year

Yelich completed 2014 with a .283 average and .363 on base percentage while stuffing the stat sheet with 30 doubles, 6 triples and 9 home runs.  

Season Recap

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In a season that marked the expansion from 12 to 15 Franchises, a near worst to first feat was the storyline of 2014 in the Roger Dorn Baseball League as the Cloverdale Clovers were crowned Champions after a dominant year.  The Clovers and GM Chris Shelley leveraged a "Core Four" of activations Christian Yelich, Jose Fernandez, Masahiro Tanaka and Gerrit Cole to overwhelm the rest of the league.  A mid-season deal with the Asti Grape Stompers to acquire Felix Hernandez and Mike Trout put the club over the top en route to a record breaking season.

 

Yelich would go on to earn 2014 Activation of the Year while Fernandez would earn the Pitcher of the Year Award, leading a pitching staff that would set the RDBL Record for most pitching points in a season.  

 

The League added the Burlingame Blue Ducks, Honolulu Wave Riders and Lake Merced Goutfish to competition immediately in Expansion plans that were escalated much sooner than the Commissioner's League anticipated.  The three new clubs held an Expansion Draft one week prior to Draft Day, selecting from dropped players from the original 12 franchises.  

 

The Goutfish enjoyed the most first-season success, capturing the Peninsula Division Title while finished 2nd overall.  The remarkable feat earned GM Ryan Atkinson the 2014 Executive of the Year Award, the only GM in League History through 2016 to earn the hardware despite not winning a title.

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Season Awards

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Regular Season Awards

RDBL Champions: Cloverdale Clovers

East Bay Division Champion: Cloverdale Clovers

Masters Division Champion: San Mateo Short Stacks

Peninsula Division Champion: Lake Merced Goutfish

Wild Card Winners: Mission Viejo Maulers, Maltese Falcons & Meinert Hops

Top Offense: Meinert Hops

Top Pitching Staff: Cloverdale Clovers

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2014 League Awards

Team of the Year: Cloverdale Clovers
Executive of the Year: Ryan Atkinson, Lake Merced Goutfish 
Pitcher of the Year: Felix Hernandez, Cloverdale Clovers
Hitter of the Year: Michael Brantley, Lake Merced Goutfish
Reliever of the Year: Zach Britton, Honolulu Wave Riders
Trade of the Year: Mission Viejo Maulers, Jose Altuve
Activation of the Year: Christian Yelich, Cloverdale Clovers
Free Agent Claim of the Year: Zach Britton, Waves / Josh Harrison, Fringe
Farm System of the Year: South Bay Fightin' Fish 
Hitting Prospect: Kris Bryant, Mission Viejo Maulers
Pitching Prospect: Tyler Glasnow, Maltese Falcons

 

2014 Records Breaking Statistics

Most Pitching Points in a Full Season: Cloverdale Clovers (4,235.0 Points)

Most Innings Pitched in a Full Season: Mission Viejo Maulers (1,544 2/3 IP)

Most Triples in a Full Season: Lunatic Fringe (57 Triples)

2014 All-RDBL Teams

Catcher

Jonathan Lucroy, Stacks (436.5)

Buster Posey, Hops (413.0)

 

Infield

Victor Martinez, Crats (528.5)

Jose Altuve, Maulers (534.5)

Jose Reyes, Stacks (377.5)

Miguel Cabrera, Falcons (497.0)

Robinson Cano, Jokers (457.0)

Jose Abreu, Goutfish (494.5)

 

Outfield

Mike Trout, Clovers (542.5)

Andrew McCutchen, Fringe (527.5)

Michael Brantley, Goutfish (518.5)

Jose Bautista, Clovers (518.5)

Giancarlo Stanton, Maulers (498.5)

 

Utility

Freddie Freeman, Crats (476.0)

 

Starting Rotation

Felix Hernandez, Clovers (801.0)

Johnny Cueto, Clovers (800.0)

Clayton Kershaw, AMC (723.0)

Adam Wainwright, Maulers (697.0)

Corey Kluber, Goutfish (687.0)

Jon Lester, AMC (637.0)

 

Relievers

Zach Britton, Waves (397.0)

Craig Kimbrel, Clovers (379.0)

Greg Holland, Falcons (378.0)

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