2018 Season in Review
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Season Recap
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The South Bay Fightin' Fish entered 2018 as the presumptive favorite as they entered the final year with their core under contract. Despite the best roster on paper, GM Michael Tirabassi's club struggled out of the gate as their pitching staff failed to keep pace with their historic offense. That opened the door for the San Mateo Short Stacks and Maltese Falcons to grab hold of the Regular Season race for the first 15 periods. Knowing their window was closed after 2018, Tirabassi cleared the Farm System to acquire Justin Verlander, Kyle Hendricks and Charlie Morton to shore up their rotation.
Though they ultimately came up 114.5 points short in the Regular Season, the deal pushed the Fish back up the standings and entered the Playoffs much improved. The Stacks, coming off their worst season in Franchise History, captured their first Regular Season Title while GM Greg Shelley would go on to win the Executive of the Year Award for their rebuild.
When the calendar flipped to the Playoffs, the Fish rose to another level that couldn't be matched by their RDBL competition. Tirabassi's squad raced out to a lead they never squandered and ultimately topped the Stacks by almost 300 points while becoming the first team to lead the Playoffs in both hitting and pitching points. The Fish secured their second RDBL Championship, becoming the first Franchise with two Titles in League History.
Despite missing the Playoffs, the Mission Viejo Maulers played an important role in the Fish Title as their top four scorers over the final five weeks were acquired from GM Chris Ferraro, led by Tommy Pham who won the Playoff MVP Award with a .383/.481/.710 slash line.
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Season Awards
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Regular Season Awards
RDBL Champions: South Bay Fightin' Fish
Regular Season Champion: San Mateo Short Stacks
East Bay Division Champion: South Bay Fightin' Fish
Masters Division Champion: San Mateo Short Stacks
Peninsula Division Champion: Maltese Falcons
Wild Card Winners: Danville Aristocrats, Lake Merced Goutfish, St. Joseph Jokers
Top Offense: South Bay Fightin' Fish
Top Pitching Staff: St. Joseph Jokers
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2018 League Awards
Executive of the Year: Greg Shelley, San Mateo Short Stacks
Playoff MVP (Pitcher): Jacob deGrom, St. Joseph Jokers
Playoff MVP (Hitter): Tommy Pham, South Bay Fightin' Fish
Pitcher of the Year: Max Scherzer, Maltese Falcons
Hitter of the Year: Mookie Betts, South Bay Fightin' Fish
Reliever of the Year: Edwin Diaz, Lake Merced Goutfish
Trade of the Year: Maltese Falcons, Max Scherzer
Rookie Activation of the Year: Jose Berrios, Adler's Man Crush
Free Agent Claim of the Year: Kyle Freeland, San Mateo Short Stacks
Farm System of the Year: Cloverdale Clovers
Hitting Prospect of the Year: Juan Soto (Clovers) & Ronald Acuna (Goutfish)
Pitching Prospect of the Year: Jack Flaherty, Cloverdale Clovers
2018 Records Breaking Statistics
Most RDBL Titles: South Bay Fightin' Fish (2)
Most Earnings in RDBL History: South Bay Fightin' Fish ($2,675)
Most Ind. Pitching Points (Reg. Season): Max Scherzer, Falcons (633.0 Points)
Most Ind. Pitching Points (Playoffs): Jacob deGrom, Jokers (209.0 Points)
Most Cash Finishes in League History: Maltese Falcons (5)
Most Division Titles in League History: Stacks/Falcons (3)
Most Overall Team Points in League History: Maltese Falcons, 45,406.0 Points
2018 All-RDBL Teams
Regular Season
Catchers
JT Realmuto, Goutfish (279.0)
Willson Contreras, Clovers (264.0)
Infield
Paul Goldschmidt, Falcons (438.5)
Matt Carpenter, Fish (416.5)
Jose Ramirez, Maulers (489.5)
Manny Machado, Stacks (437.0)
Franciso Lindor, Fish (433.5)
Freddie Freeman, 'Crats (438.0)
Outfielders
JD Martinez, Hops (489.5)
Mookie Betts, Fish (478.0)
Mike Trout, Fish (466.5)
Shin-Soo Choo, Falcons (398.5)
Giancarlo Stanton, Stacks (396.0)
Utility
Nolan Arenado, AMC (426.5)
Starting Pitchers
Max Scherzer, Falcons (633.0)
Jacob deGrom, Jokers (609.0)
Aaron Nola, AMC (566.0)
Justin Verlander, Fish (534.0)
Chris Sale, Stacks (522.0)
Corey Kluber, Hops (517.)
Relievers
Edwin Diaz, Goutfish (389.0)
Blake Treinan, Ducks (354.0)
Josh Hader, 'Crats (305.0)
2018 Playoffs
Catcher
Willians Astudillo, Goutfish (61.0)
JT Realmuto, Goutfish (53.5)
Infield
Luke Voit, Goutfish (103.5)
Adalberto Mondesi, Falcons (115.0)
Trea Turner, Stacks (103.5)
Anthony Rendon, 'Crats (131.0)
Trevor Story, Goutfish (102.0)
Anthony Rizzo, Jokers (95.0)
Outfield
Tommy Pham, Fish (139.5)
Charlie Blackmon, Fish (123.5)
Mookie Betts, Fish (115.5)
Ronald Acuña, Goutfish (107.5)
Mitch Haniger, Stacks (90.5)
Utility
Whit Merrifield, Stacks (102.0)
Starting Rotation
Jacob deGrom, Jokers (209.0)
Noah Syndergaard, Goutfish (196.0)
German Marquez, Falcons (184.0)
Justin Verlander, Fish (184.0)
Kyle Hendricks, Fish (175.0)
Mike Foltynewicz, Jokers (172.0)
Bullpen
Mychal Givens, 'Crats (102.0)
Jeremy Jeffress, Stacks (89.0)
Wade Davis, Fish (85.0)