BNN Weekly Report
This Week in the CBO, BMU, and GBRL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
2 May 2304
Analysis
We are now entering the second month of the 2304 season, with most teams having played 22 games thus far. The South Charles Association has seemed to identify its haves and have nots, while the North Charles Association seems up for grabs. The Power Rankings also reflect that dynamic. Let's take a look at the top five and other stories of interest.
Coming in at #1 is the University Point Deathclaws. They are 8-2 in their last 10 games versus the Railroad League. The Claws split with Egret (#20), then won seven straight with sweeps of Vault 81 (#21) and FHE (#6), before splitting with Roxbury (#4).
A hot Jamaica Plain team is #2 thanks to the outstanding pitching of Digger Vadim (4-1, 0.86), Chris Teddybear (3-1, 1.04), and Chris Deathclaw (3-1, 1.80). Going 9-1 in the past two weeks, the Red Rockets swept the Rad Sox and Egret, split with Roxbury, and then swept the Swatters and Vault 81.
At #3, we have the other team tied for the top record in the CBO, the Atom Cats. The third Minutemen League representative in the Top 3, the Cats went 7-3 in the last two weeks. They split with Oberland (#19) and Diamond City (#8), swept the Ninjas and Dwellers, and then split with the Yao Guai.
Roxbury is #4 after going only 4-6 the past two weeks, dropping the Railroad League leaders from the top spot. The Sox were swept by Jamaica Plain, swept Spectacle Island (#23), split with the Rockets, got swept by Goodneighbor (#10), and spilt with the Claws.
Concord is the sole NCA team in the top five at the fifth spot. They went 9-1 this week with the sole loss coming yesterday to break their 10-game winning streak. In those 10 games, the Radstags swept The Slog (#17), Finch Farm (#13), County Crossing (#7), and Salem (#24) before splitting with Nordhagen Beach (#11).
Season Over? Probably
Three teams are tied for the CBO's worst record, and the months of May, June, and July are probably going to be months to start selling. The Witch Hats, Abernathy (#22), and Reapers are all just 6-16. Here's a look at players that may help another team from each of these cellar dwellers:
Salem - LF David Seaweed (.294/4/9). New to the Witch Hats team after a trade with Starlight, Seaweed is a big talent stuck on a terrible team that could use lots of prospects or a few fringe starters.
CL Justin Wilkerson (3 SV, 1.29 ERA). Wilkerson was the 2303 Fallon's Reliever Award recipient and could be a big get from some of the teams with struggling bullpens, like Salem's league rivals, the County Crossing Bloodbugs and Nordhagen Beach Party Boys.
Abernathy - 2B C.T. Woodard (.231/2/11). Woodard has struggled on offense since moving to the Adamantium from The Slog.
Spectacle Island - SP Quest Dawg (1-3, 6.75). Dawg is an up-and-coming young pitcher who could be a star in the league. Right now, he is on a bad team with lots of young talent but also a team that needs a lot of pieces. Dawg could be worthy to move to help him develop confidence and get the Reapers the help they need to be more competitive in 2304 and beyond.
Standings
Team vs Team
Power Rankings
Players of the Week
NCA
April 25 - Derek Green will be bringing this week's North Charles Association Player of the Week trophy home to Fort Hagen. He excelled all week as he kept the batters guessing, reaching and weeping long enough to be acclaimed the league's best player.
Looking at his ledger sheet it showed 2 wins and no losses with an impressive 0.56 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 16 innings.
This year Green has compiled a 4-1 mark with a 1.22 ERA in 5 starts.
May 2 - Dusty Brownell has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 24-year-old first baseman of the Concord Radstags had a hot bat in the North Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.
Brownell batted .450 with 9 hits in 20 at-bats, 2 home runs and 13 RBIs.
For the year Brownell is batting .356 with 31 hits and 10 home runs. He has scored 16 times and driven in 31.
SCA
April 25 - Donn Mattingley has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 23-year-old third baseman of the Roxbury Rad Sox had a hot bat in the South Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.
Mattingley batted .579 with 11 hits in 19 at-bats, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs.
In his 2304 season totals, Mattingley has 2 home runs, .415 BA, .435 OBP, 13 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
May 2 - Barker Cocoa demonstrated his potential to be a star in the game last week and today he took home the South Charles Association Player of the Week Award.
The University Point first baseman wreaked havoc on opposing pitchers last week, pounding them for a .500 average (7-for-14) with 3 home runs and 6 RBIs on his way to claiming the honor.
So far this season Cocoa is hitting .407 with 10 home runs, 22 RBIs and 16 runs scored. He has 33 hits in 81 at-bats and a .515 OBP.
Statistical Standouts
NCA - 1B Dusty Brownell, Concord - 10 HR/31 RBI/.805 SLG/1.205 OPS/1.5 WAR/31 H/70 TB/18 XBH/.448 ISO/203 OPS+/1.94 WPA/.499 wOBA
SP Ugio Church, Nordhagen Beach - 1.12 ERA/4 W/48.0 IP/398 ERA+/3.1 rWAR/.172 Opp Avg/5 QS
SCA -1B Barker Cocoa, University Point - .407/10 HR/.515 OBP/.815 SLG/1.330 OPS/2.1 WAR/66 TB/.407 ISO/240 OPS+/.556 wOBA
SP Digger Vadim, Jamaica Plain - 0.86 ERA/4 W/1.6 WAR/521 ERA+/2.7 rWAR
Transactions
Monday, May 2nd , 2304
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed LF Ed Tarberry on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/30/2304.
Diamond City: Some buzz about GM Josh Gillette and owner Moe Cronin looking to make a youth movement if they start falling behind in RL standings.
Lexington Synths: Activated RF Hurr Lee Reyes from the injured list.
Sunday, May 1st , 2304
Oberland: RP Wicked Good O'Malley injured from small radroach in his train car. Will miss about a week.
Quincy Gunners: Activated 3B Ben Pettinato from the injured list.
Quincy Gunners: Released SS Jason Hurt.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed 3B Chris Fortunato.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Greg Weatherly.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Greg Weatherly.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 3B Travis Katz.
Thursday, April 28th , 2304
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Old Bill Copper.
Wednesday, April 27th , 2304
Spectacle Island Reapers: Activated SS Shotgun McElveen from the injured list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Activated C Mike Swift from the injured list.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released C Jamie Salemson.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated 1B John Windman from the injured list.
Tuesday, April 26th , 2304
The Slog Ghouls: Placed RF Boots Yellowhair on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2304.
Oberland: The GBRL affiliate, the Lynn Fortune Finders, renamed their stadium from Hub City Stadium to Longneck Lukowski's Cannery Field, official today.
Monday, April 25th , 2304
Lexington Synths: Placed SP Zach DiGrande on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2304.
Lexington Synths: Placed CF Millioncap Go on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/24/2304.
Lexington Synths: Signed RP Right Overby.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed free agent 3B Coup Hertwig to a minor league contract.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released 3B Coup Hertwig.
Sunday, April 24th , 2304
Concord Radstags: Placed RP Nick Hardy on the 7-day injured list.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Placed SP Angel Waterdrink on the 60-day injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Released 3B Coup Hertwig.
Concord Radstags: Signed SP Nate Gilliam.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed C Mass Rozelle.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RP Zippy Patterson.
Saturday, April 23rd , 2304
FHE Yao Guai: Placed SS Hose Wallcrawler on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/22/2304.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed 3B Travis Katz.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Chris Harriman.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Chris Harriman.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 3B Curtis McIlwain.
Friday, April 22nd , 2304
FHE Yao Guai: Activated C Poppt Person from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated SP Nuke Laloosh from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Sent SP Nuke Laloosh to Triple A Taffington Boathouse for injury rehab.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Old Bill Copper.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed 3B Vat Barrelsoup.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 3B Vat Barrelsoup.
Thursday, April 21st , 2304
FHE Yao Guai: Activated LF Donny Kowalski from the injured list.
Wednesday, April 20th , 2304
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Right Here Yaris.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Placed C Mike Swift on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/19/2304.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed 1B John Windman on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 04/19/2304.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed C Kevin Morrison.
Tuesday, April 19th , 2304
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed 3B Com Slurp.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Signed RF Chris Harriman.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Chris Harriman.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released 3B Com Slurp.