I’ve posted their stats for each round, as well as a total cumulative number and points per plate appearance. This final super team primarily hit a ton of solo homers in their three games. The list isn’t entirely decided by the numbers, as I did my best to pass along my personal judgment. First, a shout out to the always colorful broadcast team of Sunny Day and Vinnie the Gooch. Those dirty dogs over at Humongous Entertainment trying to get kids to Google “gooch”. Shame on them.

Derek Jeter, $5,500 • 23-44, 6 doubles, 1 triple, 7 HR, 8 RBI, 15 runs, 1 SB: 186 DK points • 12-28, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 10 runs, 1 SB: 114 DK points • 5-16, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 4 runs: 65 DK points • TOTAL: 88 Plate Appearances, 365 DK points: 4.148 P/PA If this were an “MLB owners” price guide, Jeets would be dead last. If this were a “” price guide, Jeets would be first (I have fond memories of cutting the entire side of my body up on my fence reenacting that). However, it is neither of those things. Jeter, who I never played with due to my Red Sox fandom, was better than I expected. Unrealistic power, overrated speed, and though it doesn’t matter for this, an absurd.

Juan Gonzalez, $5,500 • 16-40, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 9 HR, 17 RBI, 14 runs, 1 BB: 184 DK points • 14-28, 1 double, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 10 runs: 90 DK points • 8-16, 1 double, 5 HR, 7 RBI, 7 runs: 89 DK points • TOTAL: 85 Plate Appearances, 363 DK points: 4.271 P/PA My high school baseball coach told us this story about when he was playing in the Rangers farm system. There were these hand strength tests and Juan Gone tested off the charts. Coach wanted us to get stronger hands, too, so he started injecting us with steroids.

All right, everything except that last part was true. Whether Juan Gone used steroids or not, the guy could mash.

With 19 homers in 18 games, it appears he had that superhuman hand strength as a youngster as well. Jose Canseco, $5,600 • 28-45, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 10 HR, 21 RBI, 20 runs, 2 BB, 1 SB: 265 DK points • 6-20, 5 HR, 6 RBI, 5 runs, 1 BB: 77 DK points • 3-16, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 runs: 44 DK points • TOTAL: 84 Plate Appearances, 386 DK points: 4.595 P/PA All right, we don’t need to speculate about this one. The first Bash Brother on today’s list, Canseco, got off to a torrid start before fizzling out by the final round. If I had just stopped this experiment after the first round, he would be a top-three asset. Much like his real-life counterpart, Canseco could hit home runs and run fast. According to legend, Canseco was actually faster than Rickey Henderson when they played together in Oakland.

Discuss all things Backyard Baseball here. Especially if those things include Pablo Sanchez being the greatest baseball player of all time. Theme adapted from A_D. Learn about your favorite players: Achmed Khan. Angela Delvecchio. Annie Frazier. Ashley Webber. Billy Jean Blackwood. Dante Robinson. Dmitri Petrovich. Ernie Steele.

I think I caught a glimpse of him and Mark McGwire injecting each other in the dugout, but can’t be 100% certain 6. Achmed Khan, $5,900 • 21-45, 4 doubles, 10 HR, 16 RBI, 15 runs, 1 BB: 205 DK points • 14-29, 2 doubles, 8 HR, 14 RBI, 10 runs: 150 DK points • 8-15, 5 HR, 7 RBI, 7 runs, 1 BB: 89 DK points • TOTAL: 91 Plate Appearances, 444 DK points: 4.879 P/PA The Axe-Man is probably one of the most underrated characters in the game. Although takes his fashion advice from this kid in E.T., he can mash homers like nobody’s business.

Mark McGwire, $6,000 • 18-39, 2 doubles, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 11 runs, 3 BB: 153 DK points • 11-23, 9 HR, 9 RBI, 11 runs: 136 DK points • 9-17, 7 HR, 8 RBI, 9 runs: 110 DK points • TOTAL: 82 Plate Appearances, 399 DK Points: 4.866 P/PA Big Mac was probably my favorite player to use in this game growing up. Mostly because we have the same name, but also because he could swat tape-measure shots. Caterpillar electronic technician update. Even the developers at Humongous Entertainment alluded to it in his bio.

Mark got better and better as the rounds went on after what was a mediocre preliminary round, in my opinion. If he wasn’t so slow, he would definitely be higher on the list. The final four kids kicked it up a notch, as Emeril would say. Sammy Sosa, $6,500 • 23-41, 4 doubles, 10 HR, 12 RBI, 16 runs, 4 SB: 223 DK points • 16-27, 1 double, 11 HR, 18 RBI, 13 runs, 1 BB: 191 DK points • 7-16, 1 double, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 5 runs: 62 DK points • TOTAL: 85 Plate Appearances, 476 DK points: 5.600 P/PA Slammin’ Sammy was evidently also juicing as a young boy. Clearly, the programmers knew that child Sammy would develop monster power, but they did not, however, predict he would turn pink. Seriously, Sammy, what on God’s green earth is going on?