Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kowalski
21 January 2297 – Goodneighbor Rookie Suffers Mongrel Bites
Goodneighbor Hancocks 4th-round pick Justin Jo learned the hard way that the Commonwealth may be safer but it is not at all safe.
While strolling through Downtown Boston, Jo encountered a lone glowing mongrel. The mongrel attacked before Jo was able to put it down. He suffered bites to his arms and legs. He returned to Goodneighbor to be treated for infection and radiation poison.
His injuries are not serious, so he should be ready for spring practice in March unless infection sets in.
22 January 2297 - Off-Field Injury Sidelines Raygun
In a news release, the Vault 81 Dwellers announced that catcher Ronald Raygun has a torn back muscle. The injury will keep Raygun out of action for about 5 months. The statement did not indicate how the mishap occurred.
Speculation is that Raygun was attacked as a message to stay out of politics. Raygun had declared he was interested in pursuing politics following his baseball career and toured the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Steel, Institute, Minutemen, and Railroad, as well as joining a Brotherhood trip to the Capital Wasteland.
We do not know who attacked Raygun or why, but there may have been a person or a group not happy with Raygun’s exceptionalism. We will give more details if we gain any, but Rayguns baseball career most certainly looks derailed for now.
22 January 2297 - Fairline Hill Estates-Shaw HS Trade
Fairline Hill Estates and Shaw HS have agreed to a trade today. 28-year-old 3B Grognak Inman and 23-year-old LF Chris Jones will go to the Knuckle Punchers. In exchange the Yao Guai will receive 32-year-old RHP Jonathan Drumlin and 24-year-old 2B John Yaoguai.
Inman was the 9th-round pick of the Yao Guai in the Inaugural Draft. In 60 games, he was 80 for 252 for a .317 average. He added 16 doubles, 2 triples, 13 home runs, and 57 runs batted in and scored 43 times.
Jones appeared in 23 games as a backup outfielder. He was 5 for 20 with four runs and four RBI.
Drumlin appeared in 23 games as a reliever. He was 2-2 with 3 saves and a 5.47 ERA. He was taken in the 17th round of the Inaugural Draft.
Yaoguai is now heading to his third team but the right team for his namesake. He was drafted by the University Point Deathclaws in the 25th round of the Inaugural Draft. In eight games and two starts with the Claws, he went 2 for 10 with two doubles, a run scored, and two runs batted in. He was traded on July 15 to Shaw HS where he made six appearances as a backup second baseman. There he was 0 for 5 with one run scored and one run batted in.