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ArquimedezPozo · 03-23-2023, 11:02 PM

Division 1
No huge shifts this week in the East, as the Giants remain on top. The New York club extended their lead to three games over Brooklyn, with Willie Rodriguez winning two of the team’s four wins, striking out 25 over those two starts, while the biggest highlight came with Roberto Estrada’s three home run game over Philadelphia on Monday. Brooklyn had their second straight tough week, losing four of six to El Paso, Chicago, and Tijuana. Young Venezuelan two-way player Ermino Rizzo had an encouraging start, but Carson Prince was quiet this week, nursing a bruised back. Philadelphia, briefly a third place team, sunk back down to fifth with an abysmal 1-5 record that included a sweep by Tampa, which Chicago and Tampa otherwise held steady, though Tampa made some headlines when T.J. Carcone tied Mike Mitchell’s all-time triples record - he hopes to break it when the Tarpons begin a homestand this week. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, scored a ton of runs, averaging 6.17 runs a game; the problem is they allowed 50, a little over 8 a game in that stretch. Toronto at this point looks like a near-certain relegation.

The West, too, remains almost completely unchanged from last week, with the Angels, Industriales, and Sun Kings all going 3-3. Frank Mozo had an outstanding week atop the Angels’ lineup even as Brian Weisman hit a slump, going just 3-24. Things tightened a bit in the bottom half of the standings, as Tijuana dropped to 14 games back and Denver gained a game, while Seattle held steady.

Player of the Week: Eddie Santana, 2B, TOR: .476/.542/1.524, 6 HR, 4 2B, 6 R, 14 RBI

Top Hitters:
Paul Lechter, RF, TMP: .476/.542/.905, 2 HR, 3 2B, 8 R, 5 RBI
Benni Phillips, CF, TOR: .471/.591/.706, 4 2B, 7 R, 4 RBI
Frank Mozo, 2B, LAA: .455/.520/.773, 3 2B, 2 3B, 6 R, 3 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Willie Rodriguez, SP, NYG: 2-0, 16 IP, 2.25 ERA, 2.15 FIP, 25 K
John Hummel, SP, CHI: 1-0, 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0.99 FIP, 14 K, 3 HA
Nick Padley, SP, MRY: 1-0, 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0.99 FIP, 11 K

League News

T.J. Carcone’s triple in the 4th inning of Monday’s game against the Athletics was the 191st of his career, tying the record set by former Crackers, Sounds, and Gulls RF Mike Mitchell in 2032.
Giants 1B Roberto Estrada drove in six of his club’s nine runs in Monday’s win over Toronto, hitting three homers in the process. The game brings him to 14 on the season.
The El Paso Suns picked up some bullpen depth Friday, dealing a minor league prospect to Ottawa for reliever J.R. Bentzel. Bentzel has a 2.45 ERA and ten strikeouts in 11 innings this season.
Brooklyn’s Carson Prince continues to lead all D1 players in All-Star Voting with over 2 million thus far, while El Paso 1B Brian Castrovince holds a narrow lead over Seattle OF/DH Mike Hood in the West.

Division 2
The East is tightening, as Boston’s three game lead dropped to one this week. The Bees were two and four against Kansas City, Vancouver, and Ft. Worth, getting shut out by Steven Smith of the Mounties on Wednesday. That worked to Detroit’s benefit, as the Stars rode Matt Petrick’s strong hitting to a 4-2 week, taking two of three from the third place Expos. Montreal is a game below .500 but a good couple of weeks could put them into real contention. The same is true of the Terrapins, whose hitting has rebounded in recent weeks. The Champions and Zephyrs are tied 8 games back, though the Champions continue to entice with a +23 run differential - there’s a world in which they’re just 4 games back of Boston, it’s just not this one.

In the West, Houston’s dominance continues, though the lead has shrunk from 8 to 6 over Vancouver. Watch out for rookie leadoff hitter Aaron Ferguson: the club has stuck with him this year and it has paid off, as the 24 year old 2B is hitting .310/.402/.417 in June. The Buffs still need arms, though, and minor deals may not cut it: they need a strong #2 or #3 starter to stabilize the staff and allow either David Olson, Matt McNutt, or Curt Loy to transfer to the pen. Vancouver is doing their best to challenge Houston, with a 5-1 week and big series wins against both Boston and Baltimore. The Mounties are Houston’s photo negative - a great pitching staff backed by a questionable lineup. Leo Rodriguez has been hitting for more power this month but Vancouver still ranks tenth overall in runs scored. Below them, Sacramento, Kansas City, Fort Worth, and San Diego are all fighting to stay out of last place.

Player of the Week: Ray Nierman, CF, MON: .500/.565/.900, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 R, 2 RBI

Top Hitters:
Sam Campbell, 3B, KCM: .556/.600/.667, 2 2B, 3 R
Matt Petrick, 2B, DET: .400/.455/.800, 2 HR, 1 3B, 4 R, 8 RBI
Josh Hinthorne, 1B, OTT: .391/.440/.739, 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 R, 3 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Chris Yeadon, SP, MON: 1-0, 15.2 IP, 0.57 ERA, 1.57 FIP, 17 K
Rhett Frew, SP, KCM: 2-0, 15.2 IP, 1.15 ERA, 1.63 FIP, 23 K
Billy Smith, RP, BAL: 1-0, 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 1.31 FIP, 11 K

League News

Boston’s Rogelio Ventura suffered a scare after being hit on the elbow with a pitch, but X-rays were negative and he was back in the lineup the next day going 3-5 with a homer and a double. Ventura leads All-Star voting among players from the East, with 1.75 mil to this point.
The D2 West’s leading vote-getter remains Hector Razo, who has been excellent for the Cats to this point in the season despite a worse than expected team performance. Razo is just ahead of Leo Rodriguez, whose power is finally returning with 6 homers in June to double his season total.

Division 3
Ricky Ponce and Columbus are making this a race. At the start of June the Red Birds were six games back of Nashville, but have gone 16-7 so far in June to pull within two games of the Sounds. Nashville struggled this week, getting swept in Miami, but Ricky Ponce won Player of the Week with three homers and three doubles as the Red Birds won 4. Atlanta is 38-33 after a 4-2 week of their own, with Hiram Reznicek providing a huge offensive boost; the LF went 6-6 Friday against Calgary, and homered four times. After Atlanta, Cleveland, Miami, and Memphis are all 11 or 12 games out and would need a lot of things to go right to get back into contention at this point.

The West continues to be tough to predict. St. Paul is the only team with a significantly positive run differential, using a top-notch pitching staff to stay ahead; John McNayr has to be considered a Pitcher of the Year favorite at this point. Calgary and Austin are just a game back, though, at 36-35 apiece. Portland, Salt Lake, and San Francisco are bunched up at the bottom of the standings, though only 5 or 6 games back - once again, this division is collectively so mediocre that anyone could rise to the top.

Player of the Week: Ricky Ponce, RF, CMB: .480/.481/.960, 3 HR, 3 2B, 4 R, 6 RBI

Top Hitters:
Hiram Reznicek, LF, ATL: .429/.455/1.095, 4 HR, 2 2B, 6 R, 11 RBI
Ed Weddell, CF, POR: .474/.545/.842, 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 7 R, 2 RBI
Kyle DuBell, CF, MIA: .368/.429/.842, 1 HR, 3 3B, 5 R, 3 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Matthew Boyd, 2-0, 16 IP, 0.56 ERA, 1.46 FIP, 23 K
Cody Garrett, SP, MEM: 1-1, 18 IP, 1.50 ERA, 2.41 FIP, 18 K
Chris Parker, SP, AUS: 1-0, 8 IP, 1.12 ERA, 1.15 FIP, 9 K

League News

Hiram Reznicek had a rare 6-6 game against Calgary on Friday. How rare? It has only happened twice in D3 history, and not for the last 20 years. Ottawa’s Will Lynch accomplished the feat in 2018, and Salt Lake’s Adrian del Real did it in 2019. Oddly, it has been done far more times in the other Divisions - 8 times in D1, 7 in D2, and 9 times in D4.
Josh Henry is open to a trade, according to sources around the Seals. The 39 year old Henry is hitting .295/.382/.526 with 10 homers this season, and would be a valuable piece for a possible contender. Henry has won three D3 Championships, in 2025 and 2029 with Ottawa and 2037 with San Francisco.

Division 4
Though Pittsburgh still has by for the best run differential in the NABF and among its best records, the Clowns are closing in, now just two games back. Pittsburgh split the week, with their bats delivering even as the pitching failed on a couple of occasions. But Indianapolis gained a game, taking two of three from the Browns including an excellent start from Eric Kronburger. At 8 games back, and having just lost their closer Tom Thorpe for the season, Cincinnati looks to be headed in the wrong direction, as do the 33-38 Hornets. Washington and Havana have identical records at the bottom of the standings despite Player of the Week Alejandro Batiz’s strong week for the Sugar Kings.

San Antonio, meanwhile, continues to sprint ahead of the rest of the West, now with a 12 game lead over Vegas. The Missions have pulled ahead of Houston for the best record in the Federation at 48-23, with starters Bill Lorentz and Suguru Kawabata both delivering gems this week. It’s a bit of a cluster below them, with Vegas, the St. Louis Browns, Albuquerque, and Milwaukee all between 12 and 15 games back, while Phoenix continues to sit in the basement at 19 games out.

Player of the Week: Alejandro Batiz, LF, HAV: .471/.550/.824, 1 HR, 3 2B, 3 R, 7 RBI

Top Hitters:
Doug Jagger, LF, PIT: .421/.450/.737, 1 HR, 3 2B, 5 R, 7 RBI
Randy Ahern, RF, ALB: .450/.450/.750, 6 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI
Donovan Bryant, 1B, PIT: .368/.400/.684, 2 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI

Top Pitchers:
Matt Walker, SP, ALB: 1-0, 9 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.45 FIP, 10 K
Bill Lorentz, SP, SAM: 1-0, 9 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.90 FIP, 8 K
Suguru Kawabata, SP, SAM: 1-0, 13.1 IP, 2.02 ERA, 2.07 FIP, 13 K

League News

Matt Walker’s breakout season continued Tuesday as the 27 year old Oregon native held the Charlotte Hornets to just three hits while striking out 10 in a complete game shutout. It was Walker’s third 10k game this season, and the second time he’s pitched a three-hitter, with the first coming against Havana in early May. Walker, who lost fifteen games in each of the last two seasons, is now 7-4 with a 3.87 ERA and 3.71 FIP.
In a crushing blow to Cincinnati’s playoff hopes, closer Tom Thorpe has been diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and will be out until mid-2040. Cincinnati, 8 games out, was already on the fringes of the race, and Thorpe’s injury will be hard to overcome.
The popular Charlotte 1B Jason McCollum still leads all D4 East players in All-Star voting, with just over 1.6 million cast. In the West, that honor goes to Phoenix’s star 2B Matt Armstrong, who is having an outstanding season despite his Firebirds’ struggles.

NOTE: After this Week 11 Update, I'm moving back to a monthly recap - this is too much.

03-23-2023, 11:02 PM	#113
ArquimedezPozo Minors (Triple A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 226	Week 11: June 20-June 26, 2039 Division 1 No huge shifts this week in the East, as the Giants remain on top. The New York club extended their lead to three games over Brooklyn, with Willie Rodriguez winning two of the team’s four wins, striking out 25 over those two starts, while the biggest highlight came with Roberto Estrada’s three home run game over Philadelphia on Monday. Brooklyn had their second straight tough week, losing four of six to El Paso, Chicago, and Tijuana. Young Venezuelan two-way player Ermino Rizzo had an encouraging start, but Carson Prince was quiet this week, nursing a bruised back. Philadelphia, briefly a third place team, sunk back down to fifth with an abysmal 1-5 record that included a sweep by Tampa, which Chicago and Tampa otherwise held steady, though Tampa made some headlines when T.J. Carcone tied Mike Mitchell’s all-time triples record - he hopes to break it when the Tarpons begin a homestand this week. The Blue Jays, meanwhile, scored a ton of runs, averaging 6.17 runs a game; the problem is they allowed 50, a little over 8 a game in that stretch. Toronto at this point looks like a near-certain relegation. The West, too, remains almost completely unchanged from last week, with the Angels, Industriales, and Sun Kings all going 3-3. Frank Mozo had an outstanding week atop the Angels’ lineup even as Brian Weisman hit a slump, going just 3-24. Things tightened a bit in the bottom half of the standings, as Tijuana dropped to 14 games back and Denver gained a game, while Seattle held steady. Player of the Week: Eddie Santana, 2B, TOR: .476/.542/1.524, 6 HR, 4 2B, 6 R, 14 RBI Top Hitters: Paul Lechter, RF, TMP: .476/.542/.905, 2 HR, 3 2B, 8 R, 5 RBI Benni Phillips, CF, TOR: .471/.591/.706, 4 2B, 7 R, 4 RBI Frank Mozo, 2B, LAA: .455/.520/.773, 3 2B, 2 3B, 6 R, 3 RBI Top Pitchers: Willie Rodriguez, SP, NYG: 2-0, 16 IP, 2.25 ERA, 2.15 FIP, 25 K John Hummel, SP, CHI: 1-0, 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0.99 FIP, 14 K, 3 HA Nick Padley, SP, MRY: 1-0, 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 0.99 FIP, 11 K League News T.J. Carcone’s triple in the 4th inning of Monday’s game against the Athletics was the 191st of his career, tying the record set by former Crackers, Sounds, and Gulls RF Mike Mitchell in 2032. Giants 1B Roberto Estrada drove in six of his club’s nine runs in Monday’s win over Toronto, hitting three homers in the process. The game brings him to 14 on the season. The El Paso Suns picked up some bullpen depth Friday, dealing a minor league prospect to Ottawa for reliever J.R. Bentzel. Bentzel has a 2.45 ERA and ten strikeouts in 11 innings this season. Brooklyn’s Carson Prince continues to lead all D1 players in All-Star Voting with over 2 million thus far, while El Paso 1B Brian Castrovince holds a narrow lead over Seattle OF/DH Mike Hood in the West. Division 2 The East is tightening, as Boston’s three game lead dropped to one this week. The Bees were two and four against Kansas City, Vancouver, and Ft. Worth, getting shut out by Steven Smith of the Mounties on Wednesday. That worked to Detroit’s benefit, as the Stars rode Matt Petrick’s strong hitting to a 4-2 week, taking two of three from the third place Expos. Montreal is a game below .500 but a good couple of weeks could put them into real contention. The same is true of the Terrapins, whose hitting has rebounded in recent weeks. The Champions and Zephyrs are tied 8 games back, though the Champions continue to entice with a +23 run differential - there’s a world in which they’re just 4 games back of Boston, it’s just not this one. In the West, Houston’s dominance continues, though the lead has shrunk from 8 to 6 over Vancouver. Watch out for rookie leadoff hitter Aaron Ferguson: the club has stuck with him this year and it has paid off, as the 24 year old 2B is hitting .310/.402/.417 in June. The Buffs still need arms, though, and minor deals may not cut it: they need a strong #2 or #3 starter to stabilize the staff and allow either David Olson, Matt McNutt, or Curt Loy to transfer to the pen. Vancouver is doing their best to challenge Houston, with a 5-1 week and big series wins against both Boston and Baltimore. The Mounties are Houston’s photo negative - a great pitching staff backed by a questionable lineup. Leo Rodriguez has been hitting for more power this month but Vancouver still ranks tenth overall in runs scored. Below them, Sacramento, Kansas City, Fort Worth, and San Diego are all fighting to stay out of last place. Player of the Week: Ray Nierman, CF, MON: .500/.565/.900, 4 2B, 2 3B, 5 R, 2 RBI Top Hitters: Sam Campbell, 3B, KCM: .556/.600/.667, 2 2B, 3 R Matt Petrick, 2B, DET: .400/.455/.800, 2 HR, 1 3B, 4 R, 8 RBI Josh Hinthorne, 1B, OTT: .391/.440/.739, 2 HR, 2 2B, 7 R, 3 RBI Top Pitchers: Chris Yeadon, SP, MON: 1-0, 15.2 IP, 0.57 ERA, 1.57 FIP, 17 K Rhett Frew, SP, KCM: 2-0, 15.2 IP, 1.15 ERA, 1.63 FIP, 23 K Billy Smith, RP, BAL: 1-0, 7 IP, 1.29 ERA, 1.31 FIP, 11 K League News Boston’s Rogelio Ventura suffered a scare after being hit on the elbow with a pitch, but X-rays were negative and he was back in the lineup the next day going 3-5 with a homer and a double. Ventura leads All-Star voting among players from the East, with 1.75 mil to this point. The D2 West’s leading vote-getter remains Hector Razo, who has been excellent for the Cats to this point in the season despite a worse than expected team performance. Razo is just ahead of Leo Rodriguez, whose power is finally returning with 6 homers in June to double his season total. Division 3 Ricky Ponce and Columbus are making this a race. At the start of June the Red Birds were six games back of Nashville, but have gone 16-7 so far in June to pull within two games of the Sounds. Nashville struggled this week, getting swept in Miami, but Ricky Ponce won Player of the Week with three homers and three doubles as the Red Birds won 4. Atlanta is 38-33 after a 4-2 week of their own, with Hiram Reznicek providing a huge offensive boost; the LF went 6-6 Friday against Calgary, and homered four times. After Atlanta, Cleveland, Miami, and Memphis are all 11 or 12 games out and would need a lot of things to go right to get back into contention at this point. The West continues to be tough to predict. St. Paul is the only team with a significantly positive run differential, using a top-notch pitching staff to stay ahead; John McNayr has to be considered a Pitcher of the Year favorite at this point. Calgary and Austin are just a game back, though, at 36-35 apiece. Portland, Salt Lake, and San Francisco are bunched up at the bottom of the standings, though only 5 or 6 games back - once again, this division is collectively so mediocre that anyone could rise to the top. Player of the Week: Ricky Ponce, RF, CMB: .480/.481/.960, 3 HR, 3 2B, 4 R, 6 RBI Top Hitters: Hiram Reznicek, LF, ATL: .429/.455/1.095, 4 HR, 2 2B, 6 R, 11 RBI Ed Weddell, CF, POR: .474/.545/.842, 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 2B, 7 R, 2 RBI Kyle DuBell, CF, MIA: .368/.429/.842, 1 HR, 3 3B, 5 R, 3 RBI Top Pitchers: Matthew Boyd, 2-0, 16 IP, 0.56 ERA, 1.46 FIP, 23 K Cody Garrett, SP, MEM: 1-1, 18 IP, 1.50 ERA, 2.41 FIP, 18 K Chris Parker, SP, AUS: 1-0, 8 IP, 1.12 ERA, 1.15 FIP, 9 K League News Hiram Reznicek had a rare 6-6 game against Calgary on Friday. How rare? It has only happened twice in D3 history, and not for the last 20 years. Ottawa’s Will Lynch accomplished the feat in 2018, and Salt Lake’s Adrian del Real did it in 2019. Oddly, it has been done far more times in the other Divisions - 8 times in D1, 7 in D2, and 9 times in D4. Josh Henry is open to a trade, according to sources around the Seals. The 39 year old Henry is hitting .295/.382/.526 with 10 homers this season, and would be a valuable piece for a possible contender. Henry has won three D3 Championships, in 2025 and 2029 with Ottawa and 2037 with San Francisco. Division 4 Though Pittsburgh still has by for the best run differential in the NABF and among its best records, the Clowns are closing in, now just two games back. Pittsburgh split the week, with their bats delivering even as the pitching failed on a couple of occasions. But Indianapolis gained a game, taking two of three from the Browns including an excellent start from Eric Kronburger. At 8 games back, and having just lost their closer Tom Thorpe for the season, Cincinnati looks to be headed in the wrong direction, as do the 33-38 Hornets. Washington and Havana have identical records at the bottom of the standings despite Player of the Week Alejandro Batiz’s strong week for the Sugar Kings. San Antonio, meanwhile, continues to sprint ahead of the rest of the West, now with a 12 game lead over Vegas. The Missions have pulled ahead of Houston for the best record in the Federation at 48-23, with starters Bill Lorentz and Suguru Kawabata both delivering gems this week. It’s a bit of a cluster below them, with Vegas, the St. Louis Browns, Albuquerque, and Milwaukee all between 12 and 15 games back, while Phoenix continues to sit in the basement at 19 games out. Player of the Week: Alejandro Batiz, LF, HAV: .471/.550/.824, 1 HR, 3 2B, 3 R, 7 RBI Top Hitters: Doug Jagger, LF, PIT: .421/.450/.737, 1 HR, 3 2B, 5 R, 7 RBI Randy Ahern, RF, ALB: .450/.450/.750, 6 2B, 5 R, 4 RBI Donovan Bryant, 1B, PIT: .368/.400/.684, 2 HR, 3 R, 7 RBI Top Pitchers: Matt Walker, SP, ALB: 1-0, 9 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.45 FIP, 10 K Bill Lorentz, SP, SAM: 1-0, 9 IP, 0.00 ERA, 1.90 FIP, 8 K Suguru Kawabata, SP, SAM: 1-0, 13.1 IP, 2.02 ERA, 2.07 FIP, 13 K League News Matt Walker’s breakout season continued Tuesday as the 27 year old Oregon native held the Charlotte Hornets to just three hits while striking out 10 in a complete game shutout. It was Walker’s third 10k game this season, and the second time he’s pitched a three-hitter, with the first coming against Havana in early May. Walker, who lost fifteen games in each of the last two seasons, is now 7-4 with a 3.87 ERA and 3.71 FIP. In a crushing blow to Cincinnati’s playoff hopes, closer Tom Thorpe has been diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his pitching elbow and will be out until mid-2040. Cincinnati, 8 games out, was already on the fringes of the race, and Thorpe’s injury will be hard to overcome. The popular Charlotte 1B Jason McCollum still leads all D4 East players in All-Star voting, with just over 1.6 million cast. In the West, that honor goes to Phoenix’s star 2B Matt Armstrong, who is having an outstanding season despite his Firebirds’ struggles. NOTE: After this Week 11 Update, I'm moving back to a monthly recap - this is too much. Attached Images