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Sasada Selected NL's Best Player Friday, November 20th , 2048 Tamaichi Sasada took New York-Penn League by storm this year, and he did it all at the age of 22. For his spectacular campaign, the Rome Braves star has been named the 2048 National League Most Valuable Player Award recipient. "To be considered amongst the best in the league is overwhelming," said the first baseman. On the season he compiled a .316 batting average to go with a .417 on-base percentage. The native of Hiroshima, Japan also added 25 doubles, 3 triples, 43 home runs, 137 RBIs and 98 runs scored. He received 22 first place votes out of a possible 30. Franklin Quezada of the Hillsboro Hops finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Jason Ostrom of the Williamsport Crosscutters finished third. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Tamaichi Sasada - Rome Braves - 22 - 363 Franklin Quezada - Hillsboro Hops - 6 - 273 Jason Ostrom - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 183 Ricardo Sandoval - Rome Braves - 0 - 175 Eric McMillian - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 139 Jonathan Underhill - Hillsboro Hops - 0 - 117 Willie Alvarado - Los Angeles (NYP) Dodgers - 0 - 107 Drew Roemer - Williamsport Crosscutters - 2 - 102 Yutaka Oki - Hillsboro Hops - 0 - 80 Xavier Castellanos - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 48 Mike Shields - Batavia Muckdogs - 0 - 27 Jordan Rondon - Hillsboro Hops - 0 - 26 Mike MacLeod - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 17 David Koski - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 15 Sam Daw - State College Spikes - 0 - 13 Tommy Hunter - Los Angeles (NYP) Dodgers - 0 - 13 John Manocchio - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 11 Bobby Miles - State College Spikes - 0 - 11 Randy Grewe - Cincinnati (NYP) Reds - 0 - 10 Chris Moody - Williamsport Crosscutters - 0 - 8 Roger Watkins - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 7 Brian Dickeson - Cincinnati (NYP) Reds - 0 - 5 Jesus Gomez - Batavia Muckdogs - 0 - 5 Roberto Ruiz - State College Spikes - 0 - 5 Rodolfo Mendez - Batavia Muckdogs - 0 - 4 Gwidon Kaminski - Brooklyn Cyclones - 0 - 3 Justin Dunham - Batavia Muckdogs - 0 - 1 Sean Fowler - Tri-City Dust Devils - 0 - 1 Daniel Rivera - Hillsboro Hops - 0 - 1 |
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