SIMBL GM AWARDS HISTORY

2060 SIMBL GM AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The SIMBL GMs Have Spoken As Best Of The Best Voted Awards For 2060 Season As League Advances Towards 57th Season Of Play

Admirals GM David Bliley Voted GM Of The Year In Return After 12 Real-Year Hiatus, Becomes Second GM In League History To Win Award With Two Different Franchises

Asian Pitching Exports Dominate 2060 Season, Win Both League Hurler Of The Year Awards

Chicago's Kenji Sato Repeats As SL's Best Starting Pitcher, Wins 4th HOTY Award Of Career

Indianapolis First Baseman Michael Lamb Wins 11th Gold Glove, Second-Most In League History

MOST DECORATED PLAYERS SIMBL NEW FILE ERA (2019-2060):

2060 SIMBL GM Awards:
(Career Awards)
*- Indicates Repeat From Last Season

SIMBL GM Of The Year: David Bliley St. Petersburg (2)
Union League Slugger Of The Year MVP: Jake Stone Calgary (1)
Syndicate League Slugger Of The Year MVP: Nathan Armbruster St. Petersburg (1)
Union League Hurler Of The Year: Cheng-ji Sun New York (1)
Syndicate League Hurler Of The Year: Kenji Sato Chicago (4) *
Union League Middle Reliever Of The Year: Ricardo Cortez Boston
Syndicate League Middle Reliever Of The Year: Todd Rogers St. Petersburg (1)
Union League Fireman Of The Year: Dane Trujillo New York (1)
Syndicate League Fireman Of The Year: Gary Harris Las Vegas (1)
Union League Rookie Of The Year: Michael Younger Cleveland (1)
Syndicate League Rookie Of The Year: Bobby Herman Knoxville (1)

2060 Tony Aguilar Silver Slugger Awards:

Union League:

Catcher: Zoe Kohler New York Enforcers (4)
First Baseman: Jonathan Cross Miami Sharks (1)
Second Baseman Kareem Said Cleveland Brownies (1)
Shortstop: Jake Stone Calgary Clippers (1)
Third Baseman: Herman Solano Calgary Clippers (5)
Outfielder: Ricky Coleman Ann Arbor Wolverines (1)
Outfielder: Jimmy Hoyer Calgary Clippers (1)
Outfielder: Francisco Rosado Bend Bandits (1)
Designated Hitter: Michael Price Cleveland Brownies (5)

Syndicate League:

Catcher: John Graham Las Vegas Hustlers (3)
First Baseman: Alberto Perez AC Kansas City (3) *
Second Baseman: Todd Rowe Chicago Hitmen (1)
Shortstop: Jamie Law St. Petersburg Admirals (2) *
Third Baseman: Nathan Armbruster St. Petersburg Admirals (2)
Outfielder: Michael Oglethorpe Indianapolis Rams (5) *
Outfielder: Michael Schroeder Knoxville Lumberkings (5) *
Outfielder: Terry Cardona AC Kansas City (1)
Designated Hitter: Alfredo Martinez Knoxville Lumberkings (1)

2060 Richard P. DeMarco Gold Glove Defense Awards:

Union League:

Catcher: Victor Abella Miami Sharks (8)
Pitcher: Jett Helms Miami Sharks (1)
First Baseman: Neil Eaton Bristol Owls (1)
Second Baseman: Roberto Rubio Calgary Clippers (2) *
Shortstop: Jesus Cavazos Boston Patriots (3) *
Third Baseman: Danny Carter Ann Arbor Wolverines (2)
Outfielder: Brian Juguilon Oregon Pioneers (7)
Outfielder: Orinosuke Sugimoto Oregon Pioneers (3) *
Outfielder: Adam Ramirez Bristol Owls (3) *

Syndicate League:

Catcher: Pepe Gonzalez St. Petersburg Admirals (3) *
Pitcher: Corey Hicks Rochester Roosters (1)
First Baseman: Michael Lamb Indianapolis Rams (11) *
Second Baseman: Ryoma Kota Asheville Smokies (2)
Shortstop: Jesus Garcia San Diego Warewolves (6) *
Third Baseman: Michael Collins River City Rascals (1)
Outfielder: Terry Cardona AC Kansas City (3) *
Outfielder: Pablo Olivarez San Diego Warewolves (1)
Outfielder: Albert De La Cruz San Diego Warewolves (1)

2060 SIMBL GM OF THE YEAR AWARD

David Bliley
St. Petersburg Admirals

Four-Time SIMBL GM Of The Year Winners:

Anthony Keence River City (2049, 2050, 2051, 2056)
Greg Checovetes Bristol (2007, 2016, 2017, 2019)

Three-Time SIMBL GM Of The Year Winners:

Chris Gattuso New York (2028, 2038, 2051)
Jason Gregory Sacramento (2025, 2041, 2048)
Jamey Carter Rochester (2024, 2040) Oregon (2043)
John Bowden Chicago (2023, 2034, 2042)

Two-Time SIMBL GM Of The Year Winners:

David Bliley Los Angeles (2009) St. Petersburg (2060)
Andy Hutchinson Knoxville (2033, 2044)
Christian DeMarco Calgary (2018, 2039)
John Callahan Whitby (2027, 2032)
John Treadway Dalton (2013, 2015)

Congratulations to St. Petersburg Admirals GM David Bliley on being voted by his SIMBL peers as the 2060 SIMBL GM Of The Year.

Dave is a charter SIMBL GM dating back to the league's inaugural season back in September, 2006 when the league was founded.  He founded the former charter Los Angeles Meat Puppets (now Hawaii Pineapples) where he ran the team and was an active league member and SIMBL League Board member from the inaugural 2005 season through the 2021 season when he stepped down needing a hiatus.

Before starting fresh with everybody else when the SIMBL was founded, David was GM of Norfolk in the short-lived but much-loved NABF online league (2004-2006) run by former Marin Mountainmen (now Sacramento Giants) GM Tom Hickman from which the remnants of the SIMBL was born with several GMs from that folded league becoming charter and founding GMs of the then-fledgling SIMBL in the fall of 2006, some 16 real-life years ago.

In those fourteen First File Era (2005-2018) and three New File Era (2019-current) seasons, David and his Los Angeles squad won four division titles, one wildcard berth and advanced to the SIMBL Coveted Cup Championship Series three times.  Dave's Meat Puppets won the Union League in 2009 (real-life date: January 18, 2008),  2012 (real-life date: September 28, 2008) and 2016 (real-life date: December 2, 2009) and faced off against First File Era juggernaut San Diego, who won their first seven of their current SIMBL-record 12 league championships between the 2005-2016 seasons, with Los Angeles losing each time in heartbreaking fashion to his nemesis Warewolves of longtime San Diego GM Paul Ware giving the Warewolves three of their first seven league titles at Dave and his Meat Puppets' expense.

To add to more irony, or for Dave-more misery, his nemesis picked up where they left off some twelve real-life years ago and knocked out Dave's new Admirals team in seven games this season in the 2060 Syndicate League Divisional Series.

Good grief, Charlie Brown...

David's favorite franchise players from those early years were First File Era SIMBL Hall Of Fame pitcher James Sousa, who played his first 13.5 seasons with Dave's 'Puppets en route to 234 career wins, and his 16th overall pick in the 2005 SIMBL First File Era Inaugural Draft Alberto "Jitters" Andrade. David was also running the ship for Los Angeles when the league updated to OOTP 10 from OOTP 6.5 with the 2019 SIMBL New File Era Inaugural Draft where his initial picks, along with every other GM in the league at that time, were lukewarm.  He was instrumental in helping governing the league that established the new rules and decisions as a league that were needed that came with such a monumental jump from the First File Era (OOTP 6.5) to the New File Era (OOTP 10 and beyond).

David was voted the 2009 SIMBL GM Of The Year with his UL Champion Los Angeles Meat Puppets.  With Dave's award this season, he joins former longtime Rochester and Oregon GM Jamey Carter as the only SIMBL GMs to be voted the SIMBL GM Of The Year with two different franchises.

David returned to the SIMBL after a 39-season and over a 12 real-life year hiatus taking over longtime St. Petersburg GM Brandon Popper's Admirals during the 2059 season on June 28, 2022.  In his first full season at the helm of the Admirals, he turned a 66-96 team into a 91-71 team that won the SL East division for the sixth time in the past seven seasons. The 25-game improvement was one of only a handful of 25+ win one-season turnarounds in the SIMBL New File Era (2019-current).

Two-time defending SIMBL champion and last season's SIMBL GM Of The Year AC Kansas City GM James Walker came in second-place in the voting.  Longtime New York Enforcers GM Chris Gattuso came in third in the balloting while Indianapolis Rams GM Bryan Gryka, the award winner two seasons ago, received the only other vote.

2060 UNION LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR MVP AWARD

SS Jake Stone
Calgary Clippers
.336 AVG 36 HR 145 RBI .392 OBP .571 SLG .964 OPS 7.3 WAR

Calgary's Jake Stone put the wraps on a fine campaign today by winning the 2060 Union League Daryl Ryles Slugger Of The Year MVP Award.

The 29-year-old veteran scorched the opposition with a .336 average, picking up 210 hits, 35 doubles, 2 triples, 36 home runs and 145 RBIs, while scoring 113 runs.

Cleveland's sophomore second baseman Kareem Said received the only other vote in the balloting.

2060 SYNDICATE LEAGUE SLUGGER OF THE YEAR MVP AWARD

3B Nathan Armbruster
St. Petersburg Admirals
.315 AVG 34 HR 105 RBI .405 OBP .555 SLG .959 OPS 7.2 WAR

Nathan Armbruster has been around SIM Baseball League enough to know a good hot streak when he sees one -- and he got to see one firsthand all year. For his standout run through the 2060 season, he's taking home the Daryl Ryles Slugger Of The Year MVP Award in the Syndicate League.

The St. Petersburg third baseman put up a batting average of .315 with 34 doubles, no triples, 34 home runs and 105 RBIs.

Ryan Harper of the San Diego Warewolves finished second in voting, while Alberto Perez of the AC Kansas City finished third.

2060 UNION LEAGUE HURLER OF THE YEAR AWARD

SP Cheng-ji Sun
New York Enforcers
21-9 3.15 ERA 1.17 WHIP 65.7 QS% 6.7 WAR

The New York Enforcers have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making.

It's Cheng-ji Sun, this year's Union League Bobby Grimes Hurler Of The Year Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.

Sun compiled a 21-9 record in 35 starts, tallied 183 strikeouts in 271.2 innings and recorded a 3.15 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .248 batting average against him.

Boddie Montgomery of the Ann Arbor Wolverines finished second in voting, while Arturo Martinez of the Calgary Clippers finished third.

2060 SYNDICATE LEAGUE HURLER OF THE YEAR AWARD

SP Kenji Sato
Chicago Hitmen
22-8 2.27 ERA 1.09 WHIP 72.7 QS% 8.4 WAR

EIGHT-TIME HURLERS OF THE YEAR:

Bobby Grimes San Diego (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)

SIX-TIME HURLERS OF THE YEAR:

Eddie Batista Bend (2047, 2049, 2050, 2053, 2055, 2057)
Alan Alexander Anderson Las Vegas (2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2031)

FIVE-TIME HURLERS OF THE YEAR:

Richard Dicks Jr. Cleveland (2025, 2026, 2027) Deer Lake (2029) San Diego (2032)

FOUR-TIME HURLERS OF THE YEAR:

Kenji Sato San Diego (2052, 2053) Chicago (2059, 2060)
Mark Sipp San Diego (2055, 2056, 2057, 2058)
Richard Nagy Boston (2042) Ann Arbor (2045) Indianapolis (2050) Ann Arbor (2054)
Michael Kilbane Texas (2036, 2037, 2041, 2044)

THREE-TIME HURLERS OF THE YEAR:

Michael Martin San Diego (2035, 2036, 2037)
Vinny Corleone Knoxville (2019) Calgary (2020, 2021)

TWO-TIME HURLERS OF THE YEAR:

Travis Barrett Bristol (2056, 2058)
Marc Jackson Texas (2048, 2052)
Billy Lynch Sacramento (2043, 2044)
Joel Andrews Tampa Bay (2039, 2041)
Manuel Cabrera Bend (2039, 2040)
Brock Vinci Seattle (2031, 2033)
Oki Okada Bristol (2022) Chicago (2024)
Alberto Tovar San Diego (2021,2022)
Dennis Hatfield Dalton (2015, 2016)
James Sousa Los Angeles (2010, 2012)
Michael Arnett Atlantic City (2006) New York (2008)

With speculation about his retirement gaining steam last offseason, Hitmen ace Kenji Sato had something to prove. He proved it in award-winning style as he accepted the Syndicate League Bobby Grimes Hurler Of The Year Award today for the second consecutive season and for the fourth time in his illustrious career.

The veteran Chicago hurler posted a record of 22 wins and 8 losses this year with a 2.27 ERA. In 33 starts he struck out 157 and walked 45 in 249.1 innings.  The former first overall pick of the 2043 SIMBL Draft and 10-time All-Star is one win away from becoming only the 12th pitcher in SIMBL history to win 250 career games.

Knoxville's Marian Chandler received the only other vote in the balloting this season.

2060 UNION LEAGUE MIDDLE RELIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD

RP Ricardo Cortez
Boston Patriots
94.1 IP 1.62 ERA 0.92 WHIP 65 K 25 BB 26.1 IRS% 1.9 WAR

Ricardo Cortez said with his contract set to expire, it was important he put up a big season with the Boston Patriots. He did exactly that and has won the 2060 Union League Bob Detty Middle Reliever Of The Year Award.

"When your contract is about to expire and you're maybe going to become a free agent, you really want to show the league that you've still got it," the 32-year-old said. "I think I proved myself and should be able to get a pretty good contract now."

His season saw opponents hit only .188 against him, while he fashioned a 1.62 ERA over 94.1 innings of work. He made 32 relief appearances and had no saves, with 65 strikeouts, 25 walks and a record of 6-0.

Toronto's Chris Lyons came in a distant second in the voting this season.

2060 SYNDICATE LEAGUE MIDDLE RELIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD

RP Todd Rogers
St. Petersburg Admirals
74.1 IP 2.42 ERA 1.12 WHIP 70 K 19 BB 41.7 IRS% 2.4 WAR

The Syndicate League Bob Detty Middle Reliever Of The Year Award for 2060 has been bestowed on St. Petersburg Admirals relief specialist Todd Rogers.

The 28-year-old ace stopper, out of Royal Palm Beach, Florida, nailed down the award with 40 saves in 65 relief appearances, 70 strikeouts in 74.1 innings and a record of 13 wins and 3 losses to go with his 2.42 ERA.  The seven-time All-Star adds his award to his 2056 Syndicate League Cedric Issacson Fireman Of The Year Award joining the few who have won both awards in league history.

Jorge Sierra of AC Kansas City finished second in voting, while Carlos Olivares of the Knoxville Lumberkings finished third.

2060 UNION LEAGUE FIREMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

CL Dane Trujillo
New York Enforcers
68.1 IP 3.95 ERA 1.54 WHIP 49 SV 90.7 SV%

Dane Trujillo is the 2060 winner of the Union League Cedric Issacson Fireman Of The Year Award.  This season, the New York Enforcers closer had a 3.95 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched with a 1.54 WHIP, 68 strikeouts and 49 saves in 54 appearances for a 90.7 save percentage.  Trujillo came one save shy of becoming only the 14th pitcher in SIMBL history to have a 50-save season.

Boston's two-time winner, Armando Rivera, who won the award with the Bend Bandits in 2057 and 2058, came in second in the annual voting for the Union League's best closer while Texas closer Eugene Davis came in third.

2060 SYNDICATE LEAGUE FIREMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

CL Gary Harris
Las Vegas Hustlers
66.2 IP 3.51 ERA 1.44 WHIP 43 SV 95.6 SV%

Gary Harris of the Las Vegas Hustlers has been voted the winner of the 2060 Syndicate League Cedric Issacson Fireman Of The Year Award.

In his second full season as a closer, the 43rd overall pick of the 2053 SIMBL Draft led the Syndicate League with 43 saves and a blistering 95.6 save percentage with 43 saves in 45 save opportunities.

The 28 year-old southpaw appeared in 61 games throwing 66.2 innings with 69 strikeouts and 33 bases on balls.

Leland Akers of the Indianapolis Rams finished in second-place in the voting while Knoxville's Stu Jackson, who won the award in 2058, finished in third-place.

2060 UNION LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

RF Michael Younger
Cleveland Brownies
.304 AVG 31 HR 110 RBI .355 OBP .539 SLG .894 OPS 2.6 WAR

It was a good season for Cleveland's Michael Younger, capped off today by the announcement that he has been named the Union League Chris Cota Rookie Of The Year Award winner.

The talented right fielder hit .304 in 151 games this season, racking up 186 hits, 31 home runs, 110 RBIs and 94 runs scored.

Montreal center fielder Manny Cruz finished a distant second in the voting.

2060 SYNDICATE LEAGUE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

1B Bobby Herman
Knoxville Lumberkings
.332 AVG 17 HR 66 RBI .377 OBP .554 SLG .931 OPS 2.5 WAR

The Syndicate League's Chris Cota Rookie Of The Year Award winner for 2060 is Bobby Herman, the 22-year-old first baseman for the Knoxville Lumberkings.

He won the award by hitting .332 and collecting 117 hits, 17 home runs, 66 RBIs and 23 walks with 53 runs scored and a .377 on-base percentage.

Lucio Molina of the Rochester Roosters finished second in voting, while Marvin Thomas LaDuke of the Rochester Roosters finished third.