Nick Esasky Award

We complete our tour of the CFCL Post-Season Awards by highlighting the most uniquely named award.  When you see the Nick Esasky Award you may think the CFCL has an affinity for honoring mildly obscure power hitting corner infielders.  Not so.  Here's the official description:

The antithesis of the Steal of the Year. This award is given to the player acquired in the Draft that year whom the CFCL owners feel was overpaid the most. Like the Steal of the Year, the Nick Esasky award is purely subjective. The award was first given in 1990, and named in honor of the ex-Red and Brave, Nick Esasky. After playing for the Reds, and routinely clobbering the Braves' pitching whenever Cincinnati played in Atlanta, Esasky spent a year in the AL with Boston where he hit 30 HR. Then, in 1990, when he returned to the NL as a Brave, everyone in the CFCL figured he was a cinch for 40 homers playing in Atlanta. The Bald Eagles thought they had themselves a great deal when they got him in the Draft for a mere .25. Unfortunately for the Eagles, however, Esasky developed vertigo shortly after Opening Day and didn't play the rest of that season. Or any other season. His final 1990 stats: .171 - 0 - 0 - 0. Not exactly what the Eagles were expecting for their quarter. Not all was lost, though. Out of the misfortune of Esasky and the Eagles, a new CFCL award was born.

Any time the CFCL can benefit from the pain of the Bald Eagles, it's a win-win.  Most of the time the winner fits perfectly with what happened with Esasky.  A team waaay overpays for anticipated production of either a stud or a highly over-hyped player.  Occasionally it will be a consistent stud who just has an off year (recently see Tim Lincecum and Hanley Ramirez).  On the rare occasion, the owners will vote for a player who didn't play at all yet was drafted on Draft Day (Brandon Webb).  This is certainly one award each owner is not excited about winning.  Here are the past "winners":

1990		Nick Esasky		Bald Eagles		.25
1991		Von Hayes		Dem Rebels		.15
1992		Dave Righetti		David's Ruffins		.23
1993		Rob Dibble		Twin Picks		.42
1994		Mitch Williams		Six Packs		.24
1995		Rudy Seanez		Six Packs		.23
1996		Paul Wilson		Six Packs		.18
1997		Jeff Brantley		Dem Rebels		.39
1998		Mark Wohlers		Eric's Lambchops		.43
1999		Mark Wohlers		Steve's Slackers		.18
2000		Mike Jackson		Matt's Hard Hats		.29
2001		Matt Mantei		Da Paul Meisters		.44
2002		Kevin Brown		Steve's Stones		.37
2003		Robb Nen		DoorMatts		.22
2004		Nick Johnson		By Kennen		.29
2005		Barry Bonds		Splendid Splinters		.23
		Jeff Bagwell		Sludge Sundae		.26
2006		Eric Gagne		Da Paul Meisters		.32
2007		Chris Capuano		David's Copperfields		.25
2008		Andruw Jones		Kenndoza Line		.29

 2009    Brandon Webb    Morkertzuma's Revenge  .31
 2010    Brandon Webb    Graging Bulls               .11
 2011    Hanley Ramirez   Dem Rebels                 .49
 2012    Tim Lincecum     Twin Killers                 .37