BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
22 April 2301
Players of the Week
NCA Honors The Slog Center Fielder: It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Millioncap Go, the The Slog Ghouls 22-year-old center fielder, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 11 hits in 23 at-bats, compiling a .478 average with 1 home run and 6 RBIs.
On the season, Go is batting .409 with 2 home runs and 11 RBIs. He has played in 15 games.
Red Rockets Cornseed Named SCA's #1 Player: Carney Cornseed has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 21-year-old left fielder of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets had a hot bat in the South Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.
Cornseed batted .556 with 10 hits in 18 at-bats, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs.
Posting a .396 batting average to date, Cornseed has 5 home runs and 12 RBIs.
Transactions
Monday, April 22nd , 2301
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed 1B Jason Robinson on the restricted list.
Atom Cats: Placed 3B Guru Bean on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/19/2301.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed SP Matt Ranger on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/21/2301.
Oberland T-51s: Placed SP Roy Lach on the restricted list.
Salem Witch Hats: Signed RP Nate Dykes.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed 2B Ryan Parr.
Oberland T-51s: Signed RP Ben Fusioncore.
Atom Cats: Signed SS Jason Hurt.
Sunday, April 21st , 2301
Lexington Synths: RP Wizard Balinese returns from his rehab assignment.
Saturday, April 20th , 2301
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: SP Chris Teddybear returns from his rehab assignment.
Quincy Gunners: Activated RP Dave Arreola from the injured list.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Activated SP Matt Hope from the restricted list.
Concord Radstags: Signed RP John Grow.
Friday, April 19th , 2301
Lexington Synths: Activated SP Chris Ciccone from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Ben Fusioncore.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Activated SP Jason Bourque from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Activated SP Sheng Kawolski from the injured list.
The Egret Ninjas traded 21-year old minor league 1B Kyle Boohoo and a 8th round draft pick to the Concord Radstags, getting 30-year old RHP Aaron Burton, 22-year old minor league SS Chief McGowan, and 21-year old minor league RF Lou Stilts in return.
Thursday, April 18th , 2301
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated RF Jonathan Angelou from the restricted list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed SP Julian Shed on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/16/2301.
Wednesday, April 17th , 2301
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RP Back Side.
Tuesday, April 16th , 2301
Diamond City Swatters: Released 2B Dan Rowley.
Lexington Synths: Activated RP Wizard Balinese from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Sent RP Wizard Balinese to Triple A Union Hope for injury rehab.
Warwick Mirelurks: Placed SP Jayden Fleming on the 60-day injured list.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RP David Farmer.
Warwick Mirelurks: Signed RP Heck Pellets.
Warwick Mirelurks: Released SP Bip Tram.
Diamond City Swatters: Signed 2B Funter Schwind.
The Easy Town Assaultrons traded 21-year old minor league 2B Boo Mortoka, 22-year old 3B Bobby Carr, and 21-year old minor league RHP Josh Colombo to the Egret Ninjas, getting 23-year old 3B Dog Prairie in return.
Standings
Team Power Rankings
Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Vault 81 Dwellers (150.0, +)
2) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (139.0, ++)
3) Diamond City Swatters (137.0, ++)
4) Abernathy Adamantium (133.0, o)
5) University Point Deathclaws (123.0, --)
6) Concord Radstags (122.0, --)
7) Easy Town Assaultrons (105.0, -)
8) Salem Witch Hats (102.0, ++)
9) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (98.0, +)
10) Goodneighbor Hancocks (97.0, -)
11) Starlight Lady Killers (96.0, +)
12) Atom Cats (93.0, -)
13) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (85.0, o)
14) Oberland T-51s (82.0, +)
15) FHE Yao Guai (81.0, +)
16) Quincy Gunners (81.0, --)
17) Warwick Mirelurks (77.0, +)
18) Lexington Synths (70.0, +)
19) Roxbury Rad Sox (59.0, +)
20) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (57.0, --)
21) The Slog Ghouls (45.0, ++)
22) Egret Ninjas (43.0, +)
23) Finch Farm Four Leafs (43.0, -)
24) County Crossing Bloodbugs (42.0, --)
Analysis
The top three teams in the Week 3 Power Rankings look familiar as the first weekend of league games began. The top three--Vault 81, Nordhagen Beach, and Diamond City--were seeds 1 and 2 in their associations last season. The only team missing from the top seeds in 2300 is Fort Hagen (#13), which has struggled so far this season, including dropping two of three at #4 Adamantium.
Last week's #1, University Point, dropped to #5 this week to close out the Top 5. The Deathclaws went 2-3 on the week, including a 1-2 home weekend against Goodneighbor (#10). Despite the week, which included a 1-1 split with FHE (#15), the Claws still lead the Minutemen League by two games over the Hancocks and Atom Cats (#12).
The Dwellers held the top record in the SCA last season, and they currently have the same at 12-3. Vault 81 swept the Hancocks in two games and then won the last two games over Oberland (#14), including a 19-1 annihilation on Saturday.
Diamond City looks like it wants a third-straight championship with its 11-4 record, just one game back of the Dwellers. The Swatters went 4-1, taking two straight over the Cats before taking two games over Egret (#22), including yesterday's 19-8 shootout.
The Boys handled Sunshine Tidings (#9) twice in one-run games before beating Easy Town (#7) two out of three for the 4-1 week and a two-game lead over the Assaultrons in the Brotherhood League.
Abernathy controls the Institute League with an 11-4 record, one game up on Concord (#). In addition to their series win over the Silver Shroud, the Adamantium also split their midweek series with Easy Town in two one-run, low-scoring games.
We have yet to complete the first month of the season, but there have been a few players starting off red hot. On offense in the North Charles Association, Starlight's CF Glenn Higinbotham (.500/2/11) is tearing the cover off the ball. The Lady Killers also have seen star 1B Zeldolph Violet is also contributing, batting .426/.585/.830 with 6 HR and 20 RBI. Concord's LF Dan Erb is having another strong start, batting .426 with 6 HR and 20 RBI. In the South Charles Association, a few familiar names are already atop in the statistical leaders categories. RF Tomas Jones leads with a .400 average along with 4 HR and 16 RBI. Vault 81's CF Aesed Hayjen leads with a 1.6 WAR, batting .370 with 7 HR and 17 RBI and 11 stolen bases.
Pitching-wise, several players have been terrific in their either three or four starts. In the NCA, Salem's Tony Bertha has started three games and finished all of them, going 2-1 with a 1.03 ERA. The Radstags' Chris Radsco is 4-0 in four starts with a 3.86 ERA. The Party Boys' Beachboy Nut (3-0, 1.67) leads in WAR with a 1.4, K's with 28, and FIP with 2.19. Vault 81's Vince McCort (3-0) leads the SCA in ERA (0.88), WAR (1.1), complete games (2), WHIP (0.85), ERA+ (495), and rWAR (2.1). His teammate, Edwin Mass (4-0, 2.68) is also leading several categories. Nordhagen Beach's Tom Mannequin and the Dwellers' Tom Rose each lead their leagues with 8 saves.
Minor League Report
BMU
Players of the Week
Wilde: Big Hit in the Commonwealth Association: So far in his young career, Hunter Wilde has kept a low profile, but after his performance at the plate last week, he attracted the notice of the rest of the Commonwealth Association in a big way as he was named the Player of the Week today for his efforts.
The 22-year-old Malden Grognaks first baseman hit at a torrid .583 clip as he collected 7 hits in 12 at-bats, 4 home runs, 10 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
Commandos Baron Snags MA Player of the Week: Steve Baron demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the Massachusetts Association Player of the Week Award.
The Haymarket Mall left fielder wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .545 average (6-for-11) with 3 home runs and 3 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.
Standings
GBRL
Players of the Week
Shooterson Pounds NL Pitchers This Week: Bulleye Shooterson is respected by most Clifton Vertibirds fans for his no-frills style of play. The 19-year-old second baseman went about his business with vigor last week to grab the North League Player of the Week honors.
He compiled a .571 average (8-for-14) with 2 home runs, 9 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
Red-Hot Qesadena SL Player of the Week: One of the league's most exciting young players, Willie Qesadena of the Coast Guard Pier Demolitionists earned himself South League Player of the Week honors with a standout performance in last week's games.
For the week the 21-year-old first baseman had a lofty .600 average (9-for-15), collecting 1 home run, 6 RBIs and 7 runs scored.
Standings
