ABO Weekly Recap
May 23-29, 2016
Major Injury/Trade News
Bear with me; there was a lot this week.
-5/24:
San Antonio LF Jack Allen (4.5*/4.5*) out for
2 weeks with an elbow sprain. So far this season, Allen has a .296 batting average with 3 home runs and 19 RBIs.
-5/24:
Charleston trades 27-year old RH RP Alexander Mitkevich (3*/3*) to
Honolulu for 24-year-old Prep League SS Mauro Francisco (1*/2*). This year Mitkevich has 23 relief appearances, compiling a 1-2 won-lost mark with a 4.50 ERA in 32 innings.
-5/24:
Chicagoland trades 29-year-old RH RP Andrya Ahmadishin (4.5*/4.5*) to
Brooklyn for 21-year-old minor league RHP Gerard Keith (.5*/4*) and 22-year-old minor league SS José Álvarez (1*/1*). In 13 relief appearances this season, Ahmadishin has 2 wins and no losses, 1.31 ERA and 21 strikeouts in 20.2 innings.
-5/27:
Brooklyn 2B Matin Gamali (3.5*/3.5*) out for
3 months with shoulder inflammation. This year Gamali has hit 5 home runs and posted a .333 batting average in 40 games.
-5/27:
Kalamazoo 2B Martin Kerswell (3.5*/3.5*) out for
3-4 weeks with a herniated disc. Batting .315 to date, Kerswell has 4 home runs and 17 RBIs in 42 games.
-5/28:
Honolulu RF Väinämö Holma (1.5*/1.5*) out for
7 months with a torn PCL. So far this season Holma has put up a .299 batting average with 49 hits, 4 home runs and 16 RBIs in 45 games between the Tropics and Ice Devils.
-5/28:
Key West trades 26-year-old LH RP Máximo Bañuelos (4.5*/4.5*) to
Sandusky for 18-year-old minor league LHP Rick Forrest (.5*/3.5*) and 24-year-old minor league 1B Joey Jelbert (1*/2*). For the season Bañuelos has made 19 relief appearances, recorded 3 saves, compiled a 1-3 won-lost mark and a 4.05 ERA. Pitching 20 innings, he has totaled 26 strikeouts and 11 walks.
-5/29:
San Antonio CF Pirkka Sarasvuo (3.5*/3.5*) out for 2 months with a partially torn labrum, suffered while moving furniture into his new home.
-5/29:
Boise 3B Ken Coates and
Salt Lake City CL José García suspended 8 games for instigating a benches-clearing brawl.
-5/29:
Glendale trades 32-year-old OF/DH Tomi Kimmonen (1.5*/1.5*) to
San Antonio for 30-year-old RH RP Silvestro Baratta (2.5*/2.5*) and 20-year-old minor league CF Ben Burke (.5*/1*). This year, Kimmonen has a .370 average with a .456 OBP, 13 home runs, and 31 RBIs. Baratta has made 19 relief appearances, with a record of 0-1 with 23 strikeouts in 20 innings with a 4.05 ERA.
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All-Star Voting Updates
Atlantic Conference
Pacific Conference
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Stats Leaderboards
Atlantic Conference
Pacific Conference
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Players of the Week
Atlantic Conference
The PotW award for the Atlantic Conference went to
Orlando RF Ron Montgomery. He racked up 10 hits in 20 at-bats, 3 home runs and 6 RBIs last week in 7 games. For the season, Montgomery is batting .255/.342/.562 with 13 home runs, 32 RBIs and 30 runs scored.
Pacific Conference
The PotW for the Pacific Conference this week was
Glendale C Illarion Aharonson. The 27-year-old haunted opposing pitchers hitting .520 (13-for-25) with 2 home runs and 7 RBIs last week. So far in 2016 Aharonson is batting .354/.422/.653 with 11 home runs, 33 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
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Standings
I said there would be some movement, and there was outside of first place!
Atlantic Conference
Coastal Division
This Week (Division contests bolded):
ANN:
5/30 vs. CC, 5/31-6/2 @ SD,
6/3-5 vs. ORL
BRK:
5/30 @ KW,
5/31-6/2 @ CHA, 6/3-5 @ NSH
CC:
5/30 @ ANN,
5/31-6/2 @ ORL, 6/3-5 @ KAL
CHA:
5/30 vs. ORL,
5/31-6/2 vs. BRK, 6/3-5 @ GR
KW:
5/30 vs. BRK, 5/31-6/2 vs. ANC, 6/3-5 @ NO
ORL:
5/30 @ CHA,
5/31-6/2 vs. CC,
6/3-5 @ ANN
Central Division
This Week:
CHI:
5/30 @ IND, 5/31-6/2 vs. SLC,
6/3-5 vs. SAN
GR:
5/30 @ NSH,
5/31-6/2 @ KAL, 6/3-5 vs. CHA
IND:
5/30 vs. CHI,
5/31-6/2 vs. SAN, 6/3-5 @ LV
KAL:
5/30 @ SAN,
5/31-6/2 vs. GR, 6/3-5 vs. CC
NSH:
5/30 vs. GR, 5/31-6/2 @ ARL, 6/3-5 vs. BRK
SAN:
5/30 vs. KAL,
5/31-6/2 @ IND,
6/3-5 @ CHI
Pacific Conference
Central Division
This Week:
ARL:
5/30 vs. GLN, 5/31-6/2 vs. NSH,
6/3-5 vs. SA
BOI:
5/30 @ SLC,
5/31-6/2 @ NO, 6/3-5 @ HON
GLN:
5/30 @ ARL,
5/31-6/2 @ SA, 6/3-5 vs. HOL
NO:
5/30 vs. SA,
5/31-6/2 vs. BOI, 6/3-5 vs. KW
SLC:
5/30 vs. BOI, 5/31-6/2 @ CHI, 6/3-5 OFF
SA:
5/30 @ NO,
5/31-6/2 vs. GLN,
6/3-5 @ ARL
Coastal Division
This Week:
ANC:
5/30 vs. HON, 5/31-6/2 @ KW,
6/3-5 vs. SEA
HOL:
5/30 @ SD,
5/31-6/2 @ LV, 6/3-5 @ GLN
HON:
5/30 @ ANC,
5/31-6/2 vs. SEA, 6/3-5 vs. BOI
LV:
5/30 @ SEA (DH),
5/31-6/2 vs. HOL, 6/3-5 vs. IND
SD:
5/30 vs. HOL, 5/31-6/2 vs. ANN, 6/3-5 OFF
SEA:
5/30 vs. LV (DH),
5/31-6/2 @ HON,
6/3-5 @ ANC
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