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reds1 · 09-08-2015, 01:48 PM

March 25, 1940

Eastern League: Braeland City, Wellington Square Off for Pennant

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The Braeland City Monarchs held off all challengers to take first place in the Eastern League, finishing 3.0 games up on the second place Wellington Athletics. The Monarchs had an outstanding month in February, going 18-7, which included an 11-game winning streak. They cooled off a little bit in March, with a 12-10 record, but that was still enough to lock up top spot and secure their first playoff appearance in the ULB. Last season, they finished in 4th; in 1937-38, they had finished dead last.

Top Position Player- Season: Braeland City had one of the top-rated offenses this season, so this is not an easy choice. But I’ll go with SS Adam Ashley (.333/.378/.496, 5 HR, 74 RBI, 119 R, 48 BB, 28 SB, 7.4 WAR), who led the league in PA (718), AB (661) and triples (30).

Top Pitcher-Season: SP-RHP Lenny Freke (22-9, 2.22 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 9.9 WAR) is the well-established ace of this team. In fact, the 30-year old is currently rated the #1 SP in the entire ULB.

Top Performance –Position Player: LF Scott Kessler had the top game performance for the team this season. On November 12 against the Hespeler Stars, Kessler went 3-4, with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R 1 BB (Score: 98).

Top Performance –Pitcher: On March 10, SP Lenny Freke went 12.0 IP, 6 HA, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Downie Chiefs (Score: 91; tied for 1st). Braeland City won 2-1 in 13 innings. Freke got the no-decision. It was one of two top-25 performances by Freke this season.

Key Injury: LF Scott Kessler (.276/.361/.455, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 26 R, 18 BB, 1.4 WAR) suffered and hamstring strain on January 4; he is expected back in 6 days.

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The Wellington Athletics return to the playoffs after a one year absence, outlasting both the Embro Suns and Stratford Barons. While the Barons actually overtook the Athletics for second spot in the middle of February, Wellington regained the wild card with a crucial 7-0 week in mid-March. That week also included a 3-game sweep of the Barons. Wellington never looked back and finished the month strong, 4 games ahead of Stratford. In fact, the Athletics finished the season with a 13-2 record. That stretch also saw them go 3-1 against the first place Monarchs. It should be an exciting pennant series with two good teams squaring off.

Top Position Player- Season: Tough choice, but my selection goes to C Dylan Watkins (.306/.381/.495, 20 HR, 87 RBI, 78 R, 61 BB, 5.2 WAR), who was also decent defensively behind the plate (40.5 RTO %).

Top Pitcher-Season: No contest. SP-LHP Clyde Boney (23-5, 2.33 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 7.2 WAR) is one of the best at his craft. Overall rating: #5.

Top Performance –Position Player: 3B Ryley McLarnon went 5-5, with 2 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB on March 23 against the Downie Chiefs (Score: 87).

Top Performance –Pitcher: Back on December 23, SP Clyde Boney went 9.0 IP, 4 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Downie Chiefs (Score: 84). Boney picked up the win. It was one of two top-25 performances by Boney this season.

Key Injury: RF Quentin Stubber (.291/.428/.412, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 80 R, 88 BB, 25 SB, 3.8 WAR) sprained his ankle in a game on February 22; he is out for 3 more weeks.

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They nearly did it. The Stratford Barons put a scare into Wellington and even into Braeland City, but in the end, they just could not keep up the momentum and fell short. Stratford continued their hot streak into February, going 19-6 to take over second place. By mid-March, they enjoyed a 3.5 game lead over Wellington. But then they cooled off, just when the Athletics got hot, and fell back 4.0 games out of a playoff spot when everything was said and done. The Barons had some months where they were red hot and other months where they endured prolonged slumps. They will need to work on their consistency for next season.

Top Position Player- Season: SS Jake Walker (.353/.450/.518, 2 HR, 55 RBI, 92 R, 89 BB, 6.3 WAR) get the nod, over C Gavin Hurley. Walker is rated the #2 position player in the ULB.

Top Pitcher-Season: Tough choice, but I went with SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji (14-9, 3.29 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 4.0 WAR). Overall rating: #19.

Top Performance –Position Player: None made the Top 25.

Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji went 9.0 IP, 2 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Queensland Eagles (Score: 88). Chikafuji picked up the win. It was one of two top-25 performances by Chikafuji this season.

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Like Stratford, the Embro Suns performed well in February, but cooled off in the final weeks of the campaign. Embro actually held down the wild card spot for one week in February, one game up on both Wellington and Stratford. But they couldn’t keep it up and quickly fell back, falling to 4th spot in the Eastern League. Still, the Suns are a talented team that finished in top spot last season. A few tweaks in the off-season and Embro could once again be a playoff-bound team.

Top Position Player- Season: Embro has some really nice offensive players, but CF Terence Durney (.344/.411/.591, 19 HR, 103 RBI, 129 R, 61 BB, 22 SB, 8.9 WAR) is one of the best in the entire ULB. Walker is rated the #6 position player overall.

Top Pitcher-Season: The pitching staff for the Suns had its up and downs this season, but SP Colm Soper (13-12, 3.87 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 7.0 WAR) is still one of the best. Overall rating: #3.

Top Performance –Position Player: 1B Jim Friend had the top performance in the entire ULB, when he went 3-4, with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB on March 3 against the Cobourg Red Stockings (Score: 110).

Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Chris Sappington went 9.0 IP, 2 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K in a game against the Wolseley Unions back on January 30 (Score: 91; tied for 1st). Sappington picked up the win, as the Suns triumphed 7-0.

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The Brunswick Legends went 30-17 over the course of February and March, but it was a case of too little, too late. The season seems like a lost opportunity for a Legends team that qualified for the playoffs and reached the United Cup finals last season. Brunswick has some top shelf talent on both offense and their pitching staff, but couldn’t put it together like they did last season. Trades that Brunswick hoped would spark a surge up the standings didn’t pan out. The Legends will need to take stock of went wrong in the offseason. There’s still too much that’s right with Brunswick to believe their window of opportunity has closed.

Top Position Player- Season: RF Rovilson Valdevieso (.398/.426/.586, 20 HR, 105 RBI, 104 R, 36 BB, 25 SB, 6.3 WAR) is one of ULB’s most dynamic players. He gets the nod just over LF Mark Elston, who finished with 6.2 WAR, and missed a portion of the season to an injury. Valdevieso appeared in 152 of 154 games this season. He is rated the #9 position player overall and won the Eastern League batting title, in addition to the Batter of the Month Award for February.

Top Pitcher-Season: This was a little easier, as SP Matthew Monroe (16-11, 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 6.8 WAR) is Brunswick’s clearly established ace. Overall rating: #6.

Top Performance –Position Player: None made the Top 25.

Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Anastasio Rodríguez went 9.0 IP, 4 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Cambria Cannons back on February 7 (Score: 84).
Rodríguez picked up the win in the 11-0 victory.

Performance Highlight: 2B Vince Bailey (.292/.349/.397, 11 HR, 53 RBI, 106 R, 50 BB, 3.7 WAR) went 6 for 6 in a game against the Downie Chiefs, collecting 1 RBI, 1 R.

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The Queensland Eagles finished last season with a 77-77 record, 9.0 games back of the wild card. This season, they finished 77-77, 16.0 games back of the wild card. The Eagles just could not keep up with the likes of Braeland City, Wellington and Stratford who all made strides in one way or another to beef up their roster. Queensland did not engage in any significant transactions during the season and the lack of action bears out the results. Queensland looks like a team that is going to hold the fort one more season to see if it can rebound. While the Eagles have some fine players in both its rotation and lineup, it needs to improve its depth to deal with injuries. Improving its farm system a bit (rated 11th) wouldn’t hurt either.

Top Position Player- Season: Some nice performances to choose from. I selected 3B Kian Meadmore (.283/.369/.545, 30 HR, 105 RBI, 91 R, 70 BB, 6.4 WAR) who was rock solid on defense as well.

Top Pitcher-Season: Wow, I don’t know who to choose here. Both SP Max MacColl and SP Stewart Colcott appeared in 33 games and each pitched 278.1 innings. MacColl finished with 6.1 WAR, Colcott with 6.2 (not that I put too much weight on WAR for pitchers).
Colcott went 15-9, 3.04 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 281 HA, 89 K, 70 BB, 13 HR.
MacColl, went 22-11, 3.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 273 HA, 129 K, 84 BB, 14 HR.
I’d go with MacColl here, but I’d be interested if anyone has any thoughts on this choice. MacColl is rated #8 overall for pitchers; Colcott is rated #10.

Top Performance –Position Player: 3B Kian Meadmore had the top performance for Queensland, when he went 4-4, with 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB back on October 4 against the Cobourg Red Stockings (Score: 91).

Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Max MacColl went 9.0 IP, 2 HA, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K in a game against the Hespeler Stars back on February 11 (Score: 85). MacColl picked up the win, as the Eagles triumphed 3-1. It was one of two top-25 performances by MacColl this season.

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The Downie Chiefs won over 80 games last season and fell just 3.0 games short of the wild card. This season, they finished well below .500 and nowhere near the wild card. The haves and have-nots in the Eastern League were quickly identified this season, and the Chiefs unfortunately find themselves in the latter group. Downie has a few nice pieces but the future looks bleak, as they simply do not have enough front-line talent or depth. Their farm system is rated #15 out of 16. They have a long road ahead of them.

Top Position Player- Season: 3B Andy Johnson (.295/.358/.399, 9 HR, 83 RBI, 76 R, 63 BB, 4.0 WAR) wins out in a relatively weak field.
CF Jonathan Lauder (.302/.361/.408) led in a number of percentage categories, but the 37-year old was frequently injured and was sub-par defensively in the field (-19.3 ZR, .918 EFF)

Top Pitcher-Season: SP Frank Leadbeater was joined in the rotation with Nick Paddock, but Leadbeater was still the top dog, as he went 18-11, 2.75 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 5.5 WAR. Leadbeater also earned Pitcher of the Month honours in February. Overall rating: #9.

Top Performance –Position Player: None made the Top 25.

Top Performance –Pitcher: On February 7, SP Frank Leadbeater went 9.0 IP, 1 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K in a game against the Hespeler Stars (Score: 91; tied for 1st). Leadbeater picked up the win, as the Chiefs triumphed 10-0. It was one of two top-25 performances by Leadbeater this season and one of 4 by a Downie pitcher.

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The Cobourg Red Stockings played out the string in February and March, going 18-30 over the final two months. The Red Stockings are clearly looking to the future, but some of that future may already be arriving in the form of young talent blossoming at the major league level. 21-year old SS Dennis Borton, drafted 12th overall in the 1937-38 draft, reached the majors in February and promptly won a Player of the Week Award. On the season, Borton went .321/.337/.447, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 13 R, 5 BB, 30 K in 169 AB. Borton is only the 9th overall prospect for Cobourg, so there just may be a powerhouse in the making.

Top Position Player- Season: No contest this season, as 25-year old RF Clint Jones (.328/.391/.523, 19 HR, 106 RBI, 117 R, 65 BB, 24 SB, 5.3 WAR), who was acquired in a trade with the Cambria Cannons back in mid-November, was far and away Cobourg’s top player this season. He is currently rated #13 overall.

Top Pitcher-Season: Although he was traded to the Stratford Barons in late January, SP Joel Fearn (19-11, 3.37 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 6.3 WAR) was head and shoulders above all other Cobourg pitchers. Overall rating: #11.

Top Performance –Position Player: C Euan Bevan (.262/.355/.409, 10 HR, 62 RBI, 47 R, 56 BB, 2.0 WAR) had the top performance for Cobourg, when he went 4-5, with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB back on November 8 against the Hespeler Stars (Score: 89).

Top Performance –Pitcher: None made the Top 25. SP Joel Fearn had two performances that made the Top 25, but both were achieved after his trade to Stratford on January 29.

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09-08-2015, 01:48 PM	#140
reds1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 3,925	March 25, 1940 Eastern League: Braeland City, Wellington Square Off for Pennant -------- The Braeland City Monarchs held off all challengers to take first place in the Eastern League, finishing 3.0 games up on the second place Wellington Athletics. The Monarchs had an outstanding month in February, going 18-7, which included an 11-game winning streak. They cooled off a little bit in March, with a 12-10 record, but that was still enough to lock up top spot and secure their first playoff appearance in the ULB. Last season, they finished in 4th; in 1937-38, they had finished dead last. Top Position Player- Season: Braeland City had one of the top-rated offenses this season, so this is not an easy choice. But I’ll go with SS Adam Ashley (.333/.378/.496, 5 HR, 74 RBI, 119 R, 48 BB, 28 SB, 7.4 WAR), who led the league in PA (718), AB (661) and triples (30). Top Pitcher-Season: SP-RHP Lenny Freke (22-9, 2.22 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 9.9 WAR) is the well-established ace of this team. In fact, the 30-year old is currently rated the #1 SP in the entire ULB. Top Performance –Position Player: LF Scott Kessler had the top game performance for the team this season. On November 12 against the Hespeler Stars, Kessler went 3-4, with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R 1 BB (Score: 98). Top Performance –Pitcher: On March 10, SP Lenny Freke went 12.0 IP, 6 HA, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Downie Chiefs (Score: 91; tied for 1st). Braeland City won 2-1 in 13 innings. Freke got the no-decision. It was one of two top-25 performances by Freke this season. Key Injury: LF Scott Kessler (.276/.361/.455, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 26 R, 18 BB, 1.4 WAR) suffered and hamstring strain on January 4; he is expected back in 6 days. -------- The Wellington Athletics return to the playoffs after a one year absence, outlasting both the Embro Suns and Stratford Barons. While the Barons actually overtook the Athletics for second spot in the middle of February, Wellington regained the wild card with a crucial 7-0 week in mid-March. That week also included a 3-game sweep of the Barons. Wellington never looked back and finished the month strong, 4 games ahead of Stratford. In fact, the Athletics finished the season with a 13-2 record. That stretch also saw them go 3-1 against the first place Monarchs. It should be an exciting pennant series with two good teams squaring off. Top Position Player- Season: Tough choice, but my selection goes to C Dylan Watkins (.306/.381/.495, 20 HR, 87 RBI, 78 R, 61 BB, 5.2 WAR), who was also decent defensively behind the plate (40.5 RTO %). Top Pitcher-Season: No contest. SP-LHP Clyde Boney (23-5, 2.33 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 7.2 WAR) is one of the best at his craft. Overall rating: #5. Top Performance –Position Player: 3B Ryley McLarnon went 5-5, with 2 RBI, 4 R, 1 BB on March 23 against the Downie Chiefs (Score: 87). Top Performance –Pitcher: Back on December 23, SP Clyde Boney went 9.0 IP, 4 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Downie Chiefs (Score: 84). Boney picked up the win. It was one of two top-25 performances by Boney this season. Key Injury: RF Quentin Stubber (.291/.428/.412, 9 HR, 48 RBI, 80 R, 88 BB, 25 SB, 3.8 WAR) sprained his ankle in a game on February 22; he is out for 3 more weeks. -------- They nearly did it. The Stratford Barons put a scare into Wellington and even into Braeland City, but in the end, they just could not keep up the momentum and fell short. Stratford continued their hot streak into February, going 19-6 to take over second place. By mid-March, they enjoyed a 3.5 game lead over Wellington. But then they cooled off, just when the Athletics got hot, and fell back 4.0 games out of a playoff spot when everything was said and done. The Barons had some months where they were red hot and other months where they endured prolonged slumps. They will need to work on their consistency for next season. Top Position Player- Season: SS Jake Walker (.353/.450/.518, 2 HR, 55 RBI, 92 R, 89 BB, 6.3 WAR) get the nod, over C Gavin Hurley. Walker is rated the #2 position player in the ULB. Top Pitcher-Season: Tough choice, but I went with SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji (14-9, 3.29 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 4.0 WAR). Overall rating: #19. Top Performance –Position Player: None made the Top 25. Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Kazuhiko Chikafuji went 9.0 IP, 2 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Queensland Eagles (Score: 88). Chikafuji picked up the win. It was one of two top-25 performances by Chikafuji this season. -------- Like Stratford, the Embro Suns performed well in February, but cooled off in the final weeks of the campaign. Embro actually held down the wild card spot for one week in February, one game up on both Wellington and Stratford. But they couldn’t keep it up and quickly fell back, falling to 4th spot in the Eastern League. Still, the Suns are a talented team that finished in top spot last season. A few tweaks in the off-season and Embro could once again be a playoff-bound team. Top Position Player- Season: Embro has some really nice offensive players, but CF Terence Durney (.344/.411/.591, 19 HR, 103 RBI, 129 R, 61 BB, 22 SB, 8.9 WAR) is one of the best in the entire ULB. Walker is rated the #6 position player overall. Top Pitcher-Season: The pitching staff for the Suns had its up and downs this season, but SP Colm Soper (13-12, 3.87 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 7.0 WAR) is still one of the best. Overall rating: #3. Top Performance –Position Player: 1B Jim Friend had the top performance in the entire ULB, when he went 3-4, with 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB on March 3 against the Cobourg Red Stockings (Score: 110). Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Chris Sappington went 9.0 IP, 2 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K in a game against the Wolseley Unions back on January 30 (Score: 91; tied for 1st). Sappington picked up the win, as the Suns triumphed 7-0. -------- The Brunswick Legends went 30-17 over the course of February and March, but it was a case of too little, too late. The season seems like a lost opportunity for a Legends team that qualified for the playoffs and reached the United Cup finals last season. Brunswick has some top shelf talent on both offense and their pitching staff, but couldn’t put it together like they did last season. Trades that Brunswick hoped would spark a surge up the standings didn’t pan out. The Legends will need to take stock of went wrong in the offseason. There’s still too much that’s right with Brunswick to believe their window of opportunity has closed. Top Position Player- Season: RF Rovilson Valdevieso (.398/.426/.586, 20 HR, 105 RBI, 104 R, 36 BB, 25 SB, 6.3 WAR) is one of ULB’s most dynamic players. He gets the nod just over LF Mark Elston, who finished with 6.2 WAR, and missed a portion of the season to an injury. Valdevieso appeared in 152 of 154 games this season. He is rated the #9 position player overall and won the Eastern League batting title, in addition to the Batter of the Month Award for February. Top Pitcher-Season: This was a little easier, as SP Matthew Monroe (16-11, 2.63 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 6.8 WAR) is Brunswick’s clearly established ace. Overall rating: #6. Top Performance –Position Player: None made the Top 25. Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Anastasio Rodríguez went 9.0 IP, 4 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K in a game against the Cambria Cannons back on February 7 (Score: 84). Rodríguez picked up the win in the 11-0 victory. Performance Highlight: 2B Vince Bailey (.292/.349/.397, 11 HR, 53 RBI, 106 R, 50 BB, 3.7 WAR) went 6 for 6 in a game against the Downie Chiefs, collecting 1 RBI, 1 R. -------- The Queensland Eagles finished last season with a 77-77 record, 9.0 games back of the wild card. This season, they finished 77-77, 16.0 games back of the wild card. The Eagles just could not keep up with the likes of Braeland City, Wellington and Stratford who all made strides in one way or another to beef up their roster. Queensland did not engage in any significant transactions during the season and the lack of action bears out the results. Queensland looks like a team that is going to hold the fort one more season to see if it can rebound. While the Eagles have some fine players in both its rotation and lineup, it needs to improve its depth to deal with injuries. Improving its farm system a bit (rated 11th) wouldn’t hurt either. Top Position Player- Season: Some nice performances to choose from. I selected 3B Kian Meadmore (.283/.369/.545, 30 HR, 105 RBI, 91 R, 70 BB, 6.4 WAR) who was rock solid on defense as well. Top Pitcher-Season: Wow, I don’t know who to choose here. Both SP Max MacColl and SP Stewart Colcott appeared in 33 games and each pitched 278.1 innings. MacColl finished with 6.1 WAR, Colcott with 6.2 (not that I put too much weight on WAR for pitchers). Colcott went 15-9, 3.04 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 281 HA, 89 K, 70 BB, 13 HR. MacColl, went 22-11, 3.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 273 HA, 129 K, 84 BB, 14 HR. I’d go with MacColl here, but I’d be interested if anyone has any thoughts on this choice. MacColl is rated #8 overall for pitchers; Colcott is rated #10. Top Performance –Position Player: 3B Kian Meadmore had the top performance for Queensland, when he went 4-4, with 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, 0 BB back on October 4 against the Cobourg Red Stockings (Score: 91). Top Performance –Pitcher: SP Max MacColl went 9.0 IP, 2 HA, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K in a game against the Hespeler Stars back on February 11 (Score: 85). MacColl picked up the win, as the Eagles triumphed 3-1. It was one of two top-25 performances by MacColl this season. -------- The Downie Chiefs won over 80 games last season and fell just 3.0 games short of the wild card. This season, they finished well below .500 and nowhere near the wild card. The haves and have-nots in the Eastern League were quickly identified this season, and the Chiefs unfortunately find themselves in the latter group. Downie has a few nice pieces but the future looks bleak, as they simply do not have enough front-line talent or depth. Their farm system is rated #15 out of 16. They have a long road ahead of them. Top Position Player- Season: 3B Andy Johnson (.295/.358/.399, 9 HR, 83 RBI, 76 R, 63 BB, 4.0 WAR) wins out in a relatively weak field. CF Jonathan Lauder (.302/.361/.408) led in a number of percentage categories, but the 37-year old was frequently injured and was sub-par defensively in the field (-19.3 ZR, .918 EFF) Top Pitcher-Season: SP Frank Leadbeater was joined in the rotation with Nick Paddock, but Leadbeater was still the top dog, as he went 18-11, 2.75 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 5.5 WAR. Leadbeater also earned Pitcher of the Month honours in February. Overall rating: #9. Top Performance –Position Player: None made the Top 25. Top Performance –Pitcher: On February 7, SP Frank Leadbeater went 9.0 IP, 1 HA, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K in a game against the Hespeler Stars (Score: 91; tied for 1st). Leadbeater picked up the win, as the Chiefs triumphed 10-0. It was one of two top-25 performances by Leadbeater this season and one of 4 by a Downie pitcher. -------- The Cobourg Red Stockings played out the string in February and March, going 18-30 over the final two months. The Red Stockings are clearly looking to the future, but some of that future may already be arriving in the form of young talent blossoming at the major league level. 21-year old SS Dennis Borton, drafted 12th overall in the 1937-38 draft, reached the majors in February and promptly won a Player of the Week Award. On the season, Borton went .321/.337/.447, 1 HR, 26 RBI, 13 R, 5 BB, 30 K in 169 AB. Borton is only the 9th overall prospect for Cobourg, so there just may be a powerhouse in the making. Top Position Player- Season: No contest this season, as 25-year old RF Clint Jones (.328/.391/.523, 19 HR, 106 RBI, 117 R, 65 BB, 24 SB, 5.3 WAR), who was acquired in a trade with the Cambria Cannons back in mid-November, was far and away Cobourg’s top player this season. He is currently rated #13 overall. Top Pitcher-Season: Although he was traded to the Stratford Barons in late January, SP Joel Fearn (19-11, 3.37 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 6.3 WAR) was head and shoulders above all other Cobourg pitchers. Overall rating: #11. Top Performance –Position Player: C Euan Bevan (.262/.355/.409, 10 HR, 62 RBI, 47 R, 56 BB, 2.0 WAR) had the top performance for Cobourg, when he went 4-5, with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 0 BB back on November 8 against the Hespeler Stars (Score: 89). Top Performance –Pitcher: None made the Top 25. SP Joel Fearn had two performances that made the Top 25, but both were achieved after his trade to Stratford on January 29. -------- __________________ United Leagues of Braeland Last edited by reds1; 07-03-2017 at 02:30 PM.