Carlos Beltran

## About

**Carlos Beltran** is an all-star outfielder who played in MLB from 1998 to 2017. He threw right handed and was a switch hitter. He won AL Rookie of the Year in 1999, shortly before he was featured in *Backyard Baseball 2001.*

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Carlos Beltran

Despite slugging over 400 home runs in his career, Beltran doesn't have the biggest bat in the game. However, it is more slanted towards power, with 64 power and just 18 contact. He has a decent arm with 75 throwing strength, but it only has an accuracy of 43. His glove is impeccable, rated 97 out of 100.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In Season 1 of the BBL, usage of generic kids was off limits. However, in order to fill 8 teams worth, some players needed to be duplicated. The solution for Season 1 was to give everybody a copy of Carlos Beltran. The reason was twofold: Carlos was a pretty average all-around player, and he was the only remaining pro from *Backyard Baseball 2001* who was an active player at the time, in 2018. When making coach files for each team, Carlos would be placed on whichever team's file it was, and the "other" Carloses would be generic kids who were very similar in ratings. Consequently, Carlos was guaranteed to win a World Series, which he did with the Braves.

#### Season 2

The next season, Carlos was thrown back into the regular pool of players, getting drafted with the first pick of the 5th round by coach Wilbur Wood of the Astros, although this team was eventually coached by gmchappe. Carlos was a mediocre batter in the lineup but played a good center field and won his second World Series in a row.

#### Season 3

With the expanded player pool, Carlos fell to the 83rd overall in the 4th round, where he was taken by coach Ellman of the Brewers. Carlos had a fantastic season, batting 0.603 and leading the team in RBIs with 40.

#### Season 4

Beltran's draft stock continued to fall, and in Season 4 he was drafted by coach gmchappe of the Red Sox with the 116th overall pick in the 5th round. The Red Sox used grounderball to its full potential, and Beltran set career highs in batting average and runs scored.

#### Season 5

Deja vu in Season 5, as Carlos was once again drafted by coach gmchappe of the Red Sox, this time with pick number 112. With AI cheesing now disallowed, Beltran's stats took a hit, but he was still a useful and loved member of the team.

#### Season 6

Beltran was taken one pick sooner in the next draft with pick 111 by coach Nick Foles is my dad of the Athletics. His numbers were eerily similar to those of his previous season.

#### Season 7

Coach shrewsbury91 of the Reds took Carlos with the 101st overall pick in the 5th round. Carlos and the Reds both had forgettable seasons. Carlos batted 0.378, his worst since Season 1, and he only recorded 1 RBI.

#### Season 8

Carlos snuck into the 4th round after being taken 95th overall by coach Marco of the Wombats. Carlos' numbers were strikingly similar to his Season 7 production, although the Wombats had a much better record, missing the playoffs by just one game.

#### Season 9

In Season 9, Carlos was taken with the 108th overall pick in the 5th round by coach Wizard of the Cardinals, three picks after he drafted another Carlos, Carlos Delgado. Beltran had a much better season than his previous two, bumping his batting average back up to 0.436, driving in 14 runs, and scoring 16 times.

#### Season 10

##### 2001

In the *2001* league of Season 10, Carlos was drafted 107th overall by coach bobbyJONES2370 of the Angels, who eventually traded him to coach AnjouPays of the Devil Rays. Beltran struggled, batting 0.392 and scoring just 4 times.

##### 2003

On the other side, Carlos was drafted 101st overall in the 5th round by coach Vissery of the Mets. Carlos wasn't one of the Mets' main hitters but he had a decent time, hitting 0.455 with 11 runs scored. He helped the Mets reach the playoffs.

## Trivia

* Carlos holds many BBL records, mostly due to his overabundance in Season 1. For example, as of Season 8, he is the all-time leader in hits with 400, but his career batting average is 189th out of 292.