BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
6 May 2301
Players of the Week
Player of the Week: Pawlak of the Silver Shroud: 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. Ben Pawlak, the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud 24-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 9 hits in 20 at-bats, compiling a .450 average with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs.
On the season, Pawlak is batting .333 with 6 home runs and 19 RBIs. He has played in 25 games.
Swatters Bishop SCA Hitter of the Week: Allen Bishop is respected by most Diamond City Swatters fans for his no-frills style of play. The 23-year-old third baseman went about his business with vigor last week to grab the South Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He compiled a .500 average (10-for-20) with 3 home runs, 8 RBIs and 9 runs scored.
Bishop has a .245 average and a .343 on-base percentage for the year. He has picked up 23 hits, 3 home runs and driven in 15 runs.
Transactions
Monday, May 6th , 2301
The Slog Ghouls: Placed SP Allen Puckett on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/05/2301.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Activated 1B Jim Tiller from the injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 2B Joe Chappell.
Abernathy Adamantium: Signed CL Stole Greeson.
Abernathy Adamantium: Signed free agent 1B Er Temptation to a minor league contract.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed free agent 2B Joe Chappell to a minor league contract.
Sunday, May 5th , 2301
Salem Witch Hats: Placed RP Bill Satterfield on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/04/2301.
Friday, May 3rd , 2301
County Crossing Bloodbugs: CF Ginger Rogers returns from his rehab assignment.
Thursday, May 2nd , 2301
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Activated RP Matt Lambda from the injured list.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated 2B Bryan Cushman from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RF Young Goodman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/01/2301.
Wednesday, May 1st , 2301
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 1B Tupp Islander.
Egret Ninjas: Placed SP Dave Kovalenko on the 60-day injured list.
Atom Cats: Placed RP Boss Gentleman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/28/2301.
Quincy Gunners: Signed CF Dave Grossheim.
Tuesday, April 30th , 2301
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released 1B Er Temptation.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated SP Dan Dozier from the injured list.
The The Slog Ghouls traded 24-year old RHP Gus Valdez to the Goodneighbor Hancocks, getting 32-year old minor league 1B Rock Hard in return.
The Atom Cats traded 22-year old minor league LF Bob Bloodbug, 20-year old minor league RHP Evan Before, 25-year old minor league 1B Brad Gossiper, and 23-year old minor league C Phil Presidentson to the Lexington Synths, getting 21-year old 3B Justin Daros, 23-year old minor league LHP Trombone Jones, and a 8th round draft pick in return.
Lexington Synths: Placed C Phil Presidentson on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/27/2301.
Standings
Team Power Rankings
Weekly Team Power Rankings: Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) University Point Deathclaws (140.6, ++)
2) Diamond City Swatters (132.6, +)
3) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (126.4, +)
4) Concord Radstags (125.4, -)
5) Salem Witch Hats (113.0, +)
6) Atom Cats (111.0, ++)
7) Abernathy Adamantium (108.0, -)
8) Easy Town Assaultrons (108.0, --)
9) Vault 81 Dwellers (99.0, --)
10) FHE Yao Guai (98.6, ++)
11) Oberland T-51s (87.4, -)
12) Goodneighbor Hancocks (85.4, ++)
13) Roxbury Rad Sox (80.2, ++)
14) Quincy Gunners (76.2, --)
15) Starlight Lady Killers (76.2, -)
16) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (73.2, --)
17) County Crossing Bloodbugs (73.0, ++)
18) The Slog Ghouls (72.0, +)
19) Lexington Synths (71.0, -)
20) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (67.0, -)
21) Finch Farm Four Leafs (66.8, ++)
22) Egret Ninjas (65.8, o)
23) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (63.8, --)
24) Warwick Mirelurks (34.4, --)
Analysis
There was a bit of a shakeup at the top this week, with every spot in the Top 5 being a different one this week.
The University Point Deathclaws enters the first weekend of May with the #1 spot after a 5-0 week. The Claws started the week with a two-game sweep of previously #1 Vault 81 (#9) and then holding serve over Warwick (#24) in three straight. On top of everything, University Point pitching allowed just nine runs in those five games, holding opponents to one run three times.
Diamond City is #2 in a 4-1 week, with their only loss coming yesterday. The Swatters knocked down the Mirelurks in the first two before winning 2 of 3 at Egret (#22).
Nordhagen Beach is atop the NCA and #3 in the Power Rankings. The Party Boys went 3-2 with a split at Concord (#4) and then winning 2 of 3 versus The Slog (#18), with the sole loss being a 14-inning affair.
The Radstags were also 3-2 on the week with that split versus Nordhagen Beach and then a 2-1 series win over Lexington (#19). The first two games of that series saw Concord winning 8-0 and 1-0 over the Synths.
Salem completes the Top 5 at #5. The Witch Hats won both games over Starlight (#15) but then lost 2 of 3 at home versus County Crossing (#17). Despite those two losses, the Hats have been tied with the Stags for the best two teams in the NCA over the last two weeks, each at 7-3.
Minor League Report
BMU
Players of the Week
Couto: Big Hit in the Commonwealth Association: His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Ben Couto was rewarded with the Commonwealth Association Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Mystic Pines Raybathers third baseman hit .538 while collecting 7 hits in 13 at-bats, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs.
Pterror Wins MA Best Player Award: 31-year-old first baseman Jared Pterror of the Forest Grove Pugilists is the talk of the Massachusetts Association for putting on a torrid hitting display last week and claiming the Player of the Week Award.
Pterror rapped out a sensational .429 batting average with 6 hits in 14 at-bats, 5 home runs and 13 RBIs.
Standings
GBRL
Players of the Week
NL Player of the Week Goes to DaWell of Rocky Narrows: This week Baktu DaWell, left fielder for the Rocky Narrows Radscorpions, slashed, mashed and bashed his way to the North League Player of the Week trophy.
DaWell put up a .600 average as he pounded out 6 hits, 1 home run, 6 RBIs and scored 4 runs.
South Boston's Tad Snaps Up Player of the Week: There was no one hotter in the South League last week as Amis Tad attacked enemy pitching with a vengeance to collect the Player of the Week Award.
The 20-year-old South Boston second baseman batted .800 with 8 hits in 10 at-bats, no home runs and 2 RBIs.
Prospects to Watch
SS Rabbit Forest, Medford Medics (Atom) - #8 Prospect - The second-year player drafted 3rd overall by the Cats in 2299, Forest has been thriving in the GBRL. Hitting .404/.500/.673, Forest looks more like a power hitter than the contact hitter he is scouted to be. He has 4 home runs and 11 RBI for the 1st-place Medics in the Northwest Division.
SP Odd Thomas Koontz, Walden Pond Poets (Nordhagen Beach) - #33 Prospect - Koontz has started three games for the Poets and has gone 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA. In 27.0 innings he has allowed 14 hits and two earned runs, walked five, and struck out 37.
LF Delmarva Illeracula, Lyn Woods Bloatflies (County Crossing) - #37 Prospect - Illeracula has been on fire to start the 2301 season. The 5th-overall draft pick by the Warwick Mirelurks in 2299, Illeracula is thriving in his second year. He has hit .411 with a home run and 11 RBI.
SP Godot Beckett, Beantown Brewers (Egret) - #52 Prospect - Beckett has been among the most successful GBRL pitchers in 2301. Beckett is 3-1 with a 1.44 ERA in four starts. A former 2nd-round pick, #47 overall, by Diamond City in the 2299 draft, Beckett can only go up if he increases his pitching repertoire.
Standings
