Notes:
Biggest turnaround in league history: Casey Sylvester's 2000 season. He then followed that up with an even better 2001 season, but sadly regressed in 2002 and 2003
thanks to inconsistent attendance and a deadly combination of creatine and HGH.
Not that he would be aware of this, but Casey probably wasn't known for his lightning quick bat or his huge homeruns. He had those things, but he was most known for every year
becoming more and more impossible to hit. No matter how much time away from the game he accumulated, he'd make a huge return on the mound, whipping pitches we'd never
seen before with frightening ease. Time off would hurt his hitting, but his arm would seem only stronger. It seemed the only batter who could do anything off him
was Scott Carmichael. Everyone else was helpless. He'd seem bored at times on the mound, occassionally farting around with the strike zone with perhaps a new
pitch he'd been working on, falling behind 3-0, at which point he'd get serious and ring the batter up with three sinkers at the ankles.
--2000 Most Improved Player of the Year
--2002 All-Star Game MVP
--2002, 2003 Biggest Disappointment of the Year
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