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Online Draft in Strat-O-Matic Baseball 2015 http://www.strat-o-matic.com © 2015 Strat-O-Matic Media, LLC Winter 2015 Relive a Season That Had it All Jose Abreu (.317-36-107) and Mets pitcher 2014 Baseball: Jacob deGrom (2.49 ERA) — continue the Pre-orders: Jan. 21 slugging and power-pitching theme. deGrom Opening Day: Feb. 6 Record-Setters, tying a record. Strat-O-Matic’s new baseball season, No-Hitters and a Emerging stars included Houston’s bat- the Ratings Book that precedes it and ting champ Jose Altuve (.341) and Pitts- Opening Day in Glen Head, NY in early Memorable Game 7 burgh’s super utility man Josh Harrison February are always the three most antici- pated days in the Strat-O-Matic year. We like tight division races and seven- (.315), Cleveland’s Cy Young starter Cory But this winter will be one of Strat-O- game World Series. Got both. Kluber (18-9, 2.44 with 269 Ks) and the Matic’s biggest ever. Check it out: We like no-hitters and strikeout pitchers. Yankees’ 90-inning reliever Dellin Betances The FREE online draft component in (5-0, 1.44 ERA, 0.778 WHIP and 135 Ks). Strat-O-Matic Baseball 2015. We like making history with legendary Altuve, Dee Gordon and Billy Hamilton all Not one, but TWO classic deluxe performances and record-setting stats. Got topped 55 stolen bases. baseball seasons – 1969 and 1953. the numbers. They join such young-but-established su- Not one, but SIX specialty computer We like young superstars — stud rookies perstars as AL MVP Mike Trout, NL home baseball items from the Update Team – the and do-it-all 20-somethings we can draft and run champ Giancarlo Stanton and do-every- 1873 National Association, 2014 Japanese hold. 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