BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, College, and Youth Leagues
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
4 January 2309
New Year, New Hopes
The new year is here, and excitement for what the CBO will bring has come to a fever pitch. With the changes in the Commonwealth Youth League with the merging of leagues, the CBO is hosting a Youth Invitational pitting all 64 teams in a random-draw double-elimination tournament to start the 2309 season.
In Commonwealth Baseball Organization news, the CBO is making final preparations for expanding to a 28-team league. Teams in Malden (BL), Cambridge (IL), South Boston (ML), and Vault 95 (RL) will make their debuts. Current teams will need to make decisions following this season on which players they wish to protect from a planned Expansion Draft following the 2309 Rookie Draft. Further information will be provided as we know it.
The Vault 95 team will make a distinct change in the Commonwealth, sporting the first "domed" stadium which will keep them from having multiple games postponed or canceled due to the large number of radstorms coming from the Glowing Sea.
In the Commonwealth, more of the subway lines are due to open, making traveling around the Commonwealth both speedier and safer. Future expansion to other parts of the Commonwealth, including Bradberton and Far Harbor, has been discussed but is not currently in the works.
With further construction in the Boston Commonwealth, Quincy has decided to move its BMU team, the Boston Common Lead Bellies out of Boston to a settlement closer to Quincy in Hull. The team will maintain the Lead Bellies name but has been slightly changed for the Hull area. It is the first baseball team at any level to be located in the coastal settlement.
Two outstanding players from the 2308 team, 1B Winslow Beaver and 3B Keg Gutterson, showed off the new look.
CBO Transactions
Thursday, December 31st , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Arvel Crynyd.
Wednesday, December 30th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Will Bradber.
Friday, December 25th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Everett Knight.
Thursday, December 24th , 2308
The Concord Radstags traded 28-year old SS Notorious Fugate to the Egret Ninjas, getting 20-year old minor league SS Hatrack Hines and 17-year old minor league LF Butch Vermont in return.
Monday, December 21st , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Fee Sun.
Wednesday, December 16th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Hub Fizztop.
Saturday, December 12th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Rug Head.
Friday, December 11th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Rammy Moustache.
Sunday, December 6th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Shemar Orie.
Thursday, December 3rd , 2308
The Concord Radstags traded 19-year old minor league LHP Pop Terror to the Diamond City Swatters, getting 18-year old minor league RF Arrald Frozen-Heart in return.
Tuesday, December 1st , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Cleveland Calve.
Monday, November 30th , 2308
The Atom Cats traded 22-year old minor league RF Kevin Nogilny to the Lexington Synths, getting 19-year old minor league SS Patrick Funday-Monday in return.
Saturday, November 28th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Bett Bottlecap.
Wednesday, November 25th , 2308
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed free agent RP Ricky McLeod to a minor league contract.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Hazel Hazmat.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Steve Slocums.
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Signed RP Fin MacCool.
Tuesday, November 24th , 2308
Diamond City Swatters: Signed free agent RP Zegeye Omorede to a minor league contract.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Ali Crummie.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Gil Brodie.
Monday, November 23rd , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Cowlick Cooper.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Dust Aguila.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed RP Antonio Sperr.
Sunday, November 22nd , 2308
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Signed free agent RP Sincere Kennerson to a minor league contract.
Saturday, November 21st , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Hub Fizztop.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released 1B Kage Milkcan.
University Point Deathclaws: Released C Cody Gorg.
Wednesday, November 18th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Lianhan Shee.
The The Slog Ghouls traded 18-year old minor league CF Ori Gun to the FHE Yao Guai, getting 23-year old LF Nuke Lebowitz in return.
Sunday, November 15th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Dimitri Cooley.
Thursday, November 12th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Unmid Snowshod.
Monday, November 9th , 2308
Spectacle Island Reapers: Signed free agent CF Kerwin Arches to a minor league contract.
University Point Deathclaws: Signed free agent RP Grupe Kiick to a minor league contract.
Oberland T-51s: Signed free agent RP Air Rielle to a minor league contract.
Saturday, November 7th , 2308
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Signed 1B Hub Fizztop.