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Record: 36-24, .600
Position: t 1st (w/ Columbus)
OBP: .336 (6th in NL)
Starter ERA: 4.03 (5th in NL)
Bullpen ERA: 4.86 (14th in NL)
Fan Interest / Owner Mood: 100 / Very Happy
Power Ranking: 113.0++ (4th in ABL)

Week: (5-2) - 0-1 vs. Baltimore, 3-0 vs. Tampa, 2-1 vs. Dallas

5/28: BAL 9, MAD 4
WP: Leon (7-3, 4.36), LP: MacFadden (1-5, 7.07)
HR: Campbell (14), Brown (6)
POG: C. Campbell 1-5, R, 3 RBI, HR

5/29: MAD 7, TAM 4
WP: Davis (5-3, 4.55), LP: Bonnet (3-4, 3.14)
HR: Nishikawa (12), Ray (3)
POG: Menenders 2-4, 4 RBI, 2B, 3B

5/30: MAD 3, TAM 2
WP: Polledo (4-3, 2.76), LP: Lane (1-5, 4.91), SV: Tavares (15)
HR: J. Owens (3)
POG: J. Owens - 3-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR

5/31: MAD 4, TAM 1
WP: K. Cambpell (7-3, 3.04), LP: Pickett (4-5, 4.40), SV: Tavares (16)
HR: Martinez (10)
POG: K. Campbell 7.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K
Campbell has won his last 5 starts and has pitched through into at least the seventh inning in his last 10 starts.
We have moved MacFadden back into bullpen and place P. Juarez back into the rotation.

6/1: MAD 9, DAL 0
WP: P. Juarez (6-1, 4.54), LP: Crespo (8-3, 3.66)
HR: S. Hubbard (3), G. Martinez (11)
POG: P. Juarez 8 IP, 3 H, 4 K
At least in his first start Juarez was is a considerable upgrade from MacFadden.

6/2: DAL 3, MAD 2
WP: L. Castillo (7-6, 3.34), LP: A. Johnson (3-4, 3.34), J. McCoy (17)
HR: C. Ryan (5), J. Benson (6)
POG: L. Castillo - 8 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K


6/3: MAD 12, DAL 11
WP: A. Davila (2-0, 4.64), LP: T. Steel (0-4, 5.31)
HR: R. Cochran (10), J. Diaz (5), W. Lee (8), M. Kuono (8)
POG: J. Diaz 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 3B, HR
Mallards were down 11-3 going into the bottom of the ninth and came to score 9 runs for the win, Incredible!!
Next week: 3 @ Mesa (33-27), 3 vs. Austin (27-33)


Players of the Week
NL: J. Montoya (MES) - 13-30, 4 HR, 9 RBI (2x)
AL: L. Threlfall (LA) - 13-30, 3 HR, 7 RBI (3x)

In the News
5/30: B. Murray (BAL) 27 year-old shortstop signed a six year $96 million contract. Murray is a .262 hitter with 68 home in six season in the ABL.
5/30: C. Patterson (MES) 30 year-old center fielder signed a six year $81 million contract. Patterson is a .273 hitter with 70 home runs in five ABL seasons. Patterson has been listed a fragile in recent years. Patterson is a 3 time best fielder award winner. I high risk sign into mid 30’s if injured or loses a step.

Which starting pitchers are leading the ABL in K/BB
John Conway, MES, 15.25
Rhett McGinnity, PHO, 7.25
Maximo Hernandez, KC, 6.07
Kenny Campbell, MIL, 5.92
Jose Souza, JAC, 5.41

Mallard News
5/29: A. Vincent Houston (AAA) struck out 16 batters in 7 innings of work
5/31 - AA Centerfielder - S. Morales was the batter of the month hitting .298, 15 HR, and 36 RBI
6/1 - A 3B C. Hinojosa was batter of the month - 14-24, 2 HR< 7 RBI
6/1 - AA North Berwick is number one in the power rankings at 131.5

Kage Notes:
- A. MacFadden & G. Davis - will consider trading to make room for B. Salazar & V. Houston.

Player of the Month Awards

Hitter of the Month
NL - Stanley Davis (WAS) - .328, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 18 R (3x)
AL - Alan Waddingham (HOU) - .416, 7 HR, 29 RBI (1x)

Pitcher of the Month
NL - Vernon Holcum (COL) - 5-1, 41 K in 6 starts (1x)
AL - Jose Lopez (PHI) - 2-0, 11 SV, 20 K in 15 appearances (1x)

Rookie of the Month
NL - Jeff Young (CHA) - .340, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 16 R
AL - Jonathon Byrd (PHI) - .290, 27 H, 13 HR, 26 RBI
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ABL NEWS
The Madison Mallards have finished a deal with All-star caliber starting pitcher Jose Polledo that will extend his stay in Madison at least 4 years and will pay out $20 million / $5 million per year.

This year Polledo has recorded a 4-3 mark. In 12 starts he has fanned 55 batters in 81.2 innings with a 2.76 ERA.

Kage’s Reasoning
J. Polledo was going to be entering into his arbitration years, and his estimate for next year was $4.8 million. He is a solid pitcher and I fully expected this number to rise over the next three years. This will lock him at a consistent salary through arbitration and into his first year of free agency.