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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues
by Evan Guy
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Monday, May 27th , 2301
Orange Tourists: Signed RF Bill Harris.
Victory Cave Crickets: Signed free agent CF Cornelius Humperdink IV to a minor league contract.
NWL Names Best Player: At the age of 30, Melon Sanderson might have some potential he hasn't realized yet -- if his success at the plate last week is any indication. The Wild right fielder put up some exceptional numbers the past seven days with a .591 batting average. For his efforts Sanderson collected the Nuka World League Player of the Week Award. He racked up 13 hits in 22 at-bats, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs last week in 6 games. This year Sanderson is hitting .455 with 51 hits, 9 home runs, 25 RBIs and has scored 28 runs.
Sunday, May 26th , 2301
Quartz Star Force: CL Nick Turpin returns from his rehab assignment.
Saturday, May 25th , 2301
Quantum Nukalurks: Signed free agent RP Trevor Mormann to a minor league contract with a $70 signing bonus.
Dark Bloodworms: Activated SS Will Alton from the injured list.
Dark Bloodworms: Sent SS Will Alton to Triple A Dark B for injury rehab.
Cherry Ghoulrillas: Placed SP Khalil Brite on the 60-day injured list.
Orange Tourists: Activated SS Jake Beech from the injured list.
Quartz Star Force: Placed RP O'clock Williams on the 60-day injured list.
Dark Bloodworms: Released RP John Maldonado.
Friday, May 24th , 2301
Grape Painted Ghouls: RP Jeremy Follett returns from his rehab assignment.
Quartz Star Force: Signed free agent RP Matt Wilkinson to a minor league contract with a $280 signing bonus.
Thursday, May 23rd , 2301
Dark Bloodworms: Signed free agent RP Jimmy Truitt to a minor league contract with a $66 signing bonus.
Feature: Orange Is the New Back
Eight place, seventh place, FIRST place? The Orange Tourists got off to a terrible start in their Nuka World League premier, finishing dead last and just above it in their first two seasons. This season, though, they are looking to break the regular season record held by Quartz from last season (49-35, .583). At 28-8 (.778), the Tourists may shatter that record.
Looking at some of their transactions, Orange acquired a few key players for the 2301 season. That includes Finch Farm throwaway Bull Johnson (3-2, 2.92, 3rd in NWL in ERA) as their ace. Johnson left the Four Leafs from the CBO following the 2299 season, sitting out all of 2300. Then the Four Leafs traded him to Orange for a few part-time players in their organization. Now, Johnson is a force in the NWL, currently second in strikeouts (56), first in K/9 (9.6), and third in ERA+ (172).
Besides Johnson, the Tourists also signed Micha Ballard (5-0, 3.83, T-2nd in wins) after he was cut by The Slog during the 2300 offseason. Ballard was 6-2 with a 5.36 ERA with the CBO's Ghouls in 2300 in 14 starts. Ballard took the opportunity after his time with The Slog to try to make his name among the Commonwealth's major tourist attractions.
1B Brennan Barratt is a third potential star for the Tourists who came over from the CBO, this time from the Oberland T-51s organization. In a straight up trade for the Tourists' ace in 2300, David Orangeman, the T-51s sent Barratt to Orange. In 2300 with the Fiddler's Green T-60s, Barratt hit .400 in 20 at-bats with two home runs and eight RBI. This season, he is showing his worth, batting .440 (4th in NWL) in 125 at-bats with three home runs and 28 RBI (T-9th).
With those three players joining some already productive Orange players in SP Sooner Coen (4-0, 1.74, 1st in ERA), RF Able Gabel (.442/2/32, 3rd in average and 5th in RBI), and CL Robbie Graves (14 SV, 1st in NWL) the Tourists are well above the rest of the NWL and at this point look to be the 2301 frontrunners.
NWLB News
Gralinski Nabs NWLB Weekly Award: Nobody in the NWL B League had a better week than Blue Gralinski... Noooo-body! That's why he was voted the Player of the Week.
During the week the Wild B first baseman compiled a .273 batting average (6-for-22) with 2 home runs, 7 runs batted in and scored 2 runs.
This year Gralinski has hit at a .237 clip with 31 hits, 4 home runs, 22 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
APYL News
Kingdom Selected Top Player: Shane Kingdom stepped up to the plate in a big way last week and today he took home the Amusement Park Youth League Player of the Week honors.
The Grandchester right fielder ripped opposing pitchers for 6 hits in 14 at-bats and 5 home runs. He put together a sizzling .429 batting average as he knocked in 8 runs and scored 6 times.
On the year Kingdom has hit .242 with 5 home runs, 9 RBIs and scored 8 runs.
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Vim! View
Veracious, Vivacious, Vainglorious Vision of the Vim! Leagues
by Vikky Vail
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Monday, May 27th , 2301
Cranberry Island Hermit Crabs: Signed free agent 1B Kyle Coco to a minor league contract with a $12,000 signing bonus.
Eden Meadows Anglers: Signed free agent SS Dusty Glow to a minor league contract.
The Acadia Acadians traded 24-year old C James Lebron and 19-year old minor league 2B Woyak Appalachia to the University Point Deathclaws, getting 23-year old minor league CF Aaron Goodale in return.
VIML's Best Player Named: Alex Hopp burst onto the Vim! League stage in a big way last week. This promising rookie right fielder for Acadia garnered everyone's respect by putting up some remarkable numbers and picking up the Player of the Week trophy.The 23-year-old haunted opposing pitchers hitting .450 (9-for-20) with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs last week.So far this season Hopp is hitting .233 with 10 home runs.
Sunday, May 26th , 2301
Brooke's Head Behemoths: Signed free agent RP Sam Unger to a minor league contract with a $8,000 signing bonus.
Friday, May 24th , 2301
Brooke's Head Behemoths: Signed free agent 1B Cowlick Cooper to a minor league contract with a $12,000 signing bonus.
Acadia Acadians: Placed RP Chewson Grass on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/21/2301.
The Abernathy Adamantium traded 22-year old RHP David Pitones, 24-year old minor league RHP Andy Watsname, and 23-year old minor league RHP Ashland Adamson to the Eden Meadows Anglers, getting 26-year old RHP Cameron Wellman in return.
Thursday, May 23rd , 2301
Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers: Signed free agent RP Rémy Durand to a minor league contract with a $8,000 signing bonus.
Dalton Farm Fog Crawlers: Released LF Bobby Deakin.
Wednesday, May 22nd , 2301
Grand Hotel Atoms: Placed CF Mike Troop on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/19/2301.
VIML AAA News
Herman: Big Hit in the Fog League AAA: His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing John Herman was rewarded with the Fog League AAA Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Echo Lake AAA Harbormen first baseman hit .625 while collecting 5 hits in 8 at-bats, 1 home run and 1 RBIs.
So far this year Herman is batting .340 with 2 home runs.
Moustache Chosen #1 Player: Rammy Moustache must have thought he was in seventh heaven this week. First he went on a sensational hitting spree, belting the ball at a .417 pace, then the Dalton Farm AAA first baseman finds out he has been selected the top performer and gets the Harbor League AAA Player of the Week Award.
Asked what his hitting philosophy was, Moustache quipped to the BNN reporters, "Well, my theory of hitting is to just watch the ball as it comes in and hit it."
It was a good week's work for Moustache. He hit .417 average (10-for-24) with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs.
This year Moustache has batted at a .259 pace with 29 hits, 5 home runs, 18 RBIs and scored 19 times.
MYL News
Dockdwellers Owner MDIF Hitter of the Week: Today the Mount Desert Island Four announced its Player of the Week Award winner -- Far Harbor Dockdwellers first baseman Gabe Owner, who batted .533 (8-for-15) with 3 home runs, 6 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
To date Owner has chalked up a .398 average with 12 home runs, driven in 31 runs and scored 25 times.
Carpark Wins GDIL Player of the Week Trophy: This week's recipient of the Great Diamond Island League Player of the Week Award is catcher Scott Carpark of Sunset Park.
Carpark showed great patience at the plate, collecting 7 hits in 16 at-bats as he compiled a .438 average, 2 home runs, 6 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
Carpark's current batting average stands at .357 and he has chalked up 8 home runs and 22 RBIs.