Carlos Delgado

## About

Carlos Delgado is an all-star first baseman who played from 1993 to 2009, mostly with the Toronto Blue Jays. He is one of two Backyard Baseball pros to have hit four home runs in a game, the other being Shawn Green.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2003

Carlos Delgado

Carlos' player card is almost identical to Albert Pujols, except Carlos has one more baseball in the running category. However, their attributes do have some differences. Carlos' bat is a little less powerful, at 75 power and 72 contact. Carlos is also a better pitcher, with a perfect 100 left hook. Coupled with a very unorthodox delivery and a very wide release point, this pitch may seem to move twice as much as normal. This makes the pitch one of the most difficult to hit, especially for players who don't use the Swing Spot. Coach crazyei8hts has famously chided Delgado as one of the hardest pitchers to hit of off.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 3

Carlos was not available until Season 3, as the first two season were played on Backyard Baseball 2001. He was drafted 92nd overall in the 4th round by coach GreenDayEagles of the Rangers. Carlos was an important member of their lineup, finishing second on the team in doubles and RBIs. He was also used as a relief pitcher.

#### Season 4

In Season 4, Carlos was drafted 104th overall in the 5th round by coach areyoutyler of the Bombers. Carlos' offensive numbers were pretty similar to Season 13, but defensively, he pitched less.

#### Season 5

The next season, Carlos slipped even further, finally being selected with the 131st overall pick in the 6th round by coach Wizard of the Wombats. He improved upon his first two seasons, setting career highs in RBIs and runs scored.

Perhaps Carlos' greatest contribution came as an AI member in the playoffs. The NL Wild Card Wombats upset the 13-1 Giants in the NLDS. Giants coach crazyei8hts cited Carlos Delgado coming in to be the first AI relief pitcher as one of the reasons the Giants offense was shut down in the series.

#### Season 6

Perhaps as retaliation for Delgado helping to eliminate him from the playoffs, crazyei8hts drafted Delgado with the 124th pick in the 6th round of the Season 6 draft. More accurately, crazyei8hts drafted Delgado for AI defense purposes, pushing Todd Helton to shortstop and Frank Thomas to pitcher. Carlos had decent offensive numbers, but was not one of the Indians' sluggers. The Indians won the Season 6 World Series.

#### Season 7

In the Season 7 draft, first base locks went earlier than ever before, due to growing knowledge of AI defenses. Arguably the most egregious case of this was with Carlos Delgado, who was chosen with the 60th pick in the 3rd round by coach JibboDaHibbo of the Brewers. At the plate, Carlos did not live up to his third round selection, hitting just 1 home run and recording the second lowest batting average on the team. He was, however, used more effectively as the Brewers' main pitcher.

#### Season 8

Carlos came back to Earth a little bit, as he was taken with the 92nd pick in the 4th round. He was drafted by coach Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis, drafting for hitace of the Yankees, but this eventually became the Pirates, coached by QuestionMonkey. Carlos was part of a stellar pitching staff, but at the plate, he suffered through his worst offensive season yet, although he did set a career high in home runs with 6.

Carlos won AL Pitcher of the Week in Week 1 after throwing a perfect game with 5 strikeouts.

#### Season 9

In Season 9, Carlos was drafted by coach Wizard of the Cardinals with the 105th pick in the 5th round. Carlos didn't pitch as much as he did in the few previous seasons, but he was useful at the plate, scoring a career high 25 runs.

## Trivia

* Carlos Delgado once hit 4 home runs in a major league game. This beats five of his BBL season totals.