On the date of 07/07/2024 and the Alleghenies were barely a 500 team. That was not what was envisioned by GM Abcarian when he started his plan in 2023. During that time, he had either signed or traded for these players: António Carbezola, John Exley, Ieyoshi Ishikawa, Angel Cortéz, Matthew Ferrell, Tony Velázquez, Gunner MacGruder, […]
On his 29th birthday Fred Sorley had just gotten home from a full day at work supermarket and came home to just go to bed. When his phone rang, Fred thought who it could be calling me right now, forgetting it was his birthday. Fred answered the phone and his life was forever changed. Who […]
West Virginia’s management knew right after losing in 5 games to the Fargo Dinosaurs in the Championship, that the bullpen would need to be revamped. During the 2028 the team lost some depth due to injuries throughout the year, but at the deadline the team did bring in 3 new arms they thought would shut […]
With SA hitting coach Brandon Small contract running out after 2 years, the team had to decide if it was going to renew his contract. After his first year success, his second year wasn’t so good. There was a meeting between GM Abcarian and owner Lan-quing Li Jr. at a Bingo game to discuss who […]
This year’s draft started with scouting controversy and then some players trying to hide their way out of the draft, but in the end things went well for West Virginia. While the team traded their own picks in the first 3 rounds, they did have 1 compensation pick from not signing a draftee last year […]
Mansfield looked to be in good position to make the playoffs going into the final 8 games, but then they fell apart. Going 1-7 and missing out on the playoffs by 2 games. This one will hurt for a while because this team was built for the playoffs, but unfortunately no one will ever know […]
Here is a review of the 2025 Alleghenies draft. The team came into the draft with 3 first round picks and a pick in every round after. A lot of the Allegheny fans were hoping for an instant infusion of talent in the system, while critics said they needed to get younger in SS-A. […]
The Kauai Monsters had a great regular season this year going 57-33, but fell short in the playoffs to the eventual champions the Atsumi Acorns. In the series vs the Acorns all the games were decided by 1 run in heart-breaking fashion. The team will likely have many changes next year, but let’s review the […]
Well the Alleghenies decided this winter to draft 2 Rule 5 guys for the middle of the infield. The idea was to get a great defensive SS and a good hitting 2b. Well the team got lucky and got both guys that they had wanted, Bob Stumberg and Gilbert York. With the team trying to […]
West Virginia was supposed to do better in 2022 than the 80-82 record they ended up with. Especially since the season before they made the playoffs, but it wasn’t meant to be in 2022. The team also got a new GM 3/4’s way through the season which had some people worried. That GM is Greg […]