Fourth (2021) Baseball Draft season

The Fourth (2021) Baseball Draft season is the fourth and current season of the Baseball Draft.

It marked a major difference from preceding seasons, shifting the simulator from WhatIfSports to Out of the Park Baseball in response to the Spencer Report. As part of the new platform, the draft pool was opened to every era (1876-present day) as well as the Negro and Minor Leagues. And upon learning the Negro Leagues would be draft-eligible, Major League Baseball followed suit to recognize them as a major league as well.

This draft also provided GMs 3 keeper slots to carry over players from the Third Draft, entering a new era of "franchise" play. It then expanded the number of games to a full 164, and split teams across two divisions-- the winners of each + 2 Wild Card teams making the playoffs.

LloydChristmas's A Shaq of Their Own would narrowly repeat as champs, defeating Wang Chi's San Francisco Six Demon Bags in 7 games in the World Series.

Standings
z- Wild Card Winner

Awards and honors
Most Valuable Player


 * Ted Williams (SHAQ)

Cy Young Award


 * Old Hoss Radbourn (PE)

World Series MVP


 * Ross Barnes (SHAQ)

League Championship Series MVPs


 * Deacon White (SHAQ)
 * Ven Griffey Jr. (SDB)

Gold Gloves


 * C: Joe Mauer (PE)
 * 1B: Joey Votto (RFF)
 * 2B: Ross Barnes (SHAQ)
 * 3B: Nolan Arenado (ECB)
 * SS: Jack Glasscock (SDB)
 * LF: Billy Hamilton (stsp)
 * CF: Ven Griffey Jr. (SDB)
 * RF: Mookie Betts (stsp)
 * P: Greg Maddux (LPT)

Silver Sluggers


 * C: Deacon White (SHAQ)
 * 1B: Lou Gehrig (ECB)
 * 2B: Nap Lajoie (stsp)
 * 3B: Nolan Arenado (ECB)
 * SS: Arky "Ark Tank" Vaughan (SHAQ)
 * LF: Ted Williams (SHAQ)
 * CF: Ty Cobb (AMZ)
 * RF: Mookie Betts (stsp)
 * P: Guy Hecker (GoT)

Slick Spikes


 * C: King Kelly (PT)
 * 1B: Dan Brouthers (stsp)
 * 2B: Eddie Collins (PE)
 * 3B: John "Suck It Narcs" McGraw (SHAQ)
 * SS: Honus Wagner (stsp)
 * LF: Billy Hamilton (stsp)
 * CF: Kenny Lofton (NBM)
 * RF: Rickey Henderson (PT)
 * P: Grasshopper Jim Whitney (SDB)

Reliever of the Year


 * Aroldis Chapman (NBM)'''

All-Star Game MVP


 * Chuck Klein (NBM)

All-Star Game Home Run Derby Champion


 * Mickey Mantle disguised as Nolan Arenado (ECB)

All-Star Celebrity Softball Game MVP


 * Ryan Howard, the temp not the Philly (Team Dunder Mifflin)

MVP Voting
Receiving Votes, but not in the top ten:

Greg Maddux, Let's Play Two; Willie Mays, stone temple seattle pilots; Arky Vaughan, A Shaq of Their Own; Billy Hamilton, stone temple seattle pilots; Harry Heilmann, Planescape Tormentors; Tris Speaker, A Shaq of Their Own; Barry Bonds, Performance Enhancers; Nap Lajoie, stone temple seattle pilots; Mickey Mantle, Every City Bandwagoners; George Brett, stone temple seattle pilots; Babe Ruth, Reseda Free Fallers

Player - Team - First Place - Total Points

10. Larry Walker - Performance Enhancers - 0 - 21

.272/.345/.558 4.2 WAR 38 HR 99 RBI

9. Christy Mathewson - Planescape Tormentors - 0 - 24

20-7, 2.74 ERA, 210 K 7.1 WAR 0.99 WHIP

8. Walter Johnson - Planescape Tormentors - 0 - 26

9-9, 2.75 ERA, 251 K 8.6 WAR 0.93 WHIP

7. Corey Kluber - San Francisco Six Demon Bags of Chinatown:team#11> - 0 - 27

12-3, 1.79 ERA, 187 K 6.2 WAR 0.86 WHIP

6. George Sisler - A Shaq of Their Own - 0 - 37

.289/.326/.583 3.6 WAR 50 HR 154 RBI

5. Toad Ramsey - Newport Beach Motherboys - 0 - 39

13-7, 2.00 ERA, 266 K 7.8 WAR 1.02 WHIP

4. Deacon White - A Shaq of Their Own - 0 - 57

.330/.375/.582 6.1 WAR 28 HR 101 RBI

3. Old Hoss Radbourn - Performance Enhancers - 0 - 73

15-3, 2.18 ERA 365 K 9.8 WAR 0.52 WHIP

2. Ty Cobb - Amazings - 0 - 93

.318/.363/.578 8.0 WAR 42 HR 84 RBI 204 H

1. WINNER: Ted Williams - A Shaq of Their Own - 12 - 168

.340/.441/.732 10.5 WAR 63 HR 160 RBI

132 R 33 2B 194 H 193 OPS+

Cy Young Voting
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points

9. Greg Maddux - Let's Play Two - 0 - 4

14-6; 2.05

8. Denny Driscoll - A Shaq of Their Own - 0 - 8

21-5; 2.54

7. Jacob deGrom - stone temple seattle pilots - 0 - 8

14-6; 2.46

6. Bob Feller - Every City Bandwagoners - 0 - 9

16-10; 2.52

5. Corey Kluber - San Francisco Six Demon Bags of Chinatown - 0 - 10

12-3; 1.79

4. Christy Mathewson - Planescape Tormentors - 0 - 14

20-7; 2.74

3. Walter Johnson - Planescape Tormentors - 0 - 22

9-9; 2.75

2. Toad Ramsey - Newport Beach Motherboys - 0 - 45

13-7; 2.00

1. WINNER: Old Hoss Radbourn - Performance Enhancers - 12 - 84

15-3; 2.18

Reliever of the Year voting
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points

10. Noodles Hahn, A Shaq of Their Own

9. Phil Douglas, A Shaq of Their Own

8. Addison Reed, Planescape Tormentors

7. Phil Niekro, Every City Bandwagoners

6. Rob Dibble, A Shaq of Their Own

5. Armando Benitez, Amazings

4. Zach Britton, Performance Enhancers

3. Charlie E Smith, A Shaq of Their Own

2. Ice Box Chamberlain, San Francisco Six Demonbags of Chinatown

1. WINNER: Aroldis Chapman, Newport Beach Motherboys