Silas Ordonez

Silas Ordonez redefined the role of a closer in the GSCBL. With a fastball that seemed to rise and a slider that vanished, he entered games to a swell of noise from the Sacramento faithful and almost never let them down.

He was the first reliever the league truly built late-inning drama around, the kind of arm that turned a one-run lead into a certainty.

His composure in tight spots became legendary, and young relievers across the league studied the way he attacked the ninth inning.