All-Decade Team: Starting Pitcher #3

Starting Pitcher #3

Branch Vitiello

Thanks to his final three seasons of the decade in which he was clearly the most dominant pitcher in the AL (and possibly the entire world factoring in home parks and league ERA differences), Branch Vitiello earned the third and final starting pitching spot on the All-Decade team. Just missing the cut was Darren Chance who had his dominant seasons in the first half of the decade. The complete starting pitching voting tally was as follows (20 votes):
Walt Hernandez (17) - 112 pts
Patrick Rivera (2) - 89 pts
Branch Vitiello - 64 pts
Darren Chance - 60 pts
Ozzie Percival - 30 pts
Andres Cedeno - 24 pts
Perry Harvey - 12 pts
Kordell Becker - 9 pts
Jeff Bollea (1) - 7 pts
J.P. Taveras, Felipe Tejada - 4 pts
Haywood Charles - 3 pts
Pedro Mercado, Scott Pickford - 1 pt
Buck Barry - 0 pts

All-Decade Team: Third Base

Third Base

Francisco Guillen

By the narrowest of margins, Francisco Guillen was named as the third baseman for the All-Decade team. By being the only 3B named on every ballot, Guillen barely edged out his statistical doppleganger, Adam Martin, and the superior fielding Doug Stewart. Voting tally was as follows (21 votes):
Francisco Guillen (8) - 67 pts
Adam Martin (7) - 63 pts
Doug Stewart (6) - 54 pts
Glendon Allen - 4 pts
Derrick Russ - 1 pt

All-Decade Team: Starting Pitcher #2

Starting Pitcher #2

Patrick Rivera

As Kinsella's most consistent pitcher who pitched every season of the first decade, Patrick Rivera earned the second spot at starting pitcher for the All-Decade team. With 2 Cy Youngs and 8 seasons of 15 wins or more, Rivera was able to claim the 2 of the 3 #1 votes not claimed by Walt Hernandez. Starting pitching voting scores will be posted with the #3 spot.

Dee Dee Hutton vs. Travis Murphy vs. Vic Gonzalez...most career HR's?

Who do you think will end his Kinsella career with the most HR's: Dee Dee Hutton, Travis Murphy, or Vic Gonzalez? Hutton benefited from playing a few seasons in the steroid era, while Gonzalez broke in earlier...if he hits 50 this year he'll have hit 124 before age 23 (Hutton's first ML season). Murphy broke in at 21 and had a few steroid era years...he actually has a few more HR's (15) than Hutton and is a year younger. What do you think?

All-Decade Team: Starting Pitcher #1

Starting Pitcher #1

Walt Hernandez

As the most dominating starting pitcher to take the mound in Kinsella history, Walt Hernandez was the overwhelming choice as the #1 Starting Pitcher for the All-Decade team by capturing 17 first place votes out of 20 voters. At only 31 years of age, he looks like a prime candidate to appear on the next All-Decade team as well. Voting scores will be released with the announcement of Starting Pitcher #3.