Real-Life Rejects
From MLB Power Pros Wiki
(This list is for Wii players only: ps2's real-life fielder list can be found here:http://www.mlbppworld.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3109&st=0&sk=t&sd=a) (And the PS2 pitcher list: http://www.mlbppworld.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3134&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)
This page is going to house a team of all created players for MLBPP that were not in 2008 by default. It will include contributions by many forum members.
Many of these players were not in the big leagues in 2008 for opening day; they were either prospects or unsigned free agents, or semi-retired.
Rules for Free Agents: Any player that is not already in the MLB Power Pros game, and can/could potentially still play, is eligible for inclusion. Players that officially announced their retirement before the 2008 season (Craig Biggio, Shawn Green, etc) are not eligible.
Rules for Prospects:
- Prospect creation should focus on high-impact players from 2008 (Masterson, Maybin, Balfour, Clement, etc).
- Secondary importance is players that can be future stars (Michael Bowden, Lars Anderson).
- Since the game can only support 200 created players, and there are 30 MLB teams, we should cap creation at 5 or 6 prospects per team. Some teams maybe have deeper systems, like Boston; but let's give everyone a fair shake.
List of 2009 debuts: http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2009-debuts.shtml Top 25 prospects before 2008 season: http://diamondcutter.wordpress.com/top-25-prospects/
Starting Pitchers
- Bartolo Colon (Red Sox in 2008
- Roger Clemens
- Freddy Garcia (Tigers in 2008)
- Casey Fossum (Pirates in spring training, then played for the Tigers in 2008)
- Bruce Chen
- Brett Anderson (Athletics) bb ref
- Trevor Cahill (Athletics) bb ref
- Gio Gonzalez (Athletics)
- Vin Mazzaro (Athletics) wikipedia
- Bud Norris (Astros)
- Brett Cecil (Blue Jays)
- Ricky Romero (Blue Jays) bb ref
- Tommy Hanson (Braves) bb ref
- Kenshin Kawakami (Braves) bb ref
- Rodrigo Lopez (Braves in 2008)
- Kris Medlen (Braves)
- Charlie Morton (Braves in 2008)
- Jaime Garcia (Cardinals)
- Jeff Samardzija (Cubs)
- Jarrod Parker (Diamondbacks in 2008)
- Max Scherzer (Diamondbacks) wikipedia
- Scott Elbert (Dodgers) wikipedia
- Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers)
- James McDonald (Dodgers) wikipedia
- Madison Bumgarner (Giants) report
- Doug Fister (Mariners in 2008)
- Chris Volstad (Marlins)
- Marco Estrada (Nationals in 2008)
- Stephen Strasburg (Nationals)
- Jordan Zimmermann (Nationals)
- Jake Arrieta (Orioles in 2008)
- Jason Berken (Orioles) bb ref
- Brad Bergesen (Orioles) bb ref
- Brian Matusz (Orioles)
- Alfredo Simon (Orioles in 2008)
- Chris Tillman (Orioles)
- Mat Latos (Padres)
- Wade LeBlanc (Padres)
- J.A. Happ (Phillies) wikipedia
- Josh Outman (Phillies, traded for Joe Blanton) wikipedia
- Jesse Chavez (Pirates)
- Tommy Hunter (Rangers)
- Matt Harrison (Rangers)
- Kris Benson (Rangers)
- Jeremy Hellickson (Rays)
- David Price (Rays)
- Charlie Zink (Red Sox)
- David Pauley (Red Sox)
- Nick Hagadone (Red Sox)
- Junichi Tazawa (Red Sox, but unaffiliated in 2008)
- Jhoulys Chacin (Rockies)
- Jorge de la Rosa (Royals)
- Rick Porcello (Tigers) - scouting report
- Brian Duensing (Twins)
- Clayton Richard (White Sox in 2008, traded to Padres)
- Chris Sale (White Sox)
Relief Pichers
- Armando Benitez
- Hector Carrasco
- Ramiro Mendoza
- Jose Arrendondo (Angels)
- Andrew Bailey (Athletics) bb-ref
- Ryan Webb (Athletics, later traded to Padres)
- Brad Ziegler (Athletics)
- Craig Kimbrel (Braves, 2009 draftee)
- Chris Perez (Cardinals)
- Clay Zavada (Diamondbacks) bb ref
- Esmerling Vasquez (Diamondbacks) bb ref
- Ronald Belisario (Dodgers) bb ref
- Luke Gregerson (Padres) bb ref
- Neftali Feliz (Rangers) scouting report
- [Grant Balfour] (Rays)
- Justin Masterson (Red Sox)
- Daniel Bard (Red Sox) scouting repot 1
- Aroldis Chapman (Reds)
- Alfredo Aceves (Yankees in 2008) [incorrect age]
- Phil Coke (Yankees in 2008)
- David Robertson (Yankees)
Infielders
- Pokey Reese
- Brad Eldred
- Royce Clayton
- Shea Hillenbrand
- Mark Bellhorn
- Tony Batista
- Erubiel Durazo
- Cliff Pennington (Athletics in 2008)
- Chris Johnson (Astros in 2008)
- Lance Niekro (Astros) *Also should have pitching abilities, knuckleballer now)
- Freddie Freeman (Braves)
- Alcides Escobar (Brewers) scouting report
- Russell Branyan (Brewers in 2008)
- Mat Gamel (Brewers)
- Starlin Castro (Cubs)
- Casey McGehee (Cubs in 2008)
- Brett Wallace (Cardinals) prospect spotlight
- Andres Blanco (Cubs)
- Pablo Sandoval (Giants)
- Bryan Lahair (Mariners)
- Dallas McPherson (Marlins in 2008)
- Gaby Sanchez (Marlins)
- Ike Davis (Mets, 2008 draftee)
- Ian Desmond (Nationals)
- Mike Costanzo (Orioles)
- Oscar Salazar (Orioles, later traded to Padres)
- Everth Cabrera (Rockies in 2008) bb ref
- David Freese (Padres in 2008)
- Pedro Alvarez (Pirates)
- Chris Davis (Rangers)
- Elvis Andrus (Rangers)
- Joaquín Árias (Rangers)
- Justin Smoak (Rangers)
- Todd Frazier (Reds)
- Paul Janish (Reds)
- Lars Anderson (Red Sox)
- Chris Carter (Red Sox)
- Mike Aviles (Royals)
- Scott Sizemore (Tigers)
- Gordon Beckham (White Sox)
- Chris Getz (White Sox)
- Ramiro Pena (Yankees) bb ref
- Nick Green (Yankees in 2008)
Outfielders
- Barry Bonds
- Trot Nixon
- Bernie Williams
- Carlos Gonzalez (Athletics)
- Aaron Cunningham (Athletics, traded to Padres)
- Travis Snider (Blue Jays)
- Jason Heyward (Braves) scouting report
- Adam Stern (Brewers)
- Laynce Nix (Brewers)
- Colby Rasmus (Cardinals) scouting report
- Tyler Colvin (Cubs)
- Sam Fuld (Cubs in 2008)
- Gerardo Perra (Diamondbacks) bb ref
- Matt LaPorta (Indians) bb ref
- Trevor Crowe (Indians) bb ref
- Wladimir Balentien (Mariners)
- Cameron Maybin (Marlins)
- Chris Coghlan (Marlins) bb ref
- Giancarlo Stanton (Marlins)
- Daniel Murphy (Mets)
- Fernando Tatis (Mets)
- Nolan Reimold (Orioles) bb ref
- Andrew McCutchen (Pirates) bb ref
- Chase Headley (Padres)
- Will Venable (Padres)
- Julio Borbon (Rangers)
- Nelson Cruz (Rangers)
- Craig Gentry (Rangers)
- Matt Joyce (Rays)
- Fernando Perez (Rays)
- Desmond Jennings (Rays)
- Jay Bruce (Reds)
- Darnell McDonald (Reds)
- Drew Stubbs (Reds)
- Jeff Bailey (Red Sox)
- Johnathan Van Every (Red Sox)
- Daniel Nava (Red Sox)
- Josh Reddick (Red Sox)
- Dexter Fowler (Rockies)
- Brennan Boesch (Tigers)
- Garrett Jones (Twins in 2008)
- Dayan Viciedo (White Sox)
- Brett Gardner (Yankees)
- Austin Jackson (Yankees)
Catchers
- Doug Mirabelli
- Landon Powell (Athletics)
- Koyie Hill (Cubs)
- Carlos Santana (Dodgers, later traded to Indians)
- Buster Posey(Giants) scouting report scouting report 2
- Jeff Clement (Mariners)
- John Baker (Marlins)
- Lou Marson (Phillies) wikipedia
- Matt Wieters (Orioles) scouting report
- Jose Lobaton (Padres in 2008)
- Max Ramirez (Rangers)
- Taylor Teagarden (Rangers)
- John Jaso (Rays)
- Alex Avila (Tigers)
- Francisco Cervelli (Yankees)
Later-debut players (2011-2014) - listed with current team:
- Mike Trout (Angels)
- Yoenis Cespedes (Athletics)
- AJ Griffin (Athletics)
- Jose Altuve (Astros)
- Jarred Cosart (Astros)
- LJ Hoes (Astros)
- Brett Oberholtzer (Astros)
- George Springer (Astros)
- Jonathan Villar (Astros)
- Anthony Gose (Blue Jays)
- Wily Peralta (Brewers)
- Jean Segura (Brewers)
- Seth Maness (Cardinals)
- Shelby Miller (Cardinals)
- Trevor Rosenthal (Cardinals)
- Oscar Tavares (Cardinals)
- Junior Lake (Cubs)
- Didi Gregorious (Diamondbacks)
- Drew Butera (Dodgers)
- Yasiel Puig (Dodgers)
- Brandon Belt (Giants)
- Trevor Bauer (Indians)
- Jason Kipnis (Indians) (Name is misspelled)
- Dustin Ackley (Mariners)
- Nick Franklin (Mariners)
- Hisashi Iwakuma (Mariners)
- Brandon Maurer (Mariners)
- Jesus Montero (Mariners)
- Taijuan Walker (Mariners)
- Taijuan Walker alt (Mariners)
- Mike Zunino (Mariners)
- Nate Eovaldi (Marlins)
- Jose Fernandez (Marlins)
- Jacob Turner (Marlins)
- Christian Yelich (Marlins)
- Travis D'Arnaud (Mets)
- Matt Harvey (Mets)
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis (Mets)
- Bryce Harper (Nationals)
- Anthony Rendon (Nationals)
- Manny Machado (Orioles)
- Odrisamer Despaigne (Padres)
- Gerritt Cole (Pirates)
- Starling Marte (Pirates)
- Alex Cobb (Rays)
- Wil Myers (Rays)
- Brock Holt (Red Sox)
- Will Middlebrooks (Red Sox)
- Billy Hamilton (Reds)
- Nolan Arenado (Rockies)
- Carter Capps (Rockies)
- Tim Collins (Royals)
- Mike Moustakas (Royals)
- Salvador Perez (Royals)
- Nick Castellanos (Tigers)
- Jose Iglesias (Tigers)
- Ian Krol (Tigers)
- Danny Santana (Twins)
- Chris Archer (Rays) [DOB incorrect]
- Jose Quintana (White Sox)
- Michael Pineda (Yankees)
- Masahiro Tanaka (Yankees)
Alternate versions of players created:
- Josh Reddick (Athletics)
- Starlin Castro (Cubs)
- Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers)
- Buster Posey (Giants)
- Stephen Strasburg (Nationals)