Battling Bucs : All Era Team: Wrap Up
By Kipper
@pghsportsforum
To finish out my all era series I am going to create two all time Pirates teams one based upon individual season and another based upon career. The goal of these teams will be to assemble the best team possible so positional rules are going to be a bit more flexible. I am going to create full 25 man rosters with 13 hitters and 12 pitchers but since the position of reliever is relatively a new concept the pitchers will be broken down to 9 starters and 3 relievers instead of the more current 5 starters and 7 relievers. To qualify for the single season team a position player must have had a minimum of 400 PA, a starter 150 IP and a reliever 40 IP. To qualify for the career team the thresholds are 1000 PA, 400 IP and 100 IP respectively.
Single Season
C: 1998 Jason Kendall
1B: 1949 Ralph Kiner
2B: 1935 Arky Vaughan
3B: 1899 Jimmy Williams
SS: 1908 Honus Wagner
LF: 1992 Barry Bonds
CF: 2013 Andrew McCutchen
RF: 1967 Roberto Clemente
C: 1971 Manny Sanguillen
1B/OF: 1971 Willie Stargell
MI: 1993 Jay Bell
OF: 1925 Kiki Cuyler
U: 1972 Richie Hebner
SP: 1965 Bob Veale
SP: 1886 Ed Morris
SP: 1919 Babe Adams
SP: 1922 Wilbur Cooper
SP: 1945 Preacher Roe
SP: 1960 Bob Friend
SP: 1972 Bob Moose
SP: 1992 Doug Drabek
SP: 2004 Oliver Perez
RP: 2011 Joel Hanrahan
RP: 1959 Roy Face
RP: 1977 Rich Gossage
Just a few quick notes. When it came to the utility spot I was looking for someone with infield experience so I had to dig pretty deep to find someone. Had I been willing to add another OF Dave Parker or Paul Waner would have gotten the nod. For the pitching seasons it didn't feel right comparing across eras so I picked the best of each era to fill out the staff which is how Oliver Perez made the team.
Career
C: Jason Kendall
1B: Willie Stargell
2B: Arky Vaughan
3B: Pie Traynor
SS: Honus Wagner
LF: Barry Bonds
CF: Max Carey
RF: Roberto Clemente
C: Manny Sanguillen
CI: Tommy Leach
MI: Bill Mazeroski
OF: Paul Waner
OF: Ralph Kiner
SP: Bob Friend
SP: Babe Adams
SP: Wilbur Cooper
SP: Bob Veale
SP: Deacon Phillippe
SP: John Candelaria
SP: Dock Ellis
SP: Sam Leever
SP: Doug Drabek
RP: Roy Face
RP: Kent Tekulve
RP: Joel Hanrahan
As you see I structured the bench a little differently going with two outfielders and a corner and middle infielder. I was less strict enforcing my pick pitchers from different eras but I still made an attempt to do so.