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mjj55409 · 06-15-2021, 10:13 AM

Another 4-3 week, and another series loss to the Keystones. Chicago is 5-7 when playing Philadelphia. The Chiefs did win 3 of the 4 with Boston, though the series proved costly in other ways. Pete Layton was playing both ends of Thursday's double-header, and he strained his oblique in the 2nd game. He'll likely be out until late July.

After an off-day today, the road trip will conclude this week with 3 games in Pittsburgh and 3 in Washington. (Editor's note: we will pause the sims for a few days as we conduct the amateur draft.)

Top Performances:

Pete Layton: .444/.545/.611, 3 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
Tom Bird: .333/.484/.500, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 R, 1 RBI
Len Jones: .320/.433/.360, 1 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI
Al Miller: 2-0, 3.00 ERA

That Pete Layton was in the middle of his best week of the season makes his loss that much more painful. But if Len Jones continues to hit more like the Len Jones of 1935 than the Len Jones of 1936, it will help us weather the storm. Bob Barringer is one of the better defensive shortstops in the Fed, though his bat--which isn't much to begin with--has completely gone cold (he is hitting .143/.143/.171 in June). To replace Layton on the roster, the contract of outfielder David Merchant will be purchased from Fort Wayne.

Merchant was signed to a minor league deal back on May 26th. He is a 2-time Whitney Award winner who had a number of good seasons over a 14-year career with the Philadelphia Sailors--a .300 hitter for his career with 2,048 hits. He was released by the Sailors early in 1936, and then he spent some time in the Brooklyn organization. He was released by Brooklyn at the end of 1936 and was signed again by the Sailors. He was then released by the Sailors in April. After signing with the Chiefs at the end of May, Merchant was assigned to Fort Wayne where he put up good numbers: .299/.412/.448. With Bennie Griffith still not recovered from his sprained ankle, and both Paddy Smith and Tom Taylor nursing injuries of their own, we are starting to run out of players to play center field.

Rabbit Day ERAs by Month:

April -- 4.29
May -- 4.59
June -- 5.45

Day had 2 brutal starts last week: 7 innings and 6 runs in each (though he did win 1). In 33 June innings, Day has given up 38 hits, walked 20, and struck out only 16. And even with all of that, Jack Beach and Rabbit Day are the only two starters with a FIP- of less than 100. I'm confident he'll be just fine, but now, particularly with Layton's injury, we will all breathe a sigh of relief when Day gets on track.

David Merchant

06-15-2021, 10:13 AM	#68
mjj55409 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,166	Monday, June 21th, 1937 Another 4-3 week, and another series loss to the Keystones. Chicago is 5-7 when playing Philadelphia. The Chiefs did win 3 of the 4 with Boston, though the series proved costly in other ways. Pete Layton was playing both ends of Thursday's double-header, and he strained his oblique in the 2nd game. He'll likely be out until late July. After an off-day today, the road trip will conclude this week with 3 games in Pittsburgh and 3 in Washington. (Editor's note: we will pause the sims for a few days as we conduct the amateur draft.) Top Performances: Pete Layton: .444/.545/.611, 3 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI Tom Bird: .333/.484/.500, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 R, 1 RBI Len Jones: .320/.433/.360, 1 2B, 2 R, 4 RBI Al Miller: 2-0, 3.00 ERA That Pete Layton was in the middle of his best week of the season makes his loss that much more painful. But if Len Jones continues to hit more like the Len Jones of 1935 than the Len Jones of 1936, it will help us weather the storm. Bob Barringer is one of the better defensive shortstops in the Fed, though his bat--which isn't much to begin with--has completely gone cold (he is hitting .143/.143/.171 in June). To replace Layton on the roster, the contract of outfielder David Merchant will be purchased from Fort Wayne. Merchant was signed to a minor league deal back on May 26th. He is a 2-time Whitney Award winner who had a number of good seasons over a 14-year career with the Philadelphia Sailors--a .300 hitter for his career with 2,048 hits. He was released by the Sailors early in 1936, and then he spent some time in the Brooklyn organization. He was released by Brooklyn at the end of 1936 and was signed again by the Sailors. He was then released by the Sailors in April. After signing with the Chiefs at the end of May, Merchant was assigned to Fort Wayne where he put up good numbers: .299/.412/.448. With Bennie Griffith still not recovered from his sprained ankle, and both Paddy Smith and Tom Taylor nursing injuries of their own, we are starting to run out of players to play center field. Rabbit Day ERAs by Month: April -- 4.29 May -- 4.59 June -- 5.45 Day had 2 brutal starts last week: 7 innings and 6 runs in each (though he did win 1). In 33 June innings, Day has given up 38 hits, walked 20, and struck out only 16. And even with all of that, Jack Beach and Rabbit Day are the only two starters with a FIP- of less than 100. I'm confident he'll be just fine, but now, particularly with Layton's injury, we will all breathe a sigh of relief when Day gets on track. David Merchant __________________ FABL -- Chicago Chiefs Last edited by mjj55409; 06-15-2021 at 02:13 PM.