The 2039 season ended with a second straight Idaho Championship. The team handled West Virginia with relative ease, winning the best of nine final 5 games to 1.
Let's take a look at how this club was put together:
Starting Pitchers
Juan Guevara - A 2035 trade with Maryland sent Bob Phelps, Greg Green, and a 3rd round pick for Guevara.
Hector Gonzales - In a second 2035 deal Dan Collinsworth and Tabito Tamura were dealt to Virginia in exchange for 3 young pitchers, Gonzales, Rios, and Jose Rivera.
Jim Fish - A 3rd round pick in the legendary 2020 draft.
Jorge Reyes - A 2nd round pick in 2034.
Alfredo Rios - Also acquired in the 2035 deal with Virginia.
Bullpen
Anibal Gonzales - A first round pick in 2030.
Luis Leal - 2nd round pick in 2029.
Jose Manuel - 2034 trade with Ohio involving CF Mike Roy.
Charles Ruggles - 2nd round pick in 2026.
Konosuke Kodo - Scouting discovery in 2031.
Rick MacAfee - 2034 trade with Colorado. This deal sent Shojiro Chouda to Colorado in exchange for MacAfee and Star 1B Damian Lipton.
Chris Miller - 1st round pick in 2029.
Cesar Hernandez - A 2023 trade with WV.
Batters
C - Raul Silva - A 2033 trade with Colorado. Dan Butler was dealt in exchange for Silva and 3B Ian Woods.
1B - Damian Lipton - Acquired with Rick MacAfee in the 2034 trade for Shojiro Chouda.
2B - Loren Dobson - 1st round pick in 2022.
2B - Antonio Morlaes - 1st round pick in 2035.
SS - Jose Gonzalez - 1st round pick in 2034
SS - Pepe Aguilera - Scouting discovery 2032.
3B - Dan Strickland - 3rd round pick 2030.
LF - Ken McCarthy - 1st round pick 2033.
CF - Ty Wilkerson - 1st round pick 2032.
RF - Octavio Benitez - Scouting Discovery 2035
RF - Shojiro Chouda - 1st round pick 2026, traded to acquire MacAfee and Lipton and reacquired in 2039 in exchange for Juan Mendoza and a 4th round pick.
DH - Robinson Sanchez - 3rd round pick 2033.
Depth
C - Augusto Martinez - 8th round draft pick 2033.
C - Al Ladd - 7th round pick 2031.
OF - Jose Guerra - Scouting Discovery 2032.
