2023 League Leaders (so far)
Who is the National League OBP Leader as of 7/11/23?
Who is Luis Arraez (.434)?
This player finished second in AL MVP voting in 2022.
Who is Shohei Ohtani (LAA)?
Who was the first pick of the 2019 draft?
Who is Adley Rutschman?
Per Baseball-Reference.com, this All-Star SS has played in just 59 games, but has made his mark, batting .353 with a 1.026 OPS and 12 home runs. He is also playing to a 3.9 bWAR.
Who is Corey Seager (TEX)?
This middle infielder has been a Yankee his entire major league career (2016-pres).
Who is Gleyber Torres (NYY)?
This player has the highest OPS in the league as of 7/11/23.
Who is Shohei Ohtani (1.050)?
This manager won AL Manager of the Year in 2022.
The Detroit Tigers selected this pitcher out of a Division I College in Virginia in 2004. Name the pitcher and the college he attended.
Who is Justin Verlander at Old Dominion University?
This switch-hitting 2023 AL All-Star reserve is having a virtually identical season to his 2022 campaign, slashing a .289/.364/.506 with 14 home runs at third base.
Who is Jose Ramirez (CLE)?
This UTL player has bounced from the Mets to the Diamondbacks to, most recently, the Giants.
Name the pitcher with the most shutouts all of MLB as of 7/11/23.
Who is Nathan Eovaldi (TEX, 2)?
Michael Harris II (ATL) and Brendan Donovan (STL) finished first and third, respectively, in NL ROY voting in 2022. Who finished second?
Who is Spencer Strider (ATL)?
The 2016 second overall pick has been with his same team since the time he was drafted as a CF from the University of Tennessee. He has a .668 career OPS in 335 career games.
Who is Nick Senzel (CIN)?
This 2023 All-Star pitcher has been named as a replacement and is pitching to a 3.31 ERA with a 1.283 FIP. His last start lasted 8 innings against an NL West team.
Who is Kodai Senga (NYM)?
This infielder (who has played everywhere except for first base) made his debut in 2009. He has played for the Rangers, Athletics and White Sox.
Who is Elvis Andrus (CHW)?
Name two of the three players who lead the league in games played as of 7/11/23.
Who are Anthony Volpe (NYY), Jonathan India (CIN) and Marcus Semien (TEX)?
2022 featured the first UTL player to ever win a Silver Slugger. Who were they?
(1 answer grants 200pts, both grants 400.)
Who are Luis Arraez (MIN) and Brandon Drury (CIN/SDP)?
Name the last three players before Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews to be drafted by LSU in the first round.
Who is Camilo Doval (SFG)?
This catcher spent the majority of his career in Cleveland. After his tenure with the Guardians, he signed with the Nationals, was traded to the Athletics and is now a Cub.
This young hurler (25y/o) leads the league in BB/9 (.8), K/BB (.890) and is currently pitching to an ERA just over 3 this year, earning an All-Star selection in the process.
Who is George Kirby (SEA)?
This reliever finished 12th in his league's Cy Young voting in 2022, receiving 1 total point. He pitched to a 1.25 ERA. Who was it?
Who is Ryan Helsley (STL)?
In the 55 year history of the draft, each of the Top 10 picks has gone on to reach big leagues six times. When was the last time this happened.
Bonus 100: name a player who was drafted that year
Who are:
Gerrit Cole, Danny Hultzen, Trevor Bauer, Dylan Bundy, Bubba Starling, Anthony Rendon, Archie Bradley, Francisco Lindor, Javier Baez and Cory Spangenberg?
Of the entirety of the AL's staff of 12 starting pitchers, just 3 have yet to play in an All-Star Game.
Who are George Kirby (SEA), Pablo Lopez (MIN) and Jordan Romano (TOR)?
This UTL infielder started his career in Miami, found himself with the Yankees in 2016, and didn't see the majors again until 2019 with the Giants. He then travelled to Cincinnati to play for the Reds and now finds himself on the Twins.
Who is Donovan Solano (MIN)?