Today in the CBO
News and Notes - Reports from around the Commonwealth
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
22 May 2299 - CBO-BMU Announce Awards Sponsors
The CBO announced today that it would have sponsors for each of its awards. Currently there are no new sponsors outside of team sponsors in the league, but all awards will now have a name. They are as follows:
CBO
Nuka-Hitter Award
Vim! Pitcher Award
Fallon's Reliever Award
Red Rocket Rookie Award
BosCom Positional Hitters Award
Corvega Top Defenders Award
CURIE Manager Award
Atomatoys Playoffs MVP Award
BMU
Medford Memorial Hitter Award
Milton General Pitcher Award
Slocum's Joe Reliever Award
Drumlin Diner Top Hitters Award
Hubris Comics Defenders Award
Wicked Shipping Manager Award
22 May 2299 - Rumors out of Nordhagen Beach
With the emergence of rookie Right Fielder Jonathan Angelou, the 11th-round pick in the 2296 Inaugural Draft who has thrived with the absence of usual starter Tomas Jones, rumors are flying what to do with the injured starter.
Unnamed sources out of Nordhagen Beach is that the Party Boys are shopping Jones, their 1st-round pick from the 2296 Inaugural Draft. They will need to wait until he is healthy, but the career .349 hitter with 39 home runs and 182 home runs, is on the block due to his injuries.
In 31 appearances, including 23 starts since Jones went down with an injury, Angelou is batting .355 with five home runs and 17 RBI on 33 for 93 hitting. Angelou can play right field but he is considered to be slightly better in left field which could give Nordhagen Beach more trade options.
Jones is one of the better defenders in the league, which gives him an extreme price tag that other teams may not be able to meet. Instead, it could be possible for the Party Boys to shop Angelou or even one of CF Ryan Combs or LF Michael Fogcrawler.
The biggest need is SS where starter Taboo Richardson can hit for power (4 HR in 2299) but has a putrid .135 batting average, meaning he is usually a sure out in a lineup that depends on getting ahead big early. Richardson is rated as the 23rd best shortstop in the CBO ahead of only Warwick's Jonathan Sapplicker.
One potential partner could be Quincy, which has a decent one-two SS combination in Robbie Adams (the 10th best) and Danny Brainwash (.571 average as a pinch hitter) with Jason Ringer the 8th-best SS prospect with the Postal Square Action Boys. They also have a large need for outfielders, especially right field where Tyler Braggmann is rated as the 24th-best at his position and they only have eight total outfielders in their organization.
Abernathy, Concord, and FHE could be other landing spots in naming teams with compatible needs.
22 May 2299 - Two Cats Suddenly Return, Cats' Number of Stimpacks Unknown
Atom Cats' LF Jeremy Schoolboy returned for the weekend series at Goodneighbor and CF Ed Tarberry will return for their series starting Tuesday versus Egret.
Commissioner Nate Howard traveled to the Atom Cats Garage where they reported having four in stock. Still, some wonder if it was coincidence two starters returned immediately after the report that the Cats had secured an unknown number of stimpacks.
The four were registered to the clinic at the Atom Cats Garage. Publick Occurrences will continue looking into the story.
22 May 2299 - Spronk Selected Top Performer in NCA
It can be difficult for a young player to step out of the shadows and assert himself in the North Charles Association, but last week Tyler Spronk of the Salem Witch Hats reminded everyone just why he's here as he threw up numbers that made him an easy selection for Player of the Week. Spronk rocked opposing pitching for a .400 average (10-for-25), 3 home runs and 12 RBIs to come away with the award.
Spronk currently has a .278 batting average with 40 hits, 8 homers, 31 RBIs, 25 runs scored and a .350 OBP.
22 May 2299 - University Point Shortstop Nets SCA Award
One of the league's most exciting young players, Aaron Nukacola of the University Point Deathclaws earned himself South Charles Association Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 19-year-old shortstop had a lofty .722 average (13-for-18), collecting no home runs, 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
This season Nukacola is batting .313 with no home runs. He has scored 13 runs and driven in 18.
22 May 2299 - BNN Stats: It's All About the Trips
Who has the most career triples in the CBO?
Seth Dungan, Fort Hagen, 19
Millioncap Go, The Slog, 18
Ricky Tick Laughy, Concord, 15
Kevin Covert, Jamaica Plain,14
Sean Koester, Concord, 14
Tom Mastodon, County Crossing, 14
Ed Tarberry, Atom, 14