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Hiraoka Selected AL's Premier Player Thursday, November 18th , 2049 At the age of 23, Ryoji Hiraoka of the Omaha Storm Chasers could very well have his best years ahead of him. It's a startling thought when you consider the year he had in 2049 was good enough to win the shortstop the American League Most Valuable Player Award. "See the ball, hit the ball," he said. "That's my basic approach." The top hitter put up a .249 batting average this year, as well as a .376 on-base percentage. He played 138 games and racked up 128 hits, 14 doubles, 7 triples, 18 home runs, 56 RBIs and 91 runs scored. He received 8 first place votes out of a possible 30. Bran Stark of the Buffalo Bisons finished second in voting with 5 first place votes, while Dave Burwell of the Pawtucket Red Sox finished third with 9 first place votes. Player - Team - First Place - Total Points Ryoji Hiraoka - Omaha Storm Chasers - 8 - 261 Bran Stark - Buffalo Bisons - 5 - 256 Dave Burwell - Pawtucket Red Sox - 9 - 252 Brandon Perris - Pawtucket Red Sox - 5 - 230 Matt Hinkle - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 131 Robert Santiago - Nashville Sounds - 0 - 120 Danny Eberhart - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 112 Jack Overbeek - Buffalo Bisons - 3 - 75 Bobby Lasaguna - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 64 Kevin Clark - Nashville Sounds - 0 - 55 Roberto Morales - Pawtucket Red Sox - 0 - 54 Mike Quackenbush - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 38 Ken Postlethwaite - Omaha Storm Chasers - 0 - 26 Kazuki Arai - Omaha Storm Chasers - 0 - 14 David Gordon - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 12 Fred Huber - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 9 Danny Hull - Durham Bulls - 0 - 9 Matt Zambon - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 9 Isto Mäyrä - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 8 Victor Ruiz - Scranton WB RailRiders - 0 - 7 Alex Diaz - Durham Bulls - 0 - 6 Valentin Laporte - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 6 Ruben Arana - Toledo Mud Hens - 0 - 4 John Brooks - Omaha Storm Chasers - 0 - 4 Leo Mair - Buffalo Bisons - 0 - 3 Zion Davidson - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 2 José Molina - Rochester Red Wings - 0 - 2 Kyle Scruggs - Columbus Clippers - 0 - 1 |
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