Fred Benson

## About

Fred Benson is a generic boy with dark curly hair and an olive complexion. He is a pretty powerful offensive player.

Fred is a near-clone of Achmed Khan and a full clone of Jane Davis. The main differences between Fred and Achmed are that Fred is faster and left-handed.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Fred Benson

Fred is an offensive weapon in any lineup. He has phenomenal batting power, at 95/100. His 84/100 contact also results in few whiffs or foul balls. His 81 speed is also useful for stretching doubles into triples and stealing bases. In the field, he has a pretty good glove at 71, but his 31 throwing strength makes him an easy target to run on.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 3

Generics were made widely available in Season 3, and Fred was first drafted by coach GreenDayEagles of the Rockies, who took him with the 30th overall pick in round 2. Fred was the cornerstone of the offense; he lead the team in batting average, home runs, RBI, and runs scored.

#### Season 4

Impressed by his Season 3 performance, coach GreenDayEagles drafted Fred once again, this time with the 22nd overall pick for the Mets. Fred upped his batting average and stolen bases, but his home run and RBI numbers went down. He was still a big contributor to his offense, though.

#### Season 5

In Season 5, Fred was drafted 28th overall in the 2nd round by coach danbrink13 of the Dodgers. Fred had a tough season at the plate, hitting just one home run. Also, the Dodgers' AI defense unwittingly put Fred at catcher, where his weak arm was taken advantage of by other teams. Notably, the Giants stole 38 bases in a 44-run bonanza against the Dodgers in a game that ultimate became a forfeit after coach DB left the server without a trace.

#### Season 6

Perhaps news of Fred's weak arm got around, because in the Season 6 draft, he fell all the way to the 51st overall pick, where he was snatched up by coach Eauxps I. Fourgott in the 3rd round. Fred was eventually traded to coach Yurya of the Diamondbacks. Fred's numbers came back up a bit under the tutelage of Yurya.

#### Season 7

Coach jlund24 of the Bombers drafted Fred 42nd overall in the 2nd round. This team would eventually be coached by Repub92. Fred had a solid season, setting career highs in hits and RBIs while tying his career high in stolen bases.

#### Season 8

In Season 8, Fred was drafted 38th overall by coach DevanWolf of the Cardinals. Fred was the main source of offense for the Cardinals, hitting 13 of their 22 home runs, scoring 20 of their 77 runs, and driving in 25 of them. Fred started off hot, hitting 7 home runs in the team's first four games of the season before cooling off in the second half.

#### Season 9

Coach DevanWolf liked what he saw from Fred, and drafted him again, this time with the 39th overall pick in the 2nd round for the Hornets. GSchlim took over the team about halfway through the season. Fred was an important offensive piece of the lineup, leading the Hornets in batting average, while having the second most RBIs and runs scored, although his numbers weren't quite as impressive as they were in Season 8.

#### Season 10

##### 2001

In Season 10, in the 2001 league, Fred Benson was scooped up with the 42nd overall pick in the 2nd round by coach crazyei8hts of the Rockies, the team Fred started his career with. Fred had the best season of his life with the Rockies, demolishing his career bests in batting average, doubles, homers, RBIs, and runs scored. Fred finished second in American League MVP voting despite the Rockies missing the playoffs.

##### 2003

In the 2003 league, coach crazyei8hts took Fred again, this time with the 34th pick for his Giants. Fred's 2003 season was not as successful as his season in 2001. In 2001, his home field was Parks Dept. #2, an oasis for power hitters everywhere, but in 2003, his home field was Dirt Yards, which is much less conducive to left handed batters. Despite paling in comparison to his 2001 season, Fred was still a big bat in the Giants' lineup, batting 0.679 with 9 homers and 34 RBIs.

## Trivia

* Despite being clones, Fred trails Jane Davis in nearly every statistical category for his career. This could be due to dumb luck, or Fred being drafted by less experienced coaches than Jane.
* In the 2001 league of Season 10, Fred had a "mistake-free" season, never striking out and never committing an error.